December 5 – December 6: The Nutcracker Ballet with the Fremont Symphony Orchestra. Performances at 2pm and 7pm on Saturday, Dec. 5 and at 2pm on Sunday, Dec. 6. The complete ballet with scenery and costumes, choreographed by Yoko Young with Tchaikovsky’s unsurpassed music played by the Fremont Symphony. After the matinee performance, children are [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Holidays'
More East Bay Events… and some South Bay events
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Activities, Events, Holidays, Kids, Parks/Playgrounds, Toddlers
Tags:Christmas·Christmas lights·Fremont·Fremont Symphony·Karen·lights·Los Gatos·Oakland·Oakland Children's Fairyland·San Jose
East Bay December Events Roundup
November 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Activities, Babies, Events, Frugality, Holidays, Kids, Parks/Playgrounds, Toddlers
When it comes to family friendly events around the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Solstice/whathaveyou season, I’m primarily interested in things which are cheap and low key. These criterion eliminate activities like window shopping in Union Square (too crowded), queuing up for a picture with Santa at the mall (absurdly expensive), or attending the Tree of Hope Lighting (too much [...]
Tags:Aletheia·Ardenwood·Berkeley·carousel·Christmas·Christmas lights·Fremont·ice skating·Kwanzaa·merry-go-round·Oakland·Oakland Zoo·Tilden Park·zoo
Fight the Christmas creep!
November 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Holidays, Kids
Check out this massive list of Thanksgiving crafts for kids! If you aren’t feeling inspired, Ardenwood Historic Farms has a tabletop turkey craft event this Saturday, November 21, from 1:30-2:30 pm. Just beware the Borg turkey.
Tags:Aletheia·crafts·Thanksgiving·turkey
Perry’s Pumpkin Patch – Fremont, CA
November 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Activities, Holidays
Baby’s first Halloween will be spent out of the country this year. We’ll be in Hong Kong, and it seems that the only places that really celebrate Halloween in Hong Kong are bars. I don’t think we’ll be doing any trick-o-treating this year. Also, I don’t think pumpkin patches are all too popular in Hong [...]
Tags:Halloween·Karen·pumpkin patch