31 Bay Area Things to Do With Toddlers in August

Week Beginning Tuesday, August 1

8/1 Take advantage of Tot Tuesdays at South Shore Center before you shop
8/2 Get lost in the the many gardens at UC Botanical Garden – it's a FREE day
8/3 Sit for stories at Mrs. Dalloway's Summer Story Time
8/4 Splash around in El Cerrito
8/5 Scope out the GoodPop pop-up van at Lake Merritt for a cold treat
8/6 Enter the pie eating contest at Fourth Street's County Fair

Week Beginning Monday, August 7

8/7 Stop and smell the roses at the Oakland Rose Garden – everything is in full bloom
8/8 Pack a picnic dinner for a concert in the park
8/9 Meet new friends during Toddler Time at Bay Street
8/10 Sample fruit at North Berkeley Farmers' Market and stop in Books Inc. to read
8/11 Rock along with Stephanie for a full hour of fun
8/12 Drop by Crab Cove Visitor Center to learn about whales, then build a castle in the sand
8/13 Ride a pony at the City Horse Kids Carnival at Golden Gate Fields

Week Beginning Monday, August 14

8/14 Eat bagels in El Cerrito then walk to stories at the library
8/15 Pick up berries and a book at South Berkeley Farmers' Market
8/16 Ride the water slide at Larkey Swim's awesome spray ground
8/17 Tiptoe around the Berkeley Art Museum – FREE so don't stress about staying long
8/18 Snack on pizza between play breaks at Habitot
8/19 Pick a place to play outside
8/20 Pop bubbles, jump on the trampoline & make music at Sunday Kindergym

Week Beginning Monday, August 21

8/21 Pick up eclipse-viewing glasses at Berkeley Central Library to view the solar eclipse
8/22 Stretch during a yoga class with Leyna
8/23 Board the steam train in Tilden – choo choo!
8/24 Curl up under oak trees for critter storytelling 
8/25 Test out a new restaurant and dine al fresco tonight
8/26 Join Fairyland for Puppet Fair Weekend (Sat + Sun)
8/27 Make chalk art and eat chocolate in the Gourmet Ghetto

Week Beginning Monday, August 28

8/28 Build your own lunch with Whole Foods (Gilman)
8/29 Drop into the Junior Center of Art & Sciences and meet the animals
8/30 Bake cookies for your local fire station – maybe you'll get a hat in return!
8/31 Sip coffee on Fourth Street while your tot plays outside