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 [...]
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Indoor Activities in the East Bay
December 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Activities, Babies, Kids, Museums, Toddlers
Tags:Aletheia·animals·Berkeley·coffee·Habitot·indoor·Lawrence Hall of Science·Oakland·rain·Sadiedey's Cafe
Do you have some holiday shopping left to do?
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Events, Holidays, Retail
This weekend is full of opportunities to support local retailers, artisans, and Jewish delis. On Friday is the Jack London Square Holiday Night Market in Oakland from 5-10pm. On Saturday your options include the Telegraph Ave. Holiday Street Fair in Berkeley, and the Bazaar Bizarre in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The Bazaar Bizarre [...]
Tags:Aletheia·Berkeley·buy local·Christmas·Christmas shopping·craft fair·Golden Gate Park·Hanukkah·Oakland·San Francisco
More East Bay Events… and some South Bay events
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Activities, Events, Holidays, Kids, Parks/Playgrounds, Toddlers
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 [...]
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
Activity Review: Oakland Zoo
November 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Activities, Babies, Kids, Toddlers
My love for the Oakland Zoo can be understood only in context of a comparison with the San Francisco Zoo. The San Francisco Zoo is much larger…some might say sprawling, or overwhelming. The San Francisco Zoo is much more popular…some might say crowded. The San Francisco Zoo is older…which means that some of the habitats [...]