Here’s a mission for your little explorers and instructions on how to have a successful hunt for salamanders in the Oakland hills.
Outdoors
Lunar New Year events are family-friendly and fun
As the Year of the Pig approaches, a handful of Lunar New Year celebrations pop up around the Bay Area. Here are some places to take your children
Family camps for Bay Area families
Family Camp is a terrific blend of outdoorsy fun and vacation. Usually, you bring your bedding and sleep in a modest cabin; meals and family programming are provided!
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.
South Lake Tahoe Ski School Smackdown
What are the main differences between South Lake Tahoe Ski Schools at Heavenly Resort and Sierra-at-Tahoe? Can a parent figure this out before shelling out hundreds of dollars?
Things to do at Washington Park in Alameda
This park has play areas, soccer, tennis, basketball, and is home to affordable summer camps for Alameda kids.
Dodge Ridge: Kid-friendly skiing
More affordable than Tahoe and super family-friendly, Dodge Ridge is one Oakland mom’s little secret.
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.
A lot of fun at the drive-in movies in Concord
10 thumbs up. Pile the kids into the station wagon for 5:20pm drive-in movie showings.
Sweeney Open Space Park: New playground in Alameda
Four tiers of rope climbing; a super-sized interactive chime instrument; an extra-wide slide with an AstroTurf-protected landing at the base; and, a zip-line with seat for young riders.
