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 [...]
A Microsoft Store just opened in San Francisco at the Westfield Shopping Center (the newest, fanciest mall with Bloomingdale’s off the Powell St BART station). It is a brightly lit shopping extravaganza for fans of the XBox and other MS projects. I joined a cadre of media to watch the grand opening store unveiling in [...]
Go Giants! Though I’m not much of a baseball fan, it’s pretty exciting having world champs in our backyard. Am I right? To get a taste of the action without paying for a ticket, you and your children can head down to the fan lot playground on non-game days. I learned this tip from San [...]
Imagine a venue where baby gear, experts, and vendors have been brought together in order to greet pregnant Bay Area Moms and feed them cupcakes. This is the Biggest Baby Shower, hosted by Big City Moms and it will take place on April 25th at Patron’s Hall- 1111 Gough Street in San Francisco. I attended [...]
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 [...]
As a single lady, I loved venturing to the usually-rainy evening parade through San Francisco’s Chinatown (this year Feb 23). As a parent, we’ve had much more success with Fourth Street and their laissez-faire easy-access demonstrations and festivities. I asked others in their parent posse what’s been fun for them. Fourth St Whitney, Cara, and [...]
Let’s get this out of the way first: Imperial Day Spa is a very naked place. Leave your inhibitions at the door and your glasses in your locker (or your soggy robe pocket if you really need them to get around!). There is also a dry spa that I did not explore. What is it? [...]
Tickets are on sale now for Mary Poppins, the Broadway musical, in San Francisco. My mom took my children to this show in Los Angeles and they are still talking about it months later. At age 5, it was my daughter’s first performance of that length and scale. She loved it until the last ten [...]
Po Bronson lives in San Francisco, with his wife and two children. We asked him to share his favorite Bay Area places to go with the kids.
Allow me to make a quick introduction to Eric Rewitzer and Annie Galvin, the artists behind 3 Fish Studios. I met Eric while he was working the 3 Fish Studios booth at the 2012 Maker Faire and was immediately drawn (heh) to their whimsical California subjects. As Potrero Hill residents, a primary inspiration is the [...]
I was given free passes to experience the Duck Boat Tours of San Francisco with my seven-year old and five-year old, just in time for the limbo week between camp and school. I was glad to have such a special outing, outside of our normal routine, to share with them. Are you a tourist? Do [...]
This weekend, my family rode the ferry from Jack London Square to San Francisco, just for the thrill of it. My kids did not have much interest in our destination, San Francisco’s epicurean Ferry Building and adjacent farmer’s market, because it was terribly crowded. They couldn’t see anything, and they’re not inclined toward gourmet food. [...]
A day off in the middle of the week? Here’s what’s happening around the East Bay: Lawrence Hall of Science – main exhibit area, animal discovery room and planetarium show are all open on Wednesday, July 4. Alameda County Fair – in Pleasanton you’ll find the fairgrounds open from 10 am to 9 pm for [...]
The fabulous Amy Graff from sfgate.com (and our colleague over at the babycenter blog) assembled this list of 101 things that City kids should do before they grow up. Wow! So, hop on a BART train or a ferry and take advantage of our neighbor across the Bay just in time for summer vacation. Her [...]
My friend Karyn reports that the Randall Museum in San Francisco is a hidden treasure. Having lived near it for half a dozen years (and always driving past the signs), I can’t believe I’ve never been. It is a FREE wildlife museum with live animals, next to a short steep hike to a killer view, [...]
Did you know that Annie’s Organics (the people who bring you bunny crackers and mac and cheese) is a local company, based in Berkeley, CA? It’s true. For the launch of their Organic Rising Crust Pizza, now found in the frozen aisle of Whole Foods, they’ve hired me and Whit to help out with marketing. [...]
We recently spent a long morning with the kids at Golden Gate Park — and we didn’t even make it to the carousel. There are easily days’ worth of activities at this old-school SF destination
