Designed for kids ages 7 and up, but younger kids permitted with adult supervision
Alameda
Shows Warriors games
Berkeley
Free for kids under 18
Oakland
Berkeley
Oakland
LEGO Labratory on Sundays, Make-a-Telescope workshops, after-hours events
Oakland
Kid-friendly rides, animals and storybook settings
Listener recommends Crab Cove, Coyote Hills and others
San Ramon
Historic 16-acre farm located at the base of the East Bay Hills and Oak Creek
Listener says “good for little kids who can’t read”
Pleasanton
Kids events once a month; features a “Downtown Detectives” activity where kids explore downtown Pleasanton
Views of the bay; caller recommends watching container ships
Richmond
2nd friday of each month June – Sept. ; free admission; face painting, art booths, dancing in the streets
Oakland
Antioch
Offer a Kids-Skate-Free program (skate rental is $3.00)
Sunday picnics during the summer; small tractors for kids to ride, grass area for lawn games, walks through the grapes
Livermore
Oakland
Free access to farm animals; visitors can bring lettuce or celery to feed them
Berkeley
Board game cafe
North Bay
Sausalito
New “Early Childhood FabLab” 3D printers, laser cutters, and vinyl cutters
Santa Rosa
Free KidsWorks Creative Workshop first Saturday of every month; “Bubble Science” on Sundays; storytime and arts activities
Santa Rosa
Artwork documenting the Peanuts cartoonist’s life, Christo’s Wrapped Snoopy House Stories and crafts for ages 1–5 on Mondays
Sebastopol
August 13-14; “Old fashioned, low tech family friendly”
Inverness
Good wading area; bbq spots.
Santa Rosa
Lake, amusement area, hiking, etc.
Along Highway 1 in Mill Valley
Tide pools. bird watching
Kenwood
Has evening-sky programs and safe-sun viewing in the afternoons
Between Muir Beach and Stinson Beach
Trails and picnic spots; Offers cooking, farming and animal care workshops
Glen Ellen
Asian botanical garden; free admission for kids 17 and under
Mt. Tamalpais
2-mile hike to a historic inn; monthly pancake breakfasts; cash only
South Bay
San Jose
Offers summer camps
Palo Alto
Free admission
Pescadero
See goats, how goat cheese is made
Los Altos Hills
Organic farming; summer camps
Palo Alto
Broadway-centric and has summer camps
San Jose
Kids six and under are free; summer camps offered
East San Jose
Offers dancing, painting classes, etc
San Jose
Community service program for youth
Menlo Park
Visitors can color and design aquatic life and upload to virtual aquarium; leaves in July
San Jose
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