Celebrate with great movies, storytimes, dance performances, and a parade! We’ll be adding new kid-friendly Black History Month activities all month.
Outdoors
Where to Take Bay Area kids to Experience the Snow
Bay Area kids get to experience the snow with a day trip or weekend getaway for sledding, tubing, snow shoeing, skiing, or snowboarding. Lucky kids.
5 Tips to Get Your Teenager to Play Outside
As my kids get older, it is harder to take them outside into nature. Here are five strategies I’ve used to get my kids to go outside with me.
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How to Find Ladybug Colonies in Oakland’s Redwood Regional Park
From November through February, observant hikers can find colonies of thousands of ladybugs right here in Oakland. Find out how!
12 Family-friendly Lunar New Year Events
As the Year of the Rat approaches, a handful of Lunar New Year celebrations pop up around the Bay Area. Here are some places to take your children
24 Places to Learn to Ride a Bike in the East Bay
Camps, classes, and open spaces that offer opportunities for new riders to improve their skills on bicycles.
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The San Francisco Zoo is Full of Surprises
The San Francisco Zoo is open every day and is a terrific day trip for East Bay families. Save with your Oakland Zoo membership.
Winter Fun: What You Need To Know About The Drive-In Movie Theater in Concord
10 thumbs up. Pile the kids into the station wagon for 5:30 PM drive-in movie showings.
Kid-friendly Beer Garden: Arthur Mac’s Tap and Snack
Arthur Mac’s Tap and Snack is a modern retro family-friendly beer garden near the Macarthur Bart station in the Temescal District of Oakland.
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Soda Springs: Tubing and First-time Skiing
Fun and easy for first-time skiers or those who just want to play in the snow!
