Fun With Kids in the Oakland and Berkeley
Thanks to BandWorks for being a sponsor of 510Families.com this year. BandWorks School of Rock is a year-round program that offers group music classes to grade school aged kids in a handful of Bay Area locations, including Jack London Square. During the summer, half-day camps extend the program, allowing kids to really jam, freed from [...]
This memoir of my childhood summers was sponsored by Camp Galileo. I was just talking with Whitney this morning about what sorts of activities filled our summer vacations. I don’t remember any of the cool daycamp options that we have in the Bay Area today. I’m not sure if they didn’t exist or were too [...]
If your summer childcare situation is something in between all or nothing, perhaps your family would like to explore half-day camps. I’ve wrangled and rounded up a few top picks for part-day camps! Habitot (Berkeley) For young campers (age 2 years, 9 months through 5 year olds), Habitot offers ten weeks of fun. Themes include [...]
We are so lucky to live just minutes away from UC Berkeley and have its many resources available to the community. During the summer, the Cal Youth Camps program invites Bay Area children to explore the university’s academic and athletic facilities as campers. Children ages 5 to 17 can swim in the campus pools and [...]
Upon organizing our East Bay summer camp guide, we realized that trends have swung so far in the direction of specialty camps that it’s a challenge to identify day camps that are simply good old-fashioned fun. You know, the kind of fun that results in dirty fingernails, mysterious holes in clothes, chlorine-smelling hair, and incessant [...]
We are grateful to Camp 510 for their current sponsorship of 510Families. What is Camp 510? Established last year by the founders of the East Bay Mini Maker Faire (which we also love), Camp 510 is an engaging, hands-on summer day camp in Oakland at the Park Day School campus for curious kids age 6 [...]
Though many preschools go through the summer, some do not. Unfortunately not all camps are open to the pre-K set. I’ve compiled a list of 15 camps that take younger children — and you should feel free to add your own experience in the comments. Camp Edmo (Alameda, Oakland, Moraga) Camp Edmo is for kids [...]
Neither my husband nor I enjoyed science very much as kids. Our four year old daughter on the other hand has long loved it, and we are doing all we can to keep that interest going. This means our kitchen counter and/or living room floor often contain a big metal bowl that contains her latest [...]
Summer camps fill up quickly, so it’s wise to make your decisions early in the year. We’ve put together lists of camps in the East Bay, concentrated in Oakland and Berkeley. We wish you a summer filled with fun and adventure! Science/Tech camps | Arts , Crafts + Design camps | Gymnastics + Dance camps [...]
Call it childcare or call it camp: sometimes we need to give kids a fun place to go during school vacation days. Here are some options, along with pricing for a la carte days. Sarah’s Science Winter Camp offers an inventors workshop during the days before and after Christmas and New Year’s. Location: The Berkeley [...]
File this under “very cool and expensive ideas” for when my children get older: Mars astronaut training workshops right here in Oakland. If you have a science- or space-loving middle schooler, read on. [photo from chabotspace.org] RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. As of this writing “space” available in the workshop sessions from Aug 27-31 9am – 4pm Everyday. [...]
… Just got back from Tuolomne. I have so much to share next week, once I collect my thoughts and unpack my dusty car!
Located in Kensington (AKA the Berkeley Hills), 4Cats Studio is a hands-on art center for children based on the work of the masters. I am looking forward to exploring with my children. I asked local owner, Sarah Chester, a few questions so we could plan our visit. WHO is your studio for? 4Cats Arts Studio [...]
The end of the school year is fast-approaching and there’s still plenty of room in many summer camps. Here are a few alerts that crossed my radar recently: Camp Tzofim, run out of the JCC East Bay in Oakland, is running a special through Living Social: One week of camp for $259. Read the fine [...]
I am one of those people who had her children’s summer planned out in January. I already regret some of my choices — and it’s not even May — but I knew which weeks I needed to fill and had enough information about various camps to make commitments for both of my kids. Yes, there [...]
“Sew What” sewing camp is for children in entering 4th through 12th grades with a passion for fashion.
For kids who are craving to clown around, these camps should be on your list.
