Cal Day is a terrific opportunity to for the East Bay families to get a taste of the world class university in our backyard with FREE classes & games on campus.
Drop-in maker space for the youngest creators
At Junior Center for Art & Science, a new youth maker space equips young innovators to create from low-tech, creativity-inspiring materials.
Half-day Trip: Sulphur Creek Nature Center in Hayward
This wild animal rehabilitation center in Hayward allows kids to get up close and personal with drop-in hours and special programs.
Bedford Gallery’s Ned Kahn exhibit will blow you away
Guests of all ages will enjoy looking AND touching. At the center of the show is Seed Vortex, Kahn’s enormous metal sculpture weighing thousands of pounds and spanning 20 feet in diameter.
{Giveaway} Summer Camp at Sarah’s Science
Sarah’s Science is offering one lucky reader a full week of hands-on, outdoor science camp fun for kids age 4 – 12 in either Berkeley’s Tilden Park or Oakland’s Roberts Regional!
Home Depot FREE workshops for kids
Spend a FREE morning at Home Depot building craft projects with your kid on the first Saturday of each month.
Ten special things to do at the SF Zoo
Kids get in FREE for the rest of January, so consider a trip over the bridge to the SF Zoo!
Zoovie, animal-themed movie nights at the Oakland Zoo
Put on your jammies and enjoy an evening of animal close-ups and a bonus Zoovie movie with the whole family. Cocoa and popcorn included.
Field Trip: Sausalito’s Bay Area Discovery Museum
The Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito is a super fun hands-on science museum campus with activities that will entertain, educate, and get the ya-yas out.
Ticket Alert: T-REX PLANET at Solano County Fairgrounds
Dinosaur lovers will not want to miss this! T-REX PLANET invites families to get up close to over 40 life-like dinosaurs.
What to expect: East Bay Mini Maker Faire
Save 15% on advance sale mini maker faire tickets with code: 510FAM. The East Bay Mini Maker Faire is Sunday October 22, 2017. 10am to 5pm.
Save on tickets to Mini Maker Faire!
Win a family pack of tickets to this year’s Mini Maker Faire at Park Day School. Save 15% on tickets with our special code.
Tour Mrs. Grossman’s Sticker Factory in Petaluma
I’m a manufacturing geek so I was really excited to learn that we were not too far from the only sticker factory in the USA: Mrs. Grossman’s Sticker Factory
Brickspace in Benicia is for LEGO lovers
Brickspace offers drop-in play (where you can leave the building!) most days, parents night out monthly, little kid classes, birthday parties, and camps!
Reader tip: Help UC Berkeley improve parenting information
Receive $50 for a one-hour interview to help Cal improve parenting information through its UC Berkeley School of Public Health.