Fun With Kids in the Oakland and Berkeley
I was a lucky chaperone on a field trip to Alameda’s Crab Cove with a class of curious kindergartners. I learned about marine mammals (native critters), estuaries (fresh water + ocean water), and how often snacks and hugs are required to keep our energy up (lots!). What’s so special about Crab Cove? The Crab Cove [...]
The terrific hands-on Museum of Children’s Art is moving to a bigger and better space. Don’t worry, it’s still in Oakland! The new location for MOCHA will be at 1625 Clay St, just a few blocks from the 19th St BART station. Key dates The last day open to the public at the current location, [...]
Happy Birthday to you, Habitot! Since opening 15 years ago in 1998, Habitot children’s museum in downtown Berkeley has welcomed almost 1,000,000 visitors. On Saturday, they invite the public to a 15th anniversary celebration in the form of a Quinceañera-themed day. Local children’s songleader Mariela Herrera will perform in Spanish and English at 10:30 am, [...]
There really is something for everyone as UC Berkeley, AKA Cal, opens its doors to the families of the East Bay for Cal Day. My husband and second grader have their eyes on auditing another physics class while my kindergartner and toddler want to run around the grounds making slime and looking for doggies and [...]
The Exploratorium, long a favorite destination for Bay Area families, has relocated to Pier 15 along the Embarcadero of San Francisco Bay, finally wrapping up its move from its old location at the Palace of Fine Arts. It opens to the public with an ambitious array of public entertainment offerings, many of them free, on [...]
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 [...]
Corey Weinstein lives in Oakland—with her son Benjamin (almost 10) and their dog Firebolt. She’s a Broker-Associate of Orange Door Properties at Red Oak Realty. She is also one of the Directors of CAMP 510, an arts + maker summer day camp in Temescal. We thank her for sharing her love of Oakland and the [...]
Materials on hand will encourage children to explore colors, textures and a variety of media in a safe, fun and messy environment.
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 [...]
Ashkenaz and I have something in common. We are both celebrating our fortieth birthdays. And we’re still totally rockin’ it. Join the {510} Families crew as we sponsor the season finale of the Soggy Sundays concert series with Alison Faith Levy and her Big Time Tot Rock at the world-famous Ashkenaz. And you can win [...]
Parents Night Out is a fantastic excuse for a drop-off kid party in which children eat pizza, have dessert (gasp!), watch movies, and play with other kids of a similar age until way past their bedtimes. The formula varies depending on which organization is playing host. In some cases, your kids will do gymnastics, in [...]
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 [...]
On a recent school vacation day, my family of four decided to go on an Awfully Big Adventure and stay out all day. We started at Rockin’ Jump in Dublin, then went for lunch at The Red Tractor cafe, located in a big box mall also in Dublin (long-time Rockridge residents will remember College Avenue’s [...]
All month long, celebrate Black History at Habitot Children’s Museum. Expect special music and thematic art projects; children can also discover inspiring inventions made by African Americans, like the traffic light and ice cream scoop at the interactive Inventors Table. Families can add to Habitot’s community quilt, which will be on display at the end [...]
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 [...]
