Toddlers
Favorite Places to Bring Toddlers in the East Bay
Upcoming Events for Toddlers and Parents in the East Bay
Sunday, December 7, 2025
10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Holiday Arts Festival @ Richmond Art Center11:00 am – 3:30 pm: Baby Rave @ Asian Art Museum
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Santa on Solano Ave. @ District Homes Office
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Selfies with Santa @ Jack London Square
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm: Family Storytime @ Main | Alameda Free Library
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm: Family Music Lab @ Albany Library
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Laurel District Santa Stroll @ Laurel District
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Merry Ferry @ Jack London Square
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Home Depot Menorah Workshop @ Home Depot, Newark
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Fish Feeding Viewing @ Crab Cove Visitor Center
Lots More Resources for Families with Toddlers
Tutu School offers ballet in Oakland’s Montclair Village
Tutu School, where toddlers and preschoolers can take their first ballet steps, is the latest addition to Montclair Village. Classes begin at 18 months.
5 great day trips in the Bay Area
Bay Area day trips for families within 90 minutes of Oakland: Safari West, Monterey Aquarium, Roaring Camp, Jelly Belly Factory, Ano Nuevo State Park.
Day trip: Guerneville for families
90 minutes North of Oakland on the Russian River sits the quaint little town of Guerneville -- our favorite day trip.
Get messy at Berkeley’s Sticky Art Lab
Sticky Art Lab in Berkeley offers craft sessions for families, after school supervision for elementary kids, creative reuse parties for all.
Holiday Tea at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel
Milo and I were guests of Crown and Crumpet to try out their holiday tea service at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel this past weekend. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Parents’ guide to Piedmont parks
6 places to play in Piedmont
Field trip to Peek-a-Boo Factory in San Francisco
My boys and I recently checked out the newly opened Peek-a-Boo Factory in San Francisco’s West Portal ‘hood. And I know that’s far, but sometimes a ...
A Parent’s Guide to South Berkeley: The Lorin District
The Lorin District is close enough to Ashby BART for train spotting, the library for storytime, and Grove Park for all kinds of recreation. The ...
