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 'Parks/Playgrounds'
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
Playground Review: Ocean View Park, Albany
November 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Parks/Playgrounds, Toddlers
Given all the appealing features of Ocean View Park in Albany, it seems very under-utilized, even during prime pre-nap weekday hours. Possibly this is because it is hard to find. Here are my guaranteed no fail park finding instructions: Go to the Target in Albany (oh, come on…if you are a parent, you’re always going [...]
Tags:Albany·Aletheia·disturbingly clean restrooms·picnic·Target
Activity/Park Review – The Little Farm
October 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Activities, Kids, Parks/Playgrounds, Toddlers
If your kid is like most urban Bay Area babies, their only regular contact with cows, ducks, chickens, and sheep is through singing “Old McDonald Had a Farm.” Fortunately for the livestock obsessed children in your life, there is the Little Farm at Tilden Park, where you can pet and interact with all kinds of [...]
Activity Review – Lake Elizabeth, Fremont
October 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Activities, Parks/Playgrounds
Since I’m new to this side of the SF Bay, I’m still surprised when I find a park or site that’s particularly picturesque, such as Lake Elizabeth in the Central Park of Fremont. On the day I visited, the lake was absolutely calm. I imagine that the lake gets more crowded on weekends, since paddle [...]
Tags:Fremont·Karen·lake·Lake Elizabeth·playground·skate park·trail·water park