One summer weekend, our destination on the California central coast – Morro Bay. Watch our video of an adorable sea otter mother and pup, and find out why kelp is a “floating blankie.” Plus children’s books.
Read more…A Winter in Valley Forge
Visit Valley Forge, winter encampment of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Kids can step in replica log huts, run around the grassy parade ground where young soldiers trained, climb on cannons, and walk through George Washington’s headquarters – history comes alive!
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…New at the Exploratorium
The Exploratorium in San Francisco is always changing. Curious Contraptions (push the button for flying horses, Anubis riding a camel and exercising), undersea computer, lights and video koi pond, colorful Space Palette.
Read more…Sonoma County Farm Trails: Meet Cocoa and Nutmeg
Last weekend we drove out to Sonoma County for fall Weekend Along the Farm Trails. It’s the perfect activity for toddlers and younger kids, to visit local farms, kids can visit local farms, see farmyard animals, pick apples and pumpkins, take tractor wagon rides, play in hay bale mazes, eat fruit pies with locally made ice cream, and more.
Read more…Yosemite Valley in Spring
This spring the waterfalls in Yosemite Valley are spectacular! Where to go, what to see, and tips for enjoying the hike to Vernal Falls and visiting Yosemite National Park with kids.
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