Find out how Diwali, five day festival of lights, is celebrated – origins of the festival, lighting oil lamps, offerings to the goddess Lakshmi and god Ganesha, special Diwali sweets and snacks, and children’s books.
Read more…Sonoma County Favorite Pumpkin Patches
In October, head to Sonoma County to enjoy pumpkin patches, and amazing corn maze!
Pick up a wheelbarrow, and load up on different kinds of pumpkins, kids love to play in a seed corn pits, go on hay bale rides, see farm animals, explore winding paths through a corn maze.
Day of the Dead
November 1 and 2 is the Day of the Dead – Dia de los Muertos – a holiday celebrated in Mexico, Central America, and Latino communities around the United States. Families remember and honor deceased relatives with flowers, candles, altars, and special foods.
Read more…Celebrate Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is coming up in September.
This holiday, celebrated in Asia, is fun for families – kids stay up to see the full moon and eat special sweets. Go out and look for Jade Rabbit and Lady Chang in the moon.
Lake Tahoe & Gold Country in fall
Fall is a delightful season to visit Lake Tahoe and California Gold Country with kids. Gold is everywhere, though not in the ground. Aspen trees are incandescent yellow, meadows and hills glow with golden grasses, and bright red Kokanee salmon are in the lake.
Read more…Summertime: Cooking with Grandparents
Summer is time for families to get together. It’s always fun when grandparents share recipes and family cooking traditions with grandchildren.
Read picture books about Chinese dumplings, ice candy, mac n cheese, tomato dishes from India, flan, Jamaican beef patties, spicy sambal, berry picking in Alaska.