If you read a certain genre of travel articles about the Bay Area, everything everywhere, from Golden Gate Park to Oakland’s Temescal district, is a hidden treasure or an undiscovered gem. While I hesitate to add to the proliferation of hidden treasures out there, I think that I actually found one. This [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Museums'
CalDay 2010 – Saturday, April 17
April 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Activities, Babies, Events, Kids, Museums, Toddlers
The annual Cal Day is coming up this weekend – April 17th from 9:00-4:00PM: “It’s a day like no other. Spend it in Cal’s classrooms and labs, museums and performance halls, libraries and arenas. Take in all that Berkeley has to offer.” No reservations or registration required. All campus museums [...]
Gardening and flower activities for kids in the East Bay!
March 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Babies, Food, Kids, Museums, Toddlers
Sorry for the long silence on this blog – our family moved to a new house, a nearly month-long ordeal of packing and unpacking with children and cat underfoot. Most of us have recovered from the trauma, though, and our sunny little backyard encourages us to plot large vegetable beds and google “how to [...]
Tags:Aletheia·flowers·garden·gardening·Richmond·Solano County·Suisun·trains·Western Railway Museum
Free Days for Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39, SF
February 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Activities, Babies, Frugality, Kids, Museums, Toddlers
Alameda County residents can get free admission to SF’s Aquarium of the Bay (at Pier 39) from Monday, Feb. 22-Thursday, Feb. 25. (Napa, Sonoma, and Solano County residents can enjoy free admission from Tuesday, Feb. 16 – Thursday, Feb. 18.) You must bring a valid drivers license or ID card with your address [...]
Tags:Alameda County·aquarium of the bay·free admission·Karen·Napa·Solano·Sonoma
Indoor Activities in the East Bay
December 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Activities, Babies, Kids, Museums, Toddlers
Another storm system is moving into the Bay Area this week, making finding activities to do with your kids all the more challenging. Here are a few indoor activities for kids and toddlers in the East Bay in case you want a break from having the youngsters destroy your living room.
Habitot Children’s Discovery Museum – [...]
Tags:Aletheia·animals·Berkeley·coffee·Habitot·indoor·Lawrence Hall of Science·Oakland·rain·Sadiedey's Cafe