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 [...]
Put your helmet on and let’s ride! The East Bay Bicycle Coalition is offering family safety bike clinics, rodeos, helmet fittings, and street parties in addition to the usual Bike to Work and School rides. Find some more events on the EBBC website calendar. I requested their help in deciphering which rides and parties might [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
After seeing her own daughter’s declining physical activity, Eva Bramwell took matters into her own hands gym and started physical training classes for school-age children. I asked her to tell us a bit more. Why did you start kids fitness programs? Kids are not getting enough exercise these days. PE programs are being cut in [...]
The Kids Bowl Free program is nationwide, and our local independent bowling alley in Albany participates. Simply go to the website KidsBowlFree.com/albany to register your child. Every week, free bowling passes will arrive in email. Beginning April 15, your child can bowl twice per day, every day, all summer as long as he or she [...]
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 [...]
The Kids Skate Free program is nationwide, and our nearby independent roller skating rink in San Ramon participates. Kids 12 and under can skate for free during designated times with a printed letter from the kidsskatefree.com site. As of today, these are the dates and times: Friday 3:45 pm – 6:00 pm Sunday 12:45 pm [...]
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 [...]
If you’re staying in and around Truckee with kids, Tahoe Donner is an affordable resort that’s great for beginners. I hadn’t been on a snowboard or skis in 12 years when my family went a few weeks ago, and, consequently, my children had never even been to a ski resort when we arrived. What we [...]
My cousin texted me from across the Bay to ask if we should get our kids together on Monday, Feb 11, as her child’s school was closed to honor Lunar New Year. “We’ve got school today,” I told her, “but let’s hang out on Malcolm X Day,” I joked, as Berkeley Unified observes the birthday [...]
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 [...]
Albany Little League (ALL) is introducing a Challenger program for the 2013 spring baseball season. The Challenger Division of Little League is a program for mentally and physically challenged youth ages 7 to 18, helping them to enjoy the full benefits of Little League participation in an athletic environment structured to their abilities. Playing on [...]
My husband grew up in a college town where attending sporting events was the obvious answer to any family’s need for cheap, wholesome entertainment. Since our kids have passed through the toddling stage, he’s enlightened me on the value of the Cal athletic department in our own backyard; my 5-year old and 8-year old have [...]
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 [...]
My son got interested in baseball just in time to cheer for the Giants this year, so we are new to the world of batting cages. We heard about the Wheelhouse Academy of Baseball, an indoor batting cage facility in Richmond, and checked it out. There are four different lanes, with different functions. One offers [...]
Visit a unique showcase of “creche” displays (nativity scenes) at The Cathedral of Christ the Light, happening all weekend. (Learn how to make your own on Saturday!) Burn off some holiday cookies at a festive 5k/10k run (and a free “kids dash”) that will have your feet jingling. Literally. Don’t forget your Santa hat! If [...]
