Grade Schoolers
Friday, April 26, 2024
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Story Time @ Crab Cove @ Crab Cove Visitor Center11:00 am – 3:00 pm: Open Hours at Shoreline Interpretive Center @ Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Visit with Wildlife @ Sulphur Creek Nature Center
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm: MOCHA Art @ Berkeley Central Branch @ Central Library | Berkeley Public Library
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm: MOCHA Art in the West Oakland Branch @ West Oakland Branch | Oakland Public Library
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm: Free Telescope Viewings @ Chabot Space & Science Center
Saturday, April 27, 2024
9:00 am – 2:00 pm: Keep on Truckin' @ Lafayette Library and Learning Center9:30 am – 10:00 am: Saturday Morning Puppet Show @ Habitot Children’s Museum Bay Street
10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Albany Community Expo @ Albany Community Center
10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Drop-In Open Art Lab @ Sticky Art Lab
Birthday Party Place: Oakland Ice Rink
The cool thing about an indoor ice rink is that you can enjoy it year-round. A recent birthday party at Oakland Ice Center reminded me ...
A day trip for a hot weekend: Burke’s Canoe Trips
One mile north of Forestville, CA sits a canoe put-in spot just steps from the Russian River, where Burke’s Canoe Trips will outfit your family ...
Free AAA Car seat inspections are a life saver
Thank you to AAA for sponsoring our post today and helping get the word out about child seat safety! If you only take away one thing ...
Going Back Again and Again to Sunol
This guest post was written by Annie Burke, founder of Outside Kids. I totally get the ‘bucket list, mentality of seeing new places. The Bay ...
Kid Report: Roller derby in Richmond!
I am so thrilled to have this guest report by nine-year old Sadie, who is a 4th grader at Washington Elementary in Berkeley because I, ...
Larson Family, kid-friendly Sonoma Winery
We’ve visited a handful of Napa/Sonoma wineries with kids in tow, and Larson Family is the one we keep coming back to. The dirt road driving ...
Kid Report: Geocaching in the East Bay
Our Kid Reporter today is Soren who will be starting Kindergarten this year. I started geocaching after my mom told me about it. We watched ...
Road Trip: Columbia, CA, a taste of California history
We took a family road trip to Columbia, CA because I wanted to pan for gold while my son was in 4th Grade. Although I ...
MOCHA: An artsy birthday party in Oakland
MOCHA, Museum of Children's Art, in Oakland is temporarily closed for moving and renovations.
Brentwood farms fruit picking, tips for families
Monday, I drove four boys out to Brentwood to go fruit-picking. I was vague in my promises — berries, cherries, apricots, or whatever they have. You like ...