Christmas Tea in San Francisco and the East Bay makes a lovely — often expensive — holiday tradition for families. We break it down from near to far.
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Indoor playspace in Oakland’s Laurel District: Nipaki
Preschoolers and toddlers will busy themselves with Nipaki’s various play stations and ball pit.
KidTopia in Fremont: East Bay’s largest indoor play center
KidTopia is the East Bay’s largest, soft play indoor recreation center for kids, packed with both active and imaginative play areas. Climb, pretend, slide!
Sponsor Spotlight: Gixo lets parents workout from home, inside or outside
This app delivers live trainer-led class through your mobile device, combining the convenience of workout videos with the community and accountability of gym classes.
The Rec Room: A cafe with play area in South Berkeley
The Rec Room offers drop-in play for little ones and WIFI with coffee for adults. This winning combination of benefits is available 9 am to 2 pm, weekdays.
Good Free Fun: The East Bay Vivarium
East Bay Vivarium has it all: Cute turtles swimming in tanks, giant tortoises munching on lettuce, tiny lizards, boas, enormous pythons, and more.
Little Imaginarium – an indoor play space in Vallejo
Little Imaginarium is a small, sweet, drop-in play space in downtown Vallejo. A perfect place for babies to preschoolers to use their imaginations.
Fun factory tours in the Bay Area
Go behind the scenes at some of your favorite Bay Area companies to see how things are made!
10 drop-in toddler activities in the East Bay for $10 or less
A helpful list of outings that don’t require advanced planning, for East Bay kids and parents.
Now open: The COOP in Pleasanton, lovely, modern play and party place
The COOP Pleasanton is a clean, modern indoor play space perfect for preschoolers with full espresso bar, wifi, and magazines for the parents.
