Kids

Your young child can test LeapFrog & VTech toys at the lab

Get your kid a job: toy tester

Sign up for your baby or toddler to be a toy tester at the LeapFrog/VTech lab in Emeryville. We've done it and enjoyed it.

Circus Vargas at Pleasanton’s Alameda County Fairgrounds

From August 16 to 19, the blue and yellow big top tent for Circus Vargas will be in position at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in ...

Exploring the Black Diamond Mines, photo by Annie Burke

Field Trip to the Hills and Tunnels of Black Diamond Mines

Thank you to Annie Burke sharing her terrific tips for exploring Black Diamond Mines with kids in tow. There’s something cool about exploring an ...

Take kids all the way outside in the Bay Area

Go Outside with Kids, Really Outside

Feeling quite tired of playgrounds (I hear you!), Berkeley mom of two Annie Burke started taking her family and friends out to some less-traveled parks ...

Camping with little kids at Chabot Regional Park

Easy camping trip: Family camping in Oakland

Easy Oakland camping trip for families on 6/30! Campsites in Chabot Regional Park are deep in the park but, in less than half an hour, ...

Oakland Mural Festival now through May 19th

The Jack London District of Oakland will be hosting this year's Bay Area Mural Festival all week with a big celebration culminating in Jack London ...