Volunteering with kids doesn’t have to be hard. Plant a tree, donate diapers, make a super hero cape, pick up litter, collect books, cut your hair…
Our Very Own Polar Express: Niles Canyon Train of Lights
Niles Canyon Train of Lights is a wonderful holiday adventure right here in the East Bay. Tickets sell 9/16/17 for the season.
Join us: {510} goes HOG WILD at Pumpkin Patch party in Alameda
Join us 10/6 to play in the pumpkin patch with a gorgeous photo to remember it by. Pumpkins, petting zoo, photograph, and snacks!
East Bay indoor birthday party venues
A winter birthday means that it just might rain on your parade. Plan for an indoor party and stop worrying about the weather.
Reader tip: Healthy Kids running series
The Healthy Kids Running Series is a five-week running program in the spring and fall for kids from Pre-K to 8th grade. All for $35
Best East Bay destinations and tips for train lovers
When my kid was one, the best way to get him out of the house was to talk about the choo choos we would see: real train, BART train, train table, all good!
Dragon boats on Oakland’s Lake Merritt!
Coming to Oakland on 9/23 – 9/24, the Hong-Kong Northern California International Dragon Boat Festival is all kinds of exciting.
10 drop-in activities in the East Bay for $10 or less
A helpful list of outings that don’t require advanced planning, for East Bay kids and parents.
Apple-picking with children near the Bay Area
Apple-picking keeps getting trickier. Here are a few U-pick options and Bay Area apple orchards that’ll do the work for you. Always, call first!
A kid-sized adventure to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Tour Krispy Kreme Doughnuts with a kid for a sweet factory experience (that is much easier than a real factory experience).
Five San Francisco playgrounds worth the trip
San Francisco has some really great parks, and I mean really great. I’ve rounded up our top five favorites plus fun stops along the way.
Jewish High Holiday celebrations for East Bay Kids
Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot celebrations in Oakland, Berkeley, and surrounding areas. Family services and tot services.
10 favorite ice cream places in the East Bay
Our go to treat is always ice cream. Always. I’ve rounded up just TEN of our favorite places to order up a scoop. Did yours make the list?
Visit Vallejo’s Children’s Wonderland
Children’s Wonderland is a cute, clean, huge park in Vallejo. Enter through the guarded gates to let your imagination run wild.
Celebrate 20 years with East Bay Music Together
This fall, East Bay Music Together (EBMT) celebrates a 20 years of offering music instruction to East Bay families. And we love ’em.