Theodora Walkow-Foster, 7, and Jason Dean Feigerle, 7, spray water onto the Watershed Diorama at the Santa Monica Aquarium during their Earth Day theme weekend on Sunday, April 27, 2008.  The diorama, which was custom made for Heal the Bay by Andrew C. Aguilar, is designed for pollution education and to illustrate storm water runoff.

(top) Jobin Zeichner, 6, dries his hand made silk screen T-shirt on Sat. April 26, 2008 during the 'Celebration For the Arts Pier pARTy' at the Santa Monica Pier.  (above) Fourth graders from Mckinley Elementary School , Zane Michael, 9, (left) and his classmate Francis Abastillas, 9, (right) paint with the Grex Airbrush on Sunday April 27, 2008, during the 'Celebration For the Arts Pier pARTy' at the Santa Monica Pier.  The annual event was designed to highlight the talents of students from the Santa-Monica/Malibu School District. The festival is an interactive event that  offerd instruction and demonstration in many mediums.

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1) Talia Yarmand,  3 1/2, (left) and her best friend Anai Herz, 4, color with crayons  during 'Raising Readers: A Children's Literacy Festival' at Santa Monica College on Saturday, April 26, 2008. 2) Jason Telanoff, 3 1/2, blows bubbles during the children's literacy festival. 3) Parker Bent sings children songs with Elias Obrist, 5, (left) and Angelina Arroyo, 5 1/2 (center) during the festival. 4) Andre Jones, 2 1/2, blows a bubble. 5)  Jason Telanoff, 3 1/2, and Violet Brooks, 2 1/2, play with bubbles 6) Families shop for children's books at SMC on Saturday.

(top)1) Ashley Stubblefield, 14 ,(left) and, Eden Levin, 15, (right) both Alumni students from Canyon Charter School, carry cakes in the 'Cake Walk' during the Canyon Charter School's 114th Annual Fiesta on Sunday, April 27, 2008. Canyon school celebrates Fiesta in honor of the Marquez Family, who owned the land where the school stands.  Fiesta is a long tradition that brings together the school and the local community.   

Balloons fly above Santa Monica Beach on Saturday, April 26, 2008. 

(above) Founder and CEO of  02 Max Fitness, Karen Jashinsky (bottom right) leads her teenage students through a 'Bosa Ball' demonstration during the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce's 26^th Annual 2008 Wellness & Safety Festival at the Third Street Promenade on Saturday, April 26, 2008.