Here’s five favorite hikes with kids in California, – Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite, Point Reyes in Marin, Red’s Meadow in Mammoth Lakes, Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park, and Fern Canyon in Redwood SP – alpine meadows, panoramic views of the coast, rushing waterfalls, volcanic boiling springs and mudpots, sparkling creeks and ferns in the redwoods.
Read more…Dino Days! Cal Academy San Francisco
Dino Days! Cal Academy San Francisco
Colorful animatronic dinosaurs that move and roar, including baby dinosaurs and a huge T-Rex! Plus little kids can dig in sand for fossils and wear dinosaur hats, for older kids, meet paleontologists.
Christmas in Europe
The Christmas season in Europe is not to be missed!
Here’s five of our favorite cities for families in the holiday season – Munich Germany, London England, Strasbourg France, Seville Spain, and Basel Switzerland.
Monarch butterflies have arrived: Three best California monarch sanctuaries
Starting in fall, monarch butterflies in western United States migrate to the coast of California where they spend winter months, November to February. Three best monarch butterfly sanctuaries are Pismo Beach, Pacific Grove and Santa Cruz.
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.
It’s the Year of the Dragon!
2024 is the Year of the Dragon!
In Asia and Chinatown cities worldwide, dragons are everywhere you look – mosaics and statues on temples, painted murals, on tiled rooftops and royal thrones, decorating plates, vases, lucky red envelopes, and kites, for the Lunar New Year dragon dancers parade through streets day and night.