Every August the Gravenstein Apple Fair is a popular event for families, so we drove out to Sebastopol last weekend. At the fair, kids can eat heirloom Gravenstein apples, pet dairy cows, mini horses, pygmy goats and pigs, run around a hay maze, press fresh apple juice and climb on tractors.
Read more…Petaluma Adobe: Rancho Living History Day
On Living History Day at the Petaluma Adobe, step back in time to a working ranch of 1840. Volunteers dress up in historic clothing, and kids have fun with hands-on activities – write with a quill pen, stamp designs on leather, weave a basket , rope a “bull,” listen to music, find out what life is like 150 years ago.
Read more…Sonoma Farm Trails: Hello baby goats & lambs
Kids will have fun on spring Farm Trails, a weekend visiting working farms in Sonoma County, seeing (and petting) baby goats, lambs, pot-bellied pigs, chickens, miniature horses, and sampling locally produced eggs, cheese, honey.
Read more…“Vamos a Feria” in Seville
April is time for the spring fair in Seville – Feria de Abril. Horse drawn carriages clip clop through the streets, at the fairground families and friends gather in “casetas” to eat, drink, sing and dance, kids rush onto amusement park rides, thousands of lights twinkle and glow in the darkness at night.
Read more…Sonoma Valley in Spring
Last weekend, on a warm clear day, we headed to Sonoma Valley for a hike and picnic in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. On spring days, it’s also fun to explore Jack London State Historic Park, and take a bike ride through Sonoma. And don’t miss seasonal events – Children’s Day at the Sonoma Mission, and Sonoma County Farm Trails.
Read more…January 6 is Epiphany – Three Kings Day
One the most popular holidays in Europe is Epiphany, also called Three Kings Day. The holiday on January 6 celebrates the arrival of the Magi in Bethlehem, bringing gifts to the Christ child. Epiphany is observed with special cakes and sweets, parades, and presents for children.
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