November 2021

Girl with Balloon by Banksy

Banksy in San Francisco: What Parents Need to Know

Recommended for teens, adults, and subversive pre-teens with an anti-Capitalist sensibility, the Unauthorized Art of Banksy is here.

ice skaters ice rink

Ice Skating at the Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink at City Center in San Ramon

There's plenty of holiday cheer at the Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink in San Ramon and plenty of dining and shopping options.

teamLab: Continuity at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

teamLab: Continuity at the Asian Art Museum is totally awesome and your kids will love it. And kids under 12 are always free!

Guide to Indoor Fun for Grade School Kids

Too old for ball pits and water play tables? There are plenty of indoor amusement centers in the East Bay to entertain older kids from ...

Moroccan food

3 Easy Ways to Introduce Middle Eastern Culture to East Bay Kids

Thanks to Stephanie Meade for this guest post. Stephanie is the founder and editor of InCultureParent.com, a tremendous resource for parents raising global citizens. One ...

Where to Grab (Hip) Coffee with Kids in the East Bay

I've frequented a lot of coffee shops in Berkeley and Oakland with kids in tow, here are some of our favorites and why!

Oakland Gnome

Best Places to Take Kids in Oakland’s Grand Lake Neighborhood

Nestled in the Northeast corner of Oakland’s Lake Merritt is the quaint, and easygoing Grand Lake neighborhood with so many places to push a stroller.

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9:00 AM - Montclair Village Farmers' Market

10:00 AM - Kensington Farmers' Market

10:00 AM - Goose Caboose

10:30 AM - Sunday Storytime

11:00 AM - Drop-In Art Making

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7:30 AM - Free Admission Hours

8:30 AM - Visit Tilden Botanic Garden

9:00 AM - Splash Park

10:00 AM - Crab Cove Open House

11:00 AM - Tilden Stream Train

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9:30 AM - Pump It Up Preschool Jump

10:00 AM - Itty Bitty Storytime

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime

10:30 AM - Hikes for Tykes: Crown Beach

10:30 AM - Baby & Toddler Storytime

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10:00 AM - Free Admission Day

10:00 AM - Play Cafe

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime Outdoors

10:30 AM - Story Time on the Lawn

2:00 PM - Make and Play Lab

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9:30 AM - Pump It Up Preschool Jump

10:00 AM - Play Pals Drop-In Group

10:15 AM - Storytime

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime at Lakeview

10:30 AM - Preschool Storytime

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9:00 AM - Pop-N-Play

10:30 AM - Story Time @ Crab Cove

10:30 AM - Bilingual Spanish Baby Bounce

3:00 PM - Open Jump

7:00 PM - Scorpion Searchin’

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9:00 AM - Kids Workshop

9:30 AM - Children & Nature Pop-up

10:00 AM - Castro Valley Fall Festival

10:00 AM - Garin Apple Festival

10:00 AM - Family Storytime

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9:00 AM - Montclair Village Farmers' Market

9:00 AM - Hike to a Pancake Breakfast

10:00 AM - Castro Valley Fall Festival

10:00 AM - Solano Avenue Stroll

10:00 AM - Kensington Farmers' Market

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9:00 AM - Pop-N-Play

10:00 AM - Wee Play: Drop-In Playtime

10:30 AM - Preschool Storytime

5:00 PM - Kids Yoga and Movement

6:30 PM - Evening Family Storytime

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9:30 AM - Pump It Up Preschool Jump

10:00 AM - Itty Bitty Storytime

10:00 AM - Trails and Tales

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime

10:30 AM - Baby & Toddler Storytime

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10:00 AM - Play Cafe

10:00 AM - Wee Play: Drop-In Playtime

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime Outdoors

10:30 AM - Story Time on the Lawn

12:30 PM - Rockin' Kids Sing-Along

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9:30 AM - Pump It Up Preschool Jump

10:15 AM - Storytime

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime at Lakeview

10:30 AM - Preschool Storytime

10:30 AM - Toddler Storytime

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9:00 AM - Pop-N-Play

10:00 AM - Wee Play: Drop-In Playtime

10:30 AM - Story Time @ Crab Cove

10:30 AM - Bilingual Spanish Baby Bounce

4:00 PM - Cal Men's Soccer

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9:00 AM - Alameda Fun Ride

9:00 AM - Hip Hip Heals Conference

10:00 AM - Family Storytime

10:00 AM - Science @ Stockmen’s Park

10:00 AM - Kits Cubed STEM Fair

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10:00 AM - Kensington Farmers' Market

10:00 AM - Airport Open House

10:30 AM - Sunday Storytime

11:00 AM - Drop-In Art Making

11:00 AM - Autumn Moon Festival

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9:00 AM - Pop-N-Play

10:00 AM - Wee Play: Drop-In Playtime

10:30 AM - Music & Movement Storytime

10:30 AM - Preschool Storytime

3:00 PM - Science in September

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9:30 AM - Pump It Up Preschool Jump

10:00 AM - Itty Bitty Storytime

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime

10:30 AM - Hikes for Tykes

10:30 AM - Baby & Toddler Storytime

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10:00 AM - Play Cafe

10:00 AM - Wee Play: Drop-In Playtime

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime Outdoors

10:30 AM - Story Time on the Lawn

12:30 PM - Rockin' Kids Sing-Along

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9:30 AM - Pump It Up Preschool Jump

10:15 AM - Storytime

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime at Lakeview

10:30 AM - Preschool Storytime

10:30 AM - Musical Story Time

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9:00 AM - Pop-N-Play

10:00 AM - Wee Play: Drop-In Playtime

10:30 AM - Story Time @ Crab Cove

10:30 AM - Bilingual Spanish Baby Bounce

3:00 PM - Open Jump

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10:00 AM - Fairyland Children's Book Festival

10:00 AM - Family Storytime

10:00 AM - MOCHA Open Studio

10:00 AM - Lafayette Art & Wine Festival

10:00 AM - Muni Heritage Weekend

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10:00 AM - Kensington Farmers' Market

10:00 AM - Muni Heritage Weekend

10:00 AM - Lafayette Art & Wine Festival

10:30 AM - Sunday Storytime

10:30 AM - Rosh Hashanah Celebration

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9:00 AM - Pop-N-Play

10:00 AM - Wee Play: Drop-In Playtime

10:30 AM - Music & Movement Storytime

10:30 AM - Preschool Storytime

4:00 PM - MOCHA Art Workshop

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9:30 AM - Pump It Up Preschool Jump

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime

10:30 AM - Baby & Toddler Storytime

11:00 AM - Family Storytime

11:45 AM - Baby Bounce

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10:00 AM - Play Cafe

10:00 AM - Wee Play: Drop-In Playtime

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime Outdoors

10:30 AM - Story Time on the Lawn

10:30 AM - Tilden Tots

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9:30 AM - Pump It Up Preschool Jump

10:15 AM - Storytime

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime at Lakeview

10:30 AM - Preschool Storytime

10:30 AM - Toddler Storytime

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9:00 AM - Pop-N-Play

10:00 AM - Wee Play: Drop-In Playtime

10:30 AM - Story Time @ Crab Cove

10:30 AM - Bilingual Spanish Baby Bounce

3:30 PM - MOCHA Art Workshop

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8:00 AM - Free Entrance Day at National Parks

10:00 AM - Family Storytime

10:00 AM - Latinx+ Engineering Day

10:00 AM - MOCHA's Day of Play

10:30 AM - Cereal Cinema

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9:00 AM - Play Like a Girl+

10:00 AM - Kensington Farmers' Market

10:00 AM - Emily Butterfly Puppet Playdate (rsvp)

10:00 AM - Rosh Hashana Fun Day

10:30 AM - Sunday Storytime

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9:00 AM - Pop-N-Play

10:00 AM - Wee Play: Drop-In Playtime

10:30 AM - Music & Movement Storytime

10:30 AM - Preschool Storytime

4:00 PM - MOCHA Art Workshop

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9:30 AM - Pump It Up Preschool Jump

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime

10:30 AM - Baby & Toddler Storytime

11:00 AM - Family Storytime

11:45 AM - Baby Bounce

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10:00 AM - Play Cafe

10:00 AM - Wee Play: Drop-In Playtime

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime Outdoors

10:30 AM - Story Time on the Lawn

12:30 PM - Rockin' Kids Sing-Along

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9:30 AM - Pump It Up Preschool Jump

10:00 AM - Play Pals Drop-In Group

10:15 AM - Storytime

10:15 AM - Toddler Storytime at Lakeview

10:30 AM - Preschool Storytime

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10:00 AM - Wee Play: Drop-In Playtime

10:30 AM - Story Time @ Crab Cove

10:30 AM - Bilingual Spanish Baby Bounce

3:00 PM - Open Jump

3:30 PM - MOCHA Art Workshop

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10:00 AM - Family Storytime

10:00 AM - MOCHA Open Studio

10:00 AM - Free Family Matinee: Monster House

10:00 AM - Cuenta Cuentos Spanish Storytime

10:30 AM - Cereal Cinema

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