Fun With Kids in the Oakland and Berkeley
We thought it would be fun to have one activity for each day of the year between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Whether you like to add them to your calendar or just bookmark this page for inspiration, we hope you’ll find plenty of things to do in the East Bay this summer. Let’s get [...]
Here are a few posts we did this week on rookiemoms.com that I want to make sure our fellow East Bay parents see: On-demand parenting advice with Kids in the House If all the top parenting experts were your best friends and available in that “call me anytime” way via skype, then your middle-of-the-night feedings [...]
We are fans of the indoor playspace concept in our family, but amazingly had not checked out Play Cafe in Oakland until last week. My husband was out of town for 4 nights, so it seemed the perfect time to go on a little adventure to check out a new spot, and we were not [...]
A child-friendly spot that also lets grownups challenge their palates, Bittersweet Café is one of our favorite destinations in Oakland’s Rockridge district (it’s popular with the stroller brigade, too). Are you a parent who needs a break from kiddie stuff? Then there’s room for you here as well. Their child’s hot chocolate starts with Guittard [...]
Daytime home games at Cal are an opportunity to watch baseball up close. It doesn’t deliver the “Wow” factor of AT&T Park, but it is a pretty easy outing, and the “cheap seats” do not give you a nosebleed. We parked in the garage on Durant and Telegraph and entered the campus from Telegraph, then [...]
What to expect Friday nights, you will see plenty of families and people heading toward the Oakland Museum. During Off the Grid, 10th Street is closed next to the museum with all the food trucks parked in a line. Music is playing through speakers, tables and chairs are packed with people of all ages (many [...]
This guest post is from Stef Tousignant, creator of a new event for parents in San Francisco this weekend. (I’ll be there, introducing the musical act!) The Great Baby Romp at the Mission Bay Conference Center on the UCSF campus is a fun day of activities just for your baby or toddler! The Romp features [...]
Please join one or both of these weekly breastfeeding support groups, facilitated by a board certified lactation consultant. No RSVP required. All sessions are $10. The first half hour is for arrivals and informal chatting, then we’ll begin group introductions on the hour. Weigh your baby on our scale to track growth and meet other [...]
The Starry Plough and 510 Families are excited to present Starry Day Matinee Family Music Day this Sunday, February 24 *starring* Alison Faith Levy’s Big Time Tot Rock. And you can win two pairs of tickets! In my house, we know her as “Sippy Alison” from the beloved psychedelic band for kids The Sippy Cups. [...]
The Montclair Park is a fantastic park for kids of all ages. They have two sets of swings, one with bucket seats for the little ones, and the other set has regular seats for the bigger kids. There are two playground areas that appear to be for different ages and both are clean. There is [...]
About a year ago, I reported that my baby was a proud user of compostable diapers. We have now been satisfied customers of EarthBaby diaper service for 17 months now so I’m going to answer a few questions that I hear all the time. {More about the special offer at the bottom} What do you [...]
Thanks to Felicity at Encore Hand-me-down Baby Registry for urging us all to check out the improvements at Emeryville Market. Not that you need an excuse to let someone else make you dinner, but it sounds like a terrific solution for busy families with little ones. I went to Public Market in Emeryville on Friday [...]
Lucie’s List is a phenomenally useful website for new and expecting moms started by our bloggy friend and Rockridge mama of two, Meg Collins. Frustrated by the lack helpful advice when she wanted it, Meg created it to share. She grew up in Atlanta and likes donuts and old school rap. Were thrilled to have [...]
The Tilden Regional Parks Botanic Garden, an enchanted, not-so-secret garden, is a magical place for visitors of all ages at no cost. The garden is full of California native plants, rare and endangered including flowers, ferns, trees and even flowering cactus. You don’t have to be a botanist to enjoy the space, just a lover [...]
Oakland has triumphantly re-birthed a classic: the New Parkway has many things we loved from the Original Parkway along with a different location and management to make up some new traditions. They’ll be open 360 days a year, serving up mostly $6 movies, healthy unhealthy food, upcycled decor, and a heavy dose of community. The [...]
Chris lives with his wife and two sons (age 2.5 and 5) on the island of Alameda; he thinks Alameda is crazy kid-friendly and we should all be lucky enough to live there. Feel free to ask him anything about his beloved island city in the comments. In the meantime, here is Christopher’s must-list for [...]
Oakland’s Wingspan Movement & Wellness offers a bunch of parent-baby classes. Have you tried any of them? Beginning in February, Touch Blue Sky will be offering a baby signs as both a 6-week class and a 90 minute introductory workshop. Erin Carper leads these classes. Two different series are offered to allow families to build [...]
