Tweens
Resources for Families with Tweens or Teens
Upcoming Events Good for East Bay Tweens
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:00 am – 4:00 pm: Explore Blake Garden @ Blake Garden 9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Pop-N-Play @ Ruby’s Tumbling 10:30 am – 11:00 am: Story Time @ Crab Cove @ Crab Cove Visitor Center 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Spring Golf Day @ Thrive City 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Try it Truck @ Richmond Library | Bayview Branch 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Keep It Crafty: Spring Break @ Hercules Library 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm: MOCHA at the Library @ Central Library | Berkeley Public Library 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Science Fridays @ West Oakland Branch | Oakland Public Library 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm: Free Telescope Viewing @ Chabot Space & Science CenterSaturday, April 11, 2026
10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Garden Play Date @ Whimsy WillowRecent Posts about Tween Stuff
A great time for camping at Half Moon Bay
This guest post was submitted by Peggy, who has lived all over the Bay Area but now calls El Cerrito home. Since having her son, ...
5 Family-friendly road trips from Oakland
Looking for a fun day trip or mini vacation for your long weekend? These fellow Bay Area bloggers have a few inspiring ideas and photographs ...
Back-to-school checklist
Back-to-school prep in the East Bay: hair, shoes, backpack, lunchbox, clothes, what else do you need?
You read the site — now get the t-shirt!
T-shirts for sale! T-shirts for sale! Last week I posted our {510} tshirts in an online store so that you can order them at your ...
Reader tip: Alberrito Streets
Lest we forget our neighbors to the North, my friend Wendy reminded me that this Saturday is the Alberrito Streets extravaganza. It is a monster ...
Reader tip: Transition back to school
Here’s a tip from Elizabeth Sautter, Director of Communication Works, that we use in my own house! This sign was created with my 7 year-old ...
Reader tip: Marinwood Pool in San Rafael
A good half-hour North of Berkeley, San Rafael offers weather that makes stripping down and jumping in the pool more tolerable. Reader Cori Kesler of ...
Have you been to the Alameda Flea Market?
The Alameda Point Antiques Faire is held on the first Sunday of each month at the former naval air station (so the next one is ...
Birthday party entertainment: Magic Dan
Magic Dan is a former teacher whose performances are as much fun for the parents as they are for the kids. Oakland mom, Kristen McClusky ...
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.
