Tweens
Resources for Families with Tweens or Teens
Upcoming Events Good for East Bay Tweens
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Dia De Los Muertos Community Altar @ Crab Cove Visitor Center 10:30 am – 11:00 am: Family Storytime @ El Sobrante Library 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Kids Craft Hour @ Albany Library 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Fish Feeding Viewing @ Crab Cove Visitor Center 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Jacks & Bats: Halloween Paper Crafts @ Hercules Library 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Slightly Spooky Storytime @ West End Branch | Alameda Free Library 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Not-So-Scary Halloween Magic Show @ Golden Gate Branch | Oakland Public Library 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm: Dia de los Muertos Music and Dance @ Main Branch | San Leandro Public LibraryThursday, October 22, 2026
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Storytime Junction @ Lafayette Library and Learning Center 11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Hike and Storytime: Tilden Nature Area @ Tilden Nature CenterRecent Posts about Tween Stuff
Safari West: An Oakland family surprises the kids with a mystery trip
Thanks to Oakland writer Nancy Davis Kho for sharing her story with us today. When I was a kid in Upstate New York, my parents ...
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: 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.
