Beach March 2018

Birthday Party Location &
Indoor Play Facility
AdventurePlex
For $29 a month (or $12 for a day), children can learn how food gets to their tables by
playing farmer, grocery store worker and homemaker in Toddler Town. The imaginative
AdventurePlex play area features a farm with a barn, farm animals, a tractor, bales of hay
and vegetables, as well as a grocery store with stocked shelves and a checkout counter and
a home with a kitchen. For older kids, AdventurePlex offers an outdoor rock climbing wall
a rope course and basketball courts. AdventurePlex is 16,000 square feet of healthy educational
fun. Just don’t mistake it for a babysitting service, except on Friday and Saturday
evenings. During play hours parents must play with their kids. But Fridays and Saturdays,
from 5:30 to 9 p.m., AdventurePlex’s trained staff will watch over the kids while parents
enjoy and evening out.
For birthdays, AdventurePlex offers Fresh Brothers pizza, a custom designed Torrance
Bakery birthday cake and the run of the Adventure Room play structure. Birthday packages
also include invitations, thank you notes and goodie bags.
310.539.6685 310.884.1870
310.326.9528
AdventurePlex
1701 Marine Ave., Manhattan Beach
(310) 546-7708 Adventureplex.org
>> Runner-up: the COOP South Bay
903 N. Catalina Ave. #101, Redondo Beach
(310) 374-2667 Thecoopsouthbay.com
Kids Boutique
866.BEYOND.5
310.997.1900
www.cflu.org
310.530.5443
310.534.9560
CUT * COLOR * STYLE
310.539.2191
310.326.3354
310.539.2993
310.530.4888 310.534.0220
Employees Heather D’Errico and Mary Lacey show off Bella Beach Kids
wide assortment of stuffed animals. Photo by Ryan McDonald
Bella Beach Kids
Bella Beach Kids’ location on Manhattan Beach Boulevard sits right next to Bella Beach,
a clothing store targeted at woman who have long since left the sandbox behind. But the
two stores share more than a wall: one of the most popular offerings at the kids shop is a
“Mommy and Me” or a “Daddy and Me” option: the chance to find matching garments for
a child.
It’s all part of a personalized touch that has made Bella Beach Kids a fixture in downtown
Manhattan Beach, and more recently allowed them to open a second location at The Point
in El Segundo. The store is deeply connected to the community, and is family-run. Owner
Tony D’Errico is a former member of the Manhattan City Council, who would cheerfully
step out of council chambers when the body deliberated on matters that might affect his
business. His wife Kris serves as co-owner and buyer for the store, while daughter Heather
helps keep things running smoothly.
Asked to name their store favorites, employees pointed to the large selection of stuffed
animals, and Kickee Pants, a line of ultra-soft pajamas made from bamboo.There is also a
nightlight that is the shape and size of a pineapple: through some kid-friendly engineering,
it somehow never gets hot to the touch.
Bella Beach Kids
225 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Manhattan Beach
(310) 545-9990
The Point, 820 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
El Segundo
(310) 529-3590
>> Runner-up: Lollipop
1813 S. Catalina Ave.
Redondo Beach
(310) 375-8787
310.530.3079
310.517.0324
310.326.8530
TORRANCE
TOWNE BEAUTY
CENTER
310.539.3526
310.326.4477
310.530.0566
424.347.7188
310.325.2960 310.891.2237
310.530.8411
New Smiles Dentistry
Stephen P. Tassone, DDS
310.791.2041
310.517.9366
310.530.3268
310.539.1808
WineShoppe
310.539.1055
Northwest Corner of
Crenshaw Blvd. & Pacific Coast Hwy. in Torrance
~ For Information, Call 310.534.0411
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March 8, 2018 • Easy Reader / Beach magazine 19