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All Your 2016/2017 San Francisco Bay Area Fall & Winter Art, Music, and Food...
This year I’ve rounded up over 170 fall and winter festivals for you. Fall brings the enigmatic festivals, celebrating fog, the moon, fire, and light, along with the expected pumpkin, harvest, beer,...
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The USS Hornet: Alameda’s Own Aircraft Carrier
Bean became obsessed with airplanes and piloting last spring. As the weeks pass and her obsession grows, we’ve been seeking out any museum, book, or Person of Note in the Bay Area to satiate this 3...
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How to Survive the Next Heat Wave: A Roundup of 15 Bay Area Sunny Adventures
We are easing out of the latest heat wave here in San Francisco, but if years past are any indication, the hottest days may be yet to come. I’ve rounded up fifteen ideas for what to do the next time...
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What to Do With the Kids this October
With all the nearby history, farms and countryside, the Bay Area is an awesome place to be in Autumn. (If you ignore the sometimes searing temperatures.) I’ve rounded up our favorite family activities...
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Upcoming Bay Area Halloween Events for Kids
There’s nothing the Bay Area loves more than a festival, and Halloween is no exception. There are so many Halloween events going on the next few weekends, you’re going to have to strategize. Good luck...
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Weekend Adventure: San Jose’s Happy Hollow Kiddy Amusement Park & Zoo
Well, wasn’t this place an absolute surprise. Located just a few blocks off I-280 in San Jose’s Leninger Park, Happy Hollow is pretty much the most perfect place for kids between 36 and 48 inches tall....
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Absolute Rave: Preschooler and Child Ski Lessons at Squaw Valley
Bean spent last week learning how to ski with a friend at Squaw Valley’s Squaw Kids, and people, I couldn’t have been happier with it. We had chosen Squaw Valley for the simple reason that they start...
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What To Do This Weekend: Marin’s Waterfall Redwood Hikes
I don’t want to jinx anything…but it might not rain this weekend. Before the gods come down and curse me for even daring to say that, get thee to Marin. Or Sonoma. Go north, my friends. In the first...
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Friday Link Roundup: SF’s Top 100 Restaurants and the Perfect Postpartum Shirt
How is everyone’s weekend looking? It’s supposed to be hot out — it might finally be time to head to the beaches and parks! We’re taking Bean to a “sibling preparation” class tomorrow, meant for kids...
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An Ode to Alameda Beach
With Bean’s love of all things ocean and bay, whenever the weather warms up, we head for the coast. This past weekend, errands brought us to the East Bay. The sunshine and heat practically required a...
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