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Family Fun in the East Bay
Birthday Party Place: Lush Handmade Cosmetics
For ages 5+, birthday party guests can mold soap and bath bombs with natural ingredients at the Lush Shop.
Academic Summer Camps for East Bay Kids
Want to make learning fun this summer? These educational summer camps include cool offerings in the East Bay from math to writing.
Best Prenatal & Birthing Classes in the East Bay
Many prenatal classes in Oakland, Berkeley, and the East Bay. Take your pick from free birthing classes offered by hospitals to intensive home birth prep.
Help Wanted: 510Families.com Needs an Assistant Calendar Editor
Manage our calendar of fun and free activities for East Bay families. This job is flexible and can be done from home a few hours per week.
Vacation Inspiration: Plan a Trip to Avila Beach With Kids
About four hours from Berkeley, Avila Beach is a tiny town on the Central Coast offering plenty to do with kids of all ages.
No-Fly Vacation Idea: Seascape Resort in Aptos
Aptos feels like a faraway family getaway without hefty airfares. Hop in the car and your vacation starts in 90 minutes!
Indoor Play Space: Red Panda in Castro Valley
As a mom of kids with a 3-year age gap, I felt I could watch both kids simultaneously without feeling stressed at Red Panda.
Spring Break Inspiration: Joshua Tree and Palm Springs
A family-friendly trip adventure in Southern California, covering Joshua Tree and Palm Springs in one week.
Spotlight on Skyline Lacrosse
Situated in Oakland, Skyline Lacrosse welcomes children at all skill levels from kindergarten to 8th grade to play this exciting sport.
Vacation Inspiration: Yosemite with Little Kids
Looking for a drivable vacation that’s relatively affordable and truly awe-inspiring for all ages? Yosemite National Park should be top on your list!
CIT Programs: Berkeley & Oakland Summer Camps
For kids who are outgrowing day camp, here are some next steps to explore youth leadership and fun together.
Spotlight on Prospect Sierra School (PS)
Prospect Sierra School, a TK-8 independent school in El Cerrito enrolls 470 students on two campuses giving them the tools to build a better world.Â
Ticket Alert: Train Ride with Easter Bunny Visit
Easter Bunny and a steam train ride through the redwoods! Just, wow. Buy tickets now for one of these train rides in April.
Ticket Alert: Easter Egg Express Train in Sacramento
The River Fox Train runs its Easter experience on weekends April 1 through April 9 on open-air vintage cars followed by an egg hunt.
Best Things to Do in February With Kids
What to do in February with Bay Area Kids: Celebrate Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day, and 27 more ideas!
Favorite Valentine’s Day Activities for Families
Love is love. Valentine’s Day activities for families in the East Bay. We are excited to share this round-up of love- and heart-themed activities
Berkeley Park Profile: Cedar-Rose Park
Cedar-Rose Park in North Berkeley has a little fenced-in tot lot, wide open field, and big kid playground making it a great option for mixed ages.
Fairyland Summer Sleepover: So Much Fun, So Little Sleep
Register now for a Summer Sleepover at Fairyland. Best for preschool-aged buddies and their parents who can sleep through anything.
Play all the Games at Victory Point Cafe
Victory Point Board Game Cafe has food, snacks, coffee and 800 different board games to choose from. Pay per person to play them all.
12 Family Camps Within Driving Distance of the Bay Area
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!
Vacation Inspiration: Russian River With Kids
While only about two-hour drive from the Bay Area, it feels like you have traveled to a faraway land featuring fresh redwood-scented air, a flowing river, coastal beaches, and some of the best California wineries.
STEM Camps for East Bay Kids (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
This roundup of science and technology camps includes activities from digital filmmaking to video game programming, ecology, and robotics.
Visiting the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley
Indoor and outdoor fun at The Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley. Take your time exploring, and if you have three or more kids, definitely get a membership!
Swimming Lessons for East Bay Kids
Let’s talk about swim lessons. Here are your East Bay swimming pools that will help teach your child how to swim, arranged roughly from South to North.
Introducing The Re-Up Refill Shop: A Zero-Waste Store on College Ave
Switching over to refillables for household goods is easier than you think. Bring your own containers.
Park Profile: Grove Park & Playground in Berkeley
See what’s up at the grand reopening of Berkeley’s neighborhood playground for the Lorin District. Wood chips.
Introducing Learning Tree Coach
Learning Tree coaches use evidence-based practices to help students with learning challenges such as Dyslexia, ADHD, and executive function challenges.Â
Summer Camps for Age 5 and Under
This roundup of summer camps for two- to five-year olds on break from preschool or about to enter kindergarten might solve your summer woes.
Messy Art Day for Under 6-Year-Olds Returns to El Cerrito Preschool Coop
Messy Art Day is a special event, open to the public, for kids five & under at El Cerrito Preschool Coop on Sunday, March 17.
Where To Get Easter Bunny Photos in the East Bay
Looking for an Easter Bunny for a visit or photo? We have a list for you!
14 Free and Cheap Birthday Party Places
A dozen spots to host a kid’s birthday party for cheap — or free — in the East Bay Area! These are our go-to budget-friendly FUN parties.
Cal Bears Baseball and Softball Games: Good, Cheap Fun
Daytime baseball and softball games at Cal are easy family outings, especially when discounted. See the 2024 schedule.
Laid-back Birthday Party: Pizza & Movie
Everything is awesome when you host a child’s birthday party at the movies with pizza and cupcakes.
Labor Day: Scottish Games in Pleasanton
Labor Day Weekend at the Alameda County Fairgrounds come for feats of strength, colorful highland dances, whisky tasting, and lots of kilts.
Best East Bay Birthday Cake Bakeries
Behold some of our favorite birthday cake bakeries in the East Bay. Where is your go-to for a birthday party cake or treat you didn’t make from scratch?
Welcome to {510} Families
Photo: Roots & Shoots, 2010
For parents looking for more fun with their kids in the East Bay, this is your online guide. You’ll find free and cheap activities for babies and kids in Oakland, Berkeley and surrounding areas.
Discover what you can do this weekend, where you can play, and how to find everything an East Bay family needs. Help us build this community: submit tips and make comments. Thank you for visiting.
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– Heather & Whitney