Grade Schoolers
Thursday, April 25, 2024
8:00 am – 4:30 pm: Explore Blake Garden @ Blake Garden2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: MOCHA at the Elmhurst Library @ Elmhurst Branch | Oakland Public Library
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm: MOCHA Art Workshop @ Berkeley West Branch @ West Branch | Berkeley Public Library
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Read to a Dog @ Rockridge Branch | Oakland Public Library
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm: Stay & Play Bilingual Concert @ George Florence Park
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
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Hana Japan: Mega Eatertainment Fun for Kids Who Will Eat Rice, Veggies, and/or Meat!
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Daytrip to Pacifica
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Birthday party entertainment: East Bay Vivarium
Birthday party fun: Have a little piece of the Vivarium brought to your house in the form of their traveling reptile program.
