The Noe Valley Stroller Group
www.noestrolls.com

WELCOME ABOARD San Francisco's most innovative playgroup on wheels. Now never be at a loss for things to do with baby. People to see, places to go and everything baby puts you in-the-know. Scroll on down and be treated to our extensive calendar (M Tu W Th F Sa Su, Special Events) of drop-in infant, toddler, kid events, many of which are free, that will get you packing your diaper bag and jetting out the door. There are things to do with baby 'round the clock that makes you glad you joined the Club, of parenthood that is! In fact, San Francisco is Stroll City thanks to the hundreds of family-friendly programs produced by Noe Strolls. Beloved staples such as the award-winning Stonestown Strollers (2003-6), a thrice weekly free, drop-in, rain-or-shine fitness stroll featured in "24 Hours on Craiglist;" Rhythm Babies, the once longest running self-facilitated baby jam; and playtime lectures at the Commonwealth Club featuring world-renowned child development experts such Dr. T. Berry Brazelton (National Public Radio Broadcast 11/01). With 1000+ members and flash mob flair, you never knew who you might meet. Before you know it, you'll be mixing with the most interesting parents in town. San Francisco Best of the Bay 2007 (7/07), SF Chronicle The Poop (2006), Lilaguide (2005, 2003), Babies by the Bay (2005, 2002), 7x7 and 7x7sf.com (8/07, 10/04), Parents Press (4/08, 2/08,07,04), and The Noe Valley Voice (5/01) gave rave reviews. Google awarded us a Page Rank of 4 (1Q07). And your friends think we're just awesome! So why stroll alone? Membership is FREE and includes our "Hot Spots for Tots" quarterly. To join, simply email [email protected] your first name, baby's name, birthdate, interests, career, whether you're on LinkedIn, how you heard of us, and write in the subject line "Would Like to Join Noestrolls." Then meet up with us weekly Th 11 at our Welcome Stroll and W 3-7 at our Baby Happy Hour (Vino Rosso, 629 Cortland). Adventure awaits, indulge today!



"Strolling Strolling Strolling. Keep this Baby Rolling.
Strolling Strolling Strolling On"
THURSDAYS @ 11, WELCOME STROLL
Departs Holey Bagel, 3872 24th/Sanchez
 Join the baby brigade for a stroll around the neighborhood. Gather at Holey Bagel for a FREE baby bagel, then head over to FitWell (900 Noe/22nd) for a FREE back tips sheet.
Conquer the Castro Hill and descend onto 18th with a right on Dolores to enjoy one of the most beautiful boulevards in town. Treat baby to a singalong in Dolores Park, then return to 24th/Sanchez for a stretch and rest at See Jane Run
(3910 24th, 10% off store items with the code: noestrolls)

THE SAN FRANCISCO BABY SCENE
 Playground Chronicles
LibraryGuide
Book Nook
Date Night DVDs
Career
 Baby & Me Fitness Clubs
Tot Drops
Sleep Nannies/Sitters
Preschool Picks
KinderTips
Camps
Enrichment Classes
Globetotting Getaways
 Party Planner
Baby Name Sampler
Diaper Bag Essentials
Nursery Lyrics

GIVE THANKS! DONATE TO THE MARCH OF DIMES
Join the Noe Valley Stroller Group in supporting the March of Dimes and its mission to prevent premature births and help preemies thrive. An unbelievable 1 in 8 births are premature and much of it remains a mystery. The March of Dimes is seeking the cause, prevention and cure for HELLP, NEC and other seemingly spontaneous triggers for prematurity and death. Let us give thanks for the healthy babies in our lives. Together we make a difference. The March for Babies (WalkAmerica) is Sa 4/26 9am departs Fort Mason (Bay/Laguna) for a 6.25 mile stroll. For details, visit www.marchforbabies.org or call 415-788-2202

     

SPECIAL EVENTS
Call ahead to confirm event date/time/location/fees. Please email any changes to [email protected]. Thanks for helping keep the website current for everyone.

Discounted/FREE event tickets at www.goldstarevents.com

Got Plastic Easter Eggs left over from the hunt? Please drop themoff at Small Frys, 4066 - 24th.
to be RE-USED at the 2nd Annual Egg Hunt at Noe Courts next year.

F 4/18 12:44-1:30pm
PTA's "FLUNK THE BUDGET"
Dolores Park
*California’s budget deadline is looming, posing a potential crisis of huge magnitude for the state’s public schools, should it pass as it currently stands. Governor Schwarzenegger continues to eye a $4 billion public education cut to help winnow down a near $17 billion dollar shortfall. Voice your concern over the school budget cuts by contacting Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, 916-445-2841, 415-703-2218

Sa 4/19 8-5
EARTH DAY - music, sea creatures, tidepools
Marine Science Institute
Redwood City, 500 Discovery Parkway
www.sfbaymsi.org
650-364-2760x16
FREE

Sa 4/19 9-12
NATURE - Clean Blackie's Pasture
Tiburon, 376 Greenwood Beach Road, Richardson Bay, Audobon Sanctuary
www.richardson.audobon.org
415-388-2524 x107

Sa 4/19 9-3
BABY GEAR SALE - annual SF Parents of Multiples Club Spring Consignment Sale
SF County Fair Building, GGP
9th/Lincoln

Sa 4/19 10-4
SCOTTISH GAMES
Ardenwood Historic Farm
Fremont, 34600 Ardenwood Blvd
www.ebparks.org
510-796-0199
event fee

Sa 4/19 11am
FIONA MA CESAR CHAVEZ MARCH - "Flunk the Budget" and stop the school budget cuts
24th/Harrison, Mission District

Sa 4/19 11-3
DOG FEST - kids carnival games
McKinley ES
Duboce/Scott-Steiner
FREE

Sa 4/19 11-3
EARTH STROLL - departs Crissy Field Center, interactive fitness walk, toddler activities, eco-games, live animals
activities range from FREE to $10

Sa 4/19 1-4pm
CELEBRATE EARTH DAY! - Paint a flower pot and plant seeds that grow
Randall Museum
199 Museum Way
www.randallmuseum.org
415.554.9600
$5 parent/child

Su 4/20 10-5
PARTY FOR THE PLANET - frog hopping games, scavenger hunt
SFZoo
www.sfzoo.org

Sa 4/19 PASSOVER sunset

Su 4/20 12-4
EARTHFEST
Aquarium of the Bay
Pier 39/Embarcadero-Beach
www.aquariumof thebay.com
415-623-5300
FREE outdoor event

Su 4/20 5-8pm
FULL MOON HIKE - meet Crissy Field Center guides at Rob Hill and finish at scenic Mountain Lake
RSVP www.crissyfieldcenter.org
$10 adults, $5 kids

Su 4/20 6/6:30pm
PASSOVER SEDER - 2nd Night
BIJ
625 Brotherhood Way
415-586-8833x25 RSVP by 4/10
$22 Adults, $11 Kids dinner

M-Su 4/21-27
TURN OFF TV WEEK!
www.tvturnoff.org

Tu 4/22 10:15-11
RHYTHM & MOVEMENT
Golden Gate Library
1801 Green/Octavia
FREE

Tu 4/22 11-11:30
FLUTE SWEETS & TICKLETOONS
Exclesior Library
4400 Mission/Cotter
FREE

Th 4/24
TAKE YOUR KIDS TO WORK DAY
daughtersandsonstowork.org

Th 4/24 3:30-4:15pm
HULA DANCE
Western Addition Library
1550 Scott/Geary
FREE

Th 4/24 6:30-8:30
DOLORES PARK PLAYGROUND PLANNING MEETING
Mission High Cafeteria
www.friendsofdolorespark.org

Sa 4/26 9am
MARCH FOR BABIES, WalkAmerica - 6.25 miles, strollers/kids welcome
Fort Mason, Bay/Laguna
415-788-2202
www.marchforbabies.org

Sa 4/26 2-3
CRAFTS (2-12y)
Mission Bay Library
960 4th/Berry
FREE

Sa 4/26 2-3
SF BALLET DANCE IT!
Main Library
100 Larkin/Grove, 2nd Fl
415-557-4554
FREE

Su 4/27
SIPPY CUPS DANCE PARTY
Bimbo's 365
www.thesippycups.com

Su 4/27 10-5pm
DIA DEL NINO CELEBRATION - music, puppets, crafts, pinatas for the animals
SFZoo
www.sfzoo.org

Tu 4/29 11
SINGALONG
Ortega Library
3223 Ortega/39th
FREE

Th 5/1 10:30-11:!5
WATER CYCLE - Mr. Raindrop's adventure
Sunset Library
1305 18th/Iriving
415-355-2818
FREE

Th 5/1 10:45
CLOWN (B-5y)
Eureka Library
16th/Market
FREE

Th-Su 5/1-4
SLOW FOOD FEST
Fort Mason

F 5/2 JAPANESE FOLKTALKES (8y+)
Main Library
100 Larkin/Grove
415-557-4549
FREE

Sa 5/3 11-11:30
SINGALONG
West Portal Library
190 Lenox/Ulloa
FREE

Sa 5/3 11:15-11:45am
IRISH DANCE
Merced Library
155 Winston/19th
FREE

Sa 5/3 11:30-12:45
MOTHERS DAY CRAFTS
Marina Library
1890 Chestnut/Webster
FREE

Sa 5/3
Celebratemama.com

Su 5/4 11-3
FAMILY FEST - bounce house, puppet shows, clowns, animals, science projects, stories, crafts, health screenings
Civic Center Plaza
Polk/McAllister-Grove
www.first5sf.org
415-934-4849
FREE

Su 5/4
FAMILY CARNIVAL
Hillsborough, Crocker Middle School, 2600 Ralston
www.hsf.org/carnival

Su 5/4 10-12
MOTHERS DAY CRAFTS - includes snacks and drinks
SF Childrens Art Center
Fort Mason, Bldg C
415-771-0292
$28 parent/child

Su 5/4 1pm
DANCE - Kick off your shoes, circle up, join hands and celebrate Israel’s 60th anniversary with fun and easy Israeli dances made just for children and kids at heart.(6y+)
BJE Library
1835 Ellis/Scott-Pierce
free parking at Pierce entrance
415-567-3327x703
FREE

Tu 5/6 10:30
OUT AND ABOUT WITH KIDS - from getting across town to traveling around the world with Ericka Lutz
Glen Park Library
2825 Diamond
415-355-2858
FREE

Tu 5/6 6-8pm
MOMS RETURNING TO WORK - Topics include: making the decision, getting restarted in a career, assessing career options, readjustment to work for mother and family. With Teddy Singer, LCSW
Parents Place
1710 Scott
www.jfcs.org
415-359-2454
$30

W 5/7 11-11:30
CRAFTS
Excelsior Library
4400 Mission/Cotter
415-355-2868
FREE

W 5/7 6pm
KID YOGA (3-5y)
Mission Bay Library
960 4th/Berry
415-355-2838
FREE

W 5/7 6-8pm
KINDERGARTEN INFO NIGHT
JCCSF
3200 California/Presidio
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1283
FREE

Sa 5/10 10-12
FISHING - Open House for Roughing It Summer Camp
Lafayette Reservoir
roughingit.com
925-283-3795
FREE

Sa 5/10 1-4:30pm
FOOD/MUSIC/FUN
Mission Library
300 Bartlett/24th
415-355-2800
FREE

Su 5/11 MOTHERS DAY
Lovejoys, 1351 Church, 415-648-5895

W 5/14 4-4:35pm
ASIAN FOLKTALES (4-7y)
North Beach Library
2000 Mason/Columbus
FREE

W 5/14 7-7:45pm
BUBBLES
Parkside Library
1200 Taraval/22nd
FREE

Th 5/15 10:15-10:45
DANCE (4y+)
Main Library Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin/Grove
FREE

Th 5/15 10:30am
GOING GREEN WITH YOUR FAMILY - Learn how to be green at home with your family and discover the fabulous resources available for city-kids and their caregivers with author Leslie Crawford, Jennifer Caldwell, Director of Hope to Action, and Susan Silber, from the Low Carbon Diet program
Noe Library
451 Jersey
415-355-5707

Th 5/15 4-5pm
CHINESE CLAY CRAFTS (7-12y)
Chinatown Library
1135 Powell/Jackson
415-355-2889
FREE

Sa 5/17 1-4
FAMILY FEST - learning stations throughout the gardens to explore and discover, activities and crafts
Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
GGP, 9th/Lincoln
www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
415-661-1316
FREE

Sa 5/17 2-3
FLYING ANGELS CHINESE DANCE
Mission Bay Library
960 4th/Berry
FREE

Sa 5/17 2-2:30pm
MAGIC SHOW
Golden Gate Library
1801 Green/Octavia
FREE

Sa 5/17 5-7pm
FAMILY CAMPFIRE
Crissy Field Amphitheatre near the Warming Hut, make smores and sip hot cider
$15 family of three

Tu 5/20 1:30-2:45pm
BABY BOOGIE (B-2y)
Yoga Loft
321 Divisadero
www.thebabyboogie.com
415-420-5805
$5

Th 5/22 10:30-11
HULA
Sunset Library
1305 18th/Iriving
FREE

Th 5/22 10:30-12
PRIMER FOR CITY PARENTS ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Western Addition Library
1550 Scott/Geary
www.ppssf.org
FREE

M 5/26 Memorial Day SFUSD Schools Closed

Th 5/29 10:30-11:30
COLLAGES (9-11y)
Main Library
100 Larkin/Grove
415-557-4554
FREE

F 5/30 4-5:45pm
TREE FROG TREKS (5y+)
Glen Park Library
2825 Diamond/Bosworth
FREE

Sa 5/31 2-3pm
CRAFTS
Mission Bay Library
960 4th/Berry
FREE

Tu 6/3 3:30-4:15pm
MAGIC SHOW
Golden Gate Library
1801 Green/Octavia
FREE

Su 6/8 Contemporary Jewish Museum grand opening

F 6/13 Last Day of SFUSD School

Sa 6/14-Su 8/24 SUMMER BREAK

Sa 6/14 2-3pm
SUPERCUSSION - kicks off summer reading program
Main Library
100 Larkin/Grove
415-557-4554
FREE

Su 6/15 FATHERS DAY

SS 7/12-13
AVON WALK FOR BREAST CANCER - 39 miles over 2 days (26.2m Sa, campout, 13.1m Su)
avonwalk.org
888-488-WALK
$65 with a fundraising commitment of $1800

F 8/1 SF/MARIN AERIAL PESTICIDE SPRAYING
For update, call Carole Midgen - State Senator, 916-651-4003

Sa 8/2 7:30pm – Su 9am
SLEEPOVER WITH THE SHARKS! (5y+) Find out what life is really like at Bikini Bottom as the magical Aquarium of the Bay opens its crystal clear water tunnels up to family campers. Guided tours, games, animal contact, evening snacks, giggling, full breakfast buffet and a parking pass.
Aquarium of the Bay
Pier 39
Embarcadero/Beach
www.aquariumofthebay.com
415-623-5300/40
$55-65/pp

M 8/25 First Day of SFUSD School

M 9/1 SFUSD Schools Closed - Labor Day

M 9/29eve-10/1 Rosh Hashanah, W 10/8eve-10/9 Yom Kippur

M 10/13 SFUSD Schools Closed - Columbus/Indigenous People's Day/El Dia Del La Raza

Tu 11/11 SFUSD Schools Closed - Veterans Day

W-F 11/26-28SFUSD Schools ClosedThanksgiving

Su 12/21eve-12/29 Chanukah

M 12/22-1/2 SFUSD Schools Closed - Winter Break

12/24 Xmas eve, !2/25 Xmas Day
12/31 New Years Eve, 1/1 New Years Day

2009

MTu 1/19-20 SFUSD Schools Closed - MLK+

M 1/26 SFUSD Schools Closed - Lunar New Year

M 2/16 - SFUSD Schools Closed - Presidents Day

M 3/30 SFUSD Schools Closed - Cesar Chavez

M 4/6-F 4/10 SFUSD Schools Closed - Spring Break

M 5/25 - SFUSD Schools Closed - Memorial Day

Tu 6/9 - Last Day of SFUSD School












WEEKLY EVENTS
 Call ahead to confirm event date/time/location. Please email any changes to [email protected]. Thanks for helping keep the website current for everyone.

MONDAY

FREE MUSEUMS
 www.farmersmarketfun.com
Japanese Tea Garden, GGP, 9-10am
SF Museum & Historical Society/Musee Mechanique
Pier 45, foot of Taylor, FREE, Opened Daily 10-8, sponsored by the SFPL, Take a rollercoaster ride from the gilded age of the 1880s to the 1950s, worlds fairs, amusement parks, ferris wheels, dance pavilions, arcades, swimming baths. "Amusement may not be the great aim of life, but it gives zest to life and makes a grand improvement in human character." Phineas Taylor Barnum, American Showman.
SF Maritime Museum/Visitor Center
Hyde Street Pier/Jefferson,Opened Daily 9:30/10-5/7
Contemporary Jewish Museum
FREE 3rd Monday, 12-6pm, www.jmsf.org, 121 Steuart/Mission-Howard, adjacent to the Holocaust Center of Northern California open 10-4, 415-777-9060, www.holocaust-sf.org
 Cable Car Museum
FREE Daily 10-5+, 120 Mason/Washington
Wells Fargo History Museum
FREE M-F 9-5, 420 Montgomery, www.wellsfargohistory.com
Marin French Cheese Factory, 10-4 daily tours on the hour of its cheese making operations, 707-762-6001
Intel Museum (9y+)
FREE M-F 9-6, Sa 10-5, Santa Clara, Intel’s Robert Noyce Bldg, 2200 Mission College

M 5:30-8am
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles but no toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

M 5:45-10
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

M 8:30/9-10
FITNESS STROLL
Stonestown Galleria
Nordstrom's Cafe Cart, Main Level, Macy's Entrance
3251 20th Avenue/Eucalyptus
www.shopstonestown.com *click on website coupons before you shop
415-564-8848
$15, FREE sample
*Originally created by Noe Strolls, featured in the movie "24 Hours on Craigslist" and recently replaced by Stroller Strides, you can count on this fitness stroll rain or shine in the beautiful, secure, climate-controlled environment of Stonestown Galleria. First gather to hydrate and chat with friends. Guest speakers from CPMC Newborn Connections periodically present on a range of topics from a good night sleep to feeding the family. Then you are off on an adventure around the mall with a certified fitness trainer who will help you trim and tone.
M 8:30-12:30
TOT DROP (2.9-5y, no diapers)
Junior Gym
San Mateo, 101 South B Street
www.juniorgym.com
650-548-9901
$40

M 9-10
YOGA - Baby & Me with Kari Marble
Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California/Webster
$16 drop-in

M 9-12 (closed for the summer)
TOT SPOTS - City College Child Observation
Church of the Incarnation ,1750 29th/Moraga (15-36m, Fong)
Laurel Hill Playground, Collins/Euclid (15m-K, Kurpinsky)
Ebenezer Church, 678 Portola (15m-K, Owings)
 www.ccsf.edu
415-561-1922
FREE *Preschool fun: playdough,manipulatives,playkitchen, stories, snack

M 9-12 (closed for the summer)
TOT SPOT (2.5y+)
Rocky Mountain Nursery School
Pexiotto Clubhouse
2475 15th Street/Beaver cross Castro
415-552-2929
FREE Sample, $5 drop-in
*Preschool fun: painting, playdough, climbing, trikes, 10:30 snack,11:30 music/stories

M 9-12
CHAT - Attachment Parenting (B-5y)
Laurel Hill Playground
Collins/Euclid
415-820-9666 *meets most weeks, call ahead to confirm
FREE

M 9am+
INDOOR TOT SPOTS - Rainy day ideas
-9-6pm Tumble & Tea
Organic Cafe, FREE WiFi, Unlimited gym time
Oakland, 4210 Telegraph, www.tumbleandtea.com, 510-601-REST, $10/Day Pass ($45 Month Pass)
- 9-8pm Sports Basement, tons of toddlers toys, comfy sofas Crissy Field, FREE
-9-10pm Chuck E Cheese
Toddler area with tunnels, slides, gentle rides, salad bar , milk, pizza. Door security ensures that child leaves only with adults entered with. Fun stage show. Coin-operated arcade with kiddie rides. Ample parking.
San Bruno, 1270 El Camino Real (280S Sneath), www.chuckecheese.com, 650-244-9699, FREE playstructure, no food minimum

M 9:30 am
SINGING GAMES, FINGER DANCES (2 1/2 - 4 Tot & Me) with movement educator Valerie Baadh
San Francisco Movement Studio & Workshops
333 Valencia/14th and 15th Streets
415-218-7088
www.sfmovement.com
$15 drop-in

M 10
BILINGUAL SINGALONG (B-5y)
Parque Ninos Unidos
23rd/Folsom
FREE

 M 10+ (call ahead for schedule)
GYM - SF Recreation and Park
10-12 StMary's (10-36m), Murray/Justin 415-695-5006 FREE
10-11 Eureka (Trikes), 18th/Collingwood 415-554-9528 FREE
10:30-12 West Portal (1-4y) 131 Lenox 415-753-7038 $25/sem
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp

M 10-11:15
STROLL - Moms, babies, seniors stroll w/Susan Curry
West Sunset Rec
3223 Ortega, behind the library
415-205-5977
FREE

M 10-12:30 (closed for the summer)
CHAT - City College Child Observation
-Kaiser, 2425 Geary, Mezzanine, Room 1 (0-7m, Grab)
415-561-1922
FREE

M 10:30-11:30am
CHAT – Coffee, Tea & Talk! (6m-2y) Children are at once a joy and a challenge, and the journey of parenting is filled with unexpected twists and turns. Join other parents in discussing child development and how best to support yourselves and your little ones. Bring your questions and explore strategies for setting limits, guiding behavior, developing social skills, and more - the coffee and tea are on us! (Tots welcome)
Parents Place
1710 Scott
415-359-2456
www.parentsplaceonline.org
$15

M 10:30-11:30am
PILATES - Mom & Baby (newborn to walking)
It’s Yoga, Kids
Presidio, 569 Ruger Street/Lombard
www.itsyogakids.com
415-561-0900
New Members: 2 classes for $20

M 10:30-11:30
ART (18m-5y)
Precita Eyes Art Center
348 Precita Ave.
(415) 285-2311
www.precitaeyes.org
$12

M (1st) 10:30-12
INFANT MASSAGE (B-1m) Learn the 15 strokes that promote digestion, elimination, calm and healing in the early weeks following birth. The class offers an excellent introduction to massage.
CPMC Newborn Connections
3698 California Street (Call for Room Location)
415-600-BABY
$35

M 10:30-12
GYM/PLAYGROUP w/Mimi (B-4y)
Adath Israel
1851 Noriega
www.adathisraelsf.org
415-759-1195
FREE Sample, $15 drop-in

M 10:30-12
GYM (B-3y) - playgroup with art specialists/art corner
Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California Street/Webster
415-346-1720 x32
FREE Sample, $15 drop-in

M 10:30-12:15
ARTBuddies (2.5-4y)
Gymboree
Lakeshore Plaza
1525 Sloat Avenue/34th
415-242-5637
FREE sample, $20 drop-in

M 11-12
CHAT (0-2m)
Day One
3490 California Street, Suite 203
Locust Entrance
www.dayonecenter.com
415-440-3291
$11 drop-in

M 11:30-12:15pm
BABY YOGA/MASSAGE B-12m
It’s Yoga, Kids
Presidio, 569 Ruger Street/Lombard
www.itsyogakids.com
415-561-0900
New Members: 2 classes for $20

M 11:30-1:30
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles but no toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

M 11:30-3:45
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

M 12-1:30
YOGA - Mommy & Me (precrawlers)
Open Door Yoga w/Elizabeth
1500 Castro/25
www.opendooryoga.com
415-824-5657
$14

M 12-2:30 (closed for the summer)
TOT SPOT - City College Child Observation
-Church of the Incarnation, 1750 29th/Moraga (8-14m, Nakahata)
415-561-1922
FREE

M 12:30-1:45
FITNESS - Mommy & Me
Marina Green
www.babybootcamp.com
415-290-2764
$10-18 (FREE Sample)

M 1:30
STROLL - Docent-led tour of botanical gardens
Strybing Arboretum, Main Gate Bookstore
Golden Gate Park, MLK near 9th & Lincoln
FREE

M 1:30-2:45
YOGA - Mommy & Me (crawlers)
Open Door Yoga w/Elizabeth
1500 Castro/25
www.opendooryoga.com
415-824-5657
$14

M 2pm
YOGA for Kids
Bernal Yoga
461 Cortland/Andover
www.fullofjoyyoga.com
415-377-3350
$14 drop-in, passes available
M 2-3:30
CHAT - Breastfeeding Support
CPMC Newborn Connections
3698 California Street Room 1882 Library
415-600-BABY
FREE

M 2-4
 TOT DROP (3-8y)
Mill Valley Community Center
Mill Valley, 180 Camino Alto
www.millvalleycenter.org
415-383-1370
$Call for Fee

M 2:30-5:30 (call ahead for schedule)
PAINTING - SF Recreation and Park
Julius Kahn Clubhouse
Pacific & Spruce through PresidioWall
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp
415-292-2004
FREE

M 3-4
CHAT (3-6m)
Day One
3490 California Street, Suite 203
Locust Entrance
www.dayonecenter.com
415-440-3291
$11 drop-in

M 3+
TENNIS (4-12y)
3-5, Laurel Hill, Euclid/Collins, Ron Hill 415-666-7007
4-5,Upper Noe,30/Day, Lou Maunupau, 415-695-5011
4-6, Mission, 19/Linda, Carl Mendoza, 415-695-5008

M 3-5
BOOK NOOK - Parenting Library
Parents Place
1710 Scott/Sutter
415-359-2454
FREE *Borrowing privileges $15 annual fee. Look for "The Emotional Life of a Toddler", one of the books donated by The Noe Valley Stroller Group. Babies welcome!

M 3:15-4
SPORTS - Basketball (5y+)
Douglass Playground
26th/Douglass
FREE

M 3:15-6:15
TOT DROP - Yoga, Mixed Media Sculpture, Harmonica, Photography, Theatre Games, Great Desserts, Urban Gardening (5y+)
Sunset Learning Center
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
1399 43rd/Judah
www.sunsetlearning.net
415-753-3636
$15/hour, call ahead for offerings

M 5-9pm
MINI GOLF FAMILY NIGHT
Redwood City, Malibu, 320 Blomquist
650-367-1906
$8/family

M 5-10pm
DINNER PARTY/KIDS NIGHT - Unlimited pizza/salad for your family
Goat Hill Pizza
300 Connecticut/18th
www.goathillpizza.com
415-641-1440
$9.95 Adults, $5.95 6-12y

M 5pm
MINIATURE GOLF
Malibu Grand Prix
Redwood City, 320 Blomquist (off 101S)
650-367-1906
$7 per family for unlimited play

M 5:30-6:15
YOGA – 5-11y
Yoga 4 Kidz
Bernopoly
231 Cortland/Bonview
415-640-3904
$14 drop-in (10% off 10 pack with $5 receipt from Chloe’s Closet)

M 6-9:45pm
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles but no toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

M 6:30 & 7
DINNER & A MOVIE (Birth-1y)
The Parkway Theatre Baby Brigade
1834 Park Boulevard (580E Park Blvd exit)
Lake Merritt, Oakland
www.picturepubpizza.com
510-814-2400
$5 new release feature film

M 7-9:30
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

M 8-10
OPEN MIC - Comedy
Sea Biscuit
3815 Noriega/45th
www.salcalanni.com
415-661-3784
FREE

M 8-10
GYM - Bounce House, Ball Pit, Climbing Wall (1-8y)
Berkeley YMCA
2001 Allston Way, Berkeley
www.baymca.org
510-848-9622
*Open Gym 7:45-9, 10-11, 11:30-5, Babygym 9:15-10,
Playgroup Classes 11-11:30, Childwatch 5-8pm
 FREE for BerkeleyYMCA and BAM (YMCA Bay Area Membership)

TUESDAY

FREE MUSEUMS
 SF Conservatory of Flowers, GGP JFK Drive, 415-666-7001
*FREE 1st Tuesday, 9-4:30pm
DeYoung Museum, GGP JFK Drive, 415-863-3330, www.deyoungmuseum.org
*FREE 1st Tuesday, 9:30-5:15pm Children & Sculpture Garden FREE daily.
SFMOMA, 151 3rd, 415-357-4000, 11-5:45
*FREE 1st Tuesday, docent tours depart main level every hour between 11:30-2:30
 Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin,415.581.3500
*FREE 1st Tuesday
Cartoon Art, 655 Mission/3rd, 415-227-8666, 11-5
*FREE/Pay What You Wish 1st Tuesday
Legion of Honor, Clement/34th, 415-750-3600 9:30-5
*FREE each Tuesday, docent tours depart main level every half hour between 12-2:30pm
Special exhibition docent toursdepart lower level at 11:30 1:30pm for a fee
Randall, 199 Museum Way, 415-554-9600, 10-5
*FREE petting zoo with rabbits and chickens
 Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, San Jose, 408-277-3000
*$1 2nd Tuesdays, awesome amusement park/zoo for wee ones. Worth the trip. Parking $5
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, 650-329-2911, 10-5
*FREE interactive children's museum and zoo with adjacent playground, ample parking
Maritime Museum/Visitor Center
Hyde Street Pier/Jefferson, 9:30/10-5/7
NASA Ames Mars Center,101S to Moffett Field, 10-6
*FREE daily, interactive children's area, closed federal holidays, www.arc.nasa.gov
Intel Museum
FREE M-F 9-6, Sa 10-5, Santa Clara, Intel’s Robert Noyce Bldg, 2200 Mission College Blvd
Wells Fargo History Museum
FREE M-F 9-5, 420 Montgomery, www.wellsfargohistory.com
Cable Car Museum
FREE Daily 10-5+, 120 Mason/Washington, www.sfcablecar.com
SF Museum & Historical Society/Musee Mechanique
Pier 45, foot of Taylor, FREE, Opened Daily 10-8, sponsored by the SFPL, "Amusing AMerica" Take a rollercoaster ride from the gilded age of the 1880s to the 1950s, worlds fairs, amusement parks, ferris wheels, dance pavilions, arcades, swimming baths. "Amusement may not be the great aim of life, but it gives zest to life and makes a grand improvement in human character." Phineas Taylor Barnum, American Showman.

Tu 5:30-8am
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles but no toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

Tu 5:45-9
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

Tu 8:30-12:30
TOT DROP (2-3.5y, diapers ok)
Junior Gym
San Mateo, 101 South B Street
www.juniorgym.com
650-548-9901
$40

Tu (3rd) 9am
FORUM – Preschool For All Planning Commission
First 5 San Francisco
Fox Plaza, 1390 Market, Suite 318
www.sfkids.org/agendas/preschool.htm
[email protected] (Moira Kenney)
FREE * In March, 2004 San Francisco voters approved Proposition H, which created the Universal Access to Preschool amendment to the city charter. The amendment states that “[i]t shall be the policy of the City and County of San Francisco to provide all four-year-old children who are City residents the opportunity to attend preschool, and it shall be the goal of the people in adopting this measure to do so no later than September 1, 2009.” First 5 California, the state commission chaired by Rob Reiner, has spearheaded the California movement toward universal preschool, helping to fund demonstration programs in 12 counties across the state, including San Francisco. The state commission’s goals are to ensure that high quality preschools are available to all children who wish to attend, and to see increased pay for preschool teachers. First 5 San Francisco convenes monthly meetings with 25 stakeholders to design the universal preschool program, called Preschool For All. The members of the Preschool For All Planning Committee include representatives from First 5 San Francisco, the San Francisco Childcare Planning and Advisory Council, the San Francisco Unified School District, the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, Child Care Providers Association, Family Child Care Association, City College of San Francisco, Child Care Law Center, Children’s Council, Wu Yee Children’s Services, and the Miriam and Peter Haas Fund.

Tu 9-9:45
GYMRunners (14-28m)
Gymboree
Lakeshore Plaza
1525 Sloat Avenue/34th
415-242-5637
FREE sample, $18 drop-in

Tu 9-10:30
FITNESS - Mommy & Me
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 drop-in
Tu 9-12 (closed for the summer)
TOT SPOTS - City College Child Observation
St Paul's Church, 1399 43rd/Judah (15m-K,Kurpinsky)
Eureka Rec, 100 Collingwood/18th St (15m-K, Staff)
Ebenezer Church, 678 Portola (15m-K, Richardson)
Laurel Hill Playground, Collins/Euclid (15m-K, Fong)
 415-561-1922
FREE *Preschool fun: playdough,manipulatives,playkitchen, stories, snack

Tu 9-12 (closed for the summer)
TOT SPOT (2.5y+)
Rocky Mountain Nursery School
Pexiotto Clubhouse
2475 15th Street/Beaver cross Castro
415-552-2929
FREE Sample, $5 drop-in
*Preschool fun: painting, playdough, climbing, trikes, 10:30 snack,11:30 music/stories

Tu 9am+
INDOOR TOT SPOTS - Rainy day ideas
- 9-2 StudioGrow, Berkeley, 1235 10th/Gilman, $6/day per person, 510-526-9888
-9-6pm Tumble & Tea, Organic Cafe, FREE WiFi, Unlimited gym time
Oakland, 4210 Telegraph, www.tumbleandtea.com, 510-601-REST, $10/Day Pass ($45 Month Pass)
- 9-8pm Sports Basement, tons of toddlers toys, comfy sofas Crissy Field, FREE
-9-10pm Chuck E Cheese
Toddler area with tunnels, slides, gentle rides, salad bar , milk, pizza. Door security ensures that child leaves only with adults entered with. Fun stage show. Coin-operated arcade with kiddie rides. Ample parking.
San Bruno, 1270 El Camino Real (280S Sneath), www.chuckecheese.com, 650-244-9699, FREE playstructure, no food minimum

Tu 9/9:15-10
FITNESS STROLL - Departs Starbucks/PlayArea
Corte Madera Village, 1842 Redwood Hwy
www.villageatcortemadera.com
415-924-8921
FREE

Tu (2nd) 9:30-10
STORIES (call first)
Christopher Books
1400 18th /Missouri
415-255-8802
FREE

Tu 10+
STORYTIME at the LIBRARY
10 Noe Valley, 451 Jersey/Castro, 415-695-5095
10 Glen Park, 653 Chenery/Diamond, 415-337-4740
10,11 Parkside, 1200 Taraval /22nd, 415-753-7125
10:30 Eureka,3555 16/Market 415-554-9445 *LAPSIT
10:30 Marina, 1890 Chestnut, 415-292-2150
10:30 Anza, 550 37th Avenue, 415-666-7160
10:30 Ortega, 3223 Ortega, 415-753-7120
10:30 Sunset, 1305 18th, 415-753-7130
11 Richmond, 351 9th Avenue, 415-665-7165
 *not offered weekly, call ahead to confirm, www.sfpl.org
FREE

Tu 10+ (call ahead to confirm)
GYM - SF Recreation and Park
10-12 Moscone (2.5y+),Chestnut/Buch, 415-292-2006 $25/10**
10-12 Richmond (18m+),251 18th/Geary, 415-666-7020 $25/10**
10-12 Sunnyside (0-5y),Teresita/Melrose, 415-337-4720 FREE
10-12 Bernal Heights (B-3y) Cortlandt/Moultrie 415.695.5007FREE
9:30-11:30 Glen Park (15-24m),Boswth/O'Shaug 415-337-4705 $25
10:30- 12 Upper Noe, Day & Sanchez, 415-695-5011 $2
10:30 West Portal (Art, 4y+)
**card can be used at Moscone and/or Richmond
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp

Tu 10-11:30
CHAT
Newborn Connections
3698 California Street Room 1882 Library
415-600-BABY
FREE

Tu 10
MOVIES – Baby & Me (B-3y, lights up, baby-safe sound, changing tables, choose from 3 current features)
Century 20, Daly City
Daly City, 1901 Junipero Serra off 280S
www.momsmatinees.com
$6.50, FREE Babies *$1 cheerios/juice boxes

Tu 10-11:15
STROLL - Moms, babies, seniors stroll w/Susan Curry
West Sunset Rec
3223 Ortega, behind the library
415-205-5977
FREE

Tu 10-11:15
FITNESS - Mommy & Me
Warming Hut/Crissy Field
www.babybootcamp.com
415-290-2764
$10-18 (FREE Sample)

Tu 10-12 (10/10-12/19)
TODDLER EXPLORATIONS – Preschool fun, crafts, animal encounter, songs, stories, Instructor: Ignace Puente (18-36m)
Randall Museum
199 Museum Way
415-554-9681
www.randallmuseum.org
$5 parent/child

Tu (2nd & 4th) 10-12 (2-5y)
CRAFTS- Toddler Tuesday
Coyote Point Museum
San Mateo, 1651 Coyote Point Drive
www.coyoteptmuseum.org
650-342-7755
$2 plus admission and parking

Tu 10-2
FARMERS' MARKET
Ferry Plaza, Embarcadero/Green
Embarcadero & Market
415-353-5650
FREE

Tu 10-10:30
STORYTIME - Pick up a book club card and get a present after the 5th visit
Pottery Barn Kids
Village at Corte Madera
Stanford Shopping Center
FREE

Tu 10:30-11:30am
STORIES
Parents Place
1710 Scott
415-359-2456
www.parentsplaceonline.org
FREE

Tu 10:30-11:30
GYM (1-2y)
JCCSF Activity Center
3200 California Street
415-292-1200
www.jccsf.com
$10 drop-in

Tu 10:30-11:30
ART (18m-5y)
Precita Eyes Art Center
348 Precita Ave.
(415) 285-2311
www.precitaeyes.org
$12

Tu 10:30-12
GYM/PLAYGROUP w/Mimi (B-4y)
Adath Israel
1851 Noriega
www.adathisraelsf.org
415-759-1195
FREE Sample, $15 drop-in

Tu 10:30-12
GYM (B-8m+) playgroup w/Pediatrician Q&A
Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California Street/Webster
415-346-1720x32
FREE Sample, $15 drop-in

Tu 10:30-12
STROLL - Westside Strollers
West Sunset Rec Center
3223 Ortega
415-753-7047 Susan Curry
FREE

Tu 10:30-12:15
ARTBuddies (2.5-4y)
Gymboree
Lakeshore Plaza
1525 Sloat Avenue/34th
415-242-5637
FREE sample, $20 drop-in

Tu 11-12
CHAT (0-2m)
Day One
3490 California Street, Suite 203
Locust Entrance
www.dayonecenter.com
415-440-3291
$11 drop-in

Tu 11:15-12:45
YOGA - Mommy & Me (precrawlers)
The Mindful Body w/Bill
2876 California Street
www.themindfulbody.com
415-931-2639
$13

Tu 11:15-12:45
YOGA - Mommy & Me
Iyengar Yoga Institute w/Jill
2404 27th Avenue/Taraval
www.iyisf.org
415-753-0909
$14

Tu 11:30
STORIES
Mariuccia Iaconi Book Imports
970 Tennessee
www.mibibook.com
415-821-1216
FREE

Tu 11:30-12:15
BABES IN THE BAND - (B-1y) You'll be amazed to see your tot play piano, cello, guitar, mandolin, drum set, and more all in the same session..and giggle the whole way through
Jon's School of Music
4150 Balboa/43rd
www.jsom.com
415-971-5435
FREE Sample, $5 weekly drop-in

Tu 11:30-1:30
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles but no toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

Tu 11:30-3:45
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

Tu 12-3
CHAT - Attachment Parenting (B-5y)
Douglass Park
Douglass/26th Street
415.820.9666
FREE

Tu 12:15-1:45
YOGA - Mommy & Me (precrawlers)
Open Door Yoga w/Elise
1500 Castro/25
www.opendooryoga.com
415-824-5657
$14

Tu 1-2
Yoga - Mom & Baby (newborn to walking)
It’s Yoga, Kids
Presidio, 569 Ruger Street/Lombard
www.itsyogakids.com
415-561-0900
New Members: 2 classes for $20

Tu 1-2
TOT SPOT (Birth-4y)
Parents Place
1710 Scott/Sutter
www.parentsplaceonline.org
415-359-2454
$6Led by Jeni Markowitz & Serra Hagedorn

 Tu 1-3:30
GYM (B-3y)
Japanese Cultural & Community Center
1840 Sutter Street/Buchanan
415-567-5505
$2 *Brush up on your Japanese with this playgroup

Tu 1:30
STROLL - Docent-led tour of botanical gardens
Strybing Arboretum, Main Gate Bookstore
Golden Gate Park, MLK near 9th & Lincoln
FREE

Tu 2-3
OPEN HOUSE (18m-3.5y) - eco-friendly education center filled with multi-sensory toys, toddler library, plush zoo animals
SFZoo Little Learners Cabin
Sloat/Great Highway
www.sfzoo.org
415-753-8140
FREE with Zoo admission

Tu 2-3:30
YOGA (B-2.5y)
2266 California Street/Webster
415-346-1720 x32
$15 drop-in, $130/10 card

Tu 2+
SPORTS (5y+)
2-5pm, Cabrillo Rec/38th, 415-666-7010, Sports
3:30 WPortal, Soccer-bring ball, 415-753-7038
3:30 Christopher Playground, Diamond Heights Boulevard, Football
4-5 JP Murphy Rec, 1960 9th/Pacheco, Sports
4-5, Douglass Playground, Baseball
FREE

Tu 2:30-5:30 (call ahead for schedule)
PAINTING - SF Recreation and Park
Julius Kahn Clubhouse
Pacific & Spruce through Presidio Wall
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp
415-292-2004
FREE

Tu 3+
TENNIS (4-8y)
3-5 Laurel Hill, Euclid/Collins, Ron Hill 415-666-7007
3-5 Christopher, 5210 DiamondHtsBlvd, Lou M. 415-695-5011/695-5000
3:30-4:30, JacksonP/G, 17/Carolina, David Hong, 415-554-9527
3:45-4:15-5, JK, Spruce/Pacific, Max V., 415-292-2004

Tu 3-4
CHAT (3-5m)
Day One
3490 California Street, Suite 203
Locust Entrance
www.dayonecenter.com
415-440-3291
$11 drop-in

Tu 3-5
BOOK NOOK - Parenting Library
Parents Place
1710 Scott/Sutter
415-359-2454
FREE *Borrowing privileges $15 annual fee. Look for "The Emotional Life of a Toddler", one of the books donated by The Noe Valley Stroller Group. Babies welcome!

Tu 3:15-6:15
TOT DROP - Yoga, Hippie Crafts, Percussion Workshop, Drawing, Theatre Games, Great Foods in Bowls, Jewelry Making (5y+)
Sunset Learning Center
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
1399 43rd/Judah
www.sunsetlearning.net
415-753-3636
$15/hour, call ahead for offerings

Tu 3:30-4:30pm
ZOO PLAY FOR TODDLERS (B-2y)
SFZoo Little Learners Cabin
Sloat/Great Highway
www.sfzoo.org
415-753-8140
$5 plus Zoo admission

Tu 3:30-5 (call ahead for schedule)
GYM - SF Recreation and Park
Upper Noe, Day & Sanchez, 415-695-5011, FREE
West Portal Clubhouse/PG, MiniSports Mania (4-6y)
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp

Tu 4-5:30pm
YOGA - Mommy & Me
Kaiser Baby Central, 2425 Geary, Mezz Level
415-833-4120
$6-8

Tu 4-6pm
BOWLING (6-14y)
West Sunset Rec
415-759-3690
FREE

Tu 5-9:45pm
SWIM - Warm Water Pool
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

Tu 5:30-9:30
DINNER PARTY/KIDS NIGHT
Chenery Park
683 Chenery/Diamond
www.chenerypark.com
415-337-8537 RSVP suggested
$5 Mac & Cheese..join the CP Kids Club to win prizes

Tu (2nd) 6-8
WORKSHOP - Finding No/Low-Cost Childcare
Children's Council
445 Church
RSVP 415-343-3300
www.childrenscouncil.org
FREE *babies welcome, childcare can be reserve for older kids

Tu 6:30pm
CONCERT – Latin Flamenco
Beach Chalet
1000 Great Highway/GGP JFK Drive
www.beachchalet.com/events
415-386-8439
FREE

Tu 6:30-8pm (Summer through 8/15)
CONCERT - Tommy Castro....
Palo Alto, Mitchell Park Bowl, 600 E Meadow
www.cityofpaloalto.org
FREE

Tu 7
STORYTIME at the LIBRARY
Portrero, 1616 20th Street, 415-695-6640
Sunset, 1305 18th Avenue, 415-753-7130
 *not offered weekly, call ahead to confirm, www.sfpl.org
FREE

Tu 7-9pm
DANCE- Danza Azteca w/Richard Pena (all ages)
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission, Theatre
www.missionculturalcenter.org
415-821-1155
FREE

Tu 7-9:30
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

Tu 7:30-9:30pm
FRENCH/SPANISH CONVERSATION
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom/23rd
www.redpoppyarthouse.com
415-826-2402
FREE *bring a snack to share

Tu 7:30-9:30 (may not be open for the summer)
TAI CHI
City College of San Francisco
1220 Noe (Lick Middle School Gymnasium)
www.ccsf.edu
FREE

Tu 8-10
GYM - Bounce House, Ball Pit, Climbing Wall (1-8y)
Berkeley YMCA
2001 Allston Way, Berkeley
www.baymca.org
510-848-9622
*Open Gym 7:45-9, 12:30-5, Babygym 9:15-10,
Playgroup Classes 10-12:30, Childwatch 5-8pm
 FREE for BerkeleyYMCA and BAM (YMCA Bay Area Membership)

Tu 8:30pm (2nd)
CESAREAN SUPPORT/PREVENTION
Palo Alto, Blossom Birth Services, 299 S Cal #120
www.ican-online.org
650-322-4834
FREE

WEDNESDAY

FREE MUSEUMS
 Japanese Tea Garden, GGP, 9-10am
Academy of Sciences, 415-750-7295, 10-8:45
*FREE First Wednesdays, 15 minute tours available of the night sky. See the constellations, planets and moon. Shows on the hour inside the portable planetarium, free with admission, 10:30-4:30 Last day at Howard St location is 1/6/08. MOVING BACK TO GGP, WATCH FOR 2008 GRAND REOPENING
 SF Zoo, Sloat/45, 415-753-7080, 10-5
*FREE First Wednesdays, Tot Spot in Insect Dome of Children's Zoo, $4 preferred parking
Coyote Point, San Mateo, 650-342-7755, 10-5
*FREE First Wednesdays, Discovery Lab 2y+, $5 parking, Check out the 9/04 hands on exhibit "Dinostories" curl up in a dino nest, unearth fossils of ancient dinosaurs, sit in reading chairs the size of dino heads
Lindsay Wildlife, Walnut Creek, 925-935-1978, 12-5
*FREE First Wednesdays
Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon, 415-561-0360, 10-5
*FREE First Wednesdays, Tot Spot located at the back of the hall
Chabot Space, Oakland, 510-336-7300,10-3
*FREE First Wednesdays, Discovery Lab 2y+, $7 parking
Fort Mason Museums, 415-441-3400, 12-7
-Italo-Americano,Ft Mason BldgC/1stFl,415-673-2200
-AfricanAmerican,Ft Mason BldgC/1stFl,415-441-0640
-Craft & Folk, Ft Mason Bldg A/1stFl,415-775-0991
-SFMOMA Ft Mason Bldg A/1stFl ,415-441-4777
* FREE First Wedensdays, docent tours 1pm, organic veggie takeout at Greens
Randall, 199 Museum Way, 415-554-9600, 10-5
*FREE daily little petting zoo with rabbits and chickens, sometimes pen is closed for feeding and crowds
Mexican Museum
FREE any day 2005. Fort Mason, Bldg D, www.mexcianmuseum.org, 415-202-9700, 11-5
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, 650-329-2911, 10-5
*FREE interactive children's museum and zoo with adjacent playground, ample parking
Maritime Museum/Visitor Center
Hyde Street Pier/Jefferson, 9:30/10-5/7
NASA Ames Mars Center,101S to Moffett Field, 10-6
*FREE daily, interactive children's area, closed federal holidays, www.arc.nasa.gov
Intel Museum
FREE M-F 9-6, Sa 10-5, Santa Clara, Intel’s Robert Noyce Bldg, 2200 Mission College Blvd
SF Museum & Historical Society/Musee Mechanique
Pier 45, foot of Taylor, FREE, Opened Daily 10-8,sponsored by the SFPL, "Amusing AMerica" Take a rollercoaster ride from the gilded age of the 1880s to the 1950s, worlds fairs, amusement parks, ferris wheels, dance pavilions, arcades, swimming baths. "Amusement may not be the great aim of life, but it gives zest to life and makes a grand improvement in human character." Phineas Taylor Barnum, American Showman.
 Performing Arts Library & Museum,415.255.4800, 11-5
*FREE 401 Van Ness Avenue, Veterans Building, 4th Floor
Wells Fargo History Museum
FREE M-F 9-5, 420 Montgomery, www.wellsfargohistory.com
Cable Car Museum
FREE Daily 10-5+, 120 Mason/Washington
Zeum
FREE W-Su 4:30-5, www.zeum.org, 415-820-3320
Crissy Field Mystery Trail Challenge - self guided treasure hunt. First clue can be found at the Warming Hut. 9-4pm. 415-561-7752. (5y+)
Cantor Center Palo Alto, Stanford, Museum Way/Palm Drive, ccva.stanford.edu, 650-723-4177 FREE W-Su 11-5

W 5:30-8
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles not toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

W 5:45-10
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

W 8:30/9-10
FITNESS STROLL
Stonestown Galleria
Nordstrom's Cafe Cart, Main Level, Macy's Entrance
3251 20th Avenue/Eucalyptus
www.shopstonestown.com *click on website coupons before you shop
415-564-8848
$15, FREE sample
*Originally created by Noe Strolls, featured in the movie "24 Hours on Craigslist" and recentlyreplaced by Stroller Strides, you can count on this fitness stroll rain or shine in the beautiful, secure, climate-controlled environment of Stonestown Galleria. First gather to hydrate and chat with friends. Guest speakers from CPMC Newborn Connections periodically present on a range of topics from a good night sleep to feeding the family. Then you are off on an adventure around the mall with a certified fitness trainer who will help you trim and tone.
W 8:30-12:30
TOT DROP (2.9-5y, no diapers)
Junior Gym
San Mateo, 101 South B Street
www.juniorgym.com
650-548-9901
$40

W 9-12 (closed for the summer)
TOT SPOTS - City College Child Observation
Ebenezer Church, 678 Portola/Fowler (15m-K, Owings)
Laurel Hill Playground, Collins/Euclid (15m-K, Rahman)
St. Paul's Church, 1399 43rd/Judah (15m-K, Fong)
Church of the Incarnation,1750 29th/Moraga (15-36m,Kurpinsky)
 415-561-1922
FREE *Preschool fun: playdough,manipulatives,playkitchen, stories, snack

W 9-12 (closed for the summer)
TOT SPOT (2.5y+)
Rocky Mountain Nursery School
Pexiotto Clubhouse
2475 15th Street/Beaver cross Castro
415-552-2929
FREE Sample, $5 drop-in
*Preschool fun: painting, playdough, climbing, trikes, 10:30 snack,11:30 music/stories

W 9am+
INDOOR TOT SPOTS - Rainy day ideas
9-2 StudioGrow, Berkeley, 1235 10th/Gilman, $6/day per person, 510-526-9888
-9-6pm Tumble & Tea
Organic Cafe, FREE WiFi, Unlimited gym time
Oakland, 4210 Telegraph, www.tumbleandtea.com, 510-601-REST, $10/Day Pass ($45 Month Pass)
- 9-8pm Sports Basement, tons of toddlers toys, comfy sofas Crissy Field, FREE
-9-10pm Chuck E Cheese
Toddler area with tunnels, slides, gentle rides, salad bar , milk, pizza. Door security ensures that child leaves only with adults entered with. Fun stage show. Coin-operated arcade with kiddie rides. Ample parking.
San Bruno, 1270 El Camino Real (280S Sneath), www.chuckecheese.com, 650-244-9699, FREE playstructure, no food minimu
W 10-11
TOT SPOT (Birth-4y)
Parents Place
1710 Scott/Sutter
www.parentsplaceonline.org
415-359-2454
$6Led by Jeni Markowitz & Serra Hagedorn

W (1st & 3rd) 10-11 (July - Dec)
STROLL
Golden Gate Park Stroller Walks
recorded message for departure points
415-263-0991
FREE

W 10+ (call ahead for schedule)
GYM - SF Recreation and Park
10-12 Moscone,Chestnut/Buchanan,415-292-2006 $25/10**
10-12 St Mary's(10-36m),Murray/Justin 415-695-5006 FREE
10:30-12 Sunset (1-2y), 28th/Lawton, 415-753-7098 $15/10
10:30-12 WestPortal(9m-2y), 131 Lenox 415-753-7038 $25/sem
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp
**card can be used at Moscone and/or Richmond

W 10-10:30, 11-11:30
CONCERT - Miss Kitty
Bay Area Discovery Museum
Sausalito, 557 McReynolds Road
www.baykidsmuseum.org
415-339-3900
$5 for members, $6 visitors plus $7 admission over 1y

W 10-11:15
STROLL - Moms, babies, seniors stroll w/Susan Curry
West Sunset Rec
3223 Ortega, behind the library
415-205-5977
FREE

W 10-12
CRAFTS – Folk Arts w/Norita Gonzalez (all ages)
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission, Studio D
www.missionculturalcenter.org
415-821-1155
$2

W 10:30-11:30
GYM (1-2y)
JCCSF
3200 California Street
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$12

W 10:30-11:30
ART STUDIO (18m-5y)
Precita Eyes Art Center
348 Precita Ave.
(415) 285-2311
www.precitaeyes.org
415-285-2287
$12

W 10:30-12
GYM/PLAYGROUP w/Mimi (B-4y)
Adath Israel
1851 Noriega
www.adathisraelsf.org
415-759-1195
FREE Sample, $15 drop-in

 W 10:30-12
CHAT - Mommy & Me Playgroup
Natural Resources
816 Diamond/24th Street
415-550-2611
$10

W 10:30-12
STROLL - Westside Strollers
West Sunset Rec Center
3223 Ortega
415-753-7047 Susan Curry
FREE

W 11
MUSIC - (4m-5y) Little Bears introduces kids to music with storytelling, dance, games and instruments, creating a unique musical experience for your child
Blue Bear School of Music
Fort Mason
www.bluebearmusic.org
$20

W 11-11:45
GYMRunners (14-28m)
Gymboree
Lakeshore Plaza
1525 Sloat Avenue/34th
415-242-5637
FREE sample, $18 drop-in

W 11-12
CHAT (3-5m)
Day One
3490 California Street, Suite 203
Locust Entrance
www.dayonecenter.com
415-440-3291
$11 drop-in

W 11-1
GYM
American Gymnastics Club (18m-5y)
2520 Judah/30th&31st Avenue
415-731-1400
*Parent/baby climb/slide/tunnels
$12

W 11-8
CRAFTS - Ceramic Handprints for Baby!
Terra Mia Pottery Studio
1314 Castro/24th
415-642-9911
FREE studio time($5-10 value) most Wednesdays with 3 can donation for food drive, materials charge $8, call ahead to confirm
W 11-12:30 (9/15-11/17)
TOT DROP/ART CLASSES
ArtyTot Studio (2.5-5y, 1:5 ratio, class size: 10)
31 Melrose/Congo
www.artytot.com
415-452-8890
$15

W 11:30-1:30
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles not toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

W 11:30-3:45
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

W 11:45-12:45pm
YOGA - Mom & Baby (newborn to walking)
It’s Yoga, Kids
Presidio, 569 Ruger Street/Lombard
www.itsyogakids.com
415-561-0900
New Members: 2 classes for $20

W 12
LAWN BOWLING - free lessons
Golden Gate Park
http://www.parks.sfgov.org/site/recpark
FREE

W 12-2:30 (Closed for Summer)
CHAT - City College Child Observation
Church of the Incarnation, 1750 29th/Moraga (0-7m, Nakahata)
415-561-1922
FREE

W 12:30-1:45
FITNESS - Baby& Me
GGP Conservatory of Flowers
www.babybootcamp.com
415-290-2764
$10-18 (FREE Sample)

W 1-2:30pm
CHAT - Baby Blues
CPMC Newborn Connections
Bothin Auditorium
415-600-BABY
FEE & RSVP required

W 1:30
STROLL - Docent-led tour of botanical gardens
Strybing Arboretum, Main Gate Bookstore
Golden Gate Park, MLK near 9th & Lincoln
FREE

W 1:30-1:45
STORYTIME at the LIBRARY
Merced, 155 Winston Drive/19th, 415-337-4780
*not offered weekly, call ahead to confirm, www.sfpl.org
FREE

W 2-3
OPEN HOUSE (18m-3.5y) - eco-friendly education center filled with multi-sensory toys, toddler library, plush zoo animals
SFZoo Little Learners Cabin
Sloat/Great Highway
www.sfzoo.org
415-753-8140
FREE with Zoo admission

W 2-4
 TOT DROP (3-8y)
Mill Valley Community Center
Mill Valley, 180 Camino Alto
www.millvalleycenter.org
415-383-1370
$Call for Fee

W 2+
SPORTS (5y+)
2-5, Cabrillo Rec/38th, 415-666-7010, Sports
3:15/4, Douglass Playground, 26th/Douglass, Cooking/Basketball
4-5:30, Sunset Rec, Soccer/Tennis
4:30-6, Midtown Terrace Rec, Sports
FREE

W 2-5
FISHING - Lake Merced Fishing Club (9y+)
West Portal Clubhouse
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp

W 2:30-5:30 (call ahead for schedule)
PAINTING - SF Recreation and Park
Julius Kahn Clubhouse
Pacific & Spruce through Presidio Wall
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp
415-292-2004
FREE

W 3-4
CHAT (0-2m)
Day One
3490 California Street, Suite 203
Locust Entrance
www.dayonecenter.com
415-440-3291
$11 drop-in

W 3-4:30
CHAT (Breastfeeding 6m+)
Newborn Connections
3698 California Street Room 1882 Library
415-600-BABY
FREE

W 3+
TENNIS (4-8y)
3-5 Laurel Hill, Euclid/Collins, Ron Hill 415-666-7007
4-5 Upper Noe, 30/Day, Lou M. 415-695-5018 (renovation)
4-6 Mission, 19th/Linda, Carl M. 415-695-5008

W 3-5
BOOK NOOK - Parenting Library
Parents Place
1710 Scott/Sutter
415-359-2454
FREE *Borrowing privileges $15 annual fee. Look for "The Emotional Life of a Toddler", one of the books donated by The Noe Valley Stroller Group. Babies welcome

W 3-7
BABY HAPPY HOUR - The ultimate 3 martini playdate
"It's a VERY family-friendly place. Vega and her husband have a 5-month old son who she carries around while serving tables. Parents bring some toys to share, and the kids have a corner in which to play together." - Marilyn & Parker
Vino Rosso
629 Cortland/Anderson
FREE

W 3:15-6:15
TOT DROP - Tumbling/Acrobatics, Pastels, Sining, Clay Sculpture, Expressive Dance, Microscope Lab, Urban Gardening (5y+)
Sunset Learning Center
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
1399 43rd/Judah
www.sunsetlearning.net
415-753-3636
$15/hour, call ahead for offerings

W 3:30-5 (call ahead for schedule)
GYM - SF Recreation and Park
Upper Noe, Day & Sanchez, 415-695-5011 FREE
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp

W 3:30-4-4:30-5:15
VIOLIN CLASS (Beg-Int, 8-10y) - Learn the fundamentals of playing the violin (bowing, hand positions, fingerings) with a Suzuki-certified violin teacher, Fran Gray. Beginning classes play by ear.
Sunset Playground
28th/Lawton
415-554-8742
FREE

W 4-6
DINNER PARTY/PIZZA FUN - Yup, its Kids Happy Hour at Giorgio's. Kids can order a mini-pizza, put on an apron and make it themselves. Then Giorgio's will cook it to perfection while the kids run around and play.
Giorgio's
151 Clement/3rd
www.giorgiospizza.com
415-668-1266
$7 for a 9" mini mozzarella, $0.75 topping

W (3rd) 4-8pm (except December)
CRAFTS - (8y+) Build model airplanes
Hiller Aviation Museum
101S, San Carlos, 601 Skyway
www.hiller.org
650-654-0200
FREE admission, kits $2.50

W (Last) 4ish
MOVIE – Family Fest, Bring Your Own Baby
Red Vic Movie House
1727 Haight/Cole-Shrader
www.redvicmoviehouse.com
415-668-8999
$5 adults, FREE infants/toddlers

W (last) 6-9
SEWING WORKSHOP
2010 Balboa/21st
415-221-7397
FREE *call to confirm

W 6-9:45pm
SWIM - Warm Water Pool
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

W 7pm (4th)
PARENT LECTURES
Swedenborgian Church
2107 Lyon/Washington
www.sfprg.org/parentinglectureseries
FREE, childcare available

W 7-8:30pm (1/14-3/22)
MINIMEALS - meals kids make (8-13y)
West Sunset Rec
3223 Ortega/39th
415-694-3624 RSVP
FREE

W 7-9:30
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

W 7:15
STORYTIME at the LIBRARY
Anza, 550 37th Avenue, 415-666-7160
*not offered weekly, call ahead to confirm, www.sfpl.org
FREE

W 8-10
GYM - Bounce House, Ball Pit, Climbing Wall (1-8y)
Berkeley YMCA
2001 Allston Way, Berkeley
www.baymca.org
510-848-9622
*Open Gym 7:45-9, 11-3:15, Babygym 9:15-10, Musical Gym 10:15-11,
Playgroup Classes 3:30-4:15, Childwatch 4:15-8pm
 FREE for BerkeleyYMCA and BAM (YMCA Bay Area Membership)

THURSDAY

FREE MUSEUMS
Randall, 199 Museum Way, 415-554-9600, 10-5
*FREE daily little petting zoo with rabbits and chickens, sometimes pen is closed for feeding and crowds
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, 650-329-2911, 10-5
*FREE interactive children's museum and zoo with adjacent playground, ample parking
Maritime Museum/Visitor Center
Hyde Street Pier/Jefferson, 9:30/10-5/7
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, UCB Koreber Hall, Bancroft/College, 510-643-7648, http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu, FREE every Thursday
Intel Museum
FREE M-F 9-6, Sa 10-5, Santa Clara, Intel’s Robert Noyce Bldg, 2200 Mission College Blvd
NASA Ames Mars Center,101S to Moffett Field, 10-6
*FREE daily, interactive children's area, closed federal holidays, www.arc.nasa.gov
SF Museum & Historical Society/Musee Mechanique
Pier 45, foot of Taylor, FREE, Opened Daily 10-8, sponsored by the SFPL, "Amusing America" Take a rollercoaster ride from the gilded age of the 1880s to the 1950s, worlds fairs, amusement parks, ferris wheels, dance pavilions, arcades, swimming baths. "Amusement may not be the great aim of life, but it gives zest to life and makes a grand improvement in human character." Phineas Taylor Barnum, American Showman. www.sfhistory.org, 415-775-1111
Mexican Museum
FREE any day 2005. Fort Mason, Bldg D, www.mexcianmuseum.org, 415-202-9700, 11-5
Performing Arts Library & Museum,415.255.4800, 11-5
*FREE 401 Van Ness Avenue, Veterans Building, 4th Floor
 Wells Fargo History Museum
FREE M-F 9-5, 420 Montgomery, www.wellsfargohistory.com
Cable Car Museum
FREE Daily 10-5+, 120 Mason/Washington
Zeum
FREE W-Su the last halfhour 4:30-5, www.zeum.org, 415-820-3320
Crissy Field Mystery Trail Challenge - self guided treasure hunt. First clue can be found at the Warming Hut.Prize at Crissy Field Center. 9-4pm. 415-561-7752. (5y+)
Cantor Center Palo Alto, Stanford, Museum Way/Palm Drive, ccva.stanford.edu, 650-723-4177 FREE W-Su 11-5
Pez Museum 1st Thursdays 10-6 FREE Burlingame, 214 California, 650-347-2301 includes classic toy museum, www.burlingamepezmuseum.com
Museum of Craft & Design, 550 Sutter, 1st Thursdays 5-7, www.sfmcd.com

Th 5:30-8am
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles no toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

Th 5:45-9
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

Th 8:30-12:30
TOT DROP (2-3.5y, diapers ok)
Junior Gym
San Mateo, 101 South B Street
www.juniorgym.com
650-548-9901
$40

 Th 9-10:30
FITNESS - Mommy & Me
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 drop-in

Th 9-12 (closed for the summer)
TOT SPOTS - City College Child Observation
-Ebenezer Church, 678 Portola/Fowler (15-24m, Fong)
-Laurel Hill Playground, Collins/Euclid (15m-K, Richardson)
-Eureka Rec, 100 Collingwood/18th St (15m-K, Staff)
415-561-1922
FREE

Th 9-12 (closed for the summer)
TOT SPOT (2.5y+)
Rocky Mountain Nursery School
Pexiotto Clubhouse
2475 15th Street/Beaver cross Castro
415-552-2929
FREE Sample, $5 drop-in
*Preschool fun: painting, playdough, climbing, trikes, 10:30 snack,11:30 music/stories

Th 9/9:15-10
FITNESS STROLL - Departs Starbucks/PlayArea
Corte Madera Village, 1842 Redwood Hwy
www.villageatcortemadera.com
415-924-8921
FREE

Th 9am+
INDOOR TOT SPOTS - Rainy day ideas
 9-2 StudioGrow, Berkeley, 1235 10th/Gilman, $6/day per person, 510-526-9888
-9-6pm Tumble & Tea
Organic Cafe, FREE WiFi, Unlimited gym time
Oakland, 4210 Telegraph, www.tumbleandtea.com, 510-601-REST, $10/Day Pass ($45 Month Pass)
- 9-8pm Sports Basement, tons of toddlers toys, comfy sofas Crissy Field, FREE
-9-10pm Chuck E Cheese
Toddler area with tunnels, slides, gentle rides, salad bar , milk, pizza. Door security ensures that child leaves only with adults entered with. Fun stage show. Coin-operated arcade with kiddie rides. Ample parking.
San Bruno, 1270 El Camino Real (280S Sneath), www.chuckecheese.com, 650-244-9699, FREE playstructure, no food minimum
Th 9-1
FARMERS MARKET
Serramonte Center behind Target
www.cafarmersmkts.com
800-806-FARM
FREE

Th 10-11:15
FITNESS - Mommy & Me
Warming Hut/Crissy Field
www.babybootcamp.com
415-290-2764
$10-18 (FREE Sample)

Th 10-10:30, 11-11:30
CONCERT - Miss Kitty
Bay Area Discovery Museum
Sausalito, 557 McReynolds Road
www.baykidsmuseum.org
415-339-3900
$5 for members, $6 visitors plus $7 admission over 1y

Th 10-11:15
STROLL - Moms, babies, seniors stroll w/Susan Curry
West Sunset Rec
3223 Ortega, behind the library
415-205-5977
FREE

Th 10-11:30
CHAT & PLAY
CPMC Newborn Connections
3698 California Street Room 1882 Library
www.cpmc.org/newbornconnections
415-600-BABY
FREE

Th 10-12 (call ahead for schedule)
GYM - SF Recreation and Park
9:30-11:30 GlenPark(15-24m),Boswth/O'Shaug 415-337-4705 $25
10-12 Eureka (9m-3y) 18th/Collingwood, 415-554-9528 FREE
10-12 Sunset (1-2y) 28th/Lawton, 415-753-7098 $15/10
10-12 Moscone(9-36m),Chestnut/Buchnan,415-292-2006$25/10**
10-12 Richmond (9-36m), 251 18th/Geary, 415-666-7020 $25/10**
10-12 Sunnyside(5y under), Teresita/Melrose,415-337-4720 FREE
10-12 Bernal Heights (B-3y) Cortlandt/Moultrie 415.695.5007FREE
10-12 St Mary's (10-36m),Murray/Justin 415-695-5006 FREE
10:30 West Portal Clubhouse (3-5y)
 **card can be used at Moscone and/or Richmond
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp

Th 10-12:30 (closed for the summer)
TOT SPOT - City College Child Development
Church of Incarnation,1750 29th/Moraga (8-14m, Grab)
415-561-1922
FREE

Th 10+
STORYTIME at the LIBRARY
10:15 North Beach, 2000 Mason, 415-274-0270 *LAPSIT
10:30 Portrero, 1616 20th Street, 415-695-6640*LAPSIT
10:30/11 Presidio, 3150 Sacramento 415-292-2155 *LAPSIT
10:45 Park, 1833 Page, 415-666-7155 *LAPSIT
11 Mission,300 Bartlett/24th-Val,415-695-5090 *LAPSIT
11 North Beach, 2000 Mason, 415-274-0270
11 Bernal Heights, 500 Cortland/Moultrie, 415-695-5160
*not offered weekly, call ahead to confirm, www.sfpl.org
FREE

Th (3rd) 10:30
CHAT - Breastfeeding Support
La Leche League
Bernal Heights Library
500 Cortland/Andover&Moultrie
www.lalecheleague.org
LLL Leader Jennifer 415-386-7576
FREE

Th 10:30-11:30
ART STUDIO (18m-5y)
Precita Eyes Art Center
348 Precita Ave.
(415) 285-2311
www.precitaeyes.org
$12

Th 10:30-12
YOGA with Stephanie
The Yoga Loft
321 Divisadero/Page & Oak
info@ theloftsf.com
$13

Th 10:30-12
YOGA - Mommy & Me w/Britt
Yoga Tree
1234 Valencia/23
www.yogatreesf.com
415.647.9707
$12

Th 10:30-12:30
PLAYGROUP – Daddy & Me
Duboce Playground, Noe/Duboce (Sunny Days)
Randall Museum (Rainy Days)
www.slowlane.com
415-554-9600
FREE

Th 10:30-12
GYM/PLAYGROUP w/Mimi (B-4y)
Adath Israel
1851 Noriega
www.adathisraelsf.org
415-759-1195
FREE Sample, $15 drop-in
Th 10:30-12
GYM (B-3y)
Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California Street/Webster
415-346-1720 x32
FREE Sample, $15 drop-in

Th 11-12
NOESTROLLS - Welcome Stroll
Holey Bagel
3872 24th/Sanchez-Vicksburg
415-647-3334
Why stroll alone? Join the baby brigade and cruise the neighborhood with other moms and dads while discovering the many treasures of Noe, Castro & The Mission. Fuel up with a FREE baby bagel compliments of Holey Bagel. Then stroll on down 24th Street to conquer the Castro Hill. As you descend into the Castro, wander amidst the colorful shops. Turn right onto 16th, pass the Library and Schmidt Chocolate Factory and head over to Valencia. Enjoy a dazzling array of finds including the Marsh Comedy Club, Modern Times Bookstore & Lucca Deli. At 22nd, meander over to Church Street & 24th and concludethis great workout with a stretch.
FREE

Th 11-11:45
GYMRunners (14-28m)
Gymboree
Lakeshore Plaza
1525 Sloat Avenue/34th
415-242-5637
FREE sample, $18 drop-in

Th 11-12
CHAT (0-2m)
Day One
3490 California Street, Suite 203
Locust Entrance
www.dayonecenter.com
415-440-3291
$11 drop-in

Th 11-12:30 (9/15-11/17)
TOT DROP/ART CLASSES
ArtyTot Studio (2.5-5y, 1:5 ratio, class size: 10)
31 Melrose/Congo
www.artytot.com
415-452-8890
$15

Th 11-12:30
WORKSHOP - Sibling Preparation (3-6y) prepare for baby's arrival with a discussion, a play, and tour of the hopital maternity area
Kaiser, 2425 Geary, Mezzanine Level
415-833-4120
FREE

Th 11-3
CRAFTS
Chloe's Closet
Cortland
FREE

Th 11:15-12:45
YOGA - Mommy & Me (precrawlers)
The Mindful Body w/Kari
2876 California Street
www.themindfulbody.com
415-931-2639
$13

Th 11:30-1:30
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles no toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

Th 11:30-3:45
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

Th (2nd) 12-1
CHAT (Babies Welcome) - Complementary & Alternative Medicine in Pediatrics David K. Becker, MD, MPH
UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
1701 Divisadero Street, Suite 150 (at Sutter)
Directions: http://www.osher.ucsf.edu/About/ContactUs.aspx/
Topics: http://www.osher.ucsf.edu/Classes/Lectures.aspx/
415.353.9741 (For more info, contact Joan Miller Sinrich)
FREE

Th 12-1
TOT SPOT (B-4y)
Parents Place
1710 Scott
www.parentsplaceonline.com
415-359-2454
$6

Th 12-1
CONCERT (June/July)
Berkeley BART Station, Shattuck/Center
FREE

Th 12-1:30pm
YOGA - Baby & Me (precrawling) with Julie Russell
Elevation Pilates & Yoga
3425 Balboa
www.elevationpilates.com
$

Th 12:15-1:45
YOGA - Mommy & Me (precrawlers)
Open Door Yoga w/Emily
1500 Castro/25
www.opendooryoga.com
415-824-5657
$14

Th 12:30 (June-Sept)
CONCERTS
Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission/3rd-4th
www.ybgf.org
415-543-1718
FREE

Th (2nd) 12:45 thereabouts
MOVIE - MOMMY & ME, FIRST RUN FEATURE
Presidio Theatre
2340 Chestnut
www.jillrusso.com
FREE *sponsored by Coldwell Banker

Th 1-2
YOGA - Mom & Baby (newborn to walking)
It’s Yoga, Kids
Presidio, 569 Ruger Street/Lombard
www.itsyogakids.com
415-561-0900
New Members: 2 classes for $20

Th 1-2
TOT SPOT - (B-4y)
Parents Place
1710 Scott/Sutter
www.parentsplaceonline.org
415-359-2454
$6 family

Th 1-2:30
YOGA - Mommy & Me (crawlers)
The Mindful Body w/Bill
2876 California Street
www.themindfulbody.com
415-931-2639
$13

Th 1:30
STROLL - Docent-led tour of botanical gardens
Strybing Arboretum, Main Gate Bookstore
Golden Gate Park, MLK near 9th & Lincoln
FREE

Th 1:30-5 (call ahead for schedule)
GYM - SF Recreation and Park
Upper Noe, Day & Sanchez, 415-695-5011 FREE
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp

Th 1:45
YOGA - Baby & Me
Bernal Yoga
461 Cortland/Andover
www.bernalyoga.com
415-377-3350
$14 drop-in, passes available

Th 2-3
POOL PARTY (6m+) - Relax in 94 degrees of tropical spa waters as baby makes new friends and splashes about with toys and tunes. Enjoy the long descent into a large shallow area. Sure to put you and baby into a state of sweet slumber. (This is a recreational swim for families with young children, no instruction provided. Cuttlefish baby swim classes are offered in 6week+ sessions)
Janet Pomeroy Center, Herbst Pool
207 Skyline Blvd (behind SF Zoo)
415-665-4241 *drop-ins are welcome if space is available, please note pool tends to fill in the summer, consider pre-registering or calling ahead
$7.50 Adult/1 Kid ($45/6 sessions)
$12.50 Adult/2 Kids ($75/6 sessions)

Th 2-3
TOT SPOT (Birth-4y)
Parents Place
1710 Scott Street
415-359-2454
www.parentsplaceonline.org
$6Led by Jeni Markowitz & Serra Hagedorn
Th 2-3
OPEN HOUSE (18m-3.5y) - eco-friendly education center filled with multi-sensory toys, toddler library, plush zoo animals
SFZoo Little Learners Cabin
Sloat/Great Highway
www.sfzoo.org
415-753-8140
FREE with Zoo admission

Th 2+
SPORTS (5y+)
2-5, Cabrillo Rec/38th, 415-666-7010
3, Julius Kahn Playground, Tennis, $5*
3:15-4, Douglass Playground, Baseball
4-5, JP Murphy Rec, 1960 9th Avenue
FREE

Th 2:30-4
YOGA - Baby & Me (precrawling) with Julie Russell
Bernal Yoga
461 Cortland
www.bernalyoga.com
$

 Th 2:30-5:30 (call ahead for schedule)
PAINTING - SF Recreation and Park
Julius Kahn Clubhouse
Pacific & Spruce through Presidio Wall
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp
415-292-2004
FREE

Th 3+
TENNIS (4-12y)
3-5 Laurel Hill, Euclid/Collins, Ron Hill 415-666-7007
3:45-4:15-5, JK, Spruce/Pacific, Max V., 415-292-2004
4-5 Richmond, 18th/Lake/Cal, Emannuel B. 415-666-7020
4-6, Mission, 19th./Linda, Carl M. 415-695-5008

 Th 3-4
CHAT (6-8m)
Day One
3490 California Street, Suite 203
Locust Entrance
www.dayonecenter.com
415-440-3291
$11 drop-in

Th 3-5
PlayGYM
Gymboree
Lakeshore Plaza
1525 Sloat Avenue/34th
415-242-5637
FREE to Gymboree Sloat members

Th 3-5
BOOK NOOK - Parenting Library
Parents Place
1710 Scott/Sutter
415-359-2454
FREE *Borrowing privileges $15 annual fee. Look for "The Emotional Life of a Toddler", one of the books donated by The Noe Valley Stroller Group. Babies welcome!

Th 3-7
FARMERS' MARKET
Ferry Plaza, Embarcadero/Green
Embarcadero & Market
415-353-5650
FREE

Th 3:15-6:15
TOT DROP - Martial Play, Yarnworks, Creative Music Workshop, Watercolors, Expressive Dance, Cosmology, Great Snacks, Poetry (5y+)
Sunset Learning Center
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
1399 43rd/Judah
www.sunsetlearning.net
415-753-3636
$15/hour, call ahead for offerings

Th 4-5:30pm
YOGA - Mommy & Me
Kaiser Baby Central, 2425 Geary, Mezz Level
415-833-4120
$6-8

Th 4/4:30-5
STORYTIME at the LIBRARY
Presidio, 3150 Sacramento/BakerLyon, 415-292-2155
*not offered weekly, sometimes followed by guest performers, call ahead to confirm, www.sfpl.org
FREE

Th 4-8pm
FARMERS MARKET - crafts, music, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo
Benicia, Main Street
707-745-9791
FREE

Th 4-8pm (through 9/15)
CONCERT - Hot Harvest Night Farmers Market
San Carlos, 700 Laurel
www.sancarloschamber.org
650-593-1068
FREE

Th 4-8pm
CONCERT/FILM/FARMERS MARKET (Jun-Sep)
Concord, Todos Santos Plaza, Willow Pass Road/Grant
www.concordfirst.org
925-671-3000
FREE

Th 4:30-6
COOKING (5y+)
Midtown Terrace
FREE

Th (1st) 5-7pm
AN EVENING OUT OF TOWN
The Museum of Art & History
McPherson Center
705 Front/Cooper, Santa Cruz
www.santacruzmah.org
831-429-1964
*Wine, Appetizers, Art & Music sponsored by Charles Schwab, et al. DIRECTIONS: From Highway 1 entering Santa Cruz from the North, turn right at Laurel Street and continue until you turn left at Front Street, the Museum is on the left 3 blocks down. From Highway 17, continue down Ocean Street to Water and turn right. Make a hard left at the Town Clock. Continue on until you see the Museum building with large banner.
$1

Th (1st) 5:30-7:30pm
ART HOUSE COCKTAILS
First Thursdays downtown galleries open thier doors for wine and appetizers. Start by checking out Musuem of Craft and Design (www.sfmcd.com) at 550 Sutter from 5-7pm.
FREE

Th (3rd) 5-9
SOIREE - Live music, cocktails
California Academy of Sciences
875 Howard
415-321-8000
$5

Th (3rd) 5-8pm (Oct, Nov, Dec 2004)
BABY HAPPY HOUR - Tots N' Tonic
The Ultimate 3 Martini Playdate. Babies, toddlers, kids of all ages, moms, dads, and their friends are all
invited for music, food, drinks, families and fun.
Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell/Van Ness & Franklin
www.rickshawstop.com
www.digitalcity.com/sanfrancisco/bars/event.adp?evid=2114070&type=overview
FREE (no cover) *discontinued for 2005, for details email [email protected]
Th (last) 5:30-9:30pm
TOT PARTY - DJ, food, drinks, playmates
Peekaboutique
1306 Castro/24th
415-641-6192
FREE

Th 6-7pm
BOWLING (6-14y)
West Sunset Rec
415-759-3690
FREE

Th (2nd) 6-7:30
SINGLE MOMS GROUPS – refreshments served
Jewish Family & Children Services
San Mateo, 2001 Winward Way, Suite. 200
650-688-3084
FREE (*RSVP for childcare)

Th (last) 6-8
KNITTING CIRCLE
Urban Knitting Studios
320 Fell
415-552-5333
FREE

Th 6-8 (Summer)
CONCERT - California Beach Party
San Mateo, 5th/Laurel
www.cityofsanmateo.org
FREE

Th 6-9:45
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles not toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

Th (3rd) 6:30pm
MOVIE (3y+) - Beneath the Waves, cookies, punch
San Bruno, 715 El Camino Real, CA Dive Center
www.cadive.com
FREE

Th 6:30-8:30 (June/July)
CONCERT
Orinda Community Center, 26 Orinda Way
FREE

Th 6:30-8:30 (June-Aug)
CONCERT
Moraga Commons Park, 1799 St Marys Road
925-376-2520
FREE

Th (3rd) 6:45/7:15-8:30 (not August or December)
PARENTING MIXER/WORKSHOP (no toddlers)
St. James Church
4620 California/8th Avenue
www.ggmg.org
FREE *parking at George Peabody School, 251 Sixth, only between 6pm and 9pm, enter on 7th Avenue

Th 7pm
OPEN MIC – all ages
Bazaar Café
5927 California Street
415-831-5620
FREE

Th 7-9:30
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

Th 7:30-9:30
TAI CHI
City College of San Francisco
1220 Noe (Lick Middle School Gymnasium)
FREE

Th 8-10
GYM - Bounce House, Ball Pit, Climbing Wall (1-8y)
Berkeley YMCA
2001 Allston Way, Berkeley
www.baymca.org
510-848-9622
*Open Gym 7:45-9, 11:45-5; Babygym 9:15-10,
Playgroup Classes 10-11:45, Childwatch 5-8pm
 FREE for BerkeleyYMCA and BAM (YMCA Bay Area Membership)

Th 9pm
CONCERT – Surf Jazz
Beach Chalet, Park Chalet Lounge
1000 Great Highway/GGP JFK Drive
www.beachchalet.com/events
415-386-8439
FREE

FRIDAY

FREE MUSEUMS
Japanese Tea Garden, GGP, 9-10am
Randall, 199 Museum Way, 415-554-9600, 10-5
*FREE daily little petting zoo with rabbits and chickens, sometimes pen is closed for feeding and crowds
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, 650-329-2911, 10-5
*FREE interactive children's museum and zoo with adjacent playground, ample parking
Maritime Museum/Visitor Center
Hyde Street Pier/Jefferson, 9:30/10-5/7
Mexican Museum
FREE any day 2005. Fort Mason, Bldg D, www.mexcianmuseum.org, 415-202-9700, 11-5
NASA Ames Mars Center,101S to Moffett Field, 10-6
*FREE daily, interactive children's area, closed federal holidays, www.arc.nasa.gov
Intel Museum
FREE M-F 9-6, Sa 10-5, Santa Clara, Intel’s Robert Noyce Bldg, 2200 Mission College
SF Museum & Historical Society/Musee Mechanique
Pier 45, foot of Taylor, FREE, Opened Daily 10-8, sponsored by the SFPL, "Amusing AMerica" Take a rollercoaster ride from the gilded age of the 1880s to the 1950s, worlds fairs, amusement parks, ferris wheels, dance pavilions, arcades, swimming baths. "Amusement may not be the great aim of life, but it gives zest to life and makes a grand improvement in human character." Phineas Taylor Barnum, American Showman. www.sfhistory.org, 415-775-1111
Performing Arts Library & Museum,415.255.4800, 11-5
*FREE 401 Van Ness Avenue, Veterans Building, 4th Floor
 Wells Fargo History Museum
FREE M-F 9-5, 420 Montgomery, www.wellsfargohistory.com
Cable Car Museum
FREE Daily 10-5+, 120 Mason/Washington
Zeum
FREE W-Su 4:30-5, www.zeum.org, 415-820-3320
Crissy Field Mystery Trail Challenge - self guided treasure hunt. First clue can be found at the Warming Hut. 9-4pm. 415-561-7752. (5y+)
Cantor Center Palo Alto, Stanford, Museum Way/Palm Drive, ccva.stanford.edu, 650-723-4177 FREE W-Su 11-5

F 5:30-8am
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles no toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

F 5:45am-9:30pm
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

F (3rd) 8am
BIRDERS (5y+) departs Randall Museum for
Corono Heights Park
www.randallmuseum.org
415-554-9600 x 16call if need binoculars
FREE

F 8:30/9-10
FITNESS STROLL
Stonestown Galleria
Nordstrom's Cafe Cart, Main Level, Macy's Entrance
3251 20th Avenue/Eucalyptus
www.shopstonestown.com *click on website coupons before you shop
415-564-8848
$15, FREE sample
*Originally created by Noe Strolls, featured in the movie "24 Hours on Craigslist" and recentlyreplaced by Stroller Strides, you can count on this fitness stroll rain or shine in the beautiful, secure, climate-controlled environment of Stonestown Galleria. First gather to hydrate and chat with friends. Guest speakers from CPMC Newborn Connections periodically present on a range of topics from a good night sleep to feeding the family. Then you are off on an adventure around the mall with a certified fitness trainer who will help you trim and tone.
F 8:30-12:30
TOT DROP (2.9-5y, no diapers)
Junior Gym
San Mateo, 101 South B Street
www.juniorgym.com
650-548-9901
$40

F 9-12 (closed for the summer)
TOT SPOTS - City College Child Observation
Church of Incarnation, 1750 29th/Moraga (15m-K, Kurp)
St Paul's Church, 1399 43rd/Judah (15m-K, Fong)
Ebenezer Church, 678 Portola/Fowler (15m-K, Owings)
Laurel Hill Playground, Collins/Euclid (15m-K, Rahman)
300 Stonecrest ?, (15m-K, Devine)
West Portal Playground, 131 Lenox Way (at Merced during renovation)
 www.ccsf.edu
415-561-1922
FREE
F 9-12 (closed for the summer)
TOT SPOT (2.5y+)
Rocky Mountain Nursery School
Pexiotto Clubhouse
2475 15th Street/Beaver cross Castro
415-552-2929
FREE Sample, $5 drop-in
*Preschool fun: painting, playdough, climbing, trikes, 10:30 snack,11:30 music/stories

F 9am+
INDOOR TOT SPOTS - Rainy day ideas
 9-2 StudioGrow, Berkeley, 1235 10th/Gilman, $6/day per person, 510-526-9888
-9-6pm Tumble & Tea
Organic Cafe, FREE WiFi, Unlimited gym time
Oakland, 4210 Telegraph, www.tumbleandtea.com, 510-601-REST, $10/Day Pass ($45 Month Pass)
- 9-8pm Sports Basement, tons of toddlers toys, comfy sofas Crissy Field, FREE
-9-11pm Chuck E Cheese
Toddler area with tunnels, slides, gentle rides, salad bar , milk, pizza. Door security ensures that child leaves only with adults entered with. Fun stage show. Coin-operated arcade with kiddie rides. Ample parking.
San Bruno, 1270 El Camino Real (280S Sneath), www.chuckecheese.com, 650-244-9699, FREE playstructure, no food minimum
F 9:30-11
YOGA - Mommy & Me
Integral Yoga Institute w/Madhuri
770 Dolores Street
415-821-1117
$9 ($5 for lunch)

F 10-10:45
GYMRunners (14-28m)
Gymboree
Lakeshore Plaza
1525 Sloat Avenue/34th
415-242-5637
FREE sample, $18 drop-in

F 10-11:15
FITNESS - Marina Green
www.babybootcamp.com
415.290.2764
$10-$18 (First class FREE!)

F 10-11:30
TOT TIME (2-5y, tot & me, sand sculpture, bug detectives)
Crissy Field Center
Presidio, 603 Mason/Halleck
www.crissyfield.org
415-561-7752
$8
F 10-11:30
GYM/PLAYGROUP w/Mimi (B-4y)
Adath Israel
1851 Noriega
www.adathisraelsf.org
415-759-1195
FREE Sample, $15 drop-in

F 10-11:30
GYM (B-4y) playgroup - shabbat club
Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California Street/Webster
415-346-1720 x32
FREE Sample, $15 drop-in

F 10-11:30
CHAT
CPMC Newborn Connections
3698 California Street
Women's Health Resource Center (off lobby)
www.cpmc.org/newbornconnections
415-600-BABY
FREE

F (2nd) 10-12
AQUA TOTS (2-5y) –animal viewing, touching, crafts, songs, games
March 14, 2008 -- Crawling Crabs
April 11, 2008 -- Bat Ray Buddies
May 9, 2008 -- Crazy about Coral Reefs
June 13, 2008 -- Birds of the Bay
Aquarium of the Bay
Pier 39
Embarcadero/Beach
www.aquariumofthebay.com
415-623-5300/40
FREE with admission

F 10-12 (call ahead for schedule)
TOT SPOTS - SF Recreation and Park
-Eureka (9m-3y), 18/Collingwood, 415-554-9528 FREE
-Moscone (9-36m) Chestnut/Buchnan 415-292-2006 $25/10**
-Richmond (9-36m), 251 18th/Geary, 415-666-7020 $25/10**
-Sunnyside (under 5y) Teresita/Melrose 415-337-4720 FREE
 **card can be used at Moscone and/or Richmond
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp

F 10-12
BREAKFAST WITH ENZO - singalong dance party
Presidio Dance Theatre
1158 Gorgas
415-561-3958
www.enzogarcia.org
$5 per person

F 10:30
RHYTHM BABIES
 Join Noestrollers Tessa, Madoc & Deirdre as they lead this wonderful weekly singalong of nursery songs. Click here for Nursery Lyrics Weather permitting, we'll end with a stroll along the spectacular vistas of Crissy Field.
Sports Basement
Presidio, 610 Mason/Crissy Field
FREE

F 10:30-11:30 (call for dates)
TOT SPOT (Mommy & Me, 6-30 months)
A pre-preschool experience with a Jewish twist. Treat baby to cooking, crafts, dancing, singing, stories and massage, . Facilitated by Leah Potash, Early Childhood Educator; Shalom School Kindergarten Teacher.
Chabad Jewish Center
94 29th Street/San Jose
www.chabadnoevalley.org
[email protected]
415-821-7046
$5

F 10:30-11:30
GYM (1-2y)
JCCSF
3200 California Street
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$12

F 10:30-11:30
PILATES - Mom & Baby (newborn to walking)
It’s Yoga, Kids
Presidio, 569 Ruger Street/Lombard
www.itsyogakids.com
415-561-0900
New Members: 2 classes for $20

F (1st & 3rd) 10:30-11:30
TOT SPOT – Ages 2-4y, crafts, animals, snack
Randall Museum
199 Museum Way
www.randallmuseum.org
415-554-9604
$3/per person *call ahead for dates, not always offered

F 11:30-12:15pm
BABY YOGA/MASSAGE - (newborn to walking)
It’s Yoga, Kids
Presidio, 569 Ruger Street/Lombard
www.itsyogakids.com
415-561-0900
New Members: 2 classes for $20

F 11:30-1:30
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles no toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

F 12-1, 2-3, 4-5
CRAFTS (3-5y) - Little Z's workshops
Zeum
221 4th
www.zeum.org
415-777-2800
$admission

F 12-1
CHAT (3-5m)
Day One
3490 California Street, Suite 203
Locust Entrance
www.dayonecenter.com
415-440-3291
$11 drop-in

F 12:30-5 (call ahead for schedule)
GYM - SF Recreation and Park
Upper Noe, Day & Sanchez, 415-695-5011 FREE
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp

F 1-2pm
POOL PARTY (6m+) - Relax in 94 degrees of tropical spa waters as baby makes new friends and splashes about with toys and tunes. Enjoy the long descent into a large shallow area. Sure to put you and baby into a state of sweet slumber.
Janet Pomeroy Center, Herbst Pool
207 Skyline Blvd (behind SF Zoo)
415-665-4241 *drop-ins are welcome if space is available, please note pool tends to fill in the summer, consider pre-registering or calling ahead
$7.50 Adult/1 Kid ($45/6 sessions)
$12.50 Adult/2 Kids ($75/6 sessions)

F 1:30
STROLL - Docent-led tour of botanical gardens
Strybing Arboretum, Main Gate Bookstore
Golden Gate Park, MLK near 9th & Lincoln
FREE

F 2-3
OPEN HOUSE (18m-3.5y) - eco-friendly education center filled with multi-sensory toys, toddler library, plush zoo animals
SFZoo Little Learners Cabin
Sloat/Great Highway
www.sfzoo.org
415-753-8140
FREE with Zoo admission

F 2:30-5:30 (call ahead for schedule)
PAINTING - SF Recreation and Park
Julius Kahn Clubhouse
Pacific & Spruce through Presidio Wall
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp
415-292-2004
FREE

F 2+
SPORTS (5y+)
2-3,4-5 Douglass Playground, Baseball
2-5, Cabrillo Rec/38th, 415-666-7010, Sports
3:30-5, WPortal, TBall, bring glove, 415-753-7038
4:30-6, Midtown Terrace Rec, Sports
FREE

F 2-4
 TOT DROP (3-8y)
Mill Valley Community Center
Mill Valley, 180 Camino Alto
www.millvalleycenter.org
415-383-1370
$Call for Fee

F 3-4
CHAT (9-12m)
Day One
3490 California Street, Suite 203
Locust Entrance
www.dayonecenter.com
415-440-3291
$11 drop-in

F 3-5
BOOK NOOK - Parenting Library
Parents Place
1710 Scott/Sutter
415-359-2454
FREE *Borrowing privileges $15 annual fee. Look for "The Emotional Life of a Toddler", one of the books donated by The Noe Valley Stroller Group. Babies welcome!

F 3:15-6:15
TOT DROP - Wushu Martial Arts, Mathematics in Art, Musical Imagination, Print Making, Math Games, Hip Hop Dance, Marine Biology/Seafood, Jewelry Making, Russian Literature (5y+)
Sunset Learning Center
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
1399 43rd/Judah
www.sunsetlearning.net
415-753-3636
$15/hour, call ahead for offerings

F 3:30-4:15, 4:30-5:15
UKULELE CLASS w/Fran Gray (Beg & Adv, 7y+)
Sunset Playground
28th/Lawton
415-554-8742 Manny Fernandez
FREE

F 3:30-5:30/3:45-4:45
CHESS LESSONS – Beginners (6-8y)
Excelsior Meeting Room
4400 Mission/Cotter
FREE

F 4+
TENNIS (4-12y)
4-5 Upper Noe, 30th/Day, Lou M. 415-695-5018
4-6 Mission P/G, 19th/Linda, Carl M. 415-695-5008

F 4-6
STUNT KITE FLYING (8-13y)
West Sunset Rec
3223 Orrtega/39th
415-694-3624
FREE

F 4-9:45
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles not toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

F 4:30-5:30pm
CONCERT – Acoustic Blues
Beach Chalet
1000 Great Highway/GGP JFK Drive
www.beachchalet.com/events
415-386-8439
FREE

F 4:30+
FAMILY SHABBAT - challah, wine, songs, blessings
4:30pm jccsf.org
5:30pm (5pm F 2nd, 6pm F 1st-preschoolers) emanuelsf.com, RSVP for 6:45pm dinner 415-751-2541 x 162
5pm F 2nd preschool potluck, 3rd F 6/6:30pm nosh and services, sherithisrael.org
7/8pm F last dairy potluck, bnaiemunahsf.org
7:30pm bij.com (First Fridays 6:30/7:30service Potluck $15 adult, $11kid, $8 childcare)

F (3rd) 4:30-8:30pm
TOT DROP (2-8y) - snacks, crafts
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9650
$25/facility members only

F (Last) 5-9
TOT DROP Date Night/Dance Party: Crafts,Brio, Games, Movies, Snooze Spots, Snack for ages 6w-6y (3 kid minimum)
 Bay Club
415-901-9346
$40 BayClubMember, $50 Guests

F 5:30-7:30
CONCERTS
Bird & Beckett Books & Records
2788 Diamond/Chenery
415-586-3733
FREE *Owner Eric Whittington welcomes all ages!

F 5:30-7:30 (summer only)
CONCERTS
Crab Cove
Alameda, 1252 McKay
www.ebparks.org
510-521-6887
FREE

F (3rd) 5:30-8:30pm
TOT DROP
Peninsula YMCA
San Mateo, 1877 S Grant
650-286-9622
www.ymcasf.org/peninsula
$25-35

F (1st) 6-6:30pm
TOT SHABBAT - Children's shabbat with singing, dancing and storytelling, followed by a vegetarian meal. All are welcome! Beyt Tikkun is extremely welcoming and inclusive of all families, interfaith couples and people from all backgrounds.
Beyt Tikkun @ Noe Valley Ministry
1021 Sanchez/24th Street, upstairs
www.beyttikkun.org/Children/kidshabbat.htm
415-282-7288
FREE

F 6-6:50pm
FUN RUN
Sports Basement
Presidio, Crissy Field
FREE

F 6-8
FUN - pool games, bounce house, snacks, crafts
Presidio YMCA Letterman Pool
1151 Gorgas Ave
www.ymcasf.org/presidio
415-447-9680
FREE Presidio Y members, $25/family for guest

F (1st) 6-9:30pm
TOT DROP (4y+) Kids meet Buddy the Iguana, Stickum the frog, tortoises and more. Do fun, creative, hands-on science and art projects from popper rockets to puppets, munch pizza, healthy snacks and enjoy National Geographic films.
Tree Frog Treks
2114 Hayes/Cole, off the Panhandle at GGP
415-876-3764
$40 first child/$20 each additional
*drop-ins welcome but event is only guaranteed when reserved by prior W12pm

F (1st) 6-9:30
TOT DROP - Spanish Immersion
Hola Kids
www.languageinaction.com
415-440-HOLA
$45

F 6:30-9:30
TOT DROP (3y-10y)
Junior Gym
San Mateo, 101 South B Street
www.juniorgym.com
650-548-9901
$25/nonmembers + $25 one-time registration fee

F (3rd) 6:30-9:30
TOT DROP (5y-12y)
Mill Valley Community Center
Mill Valley, 180 Camino Alto
www.millvalleycenter.org
415-383-1370 RSVP required
$18

F 6:30 (7/1-8/19)
THEATRE - Peninsula Youth Theatre presents Fairytales
MountainView Perfroming Arts Center
MountainView, ParkStage, 500 Castro
www.mvcpa.com
650-903-6000
FREE

F 6:30/8:30 (Summer)
CONCERTS
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
www.beachboardwalk.com
FREE

F Dusk-10:30pm
FAMILY COSMOS CLUB w Astronomer Ben Burress, telescope viewing of night sky happenings, see wonderful writeups in Parents Press
Chabot Space & Science Center
Oakland, Skyline
www.chabotspace.org
510-336-7373
FREE

F 7-10pm
GYM - Bounce House, Ball Pit, Climbing Wall (1-8y)
Berkeley YMCA
2001 Allston Way, Berkeley
www.baymca.org
510-848-9622
*Open Gym 7:45-9, 11:45-7; Babygym 9:15-10,
Playgroup Classes 10-11:45
 FREE for BerkeleyYMCA and BAM (YMCA Bay Area Membership)

F 7:30-9:30
CONCERT (all ages)
Dolores Park Cafe
501 Dolores/18th
415-621-2901
www.doloresparkcafe.com
FREE

F (last) 7/8
SHABBAT POTLUCK - Kids feast/fun
Bnai Emunah
3595 Taraval
http://www.uscj.org/ncalif/sanfranbe/
415-664-7373

F 8:30pm
CONCERT – Lounge Music
Beach Chalet, Park Chalet Lounge
1000 Great Highway/GGP JFK Drive
www.beachchalet.com/events
415-386-8439
FREE

F 8:30-11pm
OPEN MIC - Lounge Singing, Showtunes
Octavia Lounge (all ages, dinner available)
Market/Octavia
FREE

SATURDAY

FREE MUSEUMS
 Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, 415-487-4398
*FREE 2nd Saturdays 1-5, Directions: From San Francisco, cross the Golden Gate Bridge and take the Alexander Avenue Exit. Follow signs for East Fort Baker and the Bay Area Discovery Museum
 Randall, 199 Museum Way, 415-554-9600, 10-5
*FREE daily little petting zoo with rabbits and chickens
Mexican Museum
FREE any day 2005. Fort Mason, Bldg D, www.mexcianmuseum.org, 415-202-9700, 11-5
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, 650-329-2911, 10-5
*FREE interactive children's museum and zoo with adjacent playground, ample parking
Farallones Marine Sanctuary, Crissy Field, www.farallones.org, 415-561-6625, 11-2 kids activities
Maritime Museum/Visitor Center
Hyde Street Pier/Jefferson, 9:30/10-5/7
NASA Ames Mars Center,101S to Moffett Field, 10-6
*FREE daily, interactive children's area, closed federal holidays, www.arc.nasa.gov
Intel Museum
FREE M-F 9-6, Sa 10-5, Santa Clara, Intel’s Robert Noyce Bldg, 2200 Mission College Blvd
SF Museum & Historical Society/Musee Mechanique
Pier 45, foot of Taylor, FREE, Opened Daily 10-8, sponsored by the SFPL, "Amusing AMerica" Take a rollercoaster ride from the gilded age of the 1880s to the 1950s, worlds fairs, amusement parks, ferris wheels, dance pavilions, arcades, swimming baths. "Amusement may not be the great aim of life, but it gives zest to life and makes a grand improvement in human character." Phineas Taylor Barnum, American Showman. www.sfhistory.org, 415-775-1111
 Zeum
FREE W-Su 4:30-5, www.zeum.org, 415-820-3320
Cable Car Museum
FREE Daily 10-5+, 120 Mason/Washington
Performing Arts Library & Museum,415.255.4800, 11-5
*FREE 401 Van Ness Avenue, Veterans Building, 4th Floor
Crissy Field Mystery Trail Challenge - self guided treasure hunt. First clue can be found at the Warming Hut. 9-4pm. 415-561-7752. (5y+)
Cantor Center Palo Alto, Stanford, Museum Way/Palm Drive, ccva.stanford.edu, 650-723-4177 FREE W-Su 11-5
PRESIDIO SHUTTLE - 11-6 every hour stops at Warming Hut/Fort Point (weekends/holidays only), Officers Club, Crissy Field Center, Golden Gate Bridge, Baker Beach
GGP SHUTTLE - Weekends, Holidays 10-6 June-Mid December, every 15-20 minutes, stops 1. McLaren Lodge, 2. Kezar Stadium, 3. UCSF Garage 4. Carousel, 5. Conservatory of Flowers, 6.Shakespeare Garden, 7. California Academy of Science (under construction), 8. deYoung/Arboretum/Tea Garden, 9. Stow Lake/MLK, 10. 19th Playground, 11. Stow Lake/JFK, 12. Spreckels Lake/Polo Field, 13. Bison Paddock/Fly Casting Pool, 14. Beach Chalet, 15. Dutch Windmill/Golf Course, www.goldengateparkconcourse.org

Sa 7-8
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles no toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

Sa 7-9
SWIM
Presidio YMCA
415-447-9622
$12 day pass

Sa 7-9
GYM - Bounce House, Ball Pit, Climbing Wall (1-8y)
Berkeley YMCA
2001 Allston Way, Berkeley
www.baymca.org
510-848-9622
*Open Gym 12:30-3:30, 4:30-7:30, Baby Gym 9:15-10,
Open Kindergym 10-10:45,10:50-11:35, 11:40-12:25
 FREE for BerkeleyYMCA and BAM (YMCA Bay Area Membership)

Sa (2nd) 8-11
SFZOO - Volunteer to clean up the Zoo and be treated to a free day at the Zoo, refreshments, other special benefits and a free ride on the Puffer Train or Carousel.
SFZoo
48th/Sloat
www.sfzoo.org
415-522-9702
FREE

Sa 8-12
FARMERS MARKET – Organic food, music, entertainment
3865 24th Street/Vicksburg-Sanchez
www.noevalleyfarmersmarket.com
415-248-1332
FREE

Sa 8-2
FARMERS MARKET
Ferry Plaza, Embarcadero/Green
Embarcadero & Market
415-353-5650
FREE

Sa 8am+
INDOOR TOT SPOTS - Rainy day ideas
9-2 StudioGrow, Berkeley, 1235 10th/Gilman, $6/day per person, 510-526-9888
-9-4pm Tumble & Tea
Organic Cafe, FREE WiFi, Unlimited gym time
Oakland, 4210 Telegraph, www.tumbleandtea.com, 510-601-REST, $10/Day Pass ($45 Month Pass)
- 8-7pm Sports Basement, tons of toddlers toys, comfy sofas Crissy Field, FREE
-9-11pm Chuck E Cheese
Toddler area with tunnels, slides, gentle rides, salad bar , milk, pizza. Door security ensures that child leaves only with adults entered with. Fun stage show. Coin-operated arcade with kiddie rides. Ample parking.
San Bruno, 1270 El Camino Real (280S Sneath), www.chuckecheese.com, 650-244-9699, FREE playstructure, no food minimu

Sa 9-9:45
GYMRunners (14-28m)
Gymboree
Lakeshore Plaza
1525 Sloat Avenue/34th
415-242-5637
FREE sample, $18 drop-in

Sa (3rd) 9-10
ZOO RIDE - Experience the Zoo before the crowds! Present your current Membership Card at the Main Entrance for early admission and free parking. Special animal encounter, keeper presentation and free Carousel rides included.
SF Zoo
48th/Sloat
415-753-7172
FREE with membership

Sa 9-10
MUSIC/MOVEMENT (4-5y)
ODC Dance Commons
Shotwell/18th
www.odc-school.org
415-863-9830
$15

Sa (1st) 8-12
CRAFTS - woodworking kids workshop (5y-12y)
Home Depot
Serramonte Metro Mall off 280S
650-755-9600
www.homedepot.com
FREE includes apron and achievement pin

Sa (3rd) 9-12
NATURE - Be a Park Hero! Plants indigenous plants and remove invasive vegetation in the Presidio's grasslands, dunes, and wetlands.
Crissy Field Center
415-561-7695
FREE

Sa 9:15-12:30
NATURE - Protect the Mission Blue butterfly and the SF garter snake. Work with local communities in Marin and San Mateo to restore their habitats. Crissy Field Center provides transportation. (all ages)
Fort Mason Building 37
415-561-3034x3437 Ryan Jones
FREE

Sa 9:30-10:30
STORIES/PLAY (B-3y)
SFLGBT Center
1800 Market
415-999-1448
FREE

Sa 9:30 am
MOVEMENT - Uffe the Gnome Adventures (4-7yrs) with Valerie Baadh & harpist Portia Diwa
San Francisco Movement Studio & Workshops
333 Valencia Street between 14th and 15th Streets
415-218-7088
www.sfmovement.com
$25 drop-in

Sa 10+
STROLLS - Cityguides
-10am North Beach,666 Filbert (StsPeterPaul Church steps)
* Docent Tour. Savor a taste of the International District, home to the Latin Quarter of the 1850's, Little Italy since the 1880's, and the stage for turn of the century Bohemians and mid-20th century Beatniks.
-10am Chinatown, Portsmouth Sq, upstairs bridge elevator
* Docent Tour. Explore the essence of Chinatown -- alleys and side streets that are home to family associations, sewing shops, community organizations, and churches. See post-fire buildings and specialty shops selling Chinese medicinal herbs, gold jewelry, and produce.
-10am Sheraton Palace, 2 New Montgomery left of lobby
* Docent Tour of the elegantly restored 1909 Palace Hotel. An architectural feat accomplished to great acclaim -- see why! Enter through the main doors at 2 New Montgomery, tour meets on left side of main lobby.
-11am Murals, Coit TowerMain Entry, atop Telegraph Hill
* Docent Tour. Pioneer Park, 1930's fresco murals, "Firebelle" Lillie Coit's legacy, The City's oldest park and once our most controversial public art works. Includes murals not usually open to the public.
-11am Mansions, Alta Plaza Park atop stairs -Pierce/Clay
* Docent Tour. See palatial homes and consulates in Pacific Heights, mansions used as the Japanese and German consulates in 1941. Learn of Victorian lifestyles and earthquake refugees. (MUNI: 1 Cal, 2 Jackson)
-11am 1st&3rd, Murals,Precita/Harrison,BehindFlynnElementary
www.sfcityguides.org
415-557-4266
FREE

Sa 10 (call ahead for dates)
JAZZ WORKSHOP (1-7y)
Stanford University, Dinklespiel Auditorium
www.stanfordjazz.org
650-736-0324
FREE

Sa 10+
TENNIS
Richmond, 18th/Lake-Cal, Emmanuel B. 415-666-7020

Sa 10-10:30
YOGA FOR TODDLERS (2-5y)
West Sunset Rec Center
3223 Ortega
415-753-7047
FREE

Sa 10-12 summer only
SANDCASTLE CLUB (all ages)
Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center
3925 Noriega
415-759-3690 Jules Milste
FREE

Sa 10-12 (1st)
BIRDING (7y+)
Strybing Arboretum Bookstore, Main Gate
GGP, 9th & Lincoln
www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
415-661-1316
FREE * bring binoculars, pencil, pad

Sa 10-12
SPORTS - T Ball (5y+)
Glen Park Rec
FREE

Sa (2nd, 4th) 10-12 (March-October)
CRABBING/FISHING - 15m lesson, 2 hrs practice
Fort Point Pier
http://www.nps.gov/fopo/programs.htm
415-556-1693/4395
$1.50 bait fee

Sa 10-12
CRAFTS - Kids Club Workshop
Michael's Arts & Crafts
San Mateo, 1750 S Delaware
www.michaels.com
650-377-0115
$2

Sa 10+
BUILDING PROJECT - free apron ad patch upon completion (7y-10y)
Lowe's Home Improvement Store
San Bruno
www.lowes.com
FREE

Sa 10-12
CRAFTS – Puppet Making w/Norita Gonzalez (4-8y+)
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission, Studio D
www.missionculturalcenter.org
415-821-1155
$4

Sa 10-1
TOT DROP - Basketball, Magic Tricks, Photography, Piano, Great Pastries, Creative Movement/Dance (5y+)
Sunset Learning Center
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
1399 43rd/Judah
www.sunsetlearning.net
415-753-3636
$15/hour, call ahead for offerings

Sa 10-5
TOT SPOT
Randall Museum
199 Museum Way/Roosevelt
curve up/around 14th at Divisadero til end
415-554-9600
www.randallmuseum.org
10-11:30 Ceramics, $4-$10
11:15-12 Animal Feeding, FREE
1-4 Arts & Crafts, $5 Parent/Child

Sa 10+
SWIM LESSONS - SF Recreation and Park
10-10:45 North Beach Pool, Lombard/Mason&Powell,
renovated pools heated to 80 and 86 degrees, 415-274-0200
10:15 Sava Pool, 19th/Wawona, 415-753-7000
10:30 Rossi Pool, Arguello/Anza, 415-666-7014
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp
$2*Instructor uses games/water toys to teach basic skills, dress baby in a swim diaper

Sa 10-11:30 (call ahead for schedule)
GYM/CONCERT - SF Recreation and Park
Jackson Playground, Arkansas & 18th Street $2
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp

Sa 10-12
PLAYGROUP (B-5y)
Gene Friend Recreation Center
270 Sixth Street (@Folsom)
FREE

Sa 10-2
FARMERS MARKET
Serramonte Center behind Target
www.cafarmersmkts.com
800-806-FARM
FREE

Sa 10:30+
STORYTIME at the LIBRARY
10:30 Noe 451Jersey/Castro 415-695-5095*LAPSIT (renovation)
10:30 Sunset, 1305 18th Avenue, 415-753-7130 *LAPSIT
10:30 West Portal, 190 Lenox Way, 415-753-7135*LAPSIT
11 Richmond, 351 9th Avenue, 415-666-7165*LAPSIT
11 Parkside 1200Taraval /22nd 415-753-7125*LAPSIT
11 Main, 100 Larkin/Grove, 415-557-4400
11 Excelsior, 4400 Mission, 415-337-4735
12 Mission, 300 Bartlett/24-Valencia, 415-695-5090
1:30 Anza, 550 37th Avenue, 415-666-7160
*not offered weekly, call ahead to confirm, www.sfpl.org, lapsits are for infants/toddlers
 FREE

Sa 10:30
NATURAL BALLET (7-9yrs) with Valerie Baadh
San Francisco Movement Studio & Workshops
333 Valencia Street between 14th and 15th Streets
415-218-7088
www.sfmovement.com
$20 drop in

Sa 10:30-11:15am
YOGA – Family
It’s Yoga Kids
569 Ruger St./Lombard – The Presidio
415-561-0900
www.itsyogakids.com
$10pp, FREE under 2y

Sa 10:30-11:30 (monthly)
TOT SHABBAT/GYM (Birth-5y)
Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California Street/Webster
415-346-1720x32 call for dates
FREE

Sa 10:30
CONCERT
Los Amiguitos de La Pena
3105 Shattuck/Prince & Woolsey, Berkeley
www.lapena.org
510-841-3800
$4 adults, $3 kids

Sa 10:30-12 (call ahead for schedule)
GYM/CONCERT - SF Recreation and Park
Upper Noe, Day/Sanchez, 415-695-5011 $2 (renovation)
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp

Sa 10:30-12
CERAMICS (5y+)
Rochambeau Rec
24/Lake
$5

Sa 10:30-12
ART - Doing & Viewing (3.5y+)
DeYoung Museum
*each week children visit a different museum gallery and participate in related studio art experiences under the guidance of professional artists.
$

Sa 10:30-12:30
SPORTS - Soccer (5y+)
Sunset Rec
FREE

Sa (2nd) 10:45
FAMILY SHABBAT crafts, nosh (all ages)
Temple Emanuel
2 Lake/Arguello
www.emanuelsf.org
415-751-2535
FREE

Sa (last) 11am
TOT SHABBAT
BIJ, 625 Brotherhood Way
FREE

Sa 11
COIT TOWER TOUR
415-362-0808
$3.75 elevator ride

Sa 11-11:45
MUSIC - Music Together (B-5y)
Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church
455 Fair Oaks at 26th St.
www.musictogethersf.com
415.596.0299
$15, FREE first class

Sa 11-11:45
GYMRunners (14-28m)
Gymboree
Lakeshore Plaza
1525 Sloat Avenue/34th
415-242-5637
FREE sample, $18 drop-in

Sa 11-12
YOGA FOR KIDS (6-10y)
West Sunset Rec
3223 Ortega/39th
415-694-3624
FREE

Sa 11-12
COOKING/GARDENING (5y+)
Fulton Rec/27th
FREE

Sa (3rd) 11-1
FLYING LESSONS – Young Eagles (8-17y) is a unique way of welcoming young people to the exhilaration and freedom of flight. The program is sponsored by the EAA Aviation Foundation, a non-profit organization, dedicated to providing a motivational aviation experience for the younger generation.
Endorsed by honorary chairman Harrison Ford, the goal of the Young Eagles Program was achieved by flying one million children by the year 2003 - the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brother's flight at Kitty Hawk and the dawn of aviation's second century. The program has been so successful that it has been extended indefinitely.
The Hiller Aviation Museum participates in this exciting program, offering your child the safe and truly unforgettable experience of flying high above the San Francisco Bay.
 Hiller Aviation Museum (open daily 10-5)
San Carlos Airport (101S to Holly Street, East Redwood Shores Parkway, Right Airport Road, Right on Skyway)
www.hiller.org (for $1 off coupon)
650-654-0200
$8 adults, $5 8-17y, FREE under 8y

Sa 11-2
ART - Little Studio (18m-5y)
MOCHA Museum of Children's Art
538 9th Street/Washington&Clay, Oakland DIRECTIONS: 880S to Union St exit toward Alameda/Broadway, Right on 7th, Left on Clay, Right on 9th
www.mocha.org
510-465-8770
$3 Little Studio, FREE gallery

Sa (2nd & 4th)11:30-12:30
STROLLER FITNESS (B-Toddler) - A fitness class that incorporates stretching & strengthening, muscle endurance, low impact aerobics, abdominal work and resistance training with the help of your stroller & baby. You can shed those extra pounds while enjoying the company of your baby and other parents. Classes may take place outside, weather permitting.
Richmond YMCA Childwatch Room
360 18th Avenue
www.ymcasf.org/Richmond/
415-666-9622
$3/Richmond YMCA family members, $5/program members ($35/year program member fee required), $8 for community members

Sa 11:30-3 (call ahead for schedule)
PAINTING/MUSIC - SF Recreation and Park
Julius Kahn Clubhouse
Pacific & Spruce through Presidio Wall
www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/recpark_index.asp
415-292-2004
*11:30-1 painting, 1-3 musical instruments
FREE

Sa 12 (June-August)
PUPPET THEATRE
Yerba Buena Gardens, Children's Rooftop
www.ybgf.org
FREE

Sa 12-1
SPORTS - Golf (5y+)
Glen Park Rec
FREE

Sa 12:30-6:30pm
SWIMMING - Kiddie Pool, 86-90 degrees
Presidio YMCA, Letterman Pool
$12/pp

Sa 1+
STROLLS - Cityguides
-1pm Fire Museum, Presidio b/w Bush & Pine
* Docent Tour. View antique engines and fire fighter artifacts mixed together with the history of fire fighting. This is a self guided tour. A trained City Guide is available for questions and explanations.
- 2pm Lands End/Lion Statue at Park, 48th/Pt. Lobos
* Docent Tour. Recapture the flavor of Mayor Sutro's gift to the public, the park and baths of the late 1800's. Dramatic, wind-swept vistas in sunshine or fog. Somewhat strenuous. (MUNI: end of the #38 Geary/48th Ave.& Pt. Lobos bus line)
 415-557-4266
www.sfcityguides.org
FREE

Sa 1
THEATRE
Marsh Youth Theatre
1062 Valencia
415-759-5765
$10 adults, $8 kids

Sa 1-2:30 (1/14-3/22)
REMOTE CONTROL CARS
West Sunset Rec Center
3223 Ortega
415-753-7047 RSVP
FREE

Sa 1-3 (starts 4/2/06, not offered weekly, check site for dates)
CARTOONING WORKSHOP (6-14y)
Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission
www.cartoonart.org
415-CAR-TOON
$5

Sa 1-4
ART SCENE - This art studio, gallery, performance space offers weekly family art days with an emphasis on free -form painting, created outdoor when weather permits
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom
415-826-2402
www.redpoppyarthouse.org
FREE

Sa 1-4 (not during summer, last day 5/21)
SPANISH - ArteKids
Hola Kids
2830 Baker
www.languageinaction.com
415-440-HOLA
$

Sa 1-4pm
CRAFTS
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street
www.asianart.org
415-581-3500
FREE with admission ($10 adults, free under 12y)

Sa 1-6:45
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles, no toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

Sa 1:30
STROLL - Docent-led tour of botanical gardens
Strybing Arboretum, Main Gate Bookstore
Golden Gate Park, MLK near 9th & Lincoln
FREE

Sa (3rd) 1:30-3
CHESS CLUB (5-17y)
Chinatown Library
FREE

Sa 2-3
OPEN HOUSE (18m-3.5y) - eco-friendly education center filled with multi-sensory toys, toddler library, plush zoo animals
SFZoo Little Learners Cabin
Sloat/Great Highway
www.sfzoo.org
415-753-8140
FREE with Zoo admission

Sa (3rd) 2-5pm
BABY DISCO (2-5y) - dance party, bubbles, instruments, books, puzzles, chill tents, drinks for mom and dad
Ruby Skye
420 Mason/Geary
www.babylovesdisco.com
[email protected]
415-693-0777
$15pp

Sa 3 & 3:30
SNACK & A MOVIE (All Ages!)
The Parkway Theatre
1834 Park Boulevard
(1mile West off 580E Park Blvd exit)
Lake Merritt, Oakland
510-814-2400
www.picturepubpizza.com
$3 new release feature film

Sa (3rd) 3:00pm
MOVIE (3y+) - Beneath the Waves, cookies, punch
San Bruno, 715 El Camino Real, CA Dive Center
www.cadive.com
FREE

Sa 3
TUG O WAR
Hyde Street Pier
www.nps.gov/safr/local/calendar.html#anchor
FREE

Sa (2nd) 4-6
CHAT- Meet the Midwives from the Bay Area Homebirth Collective
Natural Resources
816 Diamond
415-550-2611

Sa 4pm (monthly)
TODDLER DANCE PARTY
12 Galaxies Nightclub
2565 Mission Street/21st & 22nd
www.12galaxies.com
415-309-9240
$10 adults, $5 kids (goldfish and juice boxes available at the cash bar)
(Parking lot on 21st/Mission-Valencia)

Sa (last) 5-7
SINGLE PARENTS – potluck family mixer
Jewish Family & Children Services
San Mateo, 2001 Winward Way, Suite. 200
650-688-3084
FREE

Sa Dusk-10:30pm
FAMILY COSMOS CLUB w Astronomer Ben Burress, telescope viewing of night sky happenings, see wonderful writeups in Parents Press
Chabot Space & Science Center
Oakland, Skyline
www.chabotspace.org
510-336-7373
FREE

Sa (last) 6-9pm
TOT DROP/GYM (5y+)
Bounce on trampoline, tumble through obstacle course, play games, art projects, snack, (2:20 staff: kids ratio)
American Gymnastics Club
2520 Judah/30 & 31
415-731-1400
$20

Sa (3rd) 6-9:30pm
TOT DROP (4y+) Kids meet Buddy the Iguana, Stickum the frog, tortoises and more. Do fun, creative, hands-on science and art projects from popper rockets to puppets, munch pizza, healthy snacks and enjoy National Geographic films.
Tree Frog Treks
2114 Hayes/Cole, off the Panhandle at GGP
415-876-3764
$40 first child/$20 each additional
*drop-ins welcome but event is only guaranteed when reserved by prior W12pm

Sa 6:30-9:30
TOT DROP (4-10y) - This is a way cool way to get in a romantic dinner and a movie while your kids have fun! Right next to Century 12 in San Mateo (320 E 2nd Avenue) and above the Appe Teasers Cafe (650-344-1960, 220 Main), there lies the cozy studio of Art Box. Mommy and ArtBox owner, Sinem Banna, throws a kid party weekly with art projects, snacks (e.g. tortillas, cupcakes) and juice. 10 kids max so be sure to call ahead to ensure a spot. Parking is available in the adjacent movie theatre garage. Find out what's playing by checking Fandango.com, zip code 94401.
Art Box: The Imagination Factory
101S San Mateo 3rd Avenue exit
San Mateo, 216 Main Street Suite #B
http://www.artboxworld.com/artnightout.html
650-283-4245 RSVP
$22

Sa (monthly) 7-10
CONCERT - Folk for families
508 Haight/Fillmore
www.sfhootenanny.com
415-552-7390
FREE

Sa (1st) 8-12pm
SINGALONG aboard historic ship and drink hot cider
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
415-556-6435
FREE

Sa 8:30pm
CONCERT – Surf Jazz
Beach Chalet, Park Chalet Lounge
1000 Great Highway/GGP JFK Drive
www.beachchalet.com/events
415-386-8439
FREE

Sa 8:30-10pm
CONCERT/DANCING
Club CMC (B+)
Community Music Center
544 Capp Street/20th & 21st Street
415-647-6015
www.sfmusic.org
*Bistro tables, latin jazz cabaret performances, courtyard for strolling, call ahead
$10 adults, FREE infants/toddlers

SUNDAY

FREE MUSEUMS
San Jose Museum of Art (Kids Art Sunday), 110 South Market, 408-271-6840
Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose,201 S Market, 408-294-TECH, 10-5
*FREE 2nd Sundays,www.thetech.org
Oakland Museum, Oakland, 12-5
*FREE 2nd Sundays, www.museumca.org
 Farallones Marine Sanctuary, Crissy Field, www.farallones.org, 415-561-6625, 11-2 kids activities
Maritime Museum/Visitor Center
Hyde Street Pier/Jefferson, 9:30/10-5/7
NASA Ames Mars Center,101S to Moffett Field, 10-6
*FREE daily, interactive children's area, closed federal holidays, www.arc.nasa.gov
SF Museum & Historical Society/Musee Mechanique
Pier 45, foot of Taylor, FREE, Opened Daily 10-8, sponsored by the SFPL, "Amusing AMerica" Take a rollercoaster ride from the gilded age of the 1880s to the 1950s, worlds fairs, amusement parks, ferris wheels, dance pavilions, arcades, swimming baths. "Amusement may not be the great aim of life, but it gives zest to life and makes a grand improvement in human character." Phineas Taylor Barnum, American Showman. www.sfhistory.org, 415-775-1111
 Zeum
FREE W-Su 4:30-5, www.zeum.org, 415-820-3320
Cable Car Museum
FREE Daily 10-5+, 120 Mason/Washington
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, 650-329-2911, 1-4
*FREE interactive children's museum and zoo with adjacent playground, ample parking
Crissy Field Mystery Trail Challenge - self guided treasure hunt. First clue can be found at the Warming Hut. 9-4pm. 415-561-7752. (5y+)
Cantor Center Palo Alto, Stanford, Museum Way/Palm Drive, ccva.stanford.edu, 650-723-4177 FREE W-Su 11-5
PRESIDIO SHUTTLE - 11-6 every hour stops at Warming Hut/Fort Point (weekends/holidays only), Officers Club, Crissy Field Center, Golden Gate Bridge, Baker Beach
GGP SHUTTLE - Weekends, Holidays 10-6 June-Mid December, every 15-20 minutes, stops 1. McLaren Lodge, 2. Kezar Stadium, 3. UCSF Garage 4. Carousel, 5. Conservatory of Flowers, 6.Shakespeare Garden, 7. California Academy of Science (under construction), 8. deYoung/Arboretum/Tea Garden, 9. Stow Lake/MLK, 10. 19th Playground, 11. Stow Lake/JFK, 12. Spreckels Lake/Polo Field, 13. Bison Paddock/Fly Casting Pool, 14. Beach Chalet, 15. Dutch Windmill/Golf Course, www.goldengateparkconcourse.org
Su 7-8am
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles, no toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

Su 7-12
GYM - Bounce House, Ball Pit, Climbing Wall (1-8y)
Berkeley YMCA
2001 Allston Way, Berkeley
www.baymca.org
510-848-9622
*Open Gym 1:30-3:30, 4:30-7:30 (remaining hours are for birthday parties)
 FREE for BerkeleyYMCA and BAM (YMCA Bay Area Membership)

Su 7-6:30pm
SWIMMING - Kiddie Pool, 86-90 degrees
Presidio YMCA, Letterman Pool
$12/pp day pass

Su (1st & 3rd) 7:45-10:30+
GARDEN STROLL/STORIES
7:45/8 Audubon Bird Walk (bring binoculars)
10:30 Garden Stories in the Strybing Library
10:30/1:30 Docent Tour leaves Main Gate/Bookstore
Strybing Arboretum
Golden Gate Park
MLK Drive near 9th/Lincoln
415-661-1316
FREE

Su 8am
RADIO - KOIT 96.5 FM Positive Parenting with MrDad.com, Armin Brott, author, The Expectant Father

Su 8-2
FARMERS MARKET
Ferry Plaza, Embarcadero/Green
Embarcadero & Market
415-353-5650
FREE

Su 8am+
INDOOR TOT SPOTS - Rainy day ideas
-9-4pm Tumble & Tea
Organic Cafe, FREE WiFi, Unlimited gym time
Oakland, 4210 Telegraph, www.tumbleandtea.com, 510-601-REST, $10/Day Pass ($45 Month Pass)
- 8-7pm Sports Basement, tons of toddlers toys, comfy sofas Crissy Field, FREE
-9-10pm Chuck E Cheese
Toddler area with tunnels, slides, gentle rides, salad bar , milk, pizza. Door security ensures that child leaves only with adults entered with. Fun stage show. Coin-operated arcade with kiddie rides. Ample parking.
San Bruno, 1270 El Camino Real (280S Sneath), www.chuckecheese.com, 650-244-9699, FREE playstructure, no food minimum
Su 9
OCEAN BEACH CLEAN UP - Beautify the Sunset, pick up sticks, gloves, bags and recycle boxes provided
Feel Real
45th/Judah
FREE

Su 9
WHALEBOAT ROWING -instruction/tour
Straits of Mare Island Rowing Association
Vallejo waterfront on Harbor Way, behind Sardine Can restaurant
707-552-8472
FREE

Su 9-10
FAMILY YOGA (6-12y)
Berkeley YMCA
Berkeley, 2001 Allston
510-848-9622/665-3238
FREE for members

Su (1st) 9/10-5
TOT SPOT
Bay Area Discovery Museum
*opens 9am for members the first Sunday of the month

Su 9-10
RADIO CALL-IN - Don't lose another night of sleep! Ask Childhood Development Experts your pressing questions on bedtime, feeding, discipline..
Childhood Matters
98.1 KISS-FM

Su 9:30-12:30 (check schedule)
KAYAKING - Sausalito: Take the Kids
Easy introduction to family kayaking adventures. Leisurely paddle - kids (4-6y+) join parents in a triple kayak with life jacket and lightweight kid paddle. 9y+ can go in their own kayak. Explore colorful Sausalito houseboats where Duke Ellington, Allen Ginsburg, and Shel Silverstein once lived. Be among playful the harbor sea lions, pelicans, and herons of Richardson Bay (5' deep)
Sea Trek
www.seatrekkayak.com
415-488-1000
$65/adult, $30/kid

Su 10-1 (check schedule)
KAYAKING - Tomales Bay: Take the Kids
Easy introduction to family kayaking adventures. Leisurely paddle - kids (4-6y+) join parents in a triple kayak with life jacket and lightweight kid paddle. 9y+ can go in their own kayak. Departs Point REyes Station in Olema. Ends at Heart's Desire Beach, Tomales Bay State Park for picnic, swimming, and hiking shady trails.
Sea Trek
www.seatrekkayak.com
415-488-1000
$75/adult, $45/kid

Su 10-11
FUN RUN - 5K (Jogging strollers welcome!)
 See Jane Run Sports
3870 24th Street
415-401-8338
FREE *cross the finish line and receive a goodie bag and free footwear clinic. Bagels and coffee served.
Su 10-11
PLAY (3-10y)
Holy Innocents Episcopal Church
455 Fair Oaks/25th&26th
www.holyinsf.org
415-824-5142
FREE

Su (3rd) 10
FAMILY DAY
SFMOMA
151 Third
www.sfmoma.org
415-357-4000
$

Su 10:30 (1st & 3rd)(2nd & 4th Stroll departs Bookstore)
GARDEN STORYTIME & STROLL
Strybing Arboretum Library
Golden Gate Park, MLK near 9th & Lincoln
FREE

Su (1st) 10:30-11:15
FAMILY TOUR
DeYoung Museum
GGP
FREE with admission

Sa 10:30-11:15am
YOGA – Family
It’s Yoga Kids
569 Ruger St./Lombard – The Presidio
415-561-0900
www.itsyogakids.com
$10pp, FREE under 2y

Su 10:30-11:30
BALLET/TAP (3-4y)
Metronome Dance Center
1830 17th/DeHaro
www.metronomedancecenter.com
415-252-9000
$12

Su 10:30-1:30 (check schedule)
KAYAKING - Angel Island: Take the Kids
Easy introduction to family kayaking adventures. Leisurely paddle - kids (4-6y+) join parents in a triple kayak with life jacket and lightweight kid paddle. 9y+ can go in their own kayak.Ferry to Ayala Cove on Angel Island. Walk around the beach to meet your guide. Paddle to the grassy green lawn to enjoy your choice of a picnic, tram tour, bike ride and/or hike to the top of Mt Livermore for a 360 degree view of the San Francisco Bay.
Sea Trek
www.seatrekkayak.com
415-488-1000
$75/adult, $45/kid

Su 11-2
DANCE PARTY – Free Swing Lessons at 12:30pm
Golden Gate Park, JFK Drive, 10th/Fulton
www.lindyinthepark.com
FREE
Su 11-3:30
FARMING - check hens for eggs, feed animals hay, shuck corn, slop hogs
Ardenwood Historic Farm
Fremont, 34600 Ardenwood Blvd
www.ebparks.org
510-796-0663
$5 Adults, FREE under 4y

Su 11-12 (10/03-4/04)
THEATRE (2y+)
The Buddy Club at the Randall Museum
199 Museum Way/Roosevelt
curve up/around 14th at Divisadero til end
510-236-7469
$7, FREE under 2y (Tickets go onsale at 10am)
www.thebuddyclub.com
*Call for additional dates. Scott the owner selects talent from around the world and caters this variety show for the 2 and up set, a great introduction to theatre and way to build audience skills. Babies are welcome!

Su 11
THEATRE - Clowns and comedy
The Shelton Theatre
533 Sutter
www.comedyonthesquare.com
415-522-8900
$10

Su 11+
STROLLS - Cityguides
-11am Golden Gate Bridge, Strauss Statue, SF side
* Docent Tour. Learn about the history and lore of SF's world-famous bridge. Who named the "Golden Gate"? Who kept the "dream" alive? How the bridge cheated the "law" of concrete & steel. Members of the "Halfway to Hell" club! See the 1984 "bend in the bridge (MUNI bus #28 or #29)
-11am Haight-Ashbury, Park Library, 1833 Page Street
* Docent Tour. Come explore streets, sidewalks, parks, and vistas that tell the story of a Victorian era resort site subsequently developed by comfortable merchants, whose gingerbread homes still grace its streets. A few steep hills -- somewhat strenuous.
 -12pm 1st&3rd Mission Dolores, Church/20,Gold Fire Hydrant
* Learn about the Spanish Mission that formed the neighborhood, the people who gave their names to San Francisco streets and the lake that has vanished from the landscape. Explore an area created by diverse groups who still have ties here. Meets at the gold-painted fire hydrant (which saved the neighborhood in 1906.
- 1pm Fire Department Museum, Presidio/Bush & Pine
* Docent Tour. View antique engines and fire fighter artifacts mixed together with the history of fire fighting. This is a self guided tour. A trained City Guide is available for questions and explanations.
- 2pm Gold Rush City,Clay & Montgomery Flower Stand
* Docent Tour. Relive the early history of an instant city. Learn about the Vigilance Committee and a fleet of abandoned ships. Who was Emperor Norton and why is "hoodlum" a San Francisco term? Walk the streets of Yerba Buena Cove, the haunts of the original 49ers. Meets where the City began.
- 2pm Nob Hill,Stanford Court entry,CaliforniaPowellMason
*Docent tour. Here once rose the rococo palaces of the old railroad and silver kings. Expect architectural tidbits and anecdotes about a great cathedral, four prestigious hotels, and a most exclusive men's club. Elegance, urbanity, and fabulous views.
- 2pm Victorian San Francisco, 1801 Bush/Octavia
* Docent tour. Walk around Lafayette Square and learn about the beauty of San Francisco Victorian architecture. See mansions of the early 20th century while visiting The City's first suburb (about 1855). Some steep streets. Many fabulous views!
 www.sfcityguides.org
415-557-4266
FREE

Su 11-2
ART - Little Studio
MOCHA Museum of Children's Art
538 9th Street/Washington&Clay, Oakland DIRECTIONS: 880S to Union St exit toward Alameda/Broadway, Right on 7th, Left on Clay, Right on 9th
www.mocha.org
510-465-8770
$3 Little Studio, FREE gallery

Su 11:30-12:30
BALLROOM DANCING(6-8y)
Metronome Dance Center
1830 17th/DeHaro
www.metronomedancecenter.com
415-252-9000
$12

Su 1 (Summer)
CONCERT
Burlingame, Washington Park
www.burlingame.org
FREE

Su 1-3 (5/15-10/15)
CONCERT -Golden Gate Park Band
GGP Strybing Arboretum
415-831-5500
FREE

Su 1:30
STROLL - Docent-led tour of botanical gardens
Strybing Arboretum, Main Gate Bookstore
Golden Gate Park, MLK near 9th & Lincoln
FREE

Su 2 (6/18-8/20)
CONCERTS
Stern Grove
19th/Sloat
www.sterngrove.org
415-252-6252 RSVP for Kids Days (4-14y)
FREE

Su 2pm
CONCERTS for Little People
Community School of Music & Arts
Finn Center, Tateuchi Hall
Mountain View, 230 San Antonio Circle
www.arts4all.org
650-917-6800
FREE

Su (2nd) 2pm
CONCERTS
Yoshi's
Jack London Square, Oakland
www.yoshis.com
510-238-9200
$10 parent/$5 kid (2y+) pair, general admission price for 2nd parent (sushi @ 12pm)

Su 2
CONCERT - Sousa all Summer
Oakland, Lakeside Park, Grand/Harrison
FREE

Su 2-6:45
SWIM - Warm Water Pool (noodles not toys)
JCCSF
3200 California
www.jccsf.org
415-292-1200
$15 Adults, $10 Kids

Su 2:30 (June/July)
CONCERTS
Hayward, 24176 Mission, Morelli Bandstand
510-881-6733
FREE

Su (4th) 2:30-4:30
WORKSHOP - Young Fiddlers (all ages)
Castro Valley, United Methodist Church, Rm 5, 19806 Wisteria Street
www.fiddle.com
510-437-2963
FREE

Su 2:30 & 4:30pm
CONCERTS - All ages
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Second Stage
Mountain View, 500 Castro Street
www.mvcpa.com
650-903-6000
FREE

Su 3
CONCERT - Acoustic Blues to Latin Jazz
Beach Chalet, Park Chalet Lounge
1000 Great Highway/GGP JFK Drive
www.beachchalet.com/events
415-386-8439
FREE

Su 3:30-6:30
DANCE & DINE
Afro-Cuban Rhumba in the Café
La Pena
3105 Shattuck/Prince& Woolsey, Berkeley
www.lapena.org
510-841-3800
FREE *alternates Sundays, call ahead

Su 4pm
CONCERTS
SF Community Music Center
Auditorium
544 Capp Street/20th & 21st Street
415-647-6015
www.sfmusic.org
FREE for the majority of performances, subject to cancellation, call ahead to confirm

Su 4pm
CONCERTS
National Shrine of St Francis of Assisi
610 Vallejo Street
415-983-0405
FREE

Su (2nd) 5pm
CONCERTS
Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church
455 Fair Oaks Street
www.holyinsf.org
415-824-5142
$15 donation (babies were once welcome, call ahead for current policy)

Su 5
CONCERT - Cowpunk/Hillbilly/HonkyTonk/Swing
The Parkside
1600 17th/Wisconsin
www.theparkside.com
415-503-0393
FREE (all ages, no cover)

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PLAYGROUND CHRONICLES
" Grownups cannot see a playground for what it is by merely looking at it. One must experience the playground through the eyes, heart and soul of the child with other children at play, and only then can one be transported to this magical place of endless possibilities and fun."

ALAMO SQUARE
Playground: Steiner/Hayes
"This park was completely renovated and reopened last year (2004). Small gated play area, new equipment, well done." - Cece K
 BALBOA PARK
Playground: San Jose/22nd Street
Older equipment, potties in adjacent police station.
BUENA VISTA
Playground/Rec: 15th Street/Roosevelt, 415-552-2929
$5 drop-in fee during school year for M-F 9-12 preschool activities, trikes, crafts, music, snack, potty, wooden playstructure, not fenced, small parkinglot in front after tennis courts, a short drive to petting the bunnies at the Randall Museum & a popular dog run.
Playground: Haight/Lyon
Older equipment.
BERNAL HEIGHTS
Playground/Rec: Cortlandt/Moutrie, 415-695-5007
With the scent of gardenia, balmy breezes blow as you swing into the sunset. But don't swing too high, you might tip over! Climb up the bright shiny stairs, run across the swinging bridge, slide down and do it all over again. The playstructure is one of the newer ones and is awesome for a 3 year old. Under a canopy of trees, run your fingers in the sand and enjoy the sweet potato pie from the market down the block. Lots of happy kidsand mommies to make friends with. Fenced with no dogs, this playground has a great vibe. Make it a day with crafts, storytime or a performance at the adjacent library where the nearest potty can be found. The children's room is colorful with lots of wonderful books, crayons, fish, puppets, and a friendly librarian. The nearby Rec Center has a Kids Gym TT 10-12. Bernal Yoga across the street offers toddler yoga classes with Teddy. Even Natural Resources has set up temporary digs here. Parking in front is metered to one hour but the side street is a free for all and Sunday parking is abundant. Enjoy!
Playground: Precita/Folsom
Playground/Rec: St. Mary's, Justin & Murray, 415-695-5006
Free kids gym during the school year MWTh mornings. Adjacent to a playground.
CASTRO
Playground/Rec: Duboce/Scott, 415-666-7200
Brand new playground with rubber matting right off the N-Judah line adjacent to a grassy area which dogs frequent. Rec Center has potties/ activities MWF mornings. (REC closed for renovation)
Playground/Rec: 18th/Collingwood, 415-554-9528
Drop-in FREE rec center toddler programs lovingly run by Manuel include trikes and bikes and Kids Gym. City College also hosts a morning class here. Adjoining playground and a Safeway on the corner. Parking can be challenging. Nearby library has a wonderful lapsit Tu mornings and a parking lot for library patrons. A rigorous stroll from Noe Valley with lots of colorful eateries on the way.
CHINA BASIN/SOUTH BEACH
Playground: King/Embarcadero
Sweet small playground with nautical theme and wave wall for wee ones. Very peaceful with promenade along the Marina. Red's Java hut nearby for eats.
Playground: Pac Bell Park Fan Lot, 3rd/King, 415-972-2000
June-Aug open daily 11-5, Sept-May Th-Su 11-5 but not on game days Su 8/19-24, 9/2,3, 5-7, 12-18, 26-28, visit www.sfgiants.com for details.
CHINATOWN
Playground: Sacramento/Waverly, 415-274-0202
Interesting play equipment e.g. sand pulley, climbing wall. Nearby potties.
CIVIC CENTER
Playground: McAllister/Leavenworth
Brand new playground, a good stop after an event at the Main library but you'll be feeding the meterafter one hour.
COLE/HAIGHT
Playground/Rec: Grattan, Stanyan&Alma, 415-753-7039
Colorful wooden structure similar to Cow Hollow but a bit more challenging. Rec Center houses the Haight-Ashbury Coop (returns 8/25) has very clean small potties (rec hours MTh 12-9, TuWF 9-6. There is also a $25 prepaid Tiny Tots on W 10-12 (9/10-12/10) and Parent/Child Nature Class F 10-12. Parking can be found. Close to terrific eateries and organic markets of Cole Valley.
Playground: Panhandle - Ashbury/Oak, 415-554-9530
Awesome playground for wee ones. Perfect for crawlers, toddlers and preschoolers. Fenced/shaded with brand new playstructure, nearby potties a bit hit and miss, pack your own in the back of your SUV ,library tow blocks up on Page, parking tough-try North of the Panhandle, trike path, bring a ball, chalk, tons of cafes 1 block up on Haight, try Cactus for Mexican takeout then dine at the picnic tables (bring your own checkers or chess pieces), water fountain is reachable by the smallest of kids and is a source of water for mud pies. Check out the cool train operated by one kid and rode upon by another.
"update on Pandhandle park: currently undergoing a bathroom renovation project. Portapotty available" - Renee & Benjamin
COW HOLLOW
Playground/Rec: Baker/Greenwich&Filbert/Miley 415-292-2003
Fenced/shaded two tier playground connected by a slide and pathways. The playstructure is a colorful wooden one with a curved metal slide and gazebo bench seated right in the midst of the play action. Patrons come from all over town to hear the wild parrots squawk. Popular with the toddler set. Nice clean big potties and diaper changing tables.. Bring your foldout potty seat for a fit. Well stocked clubhouse with lots of preschool toys run by the wonderful Winnie Chin who leads art activities M-F 10:20-3/3:30 (closed)12-1, Sa 12:30-3 and a highly engaging music class F 10:20-12. All rec center activities are FREE and drop-in. Parking can be found. Nearby deli.
DIAMOND HEIGHTS
Playground/Rec: Diamond Heights/Duncan-27th, 415-695-5000
2 hour parking in the shopping center. Christopher Rec Center and potties nearby. Partially fenced. Older playstructure with steep drops. Swiss cheese crawlers sculpture.
EXCELSIOR
Playground: Madrid/Russia, 415-337-4709
FISHERMAN'S WHARF
Beach: Aquatic Park, Beach/Hyde
FOREST HILL
Playground/Rec: 9th Ave/Ortega-Pacheco, 415-753-7099
Fenced/shaded older wooden playstructure. Rec activities includes prepaid Tiny Tots TuW mornings and drop-in Kids Gym (1-5y) Th mornings 10:30-12 (reopens 9/18).
GLEN PARK
Playground/Rec: Bosworth/Elk&O'Shaughnessy, 415-337-4705
Older wooden playstructure. A hike into the canyon. Rec Center has potties and activities M-Th 10-11:30, a long walk to Diamond/Chenery get you to the library, Bird & Beckett bookstore, and Chenery Park restaurant with Tuesday night mac & cheese
GOLDEN GATE PARK
Playground: Children's P/G, 3rd&4th Ave/Lincoln, 415-753-5210
Sharon Art Studio hosts classes for 7y+, so this can be a great outing for dropping one sibling off while giving the younger one a special treat.One of the oldest Children's Playgrounds in America, this is a great place for an agile daddy to chase an active tike since the playground is extensive, crowded and not fenced. That said who could resist the long cement slide, the geomteric tunnel sculpture, elephant slides from a bygone era, tire swings, entertaining clowns, a gorgeous carousel (FSS 10-4:15 $1.50 adult, 25c kids), snack bar with a healthy selection of bananas, and nearby potties. Try to bike in if you can,.parking lot is nearly always full.
Strolling: Strybing Arboretum, off MLK/9th & Lincoln Gate
(daily docent tours 1:30pm main gate bookstore, stories/birdwatch 1st & 3rd Sundays)
Strolling: Stow Lake, off JFK Drive (paddleboat rentals, refreshments)
Strolling: Spreckels Lake (model sailboats)
Strolling: JFK Drive-Bison, Windmills, Waterfalls
Cycling: Polo Fields
LAUREL HEIGHTS
Playground/Rec: Collins at Euclid
Parking is a hike away. Older wooden playstructure. Recwith potties hosts City College Child Observation classes during the school year M-F 9-12.
MARINA
Playground/Rec: Chestnut/Buchanan, 415-292-2006
Fenced with an adjacent library and rec center, this brand new playground is a paradise for infants, toddlers, preschoolers+. 2 hour parking is a stroll away. Rec activities Tu-F 10:30-12. Zao Noodle down the block has a kids menu and sippy cups. The library has an abundance of performances for little people, board books, and little chairs.
Canine Capers: Crissy Field/Marina Green Presidio Entrance
MIDTOWN TERRACE
Playground/Rec: Clarendon/Olympia, 415-753-7036
Fenced with two well done wooden playstructures with slides that plow into soft sand piles. Bring chalk to share as there are many playmates. Big kid swings are far away but a centrally located low to the ground tire swing lets even the youngest give it a whirl and there is an awesome merry-go-round. Rec has nice potties, diaper changing tables and prepaid tiny tots activities. For those rare sunny days, there is some shade at the benches. The setting is beautiful with two grande stone lions to greet you. Ample parking.
MIRALOMA
Playground: Omar/Sequoia, 415-337-4704
Fenced playground with small wooden playstructures frequented by crawlers and toddlers. Nearby potties and ample parking.
MISSION
Playground: 23rd Street/Treat
Brand new playstructures and rec center
Playground: Dolores/18th Street, 415-554-5008
Pretty park but wooden playstructure for older kids, not fenced, lots of dogs, hilly hike, Nearby Dolores Park Cafe hosts free family jazz nights where baby's are welcome.
Playground/Rec: Valencia/Cunningham-18th/19th, 415-695-5008
Rec offers potties, swimming pool and Tiny Tots programs. Playground boasts brand new playstructures including a train. Great for toddlers. Parking can be a challenge.
NOB HILL
Playground: Washington/Hyde-Leavenworth
Hidden tot spot with playstructure. No potties. Parking is notoriously impossible.
Playground: California/Mason-Taylor
Swings, sand, fountain, nearest potty at Grace Cathedral or Fairmont.
NOE VALLEY
Playground/Rec: Day/Church&Sanchez, 415-695-5011
(closed for renovation)
A partially shaded sand circle for babies, loads of swings for a swingalong, and a fun wooden playstructurejust right for a 3 year old's fantasy adventures. Fenced with no dogs. The adjacent rec center always seems to have its extensive kids gym open for play erratically tossing out the schedule. Houses, tunnels,slides, trikes, scooters, see saw, ball pit, piano, carousel horses, and potties make this a fun and easy trip. There is also a popular more structuredTiny Tots program for the soon- to-be preschooler. Friendly nannies frequent. Eateries abound on Church (XO Cafe and Mickey Tom market and Sanchez (Alice's). A long flat hike gets you to Noe Valley's baby-friendly 24th Street and to Noe's library at Jersey/Castro. (Closed for renovation)
Playground/Rec: Douglass/26th Street, 415-695-5017
No dogs and fenced, this pretty park is host to a large metal playstructure, a large field partially shaded and great for running off some steam, a slide built into the hillside,blackberry bushes, playkitchen in the sandbox, and a rec center with TTF 10-12 activities and potties. Located atop a steep hill, parking can mean a bit of a hilly hike.
Hosts latchkey during the school year in the afternoon.
Playground: 24th Street/Douglass (closed for renovation)
Not fenced. Many dogs. Partially shaded. Crawlers size slide. Wooden structure. Many cafes on 24th Street including Tom's Peasant Pies two blocks down. No potties.
NORTH BEACH
Playground: Lombard/Mason, 415-274-0201
Adjacent to the library, this fenced playground features older wooden structures in varying states of disrepair, with pool, tennis courts and countless bistros nearby. Patrons prefer this playground over Washington Square.
Playground: Washington Square - Columbus/Filbert
PACIFIC HEIGHTS
Playground: Alta Plaza, Jackson/Steiner&Scott
"Recently enlarged and renovated. fenced area with variety of new equipment for all ages and benches for the adults. great views. parking is difficult to find. - Aneta &Alex 8/06, Editor agrees, &quuot;Fabulous remake for hours of entertainment, adjacent to tennis courts and rambling nature trails, unfortunately parking is a bear!"
Playground: Lafayette, Laguna/Clay
Fenced with no dogs but the shaded picnic tables and benches are oddly enough outside of the fenced area making it impossible to comfortably sit back and watch. This is a fine tot spot for the under three crowd on days when there is not so much direct sun. There are only infant swings and a high step merry-go-round.On the day visited, all the parents were huddled in the sparse shadows of the wooden playstructure's underbelly where cool tunnels were being dug by a gaggle of 18 month olds. There is two hour parking with street cleaningTu 12-2 and Th 9-11 on Washington at Laguna.
 Potties are clean, low and had toilet paper.
 PARKSIDE
Playground: 24th Avenue/Taraval
Fenced with wooden playstructures that offer a good time to 3 year olds as well as big and little kid swings. The playground is sometimes visited by Rainbow Montessori preschool. Despite signs saying "12 years and under "waves of teenagers from nearby Abraham Lincoln High School will set up camp to eat their lunch and forget to close the gate. However, they quickly disperse when asked . It helps that the police station is across the street, which by the way is where the nearest potty is. Library with musical lapsit just steps away well as many eateries and a Walgreens. Parking is ample.
Playground: Parkside Square - Vicente/28th Avenue
Spectacular brand new playground with playstrucutures beckon neighborhood kids in red, orange, yellow to cross bridges and crawl through tunnels. This is the first playground in San Francisco to be fully ADA complaint.Unique attractions include Mommy & Me seesaws, swings, slides and spider web. Musical instruments, puzzles, games, even an abacus are interwoven into the landscape. Digger chairs in the small circular sandpit. Zipline. River channeling into the sandpit. Delightfully shaded under the eucalyptus trees of Stern Grove. Park includes a baseball diamond, tennis courts and bike trails. The only detraction isits huge and popular thus very easy to lose sight of an excited little one. Mommy and Daddy get a lot of exercise here. Nice crowd. Ample parking. Fully fenced. No dogs allowed but the sign alerting oblivious dogwalkers has yet to be posted.
Playground: Vicente/40th Avenue
Popular awesome brand new playground similar to the one in the Marina with brightly colored equipment and mud pie faucet right in the sandbox. How convenient. Bring a change of clothes. Comb out the litter before taking off shoes. Some families indulge in picnicking without cleaning up. Playground looks completely fenced but there is an opening that leads to the basketballs courts and beyond. You'll need to keep a close watch. Adjacent rec has potties but no toddler programs which seems a bit unfair but the morning is reserved exclusively for seniors and the afternoon for latchkey 6y+. Sunset Super is one block away and has exotic eats.
Playground: Sloat/22nd, Stern Grove
Somewhat barren of equipment and kids.
Playground: Rolph-Nichol, Eucalyptus/24th Avenue
Small new playstructure with stairs and three slides, two swings-one high back. No potty, ample parking, not fenced, big field used by the YMCA for Pee Wee Sports
Playground/Rec: Junipero Serra, 300 Stonecrest, 415-337-4713
Rec has potties and structured tiny tots, fenced playground with small wooden playstructure good for toddlers. Merced Library is a short stroll down the block hosts many events for preschool aged children and older. Stonestown Galleria is right across the street with its food court, fitness strolls, Weight Watchers, Chevy's, Borders and a dozen other toddler delights, however a treacherous cross at 19th Avenue.
Playground: 19th Avenue/Vicente
Why is this playground here, on one of the most dangerous roads in San Francsico. A better place, where traffic couldnt veer into it, would have been across the street and down the hill on the large patch of green grass under the shade of the tall trees next to Sava pool.
Canine Capers: Stern Grove/Pine Lake Park
POTRERO HILL
Playground: McKinley Square - Vermont & 20th Street
Fenced playground with brand new playstructures and ample parking. Dogs in viewing distance. A long hike or short drive down 20th youll find cafes, markets and a wonderful library with crayons, puzzles, puppets. Further down is Goat Hill Theatre with symphonic performances which welcomes drop-ins by quiet toddlers.
Playground/Rec: Jackson - 17th/Carolina, 415-554-9527
Key features include a zipline, fort, new metal playstructures. Rec MWSa 10:30-12 2-5y.
Easy parking and nearby potties.
Rec Center: 801 Arkansas, 415-695-5009
PRESIDIO
Beach: Baker Beach
PRESIDIO HEIGHTS
Playground/Rec: Julius Kahn, Pacific/Spruce, 415-292-2004
Wow!Recently redone with out-of-this-world space age black and silver climbing sculptures that wiggle and twist, flying saucer swings, standing see saws, spinning spider web, extensive sandlot with stone water table, spinning buckets and spouting fountains. Now fully fenced with benches of dual perspectives makes it possible for mommies on cell phones to leisurely watch more than one kid at a time. The only detractions arethe lack of shade for those sunny days and slippery spots on the stone water table requiring vigilance over wee ones. Also there is a frustration factor operating the water that requires a one second push and wait of 5 seconds for 5 seconds of water spray. No dogs allowed in play area. Ample parking. Gazebo with painting and instruments in the afternoon M-F 2:30-5, Sa 11-5. Potties. Tennis courts, baseball field and miles of Presidio trails.
Playground/Rec: Clay/Laurel & Walnut, 415-292-2005
This playground is barren with the only shade found under the sole wooden playstructure. Rec has potties with some structured prepaid activities, near library.
RICHMOND
Playground: 10th Ave/Fulton
This is one of the newer playstructures and is big, blue and a best kept secret. You could find yourself the only one there at times so bring a friend. Not fenced but has natural barriers and is a stroll down from JFK Drive. Nearest potty and cafe is a hike to California Academy of Sciences which moves 1/04 so be sure to pack a picnic in your diaper bag and put your lidded potty in the tailgate of your SUV. Parking is pretty abundant.
Playground: Mountain Lake, Lake/12th Ave
Pretty park with ducks. P/G not fenced, no potty, wooden playstructure and dog, awesome fastconcrete mommy/daddy & me slide
Playground: Rossi, Arguello/Ana
Older equipment. Not for tots. Planning a remake. Adjacent to pool.
Playground: 38th Avenue, Cabrillo&Balboa
Playground: Lincoln Park, Clement/34th
Rec Center/Playground: Rochambeau, 25th Ave/Cal, 415-666-7012
Brilliantly colored mats on the basketball court catch your attention from the road, brand new playstructures and rec center
Playgd/Rec: Argonne, 251 18th Ave/Geary&Anza, 415-666-7020
Older equipment. Brand new rec center popular with under 2 year old set.
Playground: 19th/California/Lake
Older equipment.
Beach: China Beach, El Camino del Mar, 28th Avenue
RUSSIAN HILL
Playground: Michelangelo, Greenwich/Leavenworth&Jones
*Fenced, shaded, a downtown oasis for the toddler set, big grassy lawn with gardens and hidden pathways to throw a ball and run after it. A wonderful old playstructure with four slides, a low crossing bridge and a low tire swing. The belief is that no dogs are allowed but there are contradicting signs posted yet no dogs to be seen as it is downtown. The bathrooms are closed and the waterfountain is turned off. A pretty flower covered lattice looks like a nice spot for birthday parties. Plenty of parking across the street, 2 hour limit enforced. but no street cleaning days.
Playground: Helen Williis, Larkin/Broadway
"Big renovation, reopened Spring '05. Lots of running space, a clubhouse with programs, basketball and tennis court." - Cece K.
SOMA
Playground: Metreon's PlayCircle, near Zeum, Skating Rink,Bowling Alley
An urban experience for sure. Ideal challenges for a three year old. Not fenced but sunken into a pit with rubberized walls that make climbing out slow and fun.Monkey bars. Mudpie station in the sandpit with toddler access levers,exquisite sounding xylophone that can be played by two at a time. 3 different levels of slides, but defintely not for adults as velocity accelerates with weight. Nearest potty is in the skating rink. Cafes abound including Where the Wild Things Are in nearby SONY Metreon. Adult rides free with paid tot. Yerba Buena carousel provides two fast-moving rides per $2.
Playground: South Park/2nd&3rd
SUNSET
Playground/Rec: 28th Avenue/Lawton, 415-753-7098
No dogs, fenced.wood, no shade, Rec has potties/activities M-Th 10-12, PeeWeeSports for 4y+ Th1:30-2:30. Easy parking. Near City College classes. Safeway on Noriega.
Playground: 39th Avenue/Ortega, 415-753-7047
Adjacent to library/ potties, pkg, wood playstructures, infant sand circle, partial fence. Wish it wasn't so neglected by SF Rec & Park. Great potential!
Playground: 45th Ave/Lincoln
Not fenced and frequented by dogs but has a sea blue boat and a fun wooden structure.
Strolling: Great Highway/Sloat-Fulton-Sutro Baths/Park
Canine Capers: Ft. Funston (colorful hangliders)
WEST PORTAL
Playground/Rec: 131 Lenox Way/Ulloa, 415-753-7038
Newer metal playstructure, train, tictactoe spinner, hopscotch, potties, prepaid rec actvities MW 10-12, partially fenced with dogs on adjacent field. Library with fish, crayons, puppets across the street. Squat and Gobble crepery has crayons and kids menu. Eeezy Freeezy has organic strawberry milk.- under renovation,grand reopening festivities 12/1/04
Photos/videos of the following playgrounds can be found at http://www.ggmg.org/Places/playground.html.
* Teach your toddler dog safety tips. Report leash law violators 415-564-6364
** SF Recreation & Park: 415-666-7079, www.parks.sfgov.org/recpark/facilities.htm
*** SF Neighborhood Parks Council, www.sfneighborhoodparks.org lists park histories
**** for SF Rec & Park updates http://216.103.100.45/ParkRecFacilities/FacilitySearch.aspx
Playground vandalism citywide can be reported to Park Patrol (Citywide) 415-218-9353. Park Patrol, protector of our playgrounds for the past 130 years, has suffered severe budget cuts and are now making do with only 5 park rangers to cover the entire length of the City. Supervised by the very dedicated Marcus Santiago, Noe Strolls salutes Park Patrol as heroes to the thousands of toddlers who need safe, clean environments to play in and grow. Report WP, Parkside Square vandalism to Captain Sanford 415-759-3103 (Taraval Station) 415-254-1233. Case 040373259.

Dog Advisory Committee 415-831-2745

LIBRARY GUIDE/HOURS
With recent renovations and closures, times/locations may havechanged. Always call ahead to confirm. Please email any changes to [email protected]. Check out www.sillybooks.net, with monthly kids writing contests.
Anza, 550 37th Avenue, 415-666-7160
Bernal, 500 Cortland/Moultrie, 415-695-5160
Chinatown, 1135 Powell, 415-274-0275
Eureka, 3555 16/NoeSanchez, 415-554-9445 *parking lot
Excelsior, 4400 Mission, 415-337-4735
Glen Park, 653 Chenery, 415-337-4740
Golden Gate Valley, 1801 Green, 415-292-2195
Main, 100 Larkin/Grove, 415-557-4400
Marina, 1890 Chestnut, 415-292-2150
Merced, 155 Winston, 415-337-4780
Mission, 300 Bartlett/24th, 415-695-5090
Noe, 451 Jersey/Castro, 415-695-5095 (renovation)
North Beach, 2000 Mason, 415-274-0270
Ortega, 3223 Ortega, 415-753-7120
Park, 1833 Page, 415-666-7155
Parkside, 1200 Taraval, 415-753-7125
Portrero, 1616 20th Street, 415-695-6640
Presidio, 3150 Sacramento, 415-292-2155
Richmond, 351 9th Avenue,415-666-7165
Sunset, 1305 18th Avenue, 415-753-7130 (renovation)
West Portal, 190 Lenox, 415-753-7135
 MONDAY 10-9
10-6 Main, Marina, Ortega, Richmond
12-6 Anza, Eureka, North Beach
1-6 Parkside
1-9 Mission, Chinatown, Excelsior, Sunset, WP
TUESDAY 9-9
9-8 Main
10-6 Glen Park, GGValley, Marina, Ortega
10-8 Portrero
10-9 Bernal, Eureka, Mission, Noe, Anza, Chinatown, Excelsior, Merced, North Beach, Park, Parkside, Presidio, Richmond, Sunset, WP
WEDNESDAY 9-9
9-8 Main
10-9 Mission, Excelsior, Chinatown, Richomd, Sunset, WP
12-8 Glen Park, Golden Gate Valley, Portrero
12-9 Eureka, Anza
1-9 Bernal, Noe, Marina, Merced, NBeach, Ortega, Park, Parkside, Presidio
THURSDAY 9-9
9-8 Main
10-6 Sunset, Presidio, Merced, North Beach, Anza, Chinatown, Excelsior,Bernal,Eureka,Mission,Noe,Portrero,Park,Parkside,WP
1-7 Glen Park, Golden Gate Valley
1-9 Marina, Ortega, Richmond
FRIDAY 12-6
12-6 Main
1-6 Bernal, Eureka, Glen Park, Mission, Noe Valley, Portrero, Anza, Chinatown, Excelsior, Golden Gate Valley, Marina, Merced, N Beach, Ortega, Park, Parkside, Presidio, Richmond, Sunset, WP
SATURDAY 10-6
10-6 Main, Mission, Marina, Merced, Noe, Chinatown, Excelsior, Ortega, Park, Parkside, Presidio, Richmond, Sunset, West Portal
1-6 Bernal,Eureka,GlenPark,Portrero,Anza,GG Valley,NBeach
SUNDAY 12-5
12-5 Main
1-5 Mission,Chinatown,Excelsior,Marina,Richmond Sunset,WP
 *www.baylibraries.org for updates

*BJE Jewish Community Library-children's area and a large children's book collection, FREE
San Francisco, 1835 Ellis St. b/w Scott/Pierce. 415-567-3327. Hours: Su 12-4, MW 10-4, Tu 12-6, Th 12-8, closed F, Sa & Jewish holidays. FREE

BOOK NOOK
ISBN numbers are denoted for those of you looking to purchase online. Some charities benefit by you purchasing through a link on their website. Check out www.playmatespreschool.org for the link to Amazon.com.
PREGNANCY/BIRTH:
"BabyCenter's Essential Guide to Preg & Birth" 1594862117 Easy read, great advice for mod mom-to-be. Features"What will I look like?" body pics &safety meter for sushi, brie..
BABY BASICS:
"Taking Care of Baby" The Ultimate Organizer for Busy Parents
written by Noestrollers Caroline Keller & Andrew Lottmann
published by Chronicle Books,ISBN 0811845990 Journal tracks newbie's hourly eating, sleeping, pooping. Cool tool to build a healthy routine.
 The Baby Book, Dr. Sears, 0-316-77905-9 (askdrsears.com)
(Other Perspectives: Brazelton, Spock, American Academy of Pediatrics, Leach)
California Children & Families Partnership,800-543-7025 English, 800-506-4667 Spanish, 800-KIDS-025
"The First Years Last Forever", FREE kit for B-5y development with parenting videos featuring Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, Rob Reiner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Maria Shriver, Susan Sarandon.. includesUC Berkeley resource listing, booklets and a board book.
www.babycenter.com, www.pamperspages.com weekly email tips for age of baby from conception
EATING:
The Nursing Mothers Companion, 1-558-32152-7
Everything Baby's First Food Book, 1-580-62512-6
SLEEPING:
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, 0-449-00402-3
The 7'Oclock Bedtime, 0060988894
PLAYING:
The Laughing Baby, Songs & Rhymes From Around the World, Anne Scott, 0-28195-61010, Waldorf reading,includes rocking songs, (did you know that lullaby derives from lully or lulla meaning a repetition of lu lu to sing a child to sleep.), peek-a-boo, clapping (pat-a-cake), feature plays (touch baby's face in game and name parts), bouncing (to market to market), lifting (the grand old duke of york), tickling (this litttle piggie), finger play (where is thumbkin?),
Baby Massage: The Calming Power of Touch 0-7894-5124-7 Another winner with beautifully photographed babies getting a very relaxing massage. A surprising favorite among toddlers. www.dk.com.
You Are Your Child's First Teacher ,0-89087-967-2
Your Self-Confident Baby, 0-471-17883-7
Gymboree Toddler Play, 0-86573-435-6
Kid Concoctions and Contraptions, 0966108884
Tassajara Bread Book, 157062089X
Tassajara Recipe Book, 1570625808
Pretend Soup, 1883672066
TALKING:
"My First Baby Signs" by Dr. Linda Acredolo & Dr. Susan Goodwyn ,board book version of Baby Signs. A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when its a picture of a happy baby signing for ball (throwing motion), hat (pat head), dog (pant with tongue out), cat (trace whiskers on cheeks), baby (rockabye motion), book (open and close palms), bird (flap arms), fish (smack lips), telephone (fist to ear), flower (sniff, sniff). When baby is older, this book makes a nice first reader. 0-06-09074-X
It Takes Two To Talk, www.hanen.org
*The Hanen Method is widely usedfor stimulating language development. This book is entertaining, a fast read and works like a charm!
 Baby Signs, 0-8092-3430-0
Spend twenty minutes each day reading to your baby. Cuddle timevia books adds structure and consistency and stimulates emotional/intellectual growth. To promote language and critical thinking, ask questions about the pictures, have your child "read" to you and pretend play aspects of the story baby emphasizes.
Muzzy Films, BBC Language Course 1-10y, www.early-advantage.com
LIMIT SETTING/DISCIPLINE/PROBLEM SOLVING:
Your One-Year-Old, 0-440-50672-7
Raising a Thinking Child, 0-671-53463-7 (audiotapes)
The Emotional Life of a Toddler, 0-02-874017-3
Blessings of the Skinned Knee, 0-14-219600-2
SCHOOLING:
Its Hard to Be Five, Learning How To Work My Control Panel, www.jamieleecurtisbooks.com, includes a FREE "I'm Ready for Kindergarten Kit" which includes games, puzzles, stickers.
Finding a Preschool for Your Child 0-964-87572-1
101 Questions to Ask Before Applying to K-12, Jill Bronfman, Workbook is sold at Cover to Cover in Noe Valley.
POTTY:
Dr. T. Berry Brazelton urges parents not to rush their tots out of diapers. When the time is right, toddlers accomplish this major milestone all by themselves. Great how to videos include Once Upon a Potty & Bear in the Big Blue House.
COMIC RELIEF:
The Three Martini Playdate, Christie Mellor, 0811840549
The Three Martini Palaydate Family Vacation
Notes from the Underbelly by Risa Green (an ABC Series!)
Sippy Cups are not for Chardonnay
Mommy Wars by Leslie Morgan Steiner
THe Milk Memos by Cate Colburn Smith & Andrea Serrette
Planet Parenthood, Julie Tilsner 0-8092-2518-2
Operating Instructions, Anne Lamott 044-990928X
The Mommies Mother Load: When Your Lifeªs on Spin Cycle and You Just Canªt Get the Lid Up 0-7881-9531-X

www.shlepperellas.com for Mothers Gone Mad authors Karen-Gould-schilling and Linda Merriweather who perform the comedy of parenting.
www.dramamamas.com writing circle/producerof
Stretch Marks: Growing into Motherhood.
COUPLING/BOOKS TO READ ALOUD:
Einsteins Dreams
PHILANTHROPY:
Make the world a friendlier place with a birthday book drive!
www.thereadingtree.net The Reading Tree is a San Francisco based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting literacy and healthy reading habits by increasing community awareness of the importance of sharing books with children. Creating a lifelong love of reading begins by sharing books with infants and small children. To foster this love of reading and promote early literacy, The Reading Tree provides parents and caregivers with books and bookmarks to encourage parents to read to children from birth. Did you know? 61% of low-income families have NO booksin their homes for their children. 14 million children live below the poverty line in the US. Children in low-income homes are at greater risk for not having one-on-one reading time, are less likely to attend preschool, and are more likely to repeat grades school and drop out. Poor literacy skills and poverty are inextricably entwined. Studies show that improving reading achievement among children is directly related to access to books. The highest achievement test scores occur in communities with an abundance of easily accessible books - in public libraries, at home and in the classroom. The Reading Tree is committed to providing the gift of books and bookmarks (printed in English and Spanish) to children as early as possible in life. Through the program "Books for Babies", working in concert with local hospitals, The Reading Tree provides books and bookmarks to parents of newborns born in San Francisco. Through the program "Prescription for Reading" each child who visitsthe Mission Neighborhood Health Center's pediatric asthmaclinic receives a book and a bookmark. The Reading Tree also distributes books to The Hamilton Family Shelter, The Children's Book Project and The SF Public Library. Its easy to give your new or gently used books. Contact Jude Deckenbach, Executive Director of The Reading Tree at [email protected], 415-786-2427. The Reading Treee is sponsored by CPMC, First Book Organization, Variety - Children's Charity of Northern California, Fleishhacker Foundation, Chrysopolae Foundation & Scholastic Publishing.
 www.bookends.org July 2001, Noe Strolls hosted a Masquerade Ball in honor of our founder's first brithday and raised over a dozen books and cash for thisaward-winning Southern California charity of children that builds libraries for other children in need.
UNDERSTANDING DADS: MomsGuideToDads.com
LITERACY:
Every summer SFPL sponsors a summer reading program that enables preschoolers to win prizes for being read to. Typically runs from mid June to the beginning of August, prizes includes passes to SFZoo, CAS, Exploratorium, Zeum, BADM, Presidio Bowling Alley, stuffed animals, books, pads, rulers, and a chance to win an autographed baseball and tickets to the SF Giants game. Its a fun way to spice up bedtime and get your preschooler turned onto reading. You'd be amazed how delightfully funny some of them are:
A KISS FOR LITTLE BEAR - This is a hilarious tale of a little bear who sends a pictures to Grandma and what happens to the kiss she sends back in return.
FROG AND TOAD ALL YEAR - Two friends enjoy good times year round with clever dialogue that amuses even the adult reader, ends with a fireside Xmas tale
BUZBY - Adventures of a cat who lands a job as a busboy in a hotel restaurant
THE DANDELION SEED - The humble dandelion. By roadside or mountainside, it flowers every month of the year throughout the world, a fitting symbol of life. Its journey is our journey, filled with challenge, wonder and beauty. Its story is a mystery too great to fathom, told so even a young child can understand. (ISBN 1883220661).
*reserve any of these books for pickup at your preferred branch at www.sfpl.org, renew online or by calling 415-557-4511

DATE NIGHT DVDs & TAKEOUT

Master a 7 O'Clock Bedtime (ISBN 0060988894) and treat your spouse to dinner and a movie. To get started, here are a few of Noe Strolls favorites. Find matches for your own at reel.com or netflix.com, the Webvan of DVD delivery. For $9.99/month, this subscription service delivers all the flicks you could possibly watch within a month with no late fees. Drive through mailboxes at Lakeshore make this the premier choice for time-constrained parents. Or rent DVDs for free through www.sfpl.org. You'd be surprised how good the library's selection is. Want an exotic dinner delivered to your door? For Indian and/or Pizza order online M-Su 11-11 ($15 minimum)at www.zantespizza.com , they deliver citywide. For kid friendly reviews, check out commonsensemedia.org.
COUPLING
 MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND A goofy, surprisingly hiliarous film. It will take you off guard and you will find yourself laughing very hard. Uma Thurman pulls off moments of brilliance, and her shark just steals the show!
KATE & LEOPOLD Snuggle up. This fairytale has candlelit rooftops, rear window cityscapes, poetic sweet somethings about love and the meaning of time. Dreamy score by Sting. Scene 17, a giggle giver. Wardrobe, Cast, Comic Relief A+++
 50 FIRST DATES A romantic comedy (a la Groundhog Day) pairing Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Dont let the sophmoric adlibbing of Rob Schneider detract. Movie takes a soulful turn at Scene 14 with Sandler's "Forgetful Lucy" serenade and Beach Boys "Wouldn't It Be Nice."
 13 GOING ON 30 Girl spirit wins the guy. Spry light fare.
WIN A DATE WITH TAD HAMILTON Be good and you'll be popular. Showcase for the comic talents of Topher Grace. SCIENCE OF SLEEP Young man coming of age explores dating hiccups amidst the cityscapes of Paris. Eurostyle comedy with dark edges and dreamy animation.
MOULIN ROUGE Its not what you think. With its manic opening, you're senses will be awakened as glistening romance unfolds. Catch a ride on a bejeweled elephant ("We Could Be Heroes" medley) and land in grande drama ("The Show Must Go On"finale). There are echoes of La Boheme, Carny, and Titanic yet this musical is refreshingly original. Surprising performances by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman who dazzle with songs of mixed genre and trip the lights amidst a sparkling backdrop of fireworks and spectacle.
NEW WORLD Love is a sanctuary in a task-filled world. It rescues, time stands still and dwells on the moment. It breathes like this film, which drifts through blades of grass in the hush of the wind, goes deep on character, its place in history, the complexities of lust, marriage, parenting, work, their impact ... Masterfully weaving multiple bewildered perspectives. Filmmaking so compelling, it questions its own depiction of Pocahontas and Captain Smith, fated to pivotal roles in the devastation of the native peoples and the founding of America. She is anglo-sanctified youth never named. He is gifted, ambitious, tormented. Hypnotic and disorienting with its storytelling, this film says much with little dialogue.
KEEPING THE FAITH A burnt out exec reunites with old friends Slick, funny and insightful. Norton/Stiller/Elfman supported by appearances by Milos Forman, Eli Kazan, and Anne Bancroft.
 SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE Keanu wakes up this Hollywood formula film and delivers the 30 something perspective.
KISSING JESSICA STEIN Dating is tough. Clever twists.
THE CLOSET Rumor rescues. Spice it up w/sweet French film.
CALLAS FOREVER Its Paris. Its Callas. Its Chanel. Its Spring. Eurotrip as Jeremy Irons romances & Fanny Ardant finds voice.
BIRTHDAY GIRL Quirky indie from Russia with love
SECRETARY It works for them. Dark Spader/Sundance Winner.
BOOGIE NIGHTS Mainstream porn.
MAGNOLIA John ONeill redeems the flick & love conquers all.
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING Ugly duckling weds prince.
MOONSTRUCK Brooklyn dogs in love. Vicki Carr soundtrack.
CONTACT Foster/McConaughey battle intellect, souls entwine.
 CHARADE Fun flirtation fades to black. Classic Hepburn/Grant
REAR WINDOW Hazy, hot, humid, Hitchcock summer.
SHAMPOO Beaty/Christie/Hackman California Dreaming
LAUREL CANYON LA Fluff.
APARTMENT 12 This offbeat comedy from Noestrollers/ Filmmakers Dan & Beth Bootzin surprises with budding romance and balloon busting angst. (The shot with the smiley red nose inflatable really got to me.) Although you enjoy it for being sensitive guy-not Mark Ruffalo's first feature, the movie shines each time love interest, Beth Ulrich, is on the scene. Manuel Cabral as the Latin Lothario and Krystina Carson as the Parrot Girl are scripted with fresh, funny moments. Somewhere between Shop Girl and Film Geek lies Apartment 12. Don't think too hard. Enjoy!
SIX POINT NINE late night special via atomfilms, short from the same filmmakers as Apartment 12.
MARRIAGE
BEFORE SUNRISE
BEFORE SUNSET
For anyone who found their soulmate and married (or didn't) in the first blush of love, this movie captures the essence of crossroads. Movie succeeds on many levels in its meditative discourse and thoughtful character development.Beautifully shows youthful exuberance and the origin of neuroses, anxiety and depression that drives the characters as well as suffocates them. Still young in their acting careers when they made Before Sunrise, one wonders the impact the film must have had on the lives of Ethan Hawke and Julie Delphy who return real time as both actors and writers for the sequel.
SPANGLISH Mother who cannot bear any space between herself and her daughter. A career woman off track as full-time, stay-at-home mom. A father whose affair would be a sin. And an imperfect inlaw whose sage advice saves the day. At some point they all quit. Great moments from Adam Sandler, Cloris Leachman, Tea Leoni, Paz Vega and the kids.
LOST IN TRANSLATION Feeling fogged in. Amidst a dreamy soundtrack, Sofia Coppola delivers two expat insomniacs bonding in the pulsating nightlife of Tokyo's youth culture.
 EYES WIDE SHUT What's it all about? Kubrick/Cruise/Kidman spin desire and marriage. Film made just before they divorce.
 SECRET LIVES OF DENTISTS Can any marriage survive watching 38 year old parents, married for 10 years with 3 kids (ages 2, 5, and 8). A torturous study on what happens when couples don't communicate. "A Brief Encounter" this is not.
STORY OF US Couple worn down by child-rearing tries to pull it together before kids come home from camp. Watch Bruce Willis at his best as he shows up for parents day and loses it.
 FRIDA Destiny, partnership and marriage, an Oscar-winner with gorgeous imagery and a captivating score.
EVITA She stands by him/He stands by her. Madonna's best.
A BEAUTIFUL MIND For better, for worse.
PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT Courtney Love shines.
MR. SATURDAY NIGHT Catskill schtick
JERRY MCGUIRE asks what's more important in life than loving your wife? One of Tom Cruise's finest performances.
TRUE FRIENDS
MUSIC & LYRICS Hugh Grant shines as Hollywood goofs endearingly on the 20-40something generation gap. Fresh soundtrack
SPONGEBOB SQUARE PANTS, SEASON ONE/DISC 3 A cut above. Sophisticated humor, . Brilliant moments in "Rock Bottom" "Fools in April" "Argh" and "Hooky."
FAMILY LOVE
 DUMA Extraordinary film about a father/son relationship and how a boy becomes a man. Deals with loss in a very subtle way.
BABY BOOM A bit dated but still delightful. High powered attorney struggles with surprise baby entry.
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM Wonderful wholesome film to inspire teenage girls to pursue their passions and stay true to family values. Terrific casting.
WHAT A GIRL WANTS Tweens will savor the free spirit and happy conseqequences of this not-quite caper. Colin Firth is always sooo delicious to watch as the ideal mate in these happily ever after life-affirming chick flicks (Bridget Jones II, Girl With A Pearl Earring). But dont expect much. Its goofy, polite and virtually frictionless. The one tragedy of this reunion is the love and good times the family and audience miss out on for 17 yearsby not being together - just for the sake of plot.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Spielberg delivers 60s swank in this remarkable yet true story of a teenager who successfully impersonates an airline pilot, emergency room doctor, assistant district attorney while stealing over $4 million dollars. Film delves into the impact divorce has on a child and the bond between father and son. Great character development. Memorable performance by Christopher Walken. Cast includes Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, James Brolin.
IN THE SOUP Side-splitting New York characters. Watch the Father/Son relationship evolve.
MOTHER Entertaining Albert Brooks, dont blame it all on mom.
DEEP IMPACT In the end all that matters is family. A unusually thoughtful disaster movie with surprising performances by Tea Leoni, Maximillan Schell, Vaessa Redgrave, Laura Innes.
LIFE & DEATH OF PETER SELLERS
THE AVIATOR
Released 2005, both films are surprisingly similar as dark and grim "Blame It On Mom" biopics. Powerful men pursue amibitions, depend desperately on first mates, and despair into glossy starlet sex. Sellers is blessed with an all star cast: Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Charlize Theron, John Lithgow.
WALK ON WATER Israeli agent on the hunt finds peace.
TUPAC RESURRECTION Fascinating documentary made by the late Rap Artist's mother (a Blank Panther Revolutionary) depicts a talented young man on the brink of finding his voice caught up in the trials and tribulations of growing up without a father. Makes the point - know when its time to drop a grudge
FREQUENCY Didn't need to be so scary. Moving portrait of a son's desire to protect his parents and hold onto them forever.
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS - An eco resort nature film. Unbelievable access to the lives and times of the Emperor Penguin who have mastered the art of coparenting.
THAT'S LIFE
WINGED MIGRATION Haunting. Beautiful. Very French. You'll never look at migrating birds and VP Cheney the same again.
CHARLOTTES WEB (1973) 6y+ on the cycle of life, magical.
LOOKING FOR COMEDY IN A MUSLIM WORLD Brooks braves being politically incorrect with this post 9/11 analysis on what makes us laugh. His portrayal of a not-so-very-funny-comic allows for surprisingly hearty belly laughs.
DEFENDING YOUR LIFE Albert Brooks life after death.
MAN ON THE MOON Jim Carrey's finest as Andy Kaufman
CHANGING LANES Our choices define who we are.
SLIDING DOORS Two paths diverge, and both are taken
VANILLA SKY Bad choices and regret.
LAST NIGHT Gripping tale of the last night on Earth..
SHIPPING NEWS Picturesque small town portrait. Remake without lazy, base side notes. Spacey/Blanchett
AMERICAN BEAUTY Kevin Spacey stuck in suburbia.
THE GAME Yuppy thriller in San Francisco. Douglass/Penn.
 BREAD AND TULIPS Housewife reinvents herself in Venice..
AN UMARRIED WOMAN Explores 70s-take on independence
NEW YEARS DAY Generation gap between 40 and 20. Features a young David Duchovny. Spirited apartment life in NYC.
SUPERSIZE ME You'll never eat McDonalds again.
WORK IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
BOURNE IDENTITY Not your typical explosive adventure film. There is pensive romance, anticlimax, and an Orwellian Europe. Matt Damon, Clive Owen are terrific. Bonus features on DVD include the life and work of author, Robert Ludlum.
LOOKING FOR COMEDY IN A MUSLIM WORLD Brooks!
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING Classic Aaron Eckhart. LOL:)
OFFICE SPACE Belly laughs. You'll miss the office-not!
HAIKU TUNNEL Josh Kornbluth on the perils of temping.
IN GOOD COMPANY At times shines.. Showcase for comic talents of Topher Grace. Write your own ending.
YOUVE GOT MAIL 90s Dot com boom times in New York.
WALL STREET Oliver Stone's 80s M&A boardgame.
WORKING GIRL Rags to Riches tale.
DOWN WITH LOVE Careers are fun.
ABOUT SCHMIDT Retirement sucks.
IN THE COMPANY OF MEN Disturbing workplace tactics.
NETWORK Brilliant take on media influence
ALL ABOUT EVE Ambition unleashed.
THE INSIDER Big tobacco & the dark side of 60 minutes. Crowe
MARIA FULL OF GRACE Its not easy to find work in Colombia
ADVENTURE
GO/TRAFFIC/ BLOW .
GOODFELLAS/ GODFATHER/ CASINO/ BUGSY
Slick, violent drug films. Hollywood is preoccupied. GO is fast-paced party in Vegas -very entertaining. TRAFFIC is a moralistic tale - extremely well done with ugly scene, powerful performance by Benicio del Toro. BLOW follows the theme superficially, glamour, sex, downfall. Its polished but completely unravels at end. Father/son portrait tries to follow same theme as "Catch Me If You Can" GOODFELLAS, GODFATHER, BUGSY and CASINO glossy rags to riches mafia films, entertaining, tragic with hard-to-watch scenes.
RAGING BULL A contender!
DEVIL'S OWN A Brad Pitt surprise.
TRUMAN SHOW Romantic showcase for Jim Carrey.
 CASTAWAY Arm chair travel makes you glad you didn't go.
THE TERMINAL Light fare showing Tom Hanks being resourceful, a good one to fall asleep on.
PAYCHECK Slick, entertaining. Ben Affleck. Would have been just as good without the shoot em up explosions.
ELIZABETH Cate Blanchett riveting. Skip gory opening.
KANGAROO JACK Stay with it, sweet and funny.
KIDS
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO Miyazaki masterpeice, anime
THE SNOWMAN (B+) Fall asleep to this one together.
THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH (1y+)
 CINDERELMO (4y+)
CITIZEN
THE TRIBE - Noestroller/filmmaker Tiffany Shlain brings us this award-winning short on assimilation and identity in America as seen through the experience of Barbie, the beloved doll. Available on iTunes
whokilledthelectriccar.com
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME - Children's is a remote province of China learn about democracy as they vote for class monitor. All is fair game. Best that documentary can deliver. You'll laugh. You'll cheer. PBS Independent Lens.

ASK THE EXPERTS
CAR SEAT CHECK:
866-Seat-Check, seatcheck.org, make sure seat tightly secured doesnt move more than " at seat belt path, harness straps not too loose, child the right age/size for seat
CHILDCARE:
www.childrenscouncil.org
CHILDPROOFING:
Childproofer $20 assessment, 800-374-2525 Mike, A+ installation!
CPR:
Red Cross $40, 415-427-8051
DADS:
www.slowlane.com
www.dadstayshome.com
www.rebeldad.com
www.fulltimefather.com
DENTIST Pediatric/Bergen James DDS One Parker 415-668-3500
Brushtime Bunny, Cool Brushing Toy, 866-508-7400
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS www.72hours.org
-The first 72 hours after an earthquake or any disaster, electricity, gas, water, and telephones may not be working. Post emergency number by phones (fire, police, ambulance, gas company) You need to preparea week of canned food, energy snakcs,boxed cereal, evaporated milk, baby food, extra eyeglasses, , mechanical can opener, 3-7 gallons of water per family member, refresh it every 3-6 months (iodine tablets or chlorine bleach (8 drops per gallon) to purify if needed), first aid kit with bandages and disinfectant,first aid book, extra house keys, car keys, fire extinguisher, flashlights with extra batteries in several locations, beside your bed, do not use matches til youre certain there are no gas leaks, portable radio with extra batteries, extra blankets,one changeof clothing per person, one blanket/sleeping bag per person, toilet paper/tissues, , shoes and cash, alternative cooking source like a camping stove, weeks supply of medication, food for infants, diapers,formula, binky, wipes, jars of food, juice or milk boxes, and those with special needs, tools (adjustable pipe wrench for turning off water and gas), large plastic garbage bags, ponchos, trash cans, soap, liquid detergent, shampoo, toothpaste, toohbrush,pads/tampons, household bleach, sturdy shoes, heavy gloves to clear debris, light sticks, candles/matches (dont lighht til no gas leaks), knife/razor blades, garden hose, tent, toy, paper, pens, stamps, plastic knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups, aluminum foil, ax, shovel, broom, wrench (adjustable), screwdriver, pliers, hammer, 1/2" rope, plastic tape, duct tape, staple gun, sheeting for window replacement, bicycle,.Keep car fueled. Know the safe spots in your house - hallways, under sturdy tables, desks or interior walls, know danger spots - windows, mirrors, hanging objects, fireplaces, tall unsecured furniture, determine a location to reunite if separated from your family members, know nearest fie and police station and hospital, choose out of state relative to call to report whereabouts, learn first aid and cpr, learn how to shut off gas, water and electricity in case damaged, check chimneys roofs, walls and foundations for stability, make sure house is bolted to foundation, secure water heater, major appliances tall heavy furniture, hanging plants, mirrors and picture frames (especially if over bed), keep breeakables, heavy objects and flammables secured in cabinets or on low shelvesKeep insurance policies, documetns, photos of stuff, and valuables in a safe deposit box or waterproof container. Store supplies in house and car. Install fire alarms with CO2 detectors, and security lights in each room. Security lights go on when electricity is lost and stays lit for 4-6 hours after turned on. Whistle to signal for help.Keep pets tag up to date Pets need their own water, food, vet records, medication, restraint, unbreakable food dish, dont hold pet during shaking, make sure nothing can fall on pet where he/she sleeps, Secure tabletop objects with buckles and safety straps, make sure gas appliances have flexible connections to reduce risk of fire, secure fridge to prevent movement, replace windows with safety glass, framed pics should be hung from closed hooks, anchor furniture like bookcase, flexible fasteners such as nylon straps allow tall objects to sway without falling over reducinbg the strain on the studs., Join SFNERT the SFFD training porgram,www.nertnews.com, 415-558-3456.-www.oes.ca.gov
- When a quake strikes, if laying down or sitting, stay put. If standing indoors, stay there,DUCK COVER HOLD duck under a desk or table or stand in a cornerand hold onto it so its doesnt move away, cover your head and neck , if on a sidewalk near a building duck into a doorway with no door to protect from falling debris, in a stadium,/theatre stay in seat, get below level of back of the seat and cover your head with your arms, in a crowded store, move away from display shelves, do not rush for the exit, if outdoors, get away from trees, buildings, walls and power lines, get into the open area, if driving pull over and stop, avoid overpasses and powerlines, stay in car til shaking is over, if in a crowded place, dont rush for the doors, crouch and cover your head and neck with your hands and arms. After teh quake, check for gas and water leaks, broken electrical wiring or sewage lines, cracks and damage to roof, chimneys, foundation. Turn on radio for news, keep streets clear for emergency vehicles, be prepared for aftershocks, contact your out of state person and family members. If you evacuate, leave a message for your family. .-www.oes.ca.gov
-For fire, determine best escape routes, find two ways out of each room.Do not use elevators.Flash flooding - do not try to cross a stream where water is above your knees, water as low as 6" can sweep you away, do not drive over a flooded road, if car stalls, abandon it immediately and seek higher ground, disconnect all electrical applainces, and if advised turn off gas and electric at the fuse panel, do not turn gas back on yourself, do not use fresh or canned goods that have come in contact with flood water, boil/purify all water til told its safe to drink,, use flashlights, do not light matches, turn on battery op radio for news.-www.oes.ca.gov
-Thunderstorms comes primarily before May and September with high temperature in the process of convection. When the warm moist air rises it produces droplets of water that fall as rain in a thunderstorm bringing cooler drier air down with them. High speed movement through the cloud builds up an electric charge, which is then released as lightning. If you see tall, puffy cumulus clouds growing and daylight rapidly dimming, a thunderstorm might be on its way. Go indoors. If storm is severe with frequent close lightning bursts, go to the basement or the middle of the house. Stay away from electrical objects and metal framing. Do not take a bath or shower. Use battery operated radios. Do not use wall phone but limit use of cell phones. If you are in an open field and you feel your hair standing on end, skin tingle or hear crackling sounds, drop down quickly, bend forward, feet together, hands on knees, do not lie flat, be as small as possible and have minimal contact with the ground. Stay out of the water for at least 30 minutes without thunder. Find indoor shelter or get into a car. Stay away from metal fences or flagpoles.You can tell how close the lightning is by counting the seconds between the lightning strike and the first time you first hear thunder. Sounds travels at 1100' per second. So 15 seconds says the bolt was 3 miles away. Dont golf, cycle or swim when there are thunderstorm warnings.- SFChron Parade 5/18/03
DOULA:
-Bradley Childbirth with Juli Tilsner, 415-282-5176, www.bradleybirth.com
- Bradley instructors: Ginger Basharat 415-563-1477, Georgia Rue 415-216-3958, Noe Valley Nusery School Parents, 12 session class on nutrition, exercise, physiology, postpartum care.
-Kaiser Volunteer Doula Program will provide continuous supportive presence to the laboring mom during her birth experience including massage, assistance with positioning, encouragement, guidance, support with relaxation techniques, comfort measures, help with breathing techniques. Meet with doula twice before delivery and have a follow up after baby is born. FREE. Contact: Olivia Page, Doula Coordinator, 415-722-5846, [email protected].
-www.hypnobirthing.com
FAMILY LAW
Bananas Free Clinics 510-658-7353
FERTILITY: Pacific Fertility Center
GRIEF: SAND (Support After Neonatal D) meets W (2nd & 4th) 7-9 CPMC Davies Campus, 415-522-7400, 415-282-7330; www.jewishhealingcenter.org; www.jfcs.org grief support groups
HEALTH INSURANCE:
www.coverageforall.org, 800-234-1317
Healthy Families/MediCal for Children, affordable monthly premiums free-$4-27 per family
per month, free-$5 copay for some services (prescription meds, dental and vision care, physician/hospital) plus immunizations and checkups are free, 888-747-1222, must be a CA resident under 19y with income below certain levels. In San Mateo 650-573-3595.
Kaiser Low-Cost Healthy Family, 888-747-1222, $5/month, $5 doctor visit for kids.
LEAD CHECK leadcheck.com for kits to test toys, lunchboxes
MONTESSORI TOYS: www.forsmallhands.com
NURSING:
Nursing MothersCounsel, free advice hotline for both breast/bottle, 650-327-MILK
La Leche League
ORGANIC GARDENING:
Lisa Frank, 415-282-3281 *farm organic meals from home
PEDIATRICIAN HOUSECALL:
Dr. Jordan Shlain, www.sfoncall.com, 415-732-7029, Noestrollers get $50 off 1st housecall
PHILANTHROPY:
www.imaginebusproject.org, 415-332-6154
POISON CONTROL HOTLINE:
800-222-1222 is now the phone number for every poison center in the United States. Call this number 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to talk to a poison expert. Call right away if you have a poison emergency. Also call if you have a question about a particular poison or about poison prevention. Post this number close to your telephone.
PARENTING:
www.babycenter.com
www.pbsparents.org
www.aplaceofourown.org
www.parenthoodweb.com
www.huggies.com, www.pampers.com
parents.berkeley.edu
www.gocitykids.com
www.gokid.org
www.bayareakidfun.com
www.firstfivecc.org
PLASTICS: what to look for when shoppiong for chemical-free toys fromState Assemblymember Fiona Ma www.assembly.ca.gov/a12
PLAYGROUPS:
-www.ggmg.org, peer groups by month, 20% off SFZoo Dual Membership for GGMG Members. .$60/yr buys SFZoo admission for 2 Adults (mom card, guest card) and accompanying kids,as well as special invitations to moms events.
-www.eastbaymoms.com
-www.parentssupportnetwork.org
POTTY TRAINING:
877-4BIG-KID
PREGNANCY:
Day One, San Francisco
Barefoot & Pregnant, Mill Valley
PRIVATE SCHOOL FUNDING - COVERDELL/529/ROTH
Curtis Lee, State Farm Agent, [email protected] or 415-750-8088
PROJECT FUNDING:
SF Children & Families Commission, 415-554-8966
www.sfkids.org, Parent Action Grant Project Manager Carlos Nolasco, [email protected]. Funding for projects for parents of kids ages 0-5
SINGLE PARENTS: singleparentsrock.org M 6:30pm Tumble & Tea, Oakland, 4210 Telegraph/42nd, parentswithoutparents.org 415-905-4145 (1st3rdSundays, childcare available)
SPEECH THERAPY:
Golden Gate Regional Center, 415-546-9222 If you suspect a speech delay, call GGRC immediately. It takes 45 days to begin services. FREE speech therapy is granted following an initial telephone interview and follow up home assessment on five aspects of development. Doctor referral is not required and therapy is FREE whether you have insurance or not. Hearing test prior to speech therapy is required.
SF Speech & Hearing 415-921-7658
Sandy Molano, Speech and Language Pathologist, 650-343-1575, [email protected]
TOY RECALL www.cpsc.gov
VIDEO TRANSFER TO DVD:
650-32-VIDEO, www.mydirectorscut.com
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MERCURY IN FISH
888-SAFE-FOOD, www.cfsan.fda.gov/seafood1.html, high in mercury are shark, swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish and albacore tuna. Light tuna is believed to have less mercury. It is recommended that no more than 12 oz of fish be consumed a week. Aim for smaller fish, vary your selections and try to avoid farmed fish. The health benefits of salmon, sardines ...make the research worth the effort.
WATER TESTING:
SF Water Quality Department, 650-652-3133
Water Store, 415-461-4040, 800-776-7654 tests water for lead and nitrates
WELCOME CHAI BABY: JCF sends a complimentary welcome kit of gifts and information on raising a Jewish baby

BABY NAME SAMPLER

Adam, Adair, Aedra, Phaedra, Aiden, Aidan, Aiodhan, Alexa, Alessi, Alessandra, Alessandro, Alejandro, Lexi, Allie, Alain, Aliya, Allegra, Alyssa, Ilyssa, Elysia, Amelia, Alton, Anderson, Adrienne, Andie, Andrew, Antonio, Analisa, Anabella, Anya, Arden, Ariane, Arielle, Avielle, Avery, Ava, Arlo, Asher, Usher, Audrey, Austin, Aspen, Barrett, Baxter, Bart, Ben, Belle, Bella, Ella, Isabel, Braden, Breckin, Britton, Brooklyn, Bruno, Bridget, Brie, Brielle, Bryce, Buddy, Blake, Cabot, Cash, Cassius, Camilla, Cameron, Caitlin, Kaitlin, Calum, Cauley, Callie, Cal, Chandler, Charlee, Charlie, Charles, Charlotte, Chlote, Chloe, Christoph, Cristophe, Claire, Clara, Clarissa, Myrissa, Claudia, Clay, Cleo, Climber, Colby, Cole, Colin, Colter, Connor, Cooper, Cordelia, Cosmo,Courtney, Kai, Kaikala, Kristi, Krista, Cristina, Dante, Daphne, Darius, Davis, Dakota, Darwin, Dash, Dassi, Day, Deirdre, Declan, Deegan, Diego, Drake, Drew, Duke, Dylan, Easton, Eden, Edan, Edie, Elan, Ellie, Emmy, Emma, Enzo, Erika, Erin, Ethan, Etienne, Fletcher, Fynn, Fiona, Francesca, Galit, Garnet, Gavin, Gillian, Jillian, Giovanna, Grace, Grant, Greer, Gretchen, Griffon, Gryphon, Gwyne, Gwen, Hailey, Hallie, Hank, Henry, Hudson, Hunter, Harper, Hampton, Hayden, Haydee, Helena, Hope, Ian, Isla, Iliana, Kylie, Lilana, Lily, Lila, Lyla, Jackson, Jacqueline, Jaden, Jade, Jaime, Jane, Jake, Jasper, Jansen, Julian, Jules, Jenna, Jenner, Jesse, Jobim, Jolie, Joley, Jonah, Jordan, Joshie, Josie, Joey, Kacie, KC, Kaden, Kai, Kara, Karis, Kaya, Kaylie, Kayla, Karly, Kealey, Keegan, Keifer, Keafer, Kitty, Kobe, Kian, Kyan, Kira, Kyra, Kirby, Kirian, Lana, Lara, Layla, Leo, Lia, Liam, Logan, Lola, Lucy, Lucca, Lucas, Luke, Madeleine, Madeline, Maddie, Madison, Mccoy, Makena, Makiley, Macy, Marco, Margot, Marlowe, Mariette, Marlie, Marley, Meyer, Maya, Masa, Mia, Mica, Milo, Mo, Mats, Max, Maxi, Maxima, Massimo, Michelangelo, Miles, Myles, Millie, Mira, Mirabel, Murphy, Nicholas, Nico, Nikki, Noa, Noe, Noelle, Odie, Ofri, Oona, Odessa, Olympia, Olivia, Oliver, Olive, Oskar, Oscar, Paco, Paolo, Pato, Preston, Paris, Perry, Philip, Phalen, Phoebe, Patrick, Piper, Qaz, Qas, Quetz, Quiz, Quinn, Quincy, Raven, Regan, Megan, Meghan, Remy, Reilly, Riley, Rita, River, Rocco, Rebecca, Roan, Roman, Rowan, Ronin, Rory, Rosie, Ruby, Ryder, Ryan, Rylan, Sachi, Satchi, Sasha, Sadie, Sara, Sammy, Samantha, Sabrina, Savannah, Sienna, Sasha, Simone, Sebastian, Shannon, Shayla, Shayne, Shea, Sean, Six, Sky, Skye, Skylar, Sofia, Sophie, Soleil, Soren, Stefan, Stefano, Stan, Stella, Suada, Summer, Spencer, Sydney, Simon, Tallulah, Talia, Taylor, Tyler, Teddy, Tessa, Tesserae, Theo, Thisbe, Tommye, Torsten, Trevor, Tristan, Uma, Urban, Vegas, Vida, Viggo, Veronica, Valentina, Walker, Westley, Will, Winter, Wyatt, Wylie, Izzie, Isaac, Zakkie, Zachary, Zoey, Zoe, Zander, Xander, Xye ... and Dangeras a second so the kid can say Danger is my middle name!

DIAPER BAG ESSENTIALS

BACKPACK
- sporty black flatters both mom and dad, buy one that distributes weight well and is ergonomically designed for your shape, paddedd shoulder straps, wiast strap, use both shoulders when carrying it (dont sling over one shoulder - can cause back problems down the road). If youre looking for a pack just for Daddy, check out Daddy's Tool Bag ($39.95 www.daddystoolbag.com)), a tool box shaped diaper bag with a changing pad and video on newborn care made just for daddies.
- padded ergonomic straps/back
- zipped section for changing kit, toy/book with attach strap
- zipped section for a baby bunting, blanket
- zipped section for snacks, insulated a bonus
- zipped section for sunscreen, tissues, clippers, tylenol, lip balm
- quick access wallet, keys, phone, camera, PDA, binky/bottle
CHANGING KIT
- wipeable fold up lap pad with compartment and reusable wipes case
- disposable diaper sacks
- Kendall Curity Wipes (0-8 weeks) or wipes without alcohol/ fragrance (8 weeks+)
- Thermos with warm water to wet the Kendall Curity Wipes
- small washcloth to dry bottom
- Tube of pure petroleum jelly (e.g. Vaseline)
- Tube of zinc oxide (e.g. Balmex)
- Diapers (minimum 2), folding potty seat for toddlers
- Change of clothes with snaps down chest/legs
-Log for first 14 days, note # wet/poopy diapers&color, times nursed,ounces
-Toy/book with attach strap
SNACK PACK
- Ice packs plus insulated pouch if not part of diaper bag (to keep breastmilk fresh, ice packs also useful for first stumbles as well)
- Wide mouth disposable nurser, bagged breastmilk/ packets of formula powder
- something healthy to snack on for mom/dad as well and fluoridated bottled water
- for toddlers take along plastic fork, spoon, straw, thermos previously used for wipes
- Bibs, burping cloth
WEATHER
- baby bunting with hood, reversible mitten sleeves/footies with snaps down chest/legs
- receiving blanket for cover up and nursing shawl
- something warm for mom/dad
- bonnet/fla hat for sun, fleece hat for cold
OUT AND ABOUT
- Keys, Wallet with Visa, Drivers License, Insurance ID, museum/zoo memberships, library card, frequent buyers cards, phone, camera, PDA, sunglasses
- Daily Schedule -Pack a list of options for a morning activity and try to maintain the same time schedule everyday to help baby establish a predictable routine OR access www.noestrolls.com via your wireless sub-notebook (The fastest, smallest, lightest currently on the market is the Sony Picturebook TR2AP3 3lbs, 7x10 footprint, 7-11 hour battery life, Centrino chipset with 80211b/g network speed, DVD-CDRW, Camera, and XP Pro operating system (for Excel and Word) is the Sony Vaio PicturebookTR2AP3. Protect in diaper bag with a Vasola A5 case from www.semsons.com. Give up on some functionality like running Excel/Word/Dreamweaver and Barney Beach Party when you really need it and dramatically reduce the weight and sizeof your wireless access to www.noestrolls.com to that of a deck of cards via a widescreen PDA like the TMobile Sidekick, Blackberry, Pocket PC or Sony Clie. Some have a handy backlit keyboard and a phone as well.
-front carrier (Bjorn) or sling
- nail clippers (try safety first w/white bulb on end), tylenol, tissues, lipbalm, sunscreen

SHOPPING DESTINATIONS

 NOE VALLEY/BERNAL HEIGHTS/MISSION:
Clothes - Small Frys has playspace areas for toddlers, 4066 24th, 415-648-3954
Peek-A-Boutique, 1306 Castro, buys MWF 11-1, 2-4, 415-641-6192; Chloe's Closet
Shoes - Wavy Footprints
Hair - Kids Cuts, 85 29th/SJ, 415-643-8582
Toys - The Ark, Just for Fun, SCRAP (art supplies)
Books - Cover to Cover Bookstore
Sutff-Pirates Supply Store, 826 Valencia
Food - Real Food & Rainbow Grocery (totsized shooping carts,www.rainbowgrocery.org, 1745 Folsom, 415-863-0620) , Tom's Peasant Pies, Noe Valley Bakery, Manhattan Bagel welcomes strolling babies w/FREE minibagels!!!
Lovejoys Tea Parlor - 1351 Church/Clipper, 415-648-5895 Tu-Su 11-6(F til 7pm)
Chenery Park Restaurant,683 Chenery 415-337-8537 chenerypark.com *Tu Family night
LUVAJAVA, Dolores/26th, FREE WIFI
MISSION: Natural Resources, 1367 Valencia
STONESTOWN/WEST PORTAL:
The ultimate toddler-friendly mall open M-Sa 10-9, Su 11-7, 3251 20th Avenue
PICTURE PEOPLE - FREE 10x13 portrait and sitting (Mention coupon code SS2, a $29.95 value). Offer made by Steve and Edna to Noestrolls members, drop-ins welcome or call for appt to avoid wait, 415-566-7803. .Located on the main floor of the mall, across from Childrens Place. A photo shoot at Picture People is a surprisingly cool play experience. Awesome photographer Ana knows how to get baby to smile by setting up five different settings, white backdrop, blue backdrop with orange beanbag, head shot on black backdrop, and props galore, airplane, frog, flower, fire truck, boat, even Winnie the Pooh! Portraits are ready in an hour. You could go shopping in the mall or let your toddler has a blast with the other kids. During the wait time, your child is given a huge red punching balloon and space to play with the other kids. When the portraits are ready, the staff entertains your kid while you decide which portrait you want. There is no pressure to take more than the free 10x13 promised but be forewarned, you might be tempted to buy lots more. Options include keychains, magnets, photo sculptures, neckties, umbrellas, jigsaw puzzles... Picture People, a Noestrolls favorite!
Clothes - BabyGap/Gymboree/Nordstroms/Children's Place
Shoes - Howards/Nordstroms
Toys - A Childs Delight, AmbassadorToys 415-759-TOYS, www.ambassador.toys.com
Books/Videos/Music - Borders, Suncoast, Tower, Sam Goody
Eats - Food Court, Chevys offers FREE group tours and do-it-yourself taco making party, schedule with manager M-F9-10am, www.chevys.com, NordiesCafe, great kids menu includes milk, mac and cheese, crayons and games.
 LAUREL HEIGHTS:
Shoes - Jr Boot Shop, 3555 California Street, Laurel Village, 415-751-5444 now has Sylvia Pelayo, SF's best fitter of baby shoes! TT 9:30-6, WF 12-5, Su 11-5. Bring coupons distributed at her Commonwealth Club presentation last year.
Clothes - Jean et Claire, Jonathan Kaye
Essentials - Citikids, 415-752-3837, Right Start, 415-202-1901
Hair - Snippety Crickets, 3562 Sacto, 415-441-9363
Food - CalMart (totsized shopping carts, a trolley that toots as it circles the store), Albertsons at Clement Market ( cart/cars thatyour toddler drives while you shop!)
Toys - Toys R Us off Geary/Masonic opened daily 9-9, SF's only indoor tot spot Su morn with Thomas Brio table, trikes and a bounce house ($199 if you want to bring it home)
Eats - Japantown's Cafe Hana, Buchanan/Postr, 415-567-9133, delcious bakery opens at M-Su 8-9(FSa 10:30pm) tables surroud a tranquil hawaiian fountain babies love
MARINA:
Hypoallergenic bedding and nuresry items - giggle by Oh! M-Sa 10-6, Chestnut Street, 415-440-1884, www.gigglebyoh.com
HAIGHT/COLE VALLEY/INNER SUNSET:
 Food:Andronico's, 1200 Irving, join the Andronico's Kids Club and receive a free food item with every visit. To schedule a behind the scenes tour, call the manager at 415-661-3220
Eats: New Ganges Restaurant, 775 Frederick, 415-681-4355, M-Su 11:30-2:30, 5-10, accepts VISA, located between Circus Center, Yoga Studio, Plant Nursery and AcroSports, just across from Kezar, Aftab & Faras, the owners and chefs go out of their way to make baby right at home and active toddlers are welcome to roam as they are lured back to the table with yummy milk and carrot pudding, jasmine rice, pickled carrots and chick pea eggplant. They even give free mango juice to kids. Enjoy!
Canvas, 9th/Lincoln big sofas, nice music, just outside GGP Strybing Arboretum, spacious bathrooms and restaurant accomodate strollers
BEACH/OUTER SUNSET
PollyAnn Ice Cream on Noriega, free ice cream for under 3y?, 3142 Noriega, 664-2472
-Educational Exchange 600 35th/Anza 415-752-3302 M-F 11-6, Sa 10-4
DOWNTOWN:
Macy's By Appointment, 877-WE-SHOP-4-U
Nordies Personal Shopper,
Sephora - free consultation, goodie bag of samples, sephora.com
NORTH BAY:
Corte Madera Village Mall, Lucky Dr-BabyGap, Gymboree, Macy's, Crawlers Garden
BookPassage.com 51 TamalVista, 415-927-0960 FREE celebrity chats, A+ kids section
EAST BAY:
Babies R Us, 925-875-0350 for those who need a crib now!
Hair - Cool Tops (Pony, Race Car) sytling stations, 5697 Miles,Rockridge, 510-601-6502, coolcutsforkids.com
SOUTH BAY:
Food: Trader Joe's, Westlake Shopping Center, Color Me Mine Pottery Painitng Studio
Essentials - Target, Lullaby Lane, 650-588-7644
Shoes - Mervyns, Payless
Toys - The Playstore, 508 University, Palo Alto, 650-326-9070, www.playstoretoys.com
Tanforan Mall, Children's Play Area, www.theshopsattanforan.com, I380/El Camino Real
ONLINE:
Food - www.planetorganics.com, www.organicbox.com 415-ORGANIC
Clothes - www.estyle.com, www.hannahanderson.com
Toys - www.ecez.com, www.lakeshorelearning.com, constructiveplaythings.com
www.constructiveplaythings.com, www.discoverytoysinc.com
Montessori Services 877-975-3003, www.forsmallhands.com (gorgeous toys)
 TEA PARTY
Lovejoys, 1351 Church, 415-648-5895 (book way ahead) $23
SecretGardenTeaHouse.com, 721 Lincoln/9th GGP, 415-566-8834 $26
Sheraton Palace Garden Court, 415-546-5089, $22 crown/lollipop scepter
Fairmont, 950 Mason, 415-772-5000, 2:30-4:30
Ritz Carlton SF 600 Stockton 415-773-6198
Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay
NM Rotunda, 150 Stockton, 415-362-4777, 2:30-5, $19
Stanford Court, 905 California, $25, $16 kids tea cocoa, PBJ
Tal-y-Tara, 6439 Cal, 751-9275, www.talytara.com (call for hrs)
KingGeorgeWindsorTeaRm,334 Mason/Geary 415-283-4TEA $18
HALLOWEEN PARTY SCENE
Noe - 24th/Church-Castro Merchants
Baja Noe - Fair Oaks Haunted Mansions Tour
Glen Park - Randall Street
Bernal - Cortland Street Merchants
West Portal - Wawona Street
Potrero Hill – 5:30pm Parade, Jackson Park, 17th-18th/Arkansas-Texas (Potrero Hill Parents Association, [email protected])
Lake Street - between 5th-9th, 23rd-25th
Cole Valley/Inner Sunset – Belvedere/Parnassus & 17th (block party til 8pm)
Stonestown Merchants 4-6pm
Yerba Buena Rooftop Garden
The Cannery, 2801 Leavenworth 12-4pm
Hillsdale 5-7pm
Stanford Shopping Center 7-8pm
PUMPKIN PATCHES
San Francisco - 7th/Lawton, Sloat/19th
Half Moon Bay - Pumpkin Depot, Lemos, Aratas, Pastorinos (Hwy 1 & Hwy 92)

Kids help kids trick or treating for UNICEF
www.unicef.org/trickortreat

NEW YEARS EVE BALLOON DROP
- Chabot 4pm Midnight Greenwich Time

SHOP N PLAY
MOLLIE STONES Mollieland San Bruno, 22 Bayhill Shopping Center, 650-873-8075; San Mateo, 49 W 42, 650-372-2828, www.mollieland.com
IKEA playroom must stay onsite, 90 minutes weekdays, 1 hour weekends, East Palo Smaland is very popular and pretty awesome. Trees to swing from and plunged into a bowl of berries (blue ball pit). Only 10 kids allowed in at any time.
*DIY Crafts in a Box, high quality, [email protected], 8y+ www.huongremo.bigyellowbox.com
*Recycling your electronics? Go to accrc.org for data destruction freeware.
*Handmade glitter goods, robot tee, glamscience.ocom, glittergoods.etsy.com
pictureitpostage.com to put baby's photo on a stamp
iPod ifixit.com/guide/ipod, $5 off MAKEIT007 code

KIDS FURNITURE
potterybarnkids.com
Country Living 1033 Clement 415-751-1276
Jonathan Kaye 3548 Sacramento 415-563-0773
Berkeleykids.com, Oakland, 6022 College 510-420-0811
Kidsroom.com, Fremont, 510-490-131
BabySuper.com, San Jose, 408-293-0358
Hootjudkins.com1400 El Camino, 650-952-5600

Shop N Play - FREE cookie at Albertsons, 32nd/Clement,
FREE ice cream at Polly Ann's, 3138 Noriega, 415-566-9869,
FREE kidfun childcare at IKEA, Palo Alto
 Portrait Picture People, FREE 10x13/sitting ($29.95 value) Code SS2
$$$ Peek-A-Boutique BUYS MWF 11-1, 2-4, 415-641-6192
Clothes-Go-Round BUYS, 391 Arguello/Clement, 415-752-0665
ChloesCloset CONSIGNS $20 p/u 4+ bags M-F 11-7 SS 10:30-6, 415-642-3300
MirandasMama.com CONSIGNS 3785 Balboa/39th, 415-221-5862
 Healthy Family Meals www.mypyramid.gov
Disaster Prep www.72hours.org)

 KID FRIENDLY FITNESS CLUBS

 YMCA, PRESIDIO 415-447-9622
Childcare Hours: M-F 8-8, Sa 8-4, Su 9-3, Su 9-2
(Michelle is terrific w/infants&toddlers!)
Cost: $2.50/hr 2 hr max, RSVP required, day pass$12
Kids Night Out (5y+) 415-447-9643
YMCA, STONESTOWN 415-242-7128
Childcare: M-Th 7:45-12:30, 3-7, F 7:45-12:30, 4-7:30 Sa 7:45-1:30 Su 8:30-1:30
Cost: $4/hr 2 hr max ($28/members monthly), No RSVP for 18m+, day pass $10
www.ymcasf.org/stonestown
JCCSF M-F 8-8, Sa 8-3, Su 9-3, $10-12.50/hr, 2 hour maximum, 6w-4y except after 4pm when 5-10y allowed
BAY CLUB , 415-901-9346
Childcare Hours: M-F 9-5, SS 9-2 (Ronica the manager is a Noe Strolls member!)
Cost: $9/hour, maximum 2-3 hour daily sessions, onsite stay/RSVP required
PURELY PHYSICAL, 415-282-1329
Babies welcome at this neighborhood gym, stroller parking by treadmills/bikes
THE BAR METHOD, 415-441-6333
Childcare Hours M-F 8:30-11:30, MW 3:15-4:15
Cost: $6/child, RSVP required
 24 HOUR FITNESS, Bryant 415-437-4188
Childcare Hours: MWF 8-1, 4-8, TT 9-1, 4-8, Sa 8-1
Cost: $3 for 2 hrs, 2hr max
 24 HOUR FITNESS, Ocean Avenue 415-334-1400
Childcare Hours: M-F 9:30-1, 4-8, Sa 9:30-1
Cost: $3 for 2 hrs, 2hr max
SPORTS CLUB LA, 747 Market, 415-633-3932 M-Su 8:30-1:30, TT 4-8, $8.50hour, 2 hrs max
PEEKABOOKIDSCLUB.com 415-440-7335 Ghiradelli
SF TENNIS CLUB $6/hr, 6w-4y, M-Sa 9-3, Su 9-2 RSVP required
DAILEY METHOD M-F mornings childcare, ballet bar fitness, www.thedaileymethod.com, 3249 Scott, 415-345-9992
FITNESS OUTDOORS:
www.outfitfitness.com, 415-747-6693
www.babybootcamp.com
IN HOME TRAINER
Mary Beth Lorence, 415-846-3496, 415-826-1402
Anna O., www.fitnessformothers.com
WEIGHT WATCHERS/Stonestown, 800-651-6000
Su 7:30/8, 9:30/10
M 9:30/10, 5/5:30, 6:30/7
Tu 9/9:30, 4:30/5, 6/6:30
W 9/9:30, 11:30/12, 5:30/6
Th 9/9:30, 11:30/12, 5:30/6, 6:30/7
F 9/9:30, 11:15/11:45, 5/5:30
Sa 7/7:30, 8/8:30, 9/9:30, 10:30/11, 11:30/12
JENNY CRAIG/Lakeshore, 415-566-0500
CPMC CHRC, 415-923-3155
FREE 1st visit - nutritional assessment
TOT DROPS & SLEEP NANNIES

SLEEP CONSULTANTS/BABY NURSES/LCs
Marsha Podd RN CLE, 415-883-4442, gotosleepbaby.com
VivianSonnenberg.com, 415-383-0560
Elizabeth Green CPD 650-269-9046
Debra Grant RN 800-526-9996

TOT DROPS
 CHILDREN'S DAY SCHOOL, M-F 3:30-6, drop-in $8.75/hour, accepts preschool-8th grade, child must be able to go to bathroom on their own. Vacation camps also available for $50/day 12/27-31, 2/22-25, 3/28-4/1, 6/20-8/12.
BAY CLUB, 415-901-9346
Childcare Hours: Last Fridays 5-9pm, ok to leave premises/bring a cell phone
Cost: $40 Bay Club members $50 guests
Date Night/Dance Party: Crafts,Brio, Games, Movies, Snooze Spots, Snack
for ages 6w-6y (3 kid minimum)
SF GYMNASTICS, www.sanfranciscogymnastics.com
F (3rd) 6-10:30 for students and guests only (4y+), $25 pizza dinner, coloring, obstacle course, gymnastics events and an animated movie. Kids often like to bring their P.J.s and a blanket for the movie.
JUNIOR GYM (3y+) San Mateo, 101 South B Street, 650-548-9901, F 6:30-9:30 $50 first time, $25 each time thereafter, TT 2.9-3.5y $40/day (diapers ok), MWF 2.9-5 (no diapers)
HOLA KIDS, www.languageinaction.com, 415-440-HOLA, Spanish Immersion playgroup, F (1st) 6-9:30, 2830 Baker
KIDSPACE, 415-865-5632
SFLGBT Center, 1800 Market
Childcare Hours: TTF 2:30-8:30W 2:30-5+, Sa 10-12:30, 1-6, must stay on premises
Cost: Donation
Art projects, dramtic play, fine and gross motor games
Call Arianna to inquire whether space is available for tots in diapers
ARTYTOT, www.artytot.com
 RITZ KIDS FSS 9-4 $65incl lunch/snacks, 9-12/1-4 $35 incl snacks explore tidepools, beach scavenger hunts, tennis, golf, etiquette classes, yoga, FSa 6-9pm $50, 9-11pm $15/hour, games, crafts, movies, make your own pizza party (5y+) Half Moon Bay, 650-712-7000
 MILL VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER MWF 2-4 415-383-1370
KIDSPARK.com (2y+), San Jose, 2858 Stevens Creek/Westfield Valley Fair Mall, 408.260.7929; 5440 Thornwood/Westfield Oakridge Mall, 408.260.7929, M-Su 8-10
(Summary Listing: F (1st) 6-9:30pm $45 Hola Kids, F (3rd) 6-10:30pm $25 SF Gym, F (last) 5-9pm $50 Bay Club, F7-Sa10 (mthly) $25+ YMCA, FSa 6-9 $35 Ritz, Sa 6:45-9:30 $22 ArtBox , Sa (last) 6-9pm $18 AmGym FSS 9-4 $65 Ritz)
CUBES & CRAYONS (B-5y) drop-off childcare and office space opening 1/24/08, Menlo Park

SITTERS
 THE CORE GROUP, 415-206-9046 or for asap care 415-786-5677 , www.thecoregroup.org
An enterprising USF alumni, The Core Group's owner Rose T. takes calls an impressive 24/7 to find a sitter that meets your needs. Called on by the hotels, The Core Group is a referral source of sitters who are college educated with childcare experience, someCPR certified. Emergency services, overnights and short term nannies are available. $12/hour one child, $15/hour for two.
TOT DROP/$10/hr - Rima Soudah, beloved teacher at Playmates Preschool, is available mornings, evenings, and weekends for care of infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Her phone number is 415-665-5577. And her daughter Cindy is also available at 415-307-0019.
BAY SUPERSITTERS, baysupersitters.com, $13/1 kid, $15/2kids, $18/3 kids, annual membership $175, trustline verified, CPR trained, English speaking
SitterCity.Com
CareSquare.Com

NANNIES
NANNY NETWORK, 888-NANNYNET, www.nannynet.net
AUPAIRCARE, 800-4-AUPAIR, www.aupaircare.com
CRAIGS LIST, www.craigslist.com
UC BERKELEY PARENTS NETWORK, parents.berkeley.edu
NATURAL RESOURCES, 415-550-2611
PARENTS PLACE, to 415-359-2454
ENRICHMENT CLASSES

PARENTING/PLAYDATES:
Bradley Method Birthing with Juli Tilsner, 415-282-5176
CPMC Newborn Connections, 415-600-BABY *$20 1.5hr massage
Day One, 415-440-3291 *also CPR, Infant Massage
Golden Gate Mothers Group, 415-789-7219
* $50 annual membership. Buddies newbies with peers. www.ggmg.org
Kaiser Baby Central, 415-833-3236 *also CPR,Yoga, Massage
La Leche League, 650-363-1470
UCSF Great Expectations CPR 415-476-1817
Mimi's, 415-346-1720 x32 *First Aid/CPR
Natural Resouces,415-550-2611*CPR, IMassge M-F 10:30-6 Sa 11-5 Su 12-4
Parents Place, 415-359-2454 *sliding scale, gorgeous playroom
Parents Support Network, 415-307-9526
Waldorf Family Center, 415-931-2750
Language Exchange Playgroup, www.fitnessformothers.com/community
*This LANGUAGE CLUBis for parents celebrating the cultural diversity of San Francisco. A web exchange for bilingual and multilingual families hosted by a mom dedicated to preservinge her culture. There is an open forum where you can join the exisiting Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Polish, Russian playgroups for infants and toddlers or form your own group. All languages are welcome. Playing together is crucial for language development, and it is a lot of fun for both parents and kids.
GYM & JAM/DANCE:
TutuSchool.com - storybook adventures in ballet in North Beach
JAM Music & Movement w/Charity Kahn, 415-425-0372, www.jamjamjam.com
Mimi's (Birth-2.5y), 415-346-1720 x32
Gymboree (Birth-4y), 415-242-5637
Acrosports (18m+), 415-665-2276
American Gymnastics (18m+) 415-731-1400
JCCSF Gym &Jam, 415-292-1221
JCCNC 415-567-5505 Japanese Cultural Center
Metronome Ballroom (3y&4y ballet) 1830 17th 415-252-9000
www.metronomeballroom.com
Miss Tilly (3y+) 415-923-9965
Shan-Yee Poon Ballet, 415-387-2695, www.poonballet.com, *Sa 8:45-9:30 (2y+)
Sunset Movement Arts, 415.665.6444, 1647 Taraval/27th, 3y+
Westlake School of Performing Arts, 3y+, 200 Northgate, 650-757-1244
San Francisco Gymnastics, 415-561-6260
*www.sanfranciscogymnastics.com
MUSIC:
Gymboree, 415-242-5637
Jon's School of Music/Instrumental Bands 1-6y/SS classes too!
415-971-5435, jsom.com, 4150 Balboa/43rd
Music for Children, 888-413-NOTE, www.musicforchildrenca.com
Music Together, 415-596-0299, 415-454-7194
*www.musictogethersf.com, www.goldengatemusictogether.com
Natural Resources, 415-550-2611
Parents Place, to 415-359-2454
Playsongs, 415-931-0149 (www.sfplaysongs.com)
Miss Kitty at BADM, 415-487-4398 (TWT 10,11 $5-6+)
SFSU Young Musicians Academy, 415-337-7812
www.ymacademy.org, Class Doremi, strings, piano, woodwinds, voice
SF Conservatory of Music, www.sfcm.edu
Community Music Center, www.cmc.org, 741 30th &544 CApp
SF Children's Chorus (8y+)
Crowden Music Center, www.thecrowdenschool.org (Berkeley)
ART STUDIOS:
Precita Eyes Center (18m+) 415-285-2311
Purple Crayon (2y+), 415-831-0693
Children's Art Center (2.9y+) 415-771-0292
DeYoung Art Center, (3y+) 2501 Irving/26
Gymboree, 415-242-5637
*Low cost art supplies: www.scrap-sf.org, www.raft.net
SWIMMING POOLS:
RCH (94 degrees), 415-665-4100 x5601, $120/8 Tu-F 11-12 6m-5y
JCCSF, 415-292-1221
La Petite Baleen (90 degrees) ,650-588-7665, 650-726-3676
YMCA, Presidio (82 degrees) 415-447-9622
YMCA, Stonestown (82 degrees) 415-242-7100
PEE WEE SPORTS:
SF Rec & Park, www.parks.sfgov.org
YMCA, Presidio 415-447-9622
YMCA, Stonestown 415-242-7100
JCCSF, 415-292-1221
THEATRE WORKSHOPS:
Young Performers Theatre 3y+, 415-346-5550
Marsh Youth Theatre, 3y+, 415-826-5750x3
Goat Hall, 400 Missouri, www.goathall.org, Miriam's KidsTroupe
FullCircleProductions.Com, 415-982-2024 (Film/Commercials)
LANGUAGE
languageatplay.com
COOKING:
-www.jccsf.com (4-5y)
-www.petitappetit.com (in-home cooking classes)
-www.andronicos.com
- www.apronspringssf.com
-www.cakebread.com
-Cooking with Kids, 925-284-3596, [email protected] (4y+)
-www.crissyfield.org
-www.draegers.com
-www.homechef.com
-www.surlatable.com
-www.williamsonoma.com
HORSEBACK RIDING (6y+)
- Costanoa $65
SOCCER
-YMCA
-San Francisco Vikings Soccer, 415-753-3111
HOCKEY
-Yerba Buena
- Santa Rosa Jr. Hockey (5y+)
707-546-7147, www.snoopyshomeice.com, 1667 W Steele Lane, Santa Rosa
INVENTION ENGINEERING BUILDING
TechShop.ws, Menlo Park 120 Independence Dr.
www.micro-kids.com
rockitscience.org
Battlebots, hbrobotics,org, meets last W 7-10pm
www.inventorsalliance.org
www.hbmobile.org
superplexus.com
longnow.org "In having children - in engendering them, loving them, teaching them to love and care about the world- parents are betting, whether they know it or not, on the Clock of the Long Now. They are betting on their children and their children after them, and theirs beyond them, all the way down the line from now to 12,006" - Michael Chabon

PRESCHOOL PICKS & THE POTTY
Many San Francisco preschools require your child be potty trained or at least out of diapers prior to entry. However, if your tot is just not ready, check out the following preschools that allow diapers and will potty train on your kid's own timetable.
ENTRY AGE: Infants+
- La Piccola Scuola Italiana, 415-567-2663, www.lpsisf.org
M-F 3:30-5:30 drop-off/parent-baby playgroup 6m-3y
- Katherine Michels School, 415-821-1434
M-F PT/FT, infants through 6th grade
hot meals, reggio-emilia
ENTRY AGE: 18 months+
-Noe Garden Preschool (20-36m), 415-821-7046, Lic 384001508
Housed in one of Noe's magical Victorians situated on a large lot of rambling fragrant gardens, The Noe Garden Preschool offers a Jewish experience in a stimulating, nurturing environment where a child's senses and imagination are awaken through exploration and discovery of the world around them.
- Scandanavian School, 415-66 LEARN
- Shalom School, 415- 831-8399
M-F FT with PT option; toddlers have their own private yard!
- Rainbow, 415-641-5288 (Noe)
M-F FT full year with PT option
-Little Peoples Workshop (Noe) 415-647-7607
-Debra King,( Noe), 415-641-1950 (20m+)
-Hummingbird (Noe), 601 Diamond, 415-695-1805
-Kiddie Corner, 415-821-7705 (Noe)
ENTRY AGE: 2 years+
-Marin Day School-California Street, 415-775-2211
M-F AM/PM full year, 12-2:30 rest with non-nap option
1:4 adult/tot ratio, open ended activities, sensory rich
-Marin Day School, Spear 415-777-2081
M-F AM/PM full year, infants-prek
-Marin Day School, CityHall 415-554-7560
M-F AM/PM full year, infants-prek
-Marin Day School, Hills 415-777-9696
M-F AM/PM full year, infants-prek
-Marin Day School, Laurel Heights 415-775-2111
M-F AM/PM full year, infants-prek
-Little Gators, 3149 Steiner, 415-346-8608
- Big City Montessori, 415-648-5777
M-F 7-6 and 9-3 full year, hot meals, hourly snacks
- Phoebe Hearst, 415-931-1018
M-F FT full year
-Sunset Coop 415-681-7659
M-F AM/PM, sensory rich, tower w/sea view
- Telegraph Hill Coop, 415-421-3313
M-F 8:45-12:30
-Treehouse, 75 Fountain 415-641-8867 (1:4 ratio, 2-5y), 16 Agua 415-661-4745 1:6 ratio, (3.9-6y)
-Montessori Children's Center 755 Font, 415-333-4410
M-F 9-3
-Telegraph Hill Coop, 415-421-3313
M-F morn
-Temple Emanuel, 415-751-2535
3 morn, M-F morn w/EDP at 2.5y
- Jewish Family Preschool, 415-221-8736x217
- JCC Brotherhood Way, 415-406-1002
TT morn, EDP at 3y
features: reggio-emilia
- JCC California Street, 415-292-1288
TT morn, EDP at 3y
Reggio-Emilia
-JCC Rosenberg FT 9-6pm
-The Little School, 415-567-0430
TT morn
-Ms. Patty's Place Home Preschool, Glen Park, M-F 8:30-2:30, FT/PT. 415-724-2967, LIC#384001500, NEW! awaiting member review
ENTRY AGE: 2.5 years+
-PlaymatesCoop 415-681-2025
M-F AM/PM, 7:30-6 with nap and non-nap option
sensory rich, diapers changed by teachers only, big yard
-Noe Valley Coop 415-647-2278
M-F morn w/EDP, RCH swim weekly, sensory rich, tons of toys
-SF Waldorf School, 415-931-2750
MTW or ThF 8:30-12:30 breadbaking,soupmaking
- Peter's Place
ENTRY AGE: 2.9 years+
-Hola Kids ImmPlaygroup,www.languageinaction,2830 Baker
M-F 9-12
-150 Parker, 415-221-0294
M-F morn w/EDP
-Little Gators, 415-346-8608
TT morn
ENTRY AGE: 3 years+
- EspanolforKids.com, TuF drop-off, Noe Valley Ministry
- La Piccola Scuola Italiana, 415-567-2663, www.lpsisf.org
M-F 9-1 (optional nap 1-3:30)
-CongregSherithIsrael (religious) Su 9:30-12:15pm, $350, 3y+ -Lone Mountain Children's Center, 415-681-8250 (waitlist at birth)
* Awaiting info on The Children’s Lab (a Bernal Heights PreSchool) 415-821-3444, www.sweetpeas.cc (Mraloma Park Preschool) 415-637-0796, drop-in care available
DIAPERS OK?
-Haight Ashbury, 415-661-9204, ccppns.org
-Rocky Mountain Coop, 415-552-2929, ccppns.org
-Telegraph Hill Coop, 415-421-6444, ccppns.org

Popular Preschools in the NO DIAPER ZONE:
-Eureka Learning Center, 551 Eureka/464 Diamond, 415-821-3422/415-648-0380 (2.5y+)(apply at birth)
-Glenridge Coop, 415-586-2771, ccppns.org
-Miraloma Coop, 415-585-6789, miraloma.org, ccppns.org
-Laurel Hill Coop, 415-751-8784, ccppns.org
-St Philips, Noe Valley, 2.9-5y, 415-282-0141
The SFUSD operates 35 Child Development Centers (CDC)sites throughout the city for 3-5y (no diapers) pre-kindergarten and school-age children. Most centers are open five days a week from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. throughout the year. Each center offers unique programs, curriculum, and enrichment activities for their local school community. Program fees are based on a sliding scale. Programs at Argonne CDC (Spectacular brand new green facility), Tule Elk CDC, Noriega CDC, and the Jefferson CDC, are very popular. Enrollment Office: 20 Cook St., 2nd floor, Rm. 4, SF 94118 (415) 750-8500, www.sfusd.edu. By 2009, there will be FREE Pre-K for all 4 year-olds being offered by the SFUSD funded by First 5 San Francisco thanks to Prop H which passed in March 2004. Stay up-to-date with www.preschoolcalifornia.org.

There is funding for parent-run first five programs. Parent Action Grant proposals are available from www.sfkids.org, or contact Elaine Wang, Parent Action Grant Program Officer, 415-554-8966, [email protected].

portal.sfusd.edu/template/default.cfm?page=school_info.cdc

Children's Council of San Francisco, 445 Church, 415-276-2900 Family Services/Childcare Resources/Referrals 415-343-3300, www.childrenscouncil.org

KINDERGARTEN TIPS

Private and SFUSD Schools offer tours September-December.
The JCC sponsors a private school fair September/October. SFUSD sponsors a placement fair October/November. Be sure to attend an Enrollment Workshop sponsored by the SFUSD EPC. They help you fill out your application and understand the lottery process. Applications are due January. Acceptances are mailed in March (same time camp applications due). There is a waitpool hustle April-September (through 10 day count). Persistence pays off: Lilienthal, Lakeshore, Clarendon are some of the schools families got on Round Two 2005.For more info, www.sfusd.edu, www.ppssf.org.

March 11, 2005 was the day everyone received notice of their 2005/6 placement for both public and private K+. With small class sizes (K-3 1:20 ratio), increase in arts, gross motor and language offerings, and hands-on parent involvement, many SFUSD schools gained in popularity. Per www.sfusd.edu, this year 4,018 kids applied to Kindergarten compared to 3,793 last year. The most requested kindergartens for Round One of the lottery were:
1. Clarendon (9:30-3:30, Italian, Japanese)
2. West Portal (8:40-2:40, Chinese Immersion (Cantonese), Arts, Kickball)
3. Lawton (9:30-3:30, K-8, High API)
4. Alvarado (7:50-1:50, Spanish Immersion, Science Lab, Whimsy P/S, Ceramic Studio)
5. Rooftop (7:50-1:50, K-8, Arts)
6. Lilienthal (7:50-1:50, K-8, Korean Immersion, Test Skills)
7. Alamo (8:40-2:40, Arts, Roaming Singer)
8. Jefferson (8:40-2:40, Arts, Kickball)
9. Lakeshore (9:30-3:30, Arts, Large Library)
10. Argonne (8:40-2:40, Year Round, Public Speaking, Test Skills, Kickball)
(Other popular picks few got into include Commodore Sloat (8:40-2:40, Arts, Garden) and Alice Fung Yu (9:30-3:30, K-8, Chinese Immersion, High API).

84% of Kindergarten applicants got one of their 7 choices, down from 86% last year. 65% got their first choice compared to 68% last year. 16% did not get any of their 7 choices compared to 14% last year. That means 656 applicants were assigned to a school that they did not choose. Some got lucky and got assigned to one of this year’s rising stars. For those of you touring Fall 2005 for 2006 placement, be sure to put some of the following on your list.

FOR LANGUAGE+, check out:
Fairmount (Spanish Immersion, 8:40-2:40)
Flynn (Spanish Immersion,8:40-2:40)
Buena Vista (Spanish Immersion)
Grattan (Spanish, Media Lab, Dance, Coop PTA, 7:50-1:50)
JBBP (Japanese, Games, Flutophone/Guitar, 7:50-1:50 - slated to merge into Rosa Parks for 2006/7 at downtown location)
McKinley (Spanish, 7:50-1:50)

FOR ARTS+, check out:
Lafayette (Orchestra, 7:50-1:50)
Miraloma (Singalongs/Rockclimbing,CoopPTA 7:50-1:50)
Sherman (Superstar Principal, Origami, JCC PTA7:50-1:50)
Stevenson (API, Talent Show, 8:40-2:40)
Sunnyside (Arts Journal, Carnival, Coop PTA8:40-2:40)
Sunset (Orff, Gardening,Oceanography,Coop PTA 8:40-2:40)
Ulloa (API, Kiln, Garden, Playstructure, Drop-in EC 9:30-3:30)

FYI, here are the results for SFUSD Grade 4 (English/Elementary Math)of the 2005 California Standards Test, data per SF Chronicle, 8/18/05.
Lilienthal - 83/74
Yu, Alice Fong - 82/89
Jefferson - 82/72
Clarendon - 80/73
Alamo - 78/78
Argonne - 78/75
Ulloa - 77/76
Spring Valley - 75/83
Lakeshore - 75/71
Stevenson - 74/81
Peabody - 72/83
West Portal - 72/73
McKinley - 72/67
Rooftop - 71/69
Lawton - 70/79
Commodore Sloat - 69/68
Milk, Harvey - 67/73
Sunset - 64/60
Yick Wo - 63/83
Lafayette - 63/60
Sutro - 60/66
Sherman - 58/67
Francis Scott Key - 57/68
Moscone - 57/65
Garfield - 56/77
Alvarado - 54/54
District Average - 50/54
McCoppin - 46/51
Monroe - 44/48
Sunnyside - 41/51
Cabrillo - 40/59
Grattan - 36/37
Flynn - 31/25
Fairmount - 28/18
Miraloma - 26/26

PRIVATE SCHOOLS Popular Picks
ARTS
- Adda Clevenger (Noe)
- Live Oak (public speaking, coop magnet)<
- MCDS (park-like campus, art studio, Spannish upper grades)
- Presidio Hill (2 year K, art studio, cooop magnet, Spanish)
- SF Day
- SF School (music, best to apply age 3) - Synergy (Orff, coop magnet)
- Waldorf (2 year Kindergarten, coop magneet)
LANGUAGE
- Children’s Day School (Spanish, faarm, best to apply age 3)
- French-American (French Immersion, best to apply age 4)
- Lycee (French Immersion)
GIRLS SCHOOLS/BOYS SCHOOLS
- Cathedral (Boys, religious affiliation)<
- Hamlin (Girls)
- Katherine Delmar Burke (Girls)
- Stuart Hall (Boys, religious affiliationn)
- Town (Boys)
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION
- Brandeis (Hebrew, gorgeous new campus)
- Cathedral (Boys, religious affiliation)
- Friends (coop magnet)
- Notre Dame des Victoires (NDV) (ffrench parochial downtown)
- St Cecilia
- St Gabriel (Playmates Coop magnet)
- St. Paul's (Noe) - "t;Dont forget St. Paul's at Valley and Church! 3 generations of my family have gone to school there, and found the staff loving, supportive and received a quality education. St Pauls' Church turned 125 years
old this year, and is a Noe Valley institution. One of my best friends attended St Phillips, with his 3 siblings, he is still also friends with people he went to school with there. You will find a good Catholic education will give you friends and
connections in the City for the rest of your life" -Tessa&Deirdre
- St Philip (Noe, 2005 graaduates going onto Lowell, Lick, IHS, SOTA, Washington, Gateway, Mercy, Riordan, Sacred Heart, SI, ICA)
- Stuart Hall (Boys, religious affiliationn)

TOURING TIPS
- Do you need extended care? Note schools that offer drop-in vs. contracted. Onsite vs. JCC bus stop. Waitlist vs. spot guaranteed? Pay by month or contract for the year? 5 days vs 2 day, 3 day? Cost can round $400/month or more or less - be sure to ask. What are the ratios of staff to kids? What is the age range of the kids? Are the staff CPR/First Aid trained? What is the schedule and routine? Language,arts,homework help, field trips? Who are the staff returning? How long have they been with the school?

K prep
-Include your child in family conversations. THrough conversation, he/she hears words, learns to understand their meaning through context and builds vocabulary. Supply the correct names for things. Don't use "baby talk" with your child.
-Take time to listen to your child. Ask him/her to relate experiences. Discuss ideas with him/her. Let your child know you are interested in what he/she says.
-Read to your child daily. Ask what part he/she liked best or what happened first. Read and teach nursery rhymes to your child. This trains the ear to listen for rhyming sounds.
-Teach your child to say his/her first name, last name, street address and telephone number. Teach your child to print his/her name. Capitalize only the first letter of the name.
-Set up a quiet study/homework area with your child. Make sure there are lots of pencils, erasers, paper, crayons, glue and scissors.
- Teach your child colors - red, blue, green, yellow,orange, purple, black, brown, pink and white.
- Help your child develop gross motor skills by teaching him/her to hop, skip, run, bounce, throw, and catch a ball.
- To develop fine motor skills, work with your child on coloring inside the lines, printing letters correctly, and cutting.
-Establish a regular bedtime routine so that your child will be rested and alert in school.
READING TIPS:
-Read the book first to become familiar with the story
-Find a comfortable spot where you can sit side by side
-Point out hte title, author, illustrator, front and back covers
-Point out where you start reading
-Use your finger to track the words while reading so your child gets used to left to right progression
-SHow the return sweep, which is when you bring your finger to the next line after the end of the previous one
-Make the story as interesting as possible by using different voices for the characters and moods in the story
-Have your child predict what will happen next
-When you finish the story, ask for your child's opinion of the story? What was their favorite part and why?
-Talk about the main characters in the story and why they were important
-Talk about the beginning, middle and end of the story
-Have your child retell the story by looking at the pictures
- Spray bottle fun - fill three spray bottles with yellow, red and blue colored water and hang a white sheet in your backyard. Watch the fun ensue as your kid strengthen the thumb muscle needed for holding a pencil correctly. Grip trainers available at Educational Exchange on Anza/37th, for $1+. Try a nature hike with pencil/grip and sketch for practice holding the pencil correctly.
K resources
-The CIAO (Children's Italian Art Outreach) Program providing free instruction in Italian art and history to over 2,400 Bay Area school children annually. www.museoitaloamericano.org
-Free SFUSD performances www.ya-nc.org, 415-974-5554
-www.edibleschoolyard.org
-www.copia.org, Garden Walk / Table Talk, (707) 265-5935
- www.plasticforkdiaries.com, Middle School Angst

CONTESTS
-design your dream toy (grades 5-8) www.toychallenge.com
10/1-12/1 NATIONAL BEDTIME STORYBOOK WRITING CONTEST information at www.halfpricebooks.com

KID FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS
 *Single family homes under $1mm in low crime neighborhoods with great schools that are not oversubscribed
- Outer Sunset - A Noestrolls Favorite - live here, stroll everywhere, beach, zoo, Golden Gate Park, uninterrupted stretches of bicycle paths, organic produce, yoga, lively library, great schools to walk to (Sunset K-5, JBBP K-5, Ulloa K-5, Playmates Preschool, Sunset Coop, AP Giannini, St Ignatius). You're on holiday amidst stunning seaside vistas, hip cafes,chic surfing culture with open mics, classical guitar, fusion jazz
- Central Parkside - awaiting Feinstein, near shopping of Stonestown, Lakeshore Gymboree, Parkside Square/Stern Grove
- Midtown Terrace/Forest Knolls - near Cole, Haight, InnSunset, detached homes with 2 car s/s in pretty eucalyptus grove short drive to rising stars Grattan or Miraloma, great location if placed at Clarendon or Rooftop.
- Miraloma - scenic, Mt Davidson trails, near Miraloma K-5
- Sunnyside - BART/280, City College, near Sunnyside K-5
*renters check out www.renttech.com, www.metrorent.com
Homeowners Resources
sfarmls.com, domania.com
Housekeeping Service:
New Dimensions Housekeeping Agency, 415-731-4900, www.ndclean.com/agency.html, 3 hour minimum $60, $18/each additional hour. If you would like them to supply cleaning supplies, the charge is $80 for 3 hours and $25/each additional hour. (Coupon in the SBC Yellow Pages for a free housecleaning after 3 paid visits). BBB Honor Roll, www.bbb.org
Relocating - Contra Costa - www.firstfivecc.org

CAMP WONDERLANDS
- Traveling this summer? Need to fill in pieces of your week and need a super -flexible high quality camp that can accommodate your childcare needs for a day at a time. Look no further than Steve and Kate's camp where all unused days are refunded at the end of the summer. Just over the bridge, Steve and Kate's Camp (SteveandKatesCamp.com, 415-389-KIDS) is a Marin institution with unlimited free choice among mind-blowing activities like filmmaking/webdesign/blogging/podcasting, illustration/animation/photoshop, songwriting/CD production, disco dancing, game shows, comfy crafts/knitting/sewing/tye-dying/pottery wheel, lego robotics, bounce house, tennis, soccer, pony rides, New Zealand bathtubs racers and a woofy dog mascot. $68/day plus bridge toll gets you 10.5 hours of care from 7:30-6 M-F 6/18-8/19 and includes all organic meals/snacks with three country-like campuses to choose from (Mill Valley, Kentfiled, San Anselmo). Apple Computer raves about Steve & Kate's Camp on their site (www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2002/09/camp). Next year, S&K plan to have a San Francisco location, but its only for kids 4y+, grownups have to find their own camp!
- It's Sevilla in San Francisco as The Learning Place (4339 Balboa/45th, 415-387-2457, www.learningplacesf.com ) takes off on Aventuras y Amigos (6/18-29, 7/16-27 9-4pm) where kids are delightfully immersed in Spanish through conversation, art, songs, stories, games and travel to the Zoo, beach, library and museums.
- Seeking a Country Club in the City. You'd be amazed how downtown is transformed once you cross onto the grounds of the Golden Gate Tennis & Swim Club. Well worth the nearly $500 its costs per week for the sheer amount of fun physical activity which includes KidChow and Stop/Drop/Go. For a mini-version, GGTSC also has a Parent's Night Out the last Friday of the month. www.ggtsc.com.
- For $165-300, the Presidio YMCA is offering some pretty extreme adventures for little guys like Kayaking, Rockclimbing, Sailing, Horseback Riding, Tennis, Swim, Beachcombing & Camping Overnights with hot cocoa/smores as well as the more mellow Cooking Class with Apron Strings. The Stonestown YMCA takes off to the Giants Game, Happy Hollow, Marine World, and the Tech Museum of Innovation. www.ymcasf.org.
- Fish, hike, and boat at this sleepaway simulation at Roughing It which offers daily bus service from San Francisco to its East Bay location. Sample it yourself Sa 5/12 10-12 at their open house at the Lafayette Reservoir, 3849 Mt. Diablo Rd, www.roughingit.com, 925-283-3795.
- Run away to the Circus with Acrosports. Their weekly Circus Camp runs all ten weeks of summer ($200/week). Each week culminates in The Big Show which is well-produced. Campers also have access to the trampoline, bungee and zipline (www.Acrosports.com). A fun feature is the Café where parents can purchase a card and your kid can shop for very-reasonably priced healthy meals and snacks.
- For dance, step into the pretty pink studio of Sunset Movement Arts (415-665-6444, 1647 Taraval/27th) which was a hit with the girls last year or try an arts sampler at SF Arts Ed on the bucolic Miraloma ES campus complete with its rockclimbing wall and stage ($200/week) 415-551-7990
- Heavenly Harps at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music will transport your little one into a magical world of music. Recording artist Sarah Voynow Berman warmly nurtures the kids as they strum serenely along. For dates and times, contact Sarah at 415-503-6502, [email protected] (4y+)
- Our preschool pick this summer once again is Playmates Preschool for its new rockclimbing wall, block long sand lot, playstructure, trikes, and swings, extended care and so much more. www.playmatespreschool.org
- The surprise sell-out this year was Carpentry/Woodworking which is VERY BIG with little guys (Randall Museum and Bay Area Discovery Museum are waitlisting 6y+). With such intense market demand I hope more woodworking camps (summer, holiday, weekends) will be in the works. If anyone knows of any other woodworking outlets for the 6y+ crowd, please email [email protected]. That said Bay Area Discovery Museum (www.badm.org) is offering some other way cool camps like Treasure Hunt which features mapmaking and orienteering. And Randall Museum has the treehouse and all those wonderful bunnies to pet and sketch...just wish its lottery wasn't so impossible!
- For inventors, builders, architects, engineers, and mystery-solving spies creativity is cleverly cultivated at Camp Galileo (campgalileo.com) and Camp Edventure More (edventuremore.com) both around $374 depending on the package you buy. Edventuremore includes KidChow, is housed in Presidio Hill and offers a convenient Stop/Drop/Go, has JK Park nearby, and partners with the Exploratorium, Mocha and the YMCA on programming (members of which get a discount on the camp). Camp Galileo is on the university-like campus of Brandeis, and partners with Tech Museum of Innovation, DeYoung and Klutz press. Adventures with the Fairytale Construction Co and an inventors challenge to stop mayhem being caused by pesky raccoons are among the programs of great interest.
- If experimenting with electricity is causing hair-raising moments at home, give your kid an outlet at Science Adventures Electronics class (Gizmos, Gadgets, Goop). www.scienceadventures.com, 888-458-1812
- No more running to Stanford for $700+/week...Video Game Design/Lego Robotics classes are being held right here in San Francisco for 6y+ for less than half the cost ($300/week). www.techknowhowkids.com.
The list goes on and on. Other fantastic offerings to check out include SFZoo (open 7/4) Crissy Field Center which dropped Pirates 2007 but still has lots of Presidio Fun (sandcastle building, scavenger hunts, animation), Sunset Learning Center which offers fencing for little pirates (415-753-3636), Purple Crayon whose Art Show was a blast last year, GLO at Alice Fung Yu, JCCSF, UCSF, Explorers for fieldtrip fun, Summer Oaks, SummerGate and Marin Country Day School's Turtle Rock Institute home of the Superhero Academy, IndieRockPop Songwriting and the likes, Children's Day School for farm fun feeding chickens, Tree Frog Treks which also offers weekend Parent's Night Out reptile parties, St Ignatius and USF for their sports samplers/tennis intensives, and Surf Pacifica for catching a wave. More at www.noestrolls.com under camps.
- Lastly, if you find yourself saying, "I want to go to camp too!" JCCSF now offers camp for grown-ups (see Summer Smores, www.jcsf.org ) with kickball weekends, beach bonfires, cooking classes a la cocktails, etc It's going to be a great summer!

2y+
-Hola Kids,languageinaction.co (2.9y+) M-Th 9:30-12:30 $315/w
-La Piccola Scuola Italiana (diapers ok)
-Laurel Hill Coop (2.9y+, no diapers)
-Little School 415-567-0430 (diapers ok)
-Playmates Preschool (2.5y+, diapers ok)
-Scandinavian School (infants+,diapers ok)
-SF Waldorf School (2.9y+, diapers ok)
-Stretch The Imagination,cooking,art, yoga studio 6/6-8/26, 2250 Union/Fillmore, 415-922-0104
-Temple Emanuel 6/14-8/12 9-12 EC 8-9, 12-5, 415-751-2541 x118, (2.6y+, diapers ok)
3y+
-CAIS.org, learn Mandarin (no diapers)
-Camp Miwok, Belvedere, www.btrecreation.org, 10-2 (3.5y+)
-Children's Day School (no diapers)
-Coyote Point Museum (no diapers)
-San Francisco Gymnastics (no diapers)
> -SwivelArts.com (no diapers)
-GlitterandRazz.com
4y+
-Acrosports
-AddaClevenger.org, 7/18-8/5 8:30-5 music comedy, 415-824-2240
-Bay Area Discovery Museum
-EspanolforKids.Com M-F 9-2 $275/wk (4.5y))
-FAIS Amusez-Vous, 415-558-2038, $1000/2wkks+, M-F 9-4, 6/20-8/19, http://www.frenchcampsf.squarespace.com/
-JCCSF (4.9y+) 415-292-1250
-Karate Camp, 6/20-7/29, www.hapkidousa.coom
-Little School Adventures/Hike JK Presidioo (4y) Trips (4.9y)
6/20-8/5 M-F 9-1 $1600-1700, 415-567-0430
-Montessori Children's House, 25 Lake, 415-922-9235
-YMCASF.org (4.9y) Richmond YMMCA $155-170/wk, 6/13-8/19
-Purple Crayon M-F 11-3 $295/wk, www.purplecrayon.com
-San Francisco School
-Sunset Movement Arts (entering K+) M-F 9-12 $100-125/week
415-665-6444, 1647 Taraval/27th
-Town Tiger/Townschool.org (boys and girls), 415-921-3747
-Tree Frog Treks
-Waldorf Summer Kindergarten
-SF Zoo (4.5y+)
-Camp Freeze, Belmont, half day of ice skating, snow play, http://www.belmonticeland.com/campfreeze.cfm, M-F 12:30-4:30, $150/week
-Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, Berkeley, M-F 9-2, $250/week, 510.845.8542x301
-USF, www.usfca.edu, 415-422-2595
-Lawrence Hall of Science
5y+
-MarineWorld Seafari Camp, $200/week 9-3, 707-556-5436, sixflags.com/education/mw
-CampMEEP, 8/1-8/19, $185/week + $85 fee MM-F 8:30-5:30, 415-584-7080, http://www.meepinc.com/camp.html
-CampGanIsrael, 6/27 - 8/5 M-F 9-3:30pm, $$1200, 415-821-7046
- CampGalileo.com/TechMuseum, 800-854-3684, 1:6 (entering K)
-Chess Camp,M-F 9-12, Free Methodist Church, 3811 Mission, berkeleychesscamp.org, 6/20-7/1,$130, Bernal Heights
-Cooking Class, www.ejscookinwithclass.comm, LakeshoreES 6/13-8/19 9:30-12 $250/week
- Costanoa, Pescadero Sa 9-12 $35
-Explorer's Club
-West Portal CARE (entering K)
-GoldenGatewayTennisSwimClub,www.ggtsc.com,415-616-8800
-KatherineMichiels, 415-821-1434 x14, 8:30-4, 6/13-7/22, $225/wk, learn Spanish
-www.kidsculinaryadventures.com
-Lakeside Presbyterian (5.9y+)
-Ritz-Kids, 6/20-8/26, tennis and golf, $300/week, 9-4
-Turtle Rock Institute, mcds.org
-SF Rec & Park, www.parks.sfgov.org
-SlideRanch.org, $295/week, 6/13-8/19 M-F 9-1:30, 415-381-6155
-SummerGATE.org at Lakeshore (entering K)
-SummerOak, www.liveoaksf.org, 415-861-8840,M-F 9-3:30
-VillaMontalvo.com, performing arts (entering K)
6y+
-Angel Island Discovery Camp,www.btrecreation.org 9:30-4:15, $200/wk
-Bay Club, Squash and Sports, M-F 9-4 $385/week 6/20-8/19, 415-901-9343
-California Academy of Sciences
-Cathedral School Camp M-F 9-3, $550/2weeks, Grace Cathedral
-CrissyField.org, Fabs Food Gardening/Cooking, 415-561-7752
-Hamlin Camps, $375/week, girls + boys (1st grade) 6/13-8/12
-Hapkido on Powell/Chestnut, 415-956-0566
-Kids-on-Camera.com, 9:30-3, 834 28th/Fulton, 415-440-4400
-Mission Cliffs, www.touchstoneclimbing.com/kids.html, $250/wk
-Pine Lake/Silvertree Camps, www.parks.sfgov.org, 415-666-7066
-Presidio Hill Camp,415- 751-9318, 7/18-8/29 9-4, $750/2wks, register by 4/1 for $45 early bird discount
-Rancho Del Lago,ride/care for ponies, 2 lessons/day, horsey crafts, 9-12:30/12-3:30 $275-425/wk, 6/20-8/19, 925-370-6439
-Randall Museum
-SF Rec & Park Tennis Camp, GG Tennis Courts M-F 9-12
-Sunset Movement Arts M-F 9-3 $200-225/week
415-665-6444, 1647 Taraval/27th
-SurfPacifica.com
-Terra Mia Ceramics Studio
-UCSF, www.outdoors.ucsf.edu
-GGP Tennis Camp, $200/week, M-F 9-12
-Stanford Pirates Camp, 650-725-3001, $395, 6/13-17 9-3, www.piratescamp.com
-http://www.colormemine-sf.com/Kids.tpl, M-F 10-12, $250/wk
-skylakeyosemite.com sleepaway camp
7y+
-Cooking Around the World in 5 Days (UK, IItaly, China, Mexico, USA), Hands-on cooking camp teaches kids kitchen safety, the craft of cooking, and the joy of eating fresh, home-cooked foods. Day 5 culminates with students preparing a barbecue buffet for invited guests. All students receive an apron, a chef’s hat, a recipe booklet, a certificate of completion, and a framed photograph with the instructor, Lynn Gorfinkle. www.homechef.com, 415-668-3191, 6/20-25 9-11 $300
-CircusCenter.Org, 415-759-8123
-Mission Cultural Center, 6/27-7/22, 7/25--8/19, M-F 10-3, $150/session, 415.643.2787
-exploratorium.org
-vibomusic.com
-Yerba Buena Skating &Bowling Camp, wwww.skatebowl.com, 6/20-8/12 8:30-4:30, $300/week
- Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39, Adventurre Camp 2005, 8:30-3/5:30, www.aquariumofthebay.com, 415-623-5335 (2nd grade+)
- BATS Improv at Fort Mason, $269/week, Juuly, 415-474-6776
-Golden Gate Fencing Center, 415-626-7910<
-Mar Vista Horseback Camp, M-F 9-5, $325/wwk, ride along ocean, Daly City, Skyline Blvd, 650-991-4224, http://marvistastable.tripod.com/
-MountainCamp.com sleepaway
-Pt Reyes Science Camp sleepaway
-CampTawonga sleepaway
-www.campwinnarainbow.org, sleepaway, Wavyy Gravy
8y+
-SF Giants Baseball Camp, giantscamps.com
-Center Stage/SF Day School, $425/2 weeks, 415-931-2422
-Stanford Fencing Camp
-Dog Camp, sfspca.org
-Lawrence Hall of Science sleepaway camp
-PlantationCamp.com sleepaway camp
Young Performers Theatre (8-14y) 6/25-8/3 10-4 $375 415-346-5550
9y+
-CMC(sfmusic.org) Music Camp M-F 9-12
-highsierracamp.com, Lake Tahoe sleepaway camp
-Sail Camp, sailsea.org
-Tomales Bay sleepaway camp, bwkayak.com, $549/week
-Hidden Villa sleepaway camp
10y+
-SummerGATE on Stage
-ApronStringsSF.com, cooking, June-Aug 2:330-6, 415-550-7976
-MCDS Beyond Borders, www.mcds.org
11y+
-PresidioY-Surf/Sailing/Biking/X-Sports/JrrLifeguardCamp
-Sharon Art Studio, FREE teen classes drawing, ceramics, glass
-BlueBearMusic.org Rock Camp, incl. soccerr, 415-673-3600, http://www.bluebearmusic.org/programs/kids_teens.html#camp
12y+
-BlueWaters Kayaking, Expedition Camp, bwkkayak.com, $549/wk
Other
-SFSU Summer Sailing Program, 415-338-20300
-Sleepaway Camp, www.bjesf.org

FAMILY CAMPS/CAMPING
-Skylakeyosemite.com
- Camp Mather, 415-831-2715
http://www.parks.sfgov.org/site/recpark_page.asp?id=16322
apply Feb/March
-Berkeley Tuolomne Family Camp
-CampTawonga
- Asilomar
-www.montecitosequoia.com
-Roaring Camp
-www.parks.ca.gov, book up to 7 months ahead, reserveamerica.com, Junior Rangers 7-12y

PARTY PLANNER

BIRTHDAY MILESTONE PROMOS:
Birth
RINGLING BROS CIRCUS - Free kids ticket with no expiration, www.ringling.com
1st Brithday
ALBERTSONS - FREE baby cake with 1st year birthday cake
2nd-10th Birthday
GEOFFREY'S BIRTHDAY CLUB: 800-TOYSRUS, www.birthdaysrus.com, register more than 8 weeks before your 2 year old's birthday and receive a birthday card, $1 gift card, a surprise gift from Geoffrey, an invitation to come into Toys"R"Us store for a special experience plus special offers to help make their birthday a celebration they'll never forget.
GAMES/RIDES:
ChuckECheese(4y+) - $11.99/kid includes birthday show, coordinator, , pizza, milk, cake, 16-28 tokens per kid for games and rides, fun prizes, San Bruno location very clean and well managed, www.chuckecheese.com, very easy to book, $30 reservation fee, 24 hour cancellation allowed, minimum 4 kids, 4 no shows allowed.
Golden Gateway Tennis & Swim Club www.ggtsc.com, 415-616-8800
TickleMe ponyparties/petting zoo-ducks,bunnies ponyparty.com
$100-$290h +$65, 2-5 ponies $45 each*
Lemos Farm, 650-726-2342, Pony Package includes 2 hours of 4 ponies with a cowboy attendant, pettin' zoo, bounce house, play structure, BBQ pit and picnic tables. Unlimited guests, 5 hours picnic space. $50 extra gets you two hours unlimitedtrain rides for all of your guests. Baskin-Robbins can cater the birthday cake 650-726-5006. Lemos Farm Pizza can cater the food 415-726-2342. Open M-Su 9-5.
SPORTS: www.nothingbuthoops.com, 650-652-9302
GYMS:
Gymboree, 415-242-5637
$225+, 20 guests w/invites, balloons, entertainment, goodie bags, cleanup
Where the Wild Things Are
$14.95/pp plus 15% gratuity and 8.5% tax with 12 minimum (4 kids plus parentss incl. the birthday kid) one hour party room rental, two slices of pizza and soda, birthday cake, ice cream sundae, invitations and thank you cards, and admission into the Where the WIld Things attraction, Hello Kitty goodie bags add $4.95pp. $9.95pp with an 8 person minimum option includes 2 slices pizza, soda, invitatios and thank you cards. Birthday cake is $30 extra.
Acrosports
Jump For Fun, 800-281-6792
rent an inflatable jumper for up to 10 kids, includes set up
 bounce houses for up to 2 kids are also for sale atToysRUs $199
BOUNCE HOUSES:
www.cakidsjump.com
www.cyber-jumps.com
PERFORMANCES:
Mystic Reality, 415-987-2350
SF School of Circus Arts young performers rhythmic dancing with ribbons and hoops, gorgeous face painting by Alix Sutton 10 kids $50, 15 kids $75, over 15 kids $100
 Opera Piccola, 510-658-0967
This toddler theatre troupe remarkably engages tots in sophisticated dramatic arts, colorful dress up, spirited dialogue, animated storytelling, ribbon dancing, and operatic singing. You'll be amazed by your baby's enthusiastic participation. Susanna & Melissa have a special rapport with young children.
Miss Kitty, www.misskittysings.com
Flying Teapot Puppets, www.flyingteapot.com
All Star Showgrams, 800-427-SHOW
$179 1 hour, 2 people, a party facilitator and an actor dressed as baby's favorite character: Pooh, Tigger, Clifford, Mickey lead games, songs, face painting, helium balloons, gift for each child and the birthday child
Young Performers Theatre, 3y+, 415-346-5550
CLOWNS:
Boswick the Clown, 415-665-1909
This Ringling Borthers Barnum & Bailey Clown delightfully amuses wee ones creating magical balloon sculptures with internal spinning balls and other unique twists. Very sweet demeanor!
 Ryan Majestic, 510-981-1219, $100-150
Magician/Illusionist/Balloon Show - Makes a Great Monkey on a Tree
Cosmic Fools, 415-573-6009, [email protected]
Comic clown acrobats/fire jugglers
TEA PARTY:
Little Women's Tea Parties, 415-566-9422
*dress up pictures, etiquette lessons games, prizes, keepsake porcelain, afternoon tea, stories, goody bags, tea cup for everyone www.littlewomensteaparties.com
 It's A Piece of Cake, www.itsapieceofcake.net
ART:
Purple Crayon, 415-831-0693
DISCOVERY:
Bay Area Discovery Museum, 415- 487-4398
Habitot, 510-647-1111
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, 408-277-3000
Children's Fairyland, 510-452-2259
Academy of Sciences, Professor's Library Room
Coyote Point Museum, San Mateo, www.coyoteptmuseum.org, live animal presentations, interactive magic show, goodie bags, adventure crafts boxes, private room, free museum entry for guests, 650-342-7755
CARICATURE www.3Dheart.com, Gordon Ng 415-239-0289
RENTAL SPACE:
Bay Club Kids Club, 415-901-9346
Maisonette, The French Playroom, 415-379-1111
Laurel Hill Nursery School-Purple Room, 415-751-8784
Julius Kahn & Trocadero Clubhouse, 415-666-7079
Forest Hill Clubhouse, 415-664-0542
SF Playgrounds http://www.parks.sfgov.org
Noe Valley Ministry on 24th/Castro 415-282-2317, 3hrs/$225
kitchen, thousands of toys. www.noevalleyministry.org
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GLOBETOTTING GETAWAYS
Museums provide a fun environment for strolling infants and parents alike, particularly if you catch the docent tours. Once toddlerhood hits, museum visits can serve as wonderful tot spots to help you establish predictable and enjoyable daily routines. Some museums/zoos are FREE. Others are a bit pricey for one time visits that may only last 15 minutes. Many parents buy memberships for the flexibility to drop-in for FREE anytime. Several memberships come with bonus benefits like discounts to cafes, shops, parking and reciprocal privileges at a variety of museums around the world. Most children's museums offer ACM & ASTC membership. Most zoos offer AZA membership. A popular way to see if a museum is right for your family is to visit on its FREE day which usually occurs once a month and sometimes offers special activities and membership discounts. Lastly, preschoolers can get an ArtsCard from YABA for free that gives them and their families discounts to Bay Area museums and theatres (www.artscard.info, 415-974-5554). The following is a list of children's museums, zoos and tot-sized amusement parks located around the world to make your day special with baby wherever you go. AAA membership is another way to get discounts on lodging, dining, and entertainment. Did you know that the following give discounts when you show your AAA card. Fore more savings visit aaa.com/savings:
Asian Art Museum
Knott's Berry Farm
Legoland
Disneyland Packages
Oakland As
Great America
Pier 39
San Diego Wild Animal Park
San Diego Zoo
SF Zoo
SeaWorld San Diego
Six Flags Marine World
Six Flags Waterworld
Universal Studios
Wax Museum Fishermans Wharf
Hard Rock Cafe
RoundTable Pizza
Grand Canyon Railway
Amtrak
SkyPark (SFO), Expresso Airport Parking (OAK)
Gray Line
Hertz
Penske Truck Rental
ADT Home Security
Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water
Baby News Stores (Citikids)
aaa.com/barnesandnoble
Casual Corner
Dunn-Edwards Paints
Earthlink
FlowersUSa and ftd.com/aaa
Gateway
aaa.com/hsn
Lenscrafters
Payless Shoes
Reebock, Rockport, Greg Norman, Ralph Lauren Outlet Stores
RedEnvelope.com
Safeway.com
SF Music Box Company
Sunglasses Hut/Watch Station
Supercuts
Wherehouse Music
Big O Tires
NAPA Auto Parts
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U.S. ESCAPES

ALABAMA
Anniston Museum of Natural History
Anniston 256-237-6766, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
 Birmingham Zoo
Birmingham, AZA MEMBERS FREE
McWane Center (Discovery 2000)
Birmingham 205-714-8300, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Southern Museum of Flight
Birmingham 205-833-8226, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Center for Cultural Arts
Gadsden 256-543-2787, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Earlyworks
Huntsville, 256-564-8100, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Sci-Quest, the North Alabama Science Center
Huntsville 256-837-0606, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
US Space & Rocket Center
Huntsville 256-837-3400, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Gulf Coast Exporeum Museum of Science
Mobile 334-208-6873, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Montgomery Zoo
Montgomery, AZA MEMBERS FREE

ALASKA
The Imaginarium
Anchorage 907-276-3179, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

ARIZONA
Reid Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff 520774-3358, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Arizona Museum for Youth
Mesa AZ 480-644-2468, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Arizona Science Center
Phoenix 602-716-2000, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Camp Hyatt/Hyatt Regency Scottsdale/Gainey Ranch, 480-991-3388
 Scottsdale 480-991-3388, HOURS: M-Th 9-5, FSS 9-9, ages 3years +
Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium
Tucson 520-621-4515, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

ARKANSAS
Mid-America Science Museum
Hot Springs 501-767-3461, ASTC FREE
Museum of Discovery/Science & History
Little Rock, AR 501-396-7050, ACM/ASTC FREE
Little Rock Zoo
Little Rock, AZA FREE

CALIFORNIA - NORTH COAST - SAN FRANCISCO

U-PICK BAY AREA
Phipps Ranch, Hwy 1 to Pescadero, Daily 10-6, Mid-July-October, www.phippscountry.com, 650-879-0787, $3/pp, olallieberry/boysenberry/strawberry picking, petting zoo.
Gidzich Farms, Strawberries, raspberries through 7/31. Apples too. 55 Peckham Road, Watsonville, 831-722-1056.
Smith Family Farm, May-November, U-Pick tomatoes, 4430 Sellers, Brentwood, 925-625-3544/5966, www.smithfamilyfarm.com.
Shelley's Garden, sweet cherry tomatoes through 7/31. FSa 9-4pm. Brentwood, 925-550-6300, www.shelleysgarden.com.
Peter Wolfe Ranch, 164 Payne, Brentwood, 925-634-1308, July peach picking, plums, loquats, apricots. www.peterwolfe.com.

SF Conservatory of Flowers
Golden Gate Park, JFK Drive, www.conservatoryofflowers.org, 415-666-7001, $5 adults, FREE under 4y, HOURS: Tu-Su 9-4:30pm last entry permitted to stay til 5pm. FREE first Tuesdays
 California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, 875 Howard Street, M-Su 10-5, $7 adults, FREE 3y and under
,www.calacademy.org, 415-750-7145
 HOURS: M-Su 10-5, ASTC MEMBERS FREE (CP&HH 50% discount)
playspace puppet theatre, giant animal diorhamas, fish roundabout, touch tide pool, penguins, alligator, courtyard fountain, earthquake duplo, great cafe with PBJ, french fries, bananas and sushi. Members get a 10% discount on food.
Exploratorium
San Francisco, 3601 Lyon/Marina Blvd
www.exploratorium.edu, 415-EXP-LORE
HOURS Tu-Su (M Holidays) 10-5 Tu-Su, W 10-9
ASTC MEMBERS FREE(CP&HH 50% )
provides an hour of entertainment for a two year old interested in circles, spinning, sound and light. Toddler corner in back of museum.
 SF Zoo
San Francisco (Sloat Boulevard/Great Highway)
www.sfzoo.org, 415-753-7080
HOURS M-Su 10-5, AZA MEMBERS FREE. (CP&HH 50% discount)
Head for the Children's Zoo Family farm which is lovely but animals a bit aggressive around feeding. For a more gentle feeding experience head to Happy Hollow. On a rainy day, the Insect Room has a toddler space with books, puzzles, a tent and dress up. Zoo offers 5 week toddler series on Tuesday mornings.
Zeum
San Francisco (Yerba Buena Garderns) 415-777-2800
ASTC MEMBERS 50% off admission, HOURS W-Su 11-5, Carousel daily 11-6pm
415-247-6500, www.zeum.org
 Randall Museum
San Francisco, 199 Museum Way, www.randallmuseum.org, 415-554-9600
 HOURS: Tu-Sa 10-5 DIRECTIONS: curve up/around 14th at Divisadero til end, petting zoo with toddler books, cabin with a trunk of archaeological finds, about an hour visit, afterwards head to the wonderful park around the corner on 15th below Roosevelt. FREE
 Legion of Honor Museum
San Francisco (Clement/34th Lincoln Park) www.thinker.org, 415-750-3600
HOURS: 9:30-5 docent tours of the permanent collection depart the main level rotunda every half hourbetween 12-2:30pm, special exhibition docent toursdepart lower level at 11:30 1:30pm for a fee (Winslow Homer $2 2/9, 3/8-5/18 Splendors of Poland $4, 6/28 - 9/14 Origins of the Russian Avant Garde). Saturday art classes10:30 in rotunda ages 3.5-12y.
Fort Funston Hang-Gliding Deck
San Francisco, Skyline Blvd/Great Highway/John Muir Drive
415-556-8371, FREE
SFMOMA
San Francisco (151 3/Howard-Mission), 415-357-4000 FREE first Tuesdays.
Docent tours depart main level every hour between 11:30-2:30, Family Days held on the third Sunday of the month, a hands-on activity tied to the museum's collection.
 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street. FREE with SFPL library card.
SF Giants Fan Lot
San Francisco, PacBell Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, 415-972-2000
FREE nongame days, on game days, watch game through holes for three innings FREE
 Teddy Bear Factory
San Francisco (444 De Haro Street/Mariposa), 415-626-0781
www.basicbrownbear.com
FREE tour, $12+/bear (Docent Tour each hour)
Aquarium of the Bay
San Francisco, Pier 39, Embarcadero/Beach daily 9-8, 888-732-3483 *walk through two clear water tunnels under the Bay and be surrounded by fish (50% off HH members)
Where the Wild Things Are
San Francisco, Metreon, 101 4th Street/Mission, 415-369-6000, $4 adult, FREE under 3
$14.50 three month pass, $6 over age 4
 Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory
San Francisco, 56 Ross Alley b/w Washington/Jackson above Grant,
415-781-3956, HOURS: M-F 10-8:30pm, FREE
 Pier 39 Carousel
San Francisco, Pier 39, Embarcadero/Beach, Su-Th 10-8, FSa 10-9 415-705-5500, www.pier39.com
 Musee Mecanique
San Francisco, Pier 45, Shed A at the end of Taylor, 415-346-20000, M-F 11-7, SS 10-8pm
SPCA Doggie Apartments
250 Florida, 415-554-3000, M-Su 11-6 (3y+)
Golden Gate Railroad Museum
Bayview Opera House

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Bay Area Discovery Museum
Sausalito, East Fort Baker, 557 McReynolds Road
www.baykidsmuseum.org, (415) 339-3900
*Hours: Tu-F 9-4, SSM(Holidays only) 10-5.
Daily 10:30 Art Storytime, Daily 11:30 Science Storytime in the Science Lab, Tu-F 11:15am Soundscapades, SS 2:15pm Grab an Instrument and join in the Play It By Ear Parade, Miss Kitty's drop-in music class WTh 10, 11 $5 members, $6 guests. DIRECTIONS: From San Francisco, cross the Golden Gate Bridge and take the Alexander Avenue Exit. Follow signs for East Fort Baker and the Bay Area Discovery Museum.ACM MEMBERS FREE, Costs: $7/ages 1+
 Bay Model Visitor Center
Sausalito, 2100 Bridgeway, 415-332-3871
*HOURS: Tu-Sa 9-4, FREE *ASTC MEMBERS STORE DISCOUNT
 Muir Woods
Marin, 101 to Hwy 1 Mill Valley follow signs, 415-388-2595
$3 adults, kids FREE, Hours M-Su 8-7, FREE with National Parks Pass
 Marin Headlands Visitors Center
Marin, 415-331-1540, DIRECTIONS: 101 to Alexander Ave exit, follow signs to Visitors Center, Ft Barry, Building 948, HOURS: M-Su 9:30-4:30, SS 12:30-3:30 Point Bonita lighthouse tours, interactive exhibits, dioramas. FREE
 Marine Mammal Center/Marin Headlands
Sausalito, 415-289-SEAL, Hear talks by naturalists about the seals and their rehabilitation
Point Reyes National Seashore/Lighthouse
/Palomarin Station Bird Observatory
Point Reyes, 415-868-0655, birdwatching,wildflowers trails. Bear Valley Visitors Center HOURS: M-F 9-5, SS 8-5 see giant dioramas, interactive exhibits, Point Reyes Lighthouse tours Th-M 10-4:30, 2:30-2:30 lens room FREE, Drakes Beach & Ken Patrick Visitor Center departure for bus ($4 per person, kids under 12 free) to Lighthouse and Chimney Rock historic boathouse 12/28/02-4/20/03 9-5:15pm during whale migration. Last tickets sold at 3pm, last bus at 3:30pm. Drakes Beach Ken Patirck Visitors Center open SS 10-5, wonderful facilities, clean restroom/showers, Sir Francis Drake expedition exhibits with maps, diorhamas, lofty viewing area, BBQ oysters and buttered corn on the cob prepared outdoors by a french chef, indoor cafe open til 6pm.
 Slide Ranch
Muir Beach, 2025 Shoreline Highway, www.slideranch.org, 415-381-6155
*family farm days $12 ages 2y+ milk a goat, feel sheep's wool, collect eggs from chickens, plant a seed, sample organic garden, make crafts like early farmers and explore miles of wildland trails and tidepools
 Marine World Africa USA
Vallejo, 101N to Hwy 37 to Marine World Africa exit, Looney Toones Seaport for wee ones, Elephant Rides $5/pp near Safari area.$21.99/pp (50% with Coke). Upgrade to season pass during visit if you plan to return in the next year. Under 3y is FREE. http://www.sixflags.com/parks/marineworld/index.asp, 707-643-6722 FSS 10-10 Closed Nov-April+, Reopens April.
 Dollhouses, Trains & More
Novato (300 Entrada Drive/Enfrente), 415-883-0388, Bel Marin Keys exit off 101N
HOURS: M-F 9:30-6, SS 10-5store with an extensive play area. FREE
 Traintown
Sonoma (Broadway/Hwy 12) www.traintown.com 707-938-3912
HOURS: FSS(holidays)10-5 $3.50/adults $3/kids, Rides 8/$10(rides best suited for kids 3 feet+ tall, expect to spend $20 for 1-2 hours of play) Enjoy a 20 minute steam train ride through a forest over streams into tunnels pass tiny towns and waterfalls with a stop at petting zoo. The rides are well maintained and facilities are very clean. The ride operators are great with wee ones. Rides include a ferris wheel, ariplane ride, dragon rollercoaster, carousel. There is also a train to climb up and down, air hockey table, and 50 cent coin operated rides. Yummy train cookies, orange juice boxes, t-shirts and toys for sale at ticket booth.
 Charles Schulz Museum & Ice Skating Rink
Santa Rosa (2301 Hardies Lane/1667 W Steele Lane) www.charlesmschulzmuseum.org
707-579-4452, HOURS: SS 10-5:30, M-F 12-5:30, closed Tu, DIRECTIONS: 101N W Steele lane exit follow signs, $8 adults, 3 and under FREE, www.snoopyhomeice.com
707-546-7147, HOURS: parent/puppy practice Su 11-12, $5 per person
 Audubon Canyon Ranch
Picher Canyon, spot snowy egrets with ranger scopes, Marin, Hwy 1 passed Stinson to Bolinas Lagoon Preserve, www.egret.org
415-868-9244, FREE (opened summers only)
Safari West
Santa Rosa (3115 Porter Creek Road), 707-579-2551
*jeep ride around giraffes, etc. HOURS: M-Su 9, 1, 2, (10/27tours are 10, 2)
$58/adult, under 3 is FREE
 Redwood Discovery Museum
Eureka 707-443-9694 ACM MEMBERS FREE
OceanWorld
Crescent City (Highway 101S), 707-464-3522
*touch pool, aquarium M-Su 9-7 tours,
$7.95 adults, under 3 FREE
 Avenue of the Giants
Humboldt, Redwoods State Park, 707-946-2311
camping, visitors center, also visit the Drive Thru Tree 8:30-7 M-Su $3
707-925-6363, Confusion Hill 707-925-6456
 Sequoia Park Zoo
Eureka (3414 W Street/Harris), 707-442-6552
HOURS: Tu-Su 10-5 FREE
 The Mad River Hatchery
Arcata (1660 Hatchery Road, Blue Lake), 707-822-0592, FREE *feed the fish
 Humboldt State University
Natural History Museum
Arcata 1315 G Street, 707-826-4479
ASTC MEMBERS FREE, HOURS Tu-Sa 10-5
 Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Redding 530-243-8850, HOURS: M-Su 9-6, ASTC MEMBERS FREE, Carter House Natural Science Museum, Reing Museum of Art & History, Paul Bunyan's Forest Camp, Redding Arboretum by the River
 U-Pick Sonoma County Farm Trails
PO Box 6032 Santa Rosa 95406, 800-207-9464, www.farmtrails.org
Mrs Grossman Sticker Factory - tour, sticker art class
www.mrsgrossmans.com, 800-429-4549, Petaluma, 3810 Cypress Drive
Bodega Goat Ranch-Cheese Tasting
www.bodegagoatcheese.com, 707-876-3483
Marin French Cheese-Tours
www.marinfrenchcheese.com, 7500 REd Hill Road, Petaluma, 707-762-6001
Yosemite - Camp Mather, 415- 831-2715, www.parks.sfgov.org, apply in February/March
Lake Tahoe
Squaw Valley Snow Cubs (3-4y)

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Habitot Children's Museum
Berkeley (2065 Kittredge/Shattuck), www.habitot.org 510-647-1111
*HOURS: M 9:30-1, Tu 9:30-5, W 9:30-1, Th 9:30-7, F 9:30-5, Sa 10-5, Su 11-5Closed Summer Sundays from Memorial Day to Labor Day, New Year's Day, Easter, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanskgiving, Christmas. $4 adult, $6 child, $3 each additional child, FREE under 6 months. BART: Downtown Berkeley Station. Walk one and a half blocks south, enter the lobby of the Shattuck Theaters and take the immediate stairs to the lower level. DRIVE: If driving via I-80, take the University Avenue exit, travel east toward the hills, turn right on Shattuck Ave. and right on Kittredge St. From Hwy. 24/13, take the Berkeley/Hwy. 13 exit which then becomes Ashby Ave., turn right on Shattuck Ave. and left on Kittredge St. Kittredge St. intersects Shattuck Ave. four blocks south of University Ave. PARKING Free parking for one hour located north of Shattuck on Kittredge. The TransActions/Hinks parking garage is located directly across from the Habitot entrance on Kittredge St. Additional parking is located one block north of the museum in the Allston Way garage. Metered parking is available along the streets and in the Oxford St. parking lot, one block east of the museum. This is a mini-Bay Area Discovery Museum but a great placeto contain a toddler with a wiggle wall, painting and crafts projects, storytime, water play, wind tunnel, a crawling garden and tiny town grocer. Healthy family eats across the street at Baja Fresh.B erkeley Public Library across on Kittredge has a rocket ship and refueling station in the Children's Library. Berkeley YMCA around the corner has a beautiful childwatch room that rivals some of the better preschools and a Kids Gym open to memberswith a bounce house and ball pit. SS 1:30-3:30 as well as other hours throughout the week*ACM MEMBERS FREE
 Hall of Health
Berkeley (2230 Shattuck Avenue), www.hallofhealth.org 510-549-1564
Tu-Sa 10-4 (Sa puppet shows), $2
 Lawrence Hall of Science
Berkeley, Cent Dr/Grizzly Peak Blvd, www.lawrencehallofscience.org 510-642-5132
Young explorers area with puppets, books, bugs, beautiful hall provides about an hour of entertainment for the toddler. ASTC MEMBERS FREE. (CP&HH 50% discount) HOURS: M-Su 10-5
 UC Botanical Garden
Berkeley, 200 Centennial Drive, Strawberry Canyon, 510-643-2755, open daily 9-5 except for first Tuesdays, FREE
 Tilden Park
Berekely, Wildcat Canyon Rd/Grizzly Peak Blvd, 510-562-PARK, 510-524-6773
Little Train, Merry-Go-Round (Central Park/ Lake Anza Drives), Pony Rides, Farm, Botanical Gardens, Beach
 Totland Playground
Berkeley, McGee Avenue/Virginia Street, FREE
Shorebird Nature Center
Berkeley, 160 University Ave, 510-644-8623
aquarium, touchpool CENTER HOURS: Tu-Sa 9-5 Adventure Playground SS 11-5
 Crab Cove Visitors Center
Alameda,1252 McKay Avenue, www.ebparks.org 510-521-6887
*Tuesday Toddler programs open in March, call for details, summer concerts Fridays June-September 5:30-7:30
 Children's Fairyland
Oakland, 699 Bellevue Avenue, Lakeside Park, 510-452-2259, www.fairyland.org
*HOURS: W-Su 10-4 (weather permitting) BART: 19th Street Station, 20th Street Stairway, stroll down 20th, turn left on Harrison, right on Grand, stroll one blockover, on the right hand side at the intersection of Grand/Bellvue is Fairyland. DRIVING: Bay Bridge to 580 East. Take Harrison Street Exit in Oakland. Turn right on Harrison and continue for approximately half a mile. Turn left on Grand Avenue. Fairyland is located one block away, on the right hand side at the intersection of Grand and Bellevue. Alice in Wonderland maze is world class. $6 ages 1 and up, $2 magic key
 Junior Center of Art and Science
Oakland, 558 Bellevue Ave (near Fairyland), 510-839-5777
*animals, aquarium, bird sanctuary, pottery studio. HOURS: Tu-F 10-6, Sa 10-3, FREE
 Rotary Nature Center
Oakland, 600 Bellevue Avenue, 510-238-3739
*aviary, feeding zoo M-Su 10-5, 3:30 feeding
 Museum of Children's Art
Oakland, 538 9th Street/Clay&Washington, Swan's Marketplace Courtyard,
www.mocha.org 510-465-8770 HOURS: Tu-Sa 10-6, Su 12-5
*18m-6y Tu - Su 11-2 Studio drop-in art space $3. FREE Gallery Tour
 Oakland Zoo
Oakland, Knowland Park, 580 to Golf Links Road
www.oaklandzoo.org 510-632-9525
HOURS M-Su 10-4 petting zoo, train, carousel, skyride.
AZA MEMBERS FREE
 Chabot Space & Science Center
Oakland, Skyline Blvd off Hwy 13, www.chabotspace.org 510-336-7300
HOURS: Closed MTu, W-F members only 10-5, F 5-10, Sa 10-10, Su 12-5.
ASTC MEMBERS FREE, (CP&HH 50% discount) $7 parking (sometimes offered free), Adults $11, Under 4y FREE
A special place for both young and old. There are three buildings with loads of voulnteers to direct you through this ultra mod space. Included in admission is one planetarium show that seemed to be enjoyed by the 3y+ set. Plush seating. Outside the planetarium on the main level is an orientation to Earth and the planets that surround us. Toddlers would enjoy walking through space in the mirrored hall hidden at the back of the exhibit by the 3D movie. Preschoolers enjoy using the satellite mapping program to zoom in on their house from out of space. You can check out this way cool program at www.keyhole.com. Also on the main level aree immense spic and span bathrooms that make you feel like youre on a spaceship,gift shop, Cafe with healthy offerings, and the Discovery Lab, a large room with a multitude of playstations to explore, mimics preschool offerings, musical instruments, science experiements, playdough, crayons, crawl spaces, books. This alone could keep a toddler busy for hours. Upstairs is the special exhibition hall. As of this review, the current exhibit is "Mars Encounter" complete with mood lighting, music, film clips from science fiction flics, and a toddler dress up area, you are indeed transported to another place and time. Next door yet another lab where they were building Mars rovers with candy, there was a coloring desk, remote control rovers, and numerous other activities for all age levels (also sometimes free). Cross a bridge and encounter a 3 story building complete with a rocket ship, Exploratorium type exhibits like shifting sands and a lunar lander control panel to steer. There is an "Escape from the Red Planet" experience for school age children for an additional fee in the Challenger Discovery Lab. And then to top it off, there is the awe-inspiring observatory complex that offers free telescope viewing FSa 7-10pm as well as a megadome theatre for an IMAX type of experience ($5-6). When you arrive, ask for the Visito Guide which lists times for all the activities and shows. There is so much going on for all ages that Chabot is indeed a most exciting adventure.
 Dunsmuir House and Gardens Historic Estate
Oakland, 2960 Peralta Oaks, www.dunsmuir.org 510-615-5555
*Call for Family Sundays puppet shows, music, magicians
HOURS Tu-F 10-4, FREE
 Crab Cove Visitors Center
 Alameda, 1252 McKay/Central, 510-521-6887 HOURS: SS 10-4 FREE (0pen Mar-Oct)
Sa 1-2pm pond walk-see ducks, turtles 3-4 low tide exploration (wear galoshes for mudflats) , not offered weekly, call ahead, parking $4 Apr-Oct weekends, free summer concerts June-August 2nd Fri 5:30-7:30pm
Lindsey Wildlife Museum
Walnut Creek, 1931 1st Avenue, www.wildlife-museum.org 925-935-1978
ASTC MEMBERS FREE, HOURS: Tu-F 12-5, SS 10-5
DIRECTIONS: 24e to 680n Treat Blvd to Buena Vista to 1st Avenue
Old Borges Ranch
Walnut Creek,1035 Castle Rock Road, 925-943-5860
demonstration ranch, fish/hike
HOURS M-Su 8-Dusk Sa 1-4 visitor center FREE
 Blackhawk Museum
 Danville, 3700 Balckhawk Plaza Circle, 925-736-2280, www.blackhawkmuseum.org, FREE under 7 year, $8 adult
 Pixieland Amusement Park
Concord, 2740 East Olivera Road, www.pixieland.com, 925-689-8841
HOURS FSS 10-5 (weather permitting), DIRECTIONS: From Bay Bridge take 580E to 24E toward Walnut Creek, 680N toward Sacramento 242E to Olivera Road (1.5 miles), 3 stoplights Pixieland is on right, train, antique cars, carousel. FREE, $1.25/ride, M-F $12 unlimited rides
The Jungle
Concord, Willows Shopping Center, 1975 Diamond Blvd., Suite C-100
925-687-4386, www.junglefunandadventure.com
*Hours include F 10-10, Sa 9-10, Su-Th 10-9
$4.95 2 hours of play (12m-36m), FREE (Parents)
 Sulphur Creek Nature Center
Hayward, 1801 D Street, 510-881-6747
call for Toddler classes held monthly HOURS: Tu-Su 10-5
 Ardenwood Historic Farm
Fremont, 34600 Ardenwood Blvd, www.ebparks.org 510-562-PARK
costumed docents wagon rides, farm, best for 3y+, open Apr-Nov Th-Su 10-5
$6 adults, under 4 free
 Children's Museum of Stockton
Stockton, 402 West Weber Avenue/Lincoln, 209-465-4386
*little town grocery, kids world minicity Hours: Tu-F 9-4, Sa 10-5, Su 12-5
ACM MEMBERS FREE
Pixie Woods
Stockton, Louis Park, Closed Halloween to mid-February
*train, boat, merry-go-round, puppet shows, petting zoo
 Explorit Science Center
Davis, 3141 5th, East Davis, 530-756-0191
HOURS: Tu-F 2-4:30, Sa 11-4:30, Su 1-4:30 ASTC MEMBERS FREE
 Sacramento Zoo
Sacramento, Land Park Drive, 916-264-5885
HOURS: M-Su 10-4, AZA MEMBERS FREE
 Fairytale Town
Sacramento, Land Park Drive, 916-264-5233
HOURS M-Su 10-4/5, combo ticket with Zoo
DIRECTIONS I5 to Sutterville Rd
$3.75 adults/under 3 FREE
 Discovery Museum History Center
Sacramento, 101 I Street, Old Sacramento, 916-264-7057
HOURS: Tu-Su 10-5
 Discovery Museum Science & Space Center
Sacramento?, 3615 Auburn Blvd Tu-F, M (Hol) 12-5, SS 10-5
ASTC MEMBERS FREE
 Micke Grove Zoo & Amusement Park
Lodi, 11793 North Micke Grove Road, 209-953-8800
AZA MEMBERS FREE
 Fresno Metro Museum of Art,
History & Science
Fresno, 1555 Van Ness Avenue, 559-441-1444
HOURS Tu-Su 11-5 Th open til 8 ASTC MEMBERS FREE
 Fresno Zoo & Storyland/Playland
Fresno, totsized amusement park, tropical rainforest
call for hours, prices, directions
Montecito-Sequioa Resort
Kings Canyon National Park, DIRECTIONS: Highway 180 East of Fresno, 1 hour drive, 800-227-9900, www.mslodge.com, Package rates$65-165pp/night include cozy lodging, delicious meals, ski from steps of lodge at 7500' elevation, trail pass, evening recreation, childcare (5-11 years), winter games, snowman building, snow fort building, smores snowshoe, snow ball fights, snow tubing, snowshoe treks, groomed cross country trails, kids ski school, indoor crafts, t-shirt painting
Tahoe Snow-Play
Jelly Belly Factory Tours
One Jelly Belly Lane, Hwy 12, Rio Vista exit, Fairfield, 707-428-2838, FREE tour

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Lemos Farm
 Half Moon Bay, 12320 San Mateo Road (Hwy 92), 650-726-2342, www.lemosfarm.com, M-Su 9-5 year round, $15/day kids, $5/day adults unlimited pony rides, train rides, bounce house, hay rides, play town, petting zoo and more depending on the season. Check out the winter wonderland with Santa. FREE parking. Bonanza soundtrack makes it a real adventure.
Arata's Pumpkin Farm
 Half Moon Bay, 185 Verde Road off Highway 1, www.aratapumpkinfarm.com, 650-726-7548. Seasonal hours. $1 awesome petting zoo-a real farm experience, friendly animals and lots of hay to feed, $2 pony ride, $3 hay ride, $5unlimited maze runs worth the moola and free rolls in the hay, a climbing the straw castle and humongous pumpkins to pose with. Chris, the owner is a warm and welcoming presence to the kids! A great deal for preschools: $9 for pumpkin picking, petting zoo, pony ride, hay ride and the maze.
Pumpkin Depot
Half Moon Bay, off Hwy 1 just south of Gin Wah Restaurant. This tot-sized pumpkin patch designed by the owners niece is a Noe Strolls favorite. Your toddler will be taken in by the glorious hues of orange,gold and brown that abound this fenced in wonderland filled with little houses to call home, little wagons to pull the picks of the day around in, a hay tunnel to explore, a straw wall to climb, a pink speckled pig named Wilbur to pet - all FREE to enjoy, as well as delicious produce at possibly the best pricesin town.
 Phipps Farm
1 mile past town, Off Pescadero Road down Hwy 1, $3 for 5-59y, FREE 4y and under, $1.50/lb, July is berry picking season
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
Palo Alto,1451 Middlefield Road, www.paenjoy.org 650-329-2111
HOURS: Tu-Sa 10-5, Su 1-4 DRIVING: From 101 (North or South) - Exit at Embarcadero Road/Oregon Expressway; take Embarcadero Road West; go right at Middlefield Road. The Junior Museum and Zoo is on the right, just past the elementary school. From 280 (North or South)- Exit Page Mill Road; go straight on Page Mill Road (Page Mill becomes Oregon Expressway east of El Camino); turn left on Middlefield Road. The Junior Museum and Zoo is on the right, just past Embarcadero Road. Next to Rinconada Park.* indoor tot spot, hands-on exhibits, outdoor zoo. FREE
 Coyote Point Museum
San Mateo,1651 Coyote Point Drive, www.coyoteptmuseum.org 650-342-7755
HOURS: Tu-Sa 10-5, Su 12-5, Toddler Tuesdays, aviary, gardens, dioramas ASTC/AZA MEMBERS FREE
 Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia
Burlingame, 214 California Drive, www.spectrumnet.com/pez 650-347-2301
HOURS Tu-Sa 10-6, DRIVE 101 South and exit Broadway/Burlingame, turn left on California Drive, go 1 mile to Howard/Burlingame FREE
 Villa Montalvo
Saratoga-Los Gatos Road, 408-741-3421
call for kid performances, FREE arboretum, gallery
 Hidden Villa Farm
Los Altos, 26870 Moody Road
www.hiddenvilla.org, 650-949-8650/3
Tu-Su 9-Dusk organic farm tour, call ahead-events sell out, FREE, $5 parking
 Prusch Farm Park
San Jose (647 South King Road), www.sanjoseparks.org, 408-926-5555
HOURS 8:30-Sunset, FREE
farm animals: sheep, pigs, cows, ducks, chickens, rabbits, 47 acres with 19c barn
 Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
San Jose, Kelley Park,1300 Senter Road
www.happyhollowparkandzoo.org, 408-277-3000
perfectly totsized sheltered petting zoo, rides, train, carousel, character greetings, puppet shows, maze, bridges, streams, boats, never a line, pleasant staff who understand the toddler. ASTC/AZA MEMBERS FREE M-Su 10-5 closed xmas
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
San Jose (180 Woz Way), www.cdm.org, 408-298-5437
*awesome early childhood center, parent/child drop-in classes. Discovery Park, located behind the museum, boosts the largest monopoly board in the world, measuring 930sf per Guinness Book of World Records. For $300, you can rent the board for 4 hours with giant dice, game tokens hats and mega-sized game pieces. www.monopolyinthepark.com. 408-995-MITP.
ACM MEMBERS FREE, HOURS: Tu-Sa 10-5 Su 12-5 closed til 9/24
 Tech Museum of Innovation
San Jose (201 South Market St), 408-294-TECH, www.thetech.org
 ASTC MEMBERS FREE (CP&HH 50% discount) HOURS Tu-Su 10-5
 Bamboola
San Jose, 5401 Camden Ave
408-448-4386, www.bamboola.com
 HOURS Tu10-5W-Sa 10-9,Su10-6 $4.95 1-3y, adults free, dine and play
 Bonfante Gardens Gilroy, 3050 Hecker Pass Highway
408-840-7100, www.bonfantegardens.com
HOURS SS 11-8/7, ages 3 and up, $29.95 adult, under 2 free, $7 parking. Reopens April.
 Paramount's Great America
San Jose, take 101S to Great America Pkwy. www.pgathrills.com, 408-986-8845
Direct your stroller toward the back of the park to visit Kidzville and enjoy this special toddler area that features Mr. Peeples Pet Shop, Top Cat's Car Chase and Mrs. Peabody's Secret Garden, three closely spaced go-round rides. There is also a Hanna-Barbera carousel where your tot can ride JabberJaw or Dino while catching the staged production of Scooby Doo, the musical. Other rides include a tot-sized swing ride too thrilling for yours truly, a boat that goes up, down and around, a frog mini-drop zone, a bug spinner, and a cool playground with a net climb, tube slides, gravel pit diggers, and a bridge to bounce on and run back and forth across. There is also a downstream river to float boats on. Kidzville can be very entertaining if you are three. Keep an eye out for the roving Yogi Bear who offers big hugs and a great photo opportunity. Other meet and greet characters include Dora the Explorer, Sponge Bob and Nickleodeon creations. Family restrooms make going potty a cinch if only there were that many more. Family rides include the log flume, eagle flight air tram, and double decker carousel that sweeps past soaring fountains. Family entertainment includes winning huge stuffed animals at the carnival games and enjoying the Las Vegas revue, "Legends in Concert" in a clean, air-conditioned theatre where babies are welcome. Open weekends through October 26. 10-9pm. A visit here is a pricey endeavor and it is easy to drop $100-200 for a family of three particularly if you get carried away and opt to record a CD ( a good deal at $20) or buy a $15 souvenir photo/keychain of your family screaming as they plunge off one of the water rides. Food was reasonable at the Nicktoons Cafe but its smarter to bring for your tot as the lines can be long and strategically there are no water fountains to be found. Water is $3 a pop and essential as it can get very hot. During high sun, head for the covered bridge for shelter. Your tot will be drawn tosteering boats on the water as you get a breather. Ticketscan be available online for as low as $24.99 for ages 3 years and up. Under three is free. If you enjoy your visit and want to return, you can upgrade your ticket during your visit to a VIP pass which provides free parking in the preferred space at the park's entrance, store and food discounts, and free admission to Great America as well as Bonfante Gardens in Gilroy.for the season. Parking otherwise is $10. 2004 season passes go on sale August 30 and include admission for the rest of the 2003 season plus the all new water theme park Boomerang Bay. Reopens April.
 Phipps Ranch
Pescadero, 2700 Pescadero Road,
www.phippscountry.com 650-879-0787
*summer berry picking, artichoke bread, then drive towide sandy beach
$2/adult, $1/kid
 The Museum of Art & History
McPherson Center 705 Front/Cooper, Santa Cruz www.santacruzmah.org 831-429-1964 HOURS: Tu -Su 11-5, Th 11-7, Sa 1pm Creativity in Motion ages 6-12, First Thursday evenings and first Fridays FREE, $4 general DIRECTIONS: From Highway 1 entering Santa Cruz from the North, turn right at Laurel Street and continue until you turn left at Front Street, the Museum is on the left 3 blocks down. From Highway 17, continue down Ocean Street to Water and turn right. Make a hard left at the Town Clock. Continue on until you see the Museum building with large banner.
 Roaring Camp Railroad
Felton/Santa Cruz, 831-335-4484, tent camping available
www.roaringcamp.com train rides
 Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey, 831-648-4800
 Dennis the Menace Playground
Monterey (Camino Del Estero off Del Monte), FREE
wonderful play structures, creative slides, maze
San Luis Obispo Children's Museum
San Luis Obispo, ACM MEMBERS FREE
 Santa Barbara Zoo
Santa Barbara, AZA MEMBERS FREE
 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Santa Barbara (behind the Mission), 805-682-4711
ASTC MEMBERS FREE
HOURS: M-Su 10-5
SKI CAMP Dodge Ridge, Tuolumne, SkiWee program (4-8y) $89 9-3pm
HIKING www.bahiker.com
Villa Montalvo Trails
parking/admission free, Saratoga, www.villamontalvo.com, 408-741-3421

CALIFORNIA - CENTRAL COAST
Castle Science & Technology Center
Atwater 209-726-0296, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Kern County Museum
Bakersfield, CA 661-852-5000, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Carmel Summer Films in the Forest
www.foresttheaterguild.org, $5 Adults, FREE under 5y
Best Western Monarch Resort, 800-992-9060
Pacific Grove, 1111 Lighthouse, more kid-friendly than local B&Bs with delicate antiques, pool/sauna, nice rooms, still there must be a better choice than this, bring your own toddler rails
Monterey Bay Aquarium/CanneryRow Carousel/Arcade
Dennis the Menace Playground
Monterey, El Estero City Park off Del Monte Ave Camino del Estero/Fremont, 408-646-3866
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
Pacific Grove, tour 12:30, open SSM 12:30-3:30
Pacific Grove Museum, Monarch Parade October-Feb
www.pgmonarchs.org, www.pgmuseum.org
Charles Paddock Zoo
Pismo, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Aptos Museum
Art Museum of Santa Cruz
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Capitola Historical Museum
Felton Covered Bridge State Park
Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Seacliff State Beach
Sunset State Beach
Wilder Ranch State Park
Lighthouse Point W Cliff Drive
Long Marine Lab & Aquarium/Seymour Marine Discovery Center, $5 adults, FREE under 5y, 1st Tu FREE, 831-459-3800(3799), www.seymourcenter.ucsc.edu, Hwy, right on Swift, right on Delaware
Mystery Spot
Neptunes Kingdom
Pajaro Valley Historical Museum
Redwood Riding Adventures
Roaring Camp
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf
Santa Cruz Lighthouse & Surfing Museum
Santa Cruz U-Pick Farms & Ranches
Tidepools of Natural Bridges State Park
Santa Cruz
Seascape Resort
Monterey Bay, 800-929-7727, www.seascaperesort.com
Camping at Costanoa, www.costanoa.com, Pescadero, kids/spa activities, gourmet food, pricey rates, luxury tents, family kayak tours,$40/pp, FREE under 4y, horseback riding, camp
Alisal Guest Ranch
Solvang, 800-4ALISAL

CALIFORNIA - SOUTHERN COAST
*hardtent.com, 800-505-6955, trailmobile for rent, $100/night, very cute, queen bed, organic linens, dining for five, stainless steel sink, two burner gas stove, mess kits, a/c, heat, satellite tv/dvd, xm radio, 24 hour assistance, home delivery and hookup to car
Children's Discovery Museum of North San Diego
Carlsbad, CA 760-720-0737, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Escondido Children's Museum
Children's Museum at La Habra
La Habra 562-905-9693, ASTC MEMBERS FREE, Gift shop offers a budget game where your child acquire math skills by figuring out how many toys can be bought with $3.
Los Angeles Zoo
Los Angeles AZA MEMBERS FREE
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Universal Studios Hollywood
- Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Aquarium of the Pacific
- Music Center Performing Arts Center of LA County
- Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
- LA's Museum of Contemporary Art
- Museum of Latin American Art
- The Huntington Library Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
- Japanese American National Museum
- National History Museum
- Petersen Automotive Museum
- American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre
- Autry National Center
- California African American Museum
- Hammer Museum
- Getty Museum
- Hollywood Entertainment Museum
- LAStageTIX.com
California Science Center
Los Angeles 213-744-7483, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Orange County Zoo
Orange County AZA MEMBERS FREE
Kidspace Children's Museum
Pasadena, CA 626-449-9144
Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert
Rancho Mirage 760-321-0602, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Santa Ana Zoo
Santa Ana, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Discovery Science Center
Santa Ana 714-542-2823, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Knotts Berry Amusement Park
Orange County, Meet Snoopy! $33/$23, $43/$33 Southern California resident rate, consider the Southern california visitors pass if vacationing for a week, include San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Knotts and a 3 day park hopper ticket to Disneyland/California Adventure $166 adult ($237.95 value) and $127 kids 3y+ ($181.70 value), under 3y free
 Legoland
Sea World
San Diego, $47/$38 under 2y free, $7 parking, consider the Southern california visitors pass if vacationing for a week, include San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Knotts and a 3 day park hopper ticket to Disneyland/California Adventure $166 adult ($237.95 value) and $127 kids 3y+ ($181.70 value), under 3y free
 Scripps Aquarium
La Jolla, $10, under 2y free
Disneyland
Anaheim, $47/$37 under 3y free, consider the Southern California Visitors pass if vacationing for a week, includes San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Knotts and a 3 day park hopper ticket to Disneyland/California Adventure $166 adult ($237.95 value) and $127 kids 3y+ ($181.70 value), under 3y free. Disneyland Annual Pass $105-$225, check out www.mousesavers.com for park and lodging discounts. With the added addition of a glitzy, Vegas style Downtown Disney, and the upscale Grand Californian, Disneyland now has something for even the most discriminating family. When booking a room atone of the three hotels at the resort, ask for the AAA rate or a match of the Expedia rate and although guests of the hotels are charged $8/day for parking, there is a definite advantage to staying at the property. Tht is the ability to walk back to your hotel room, or take the monorail. Downtown Disney now provides a creative, healthful, less pricey alternative to eating in the hotels, from the tasty sandwichs at La Brea bakery to the fine dining at Catal wherean extraordinary manchego salad, seared tuna entre and creme brulee dessert with two glasses of wine came in undert $50. And the ambience cant be beat. As you walk through Downtown Disney outdoor musicians range from 70s pop stars to classical violinists. So dancing in the 'streets' is commonplace. At 7,8,and 9pm every night, the Disneyland Resort presents its Fantasy Waters Show(a scaled down Bellagio version) free to the public on the Southeast corner of its property. Its best to enjoy the features of the Disneyland Hotel as a visitor and not a room guest. Housekeeping is real hit or miss as it took several hours to get a toddler bed with rails in the room. And the bell service is severely lacking. The roomswith two queen size beds are significantly larger than the rooms with a king size bed and have been attractively redone with stainless steel Mickey sconces holding the bathroom lights, glow in the dark tinkerbell wallpaper, and tastefully upholstered chairs. Tthe Marina Building with pool sideviews of the Fantasy Waters show and city side views and sounds of the 9:25pm fireworks display is probably the best of the three towers to stay in because it is in the main hotel and closest th the car, useful if you are going to transport your own bags. That said, the hotel is showing its age and there was some allergen that made my son cough nonstop upon entering the room. We stayed on the 11th floor and my bed never stopped vibrating from the equipment on the roof.Hopefully the other two hotels of the resort are good choices, Paradise Pier which is cheaperthan the Disneyland Hotel or the Grand Californian, a newly constructed hotel which is more expensivebut also has the monorail run through it (how quiet must that be?). Disneyland is open 8-Midnight rain or shine so pack your diaper bag well and bring an umbrella stroller even if your child no longer strolls, they still wear out walking the long distances of the park. If it rains, run to the nearest gift shop and buy the$5-6 goofy ponchos(no pun intended) . Or better yet pick up those incredibly tiny ponchos packets from Walmart for $2 and keep it in your diaper bag along with baseball hats, sunscreen, water and snacks. There are two ways to enter the park but the monorail drops you right in front of Autotopia in tomorrowland, a great ride to Fast Pass, that is Disney's system of bypassing the long lines. You simply approach the Fast Pass machine, insert your park ticket and it returns a ticket with a time that you can return and cut the line. On Autopia you will still have a thirty minute wait which is very entertaining if your child is 3y+, but its not for a toddler who doesnt understand the concept of waiting in line. Before you go on the ride, be sure to get your Autotopia license from one of the cast members in line, you might win a commemorative Autotopia Chevron car. Other attractions in Tomorrowland include Innoventions, Honey I Shrunk the Audience, Space Mountain and Star Tours, none of which are of interest to young set and Cafe Buzz food quality is a must miss (cold chicken, soggy fries). The potties are located in teh Honey I Shrunk the Kids Theatre. Depart Tomorrowland via the Disneyland train. At night, it is quite spectacular to ride the train through a spectacularly lit up Its a Small World, other stops includeNew Orleans Square, Mickeys Toon Town, and Main Street USA. You can get off at Main Street and walk up to through Snow White's castle to take a picture of your spouse and toddler in fron to f the Walt Disney Mickey statue, then take a rideon King Arthurs' Carousel, CaseyJr. Circus Train( where you ride in Monkey cages), the canal boats through Storybookland, Mad Tea Party (closed when it rains), and Alice in Wonderland.The other rides including Dumbo which is a fast flying ride and Pinnochio which is scary and the Matterhorn which is too fast and scary might be worth the miss. Instead head over to Small World and fast passwhile you tour about Toon Town or wait in line and enjoy the cuckoo clock that presents a show every 15 minutes. It is here that you can visit Mickey and Minnie in their respective houses. It seems that they are dating and not yet married. The lines can be long but your child receives special attention from Pluto, Goofy and ultimately Mickey along the way. This attraction is well done and offers great photo ops. The Toon Town pizza and salad are reasonably priced at $6 and are tasty. Toon Town also offers some gross motor fun with Goofy's bounce house, Donald's boat, and Chip and Dale's Treehouse. On days when its not raining, there is also the Jolly Trolley. Then ride the train to New Orleans Square and head over toDavy Crockett's canoes in Critter Country and the Many Adventures of Pooh. Pass Splash Mountain, the Haunted House and Pirates of Carribean for Tarzan's Treehouse (formerly Swiss Family Robinson), and the Enchanted Tiki Room. Jungle Cruise isa comic romp throughthe swamp but perhaps too adult to be amusing forlittle guys. Rather you can rest in the Enchanted Tiki Room, a musical revue by animated birds, and lo and behold you emerge back atthe castle in time for the Disneyland Parade (3:30 and 7:45pm). If your kid can hold up fireworks go off behind Small World at 9:25pm (best viewing is in front of the castle) but skip Fantasmic which is very scary with loud noises and a dark theme. The worst times to depart via Main Street is after the parade and fireworks. Resort guests get expressmonorail service, enter behind the escalator and show room key or charge slip or try your luck if youre not a resort guest. They dont always look. Be sure to get your hand stamped and save your ticket for reentry. And if its your birthday, stop by City Hall on Main Street for an honorary citizen sticker. Supposedly this yields you special attention from cast members and maybe even a free desert here and there. California Adventure has more shows than Disneyland including the Electrical Parade (8:45pm), Aladdin (12:45, 2:30, 4:45, 6:15), Playhouse Disney (11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 3:15, 4:15 & 5:15pm), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (a real game show with real prizes 12,1,2,4,5),the Magic of Brother Bear (11:30, 12:30, 1:30,3,4,5), The Ugly Bug Ball (11,12,1,2:30,3:30,4:30), Comedy Show (12:30, 1:30, 3,4,5) as well as concerts on theP acific Wharf Stage (3:45, 4:45, 5:45, 7:15 & 8:15) and the park is open from 10-9. For little kids, there are the little rides of Bug's Life. Other than that , California Adventure is primarily for older kids and contains replicas of many San Francisco ladmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge which the monorail rides over.
 San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park
San Diego, M-Su 9-4 in the winter, $32 adults, $19.75 3y+, under 3y free, consider the Southern california visitors pass if vacationing for a week, include San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Knotts and a 3 day park hopper ticket to Disneyland/California Adventure $166 adult ($237.95 value) and $127 kids 3y+ ($181.70 value), under 3y free
 Mission Beach
San Diego I5 Sea World Exit, Sandy Beach, Boardwalk Promenade reminiscent of Venice Beach, Old Time Amusement Park with a wooden roller coaster, $2 carousel (under 2y free), $2 car ride, $2 boat ride, $14/$10 wristbands for unlimited rides, 25 cent arcade with 2 token tea cup ride and a quarter motorcycle ride. Skeet Ball. Unique games to win or buy (a penny a ticket) like the Triple Flip Air Hockey Table, an ill-conceived poorly fabricated game for three players. A great place to update your tankini wardrobe for cheap.
Powerhouse Playground
San Diego/Del Mar *seaviews, sunsets, and train toots with totsized structure/swings
Reuben H Fleet Science Center
San Diego 619-238-1233, ASTC MEMBERS FREE, www.balboapark.org free Tuesdays
Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum
Santa Maria, CA 805-928-8414, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Chaffee Zoological Gardens
AZA MEMBERS FREE
EFBC's Feline Conservation Center
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Living Desert
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Hotel Del Coronado
San Diego
Radisson - Knotts Berry Farm
Snoopy Tuck In
Quail Botanical Gardens, Encinitas, 760-436-3036
Legoland
Carlsbad, Model Mom Club, Th 10:30 Stroller Strides Fitness Walks, LEGO Explore Playgroups, Specialist Chats, 760-918-KIDS
www.sandiegofamily.com for daily calendar

COLORADO
Collage Children's Museum
Boulder 303-440-9894, ACM MEMBERS FREE
The Children's Museum of Denver
Denver 303-433-7444, ACM MEMBERS FREE
YMCA of the Rockies
Estes Park and Snow Mountain Ranch, 800-777-9622
Discovery Center Science Museum
Fort Collins 970-472-3990, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Pueblo Zoo
Pueblo, AZA MEMBERS FREE

CONNECTICUT
Kidcity Children's Museum
Middletown 860-347-0495, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
New Haven 203-432-5099, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Science Center of Eastern Connecticut
New London 860-442-0391, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
Norwalk 203-899-0606, ACM MEMBERS FREE
The Maritime Aquarium
Norwalk 203-852-0700, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Science Center of Connecticut
W Hartford 860-231-2830, ASTC MEMBERS FREE, Roaring Brook Nat Center
Beardsley Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

DELAWARE
Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village
Dover 302-734-1618, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Delaware Museum of Natural History
Wilmington 302-658-9111, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Hagley Museum an Library
Wilmington 302-658-2400, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Brandywine Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Capital Children's Museum
202-675-4120, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
202-635-5400, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Smithsonian National Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

FLORIDA
Schoolhouse Children's Museum
Boynton Beach 561-742-6781, ACM MEMBERS FREE
The Children's Science Center
Cape Coral 941-997-0012, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Astronaut Memorial Planetarium & Observatory
Cocoa 321-632-1111, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Brevard Museum of History & Science
Cocoa 321-632-1830, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Brevard Zoo
Cocoa, AZA MEMBERS FREE
The Museum of Arts & Sciences
Daytona Beach 904-255-0285, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Young at Art
Davie 954-474-2001, ACM MEMBERS FREE
The Gillespie Museum of Minerals
DeLand 904-822-7330, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Museum of Discovery & Science
Fort Lauderdale 954-467-6637, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Imaginarium Hands-On Museum and Aquarium
Fort Myers 941-337-3332, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Emerald Coast Science Center
Fort Walton Beach 850-664-1261, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Florida Museum of Natural History
Gainesville 352-392-6562, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Cheeca Lodge and Spa Islamoradas
Museum of Science & History of Jacksonville
Jacksonville 904-396-7062, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Jacksonville Zoological Gardens
Jacksonville, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Sonesta Beach Resort Key Biscayne
Museum of Art & Science-Brevard
Melbourne 407-254-7782, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Fairchild Tropical Garden
Miami 305-667-1651, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Miami Metrozoo
Miami, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Miami Museum Science/Space Transit Planetarium
Miami 305-646-4200, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Foutainbleu Hilton Cookie's World, Miami Beach
Discovery Center and Outdoor Center
Ocala 352-401-3900, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Orlando Science Center
Orlando 407-514-2000, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Holiday Inn Family Suites
Orlando
Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park
Palm Beach, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Florida Adventure Museum of Charlotte County
Punta Gorda 941-639-3777, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Gulfcoast Wonder and Imagination Zone
Sarasota 941-906-1851, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science
Tallahassee 850-513-0700, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Kid City, The Children's Museum of Tampa
Tampa 813-935-8441, ACM MEMBERS FREE
MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry)
Tampa 813-987-6300, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
South Florida Science Museum
West Palm Beach 561-832-1988, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Central Florida Zoological Park
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Lowry Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Santa Fe Community College Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Florida
St Lucie, Club Med Sandpiper (4m+)
Boca Raton Beach and Tennis Club
Walt Disney World/Epcot
Sea World
Universal Studios (5y+)

GEORGIA
Chehaw Park - Wild Animal Park Albany
Fernbank Science Center/Natural History Museum
Atlanta 404-929-6400, ASTC MEMBERS FREE *plus IMAX discount
SciTrek
Atlanta 404-522-5500, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
National Science Center (Fort Discovery)
Augusta 706-821-0200, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Coca Cola Space Science Center
Columbus 706-649-1470, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Museum of Arts & Sciences
Macon 912-477-3232, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Chehaw Wild Animal Park
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Zoo Atlanta
AZA MEMBERS FREE

HAWAII
Honolulu Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Waikiki Aquarium
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Maui, Grand Wailea, Kids Club
(5y+ or with Nanny Connection)
 Maui, Kea Lani
Maui, Ritz Carlton
Maui, Hilton
Maui, Kaanapalo Alii
Maui, Wailea Ekahi
Maui, Mauian
Big Island, Kohala Outrigger
Big Island, Hualalai Four Seasons
Big Island, Waikoloa Beach Marriott
Big Island, Hilton Waikoloa
Big Island, Kona Village
Oahu, Marriott Ihilani
Oahu, Hilton Hawaiian Village

IDAHO
Zoo Boise
Boise, AZA MEMBERS FREE
The Discovery Center of Idaho
Boise 208-343-9895, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Pocatello Zoo
Pocatello, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Tautphaus Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

ILLINOIS
SciTech Interactive Science Center
Aurora 630-859-3434, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Health World Museum
Barrington 847-842-9100, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Children's Discovery Museum of Central Illinois
Bloomington 309-829-6222, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Science Center
Carbondale 618-529-5431, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Chicago O'Hare Kids on the Fly Center
Chicago, 2000sf designed by the Chicago Children's Museum, Terminal 2
Chicago Children's Museum
Chicago 312-527-1000, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago 312-922-9410, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
International Museum of Surgical Science
Chicago 312-642-6502, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Museum of Science & Industry
Chicago 773-684-9844, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Chicago 773-755-5100, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Children's Museum of Illinois
Decatur 217-423-5437, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Discovery Depot Children's Museum
Galesburg 309-344-8876, ACM MEMBERS FREE
DuPage Children's Museum
Naperville 630-637-8000, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences
Peoria 309-686-7000, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Burpee Museum of Natural History
Rockford 815-965-3433, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Discovery Center Museum
Rockford 815-963-6769, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Scovill Zoo
Scovill, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Springfield Children's Museum
Springfield 217-789-0679, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Kohl Children's Museum
Wilmette 847-256-6056, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Cosley Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Glen Oak Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Henson Robinson Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Miller Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Niabi Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

INDIANA
Science Central
Fort Wayne 219-424-2400, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Ft Wayne Children's Zoo
Fort Wayne, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Imagination Station by ASSET, Inc.
Lafayette 765-420-7780, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Muncie Children's Museum
Muncie 765-286-1660, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Healthworks! Kids' Museum
South Bend 219-287-KIDS, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Children's Science & Technology Museum
Terre Haute 812-235-5548, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Mesker Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Potawatomi Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Washington Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

IOWA
Family Museum of Arts and Science
Bettendorf 319-344-4106, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Science Station - IMAX Dome Theatre
Cedar Rapids 319-363-4629, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Putnam Museum
Davenport 563-324-1933, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Science Center of Iowa
Des Moines 515-274-6868, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Iowa City Area Science Center
Iowa City 319-337-2007, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Grout Museum: Bluedorn Science Imaginarium
Waterloo 319-234-6357, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Blank Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

KANSAS
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Hays 785-628-5516, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
University of Kansas Natural History Museum
Lawrence 785-864-4540, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Wonderscope Children's Museum
Shawnee 913-268-4176, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Exploration Place
Wichita 316-263-3373, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Emporia Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Hutchinson Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Lee Richardson Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Sedgwick County Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Sunset Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Topeka Zoological Park
AZA MEMBERS FREE

KENTUCKY
Highlands Museum & Discovery Center
Ashland 606-329-8888, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Lexington Children's Museum
Lexington 859-258-3253, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Louisville Science Center
Louisville 502-561-6100, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Louisville Zoological Gardens
Louisville AZA MEMBERS FREE

LOUISIANA
Children's Museum of Acadiana
Lafayette 337-232-8500, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Louisiana Children's Museum
New Orleans 504-523-1357, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Louisiana Arts & Science Center
Baton Rouge 225-344-5272, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Sci-Port Discoery Center
Shreveport 318-424-3466, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Alexandria Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Louisiana Purchase Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Zoo of Acadiana
AZA MEMBERS FREE

MAINE
Maine Discovery Museum
Bangor 207-262-7200, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Children's Museum of Maine
Portland 207-828-1234, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE

MARYLAND
Chesapeake Children's Museum
Annapolis 410-990-1993, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Port Discovery
The Kid-Powered Museum in Baltimore
Baltimore 410-727-7200, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Maryland Science Center
Baltimore 410-685-2370, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Baltimore Zoo
Baltimore, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Assateaque Island National Seashore Berlin
Excel Interactive Science Museum
Salisbury 410-546-2168, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Salisbury Zoo
Salisbury, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

MASSACHUSSETTS
Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology
Andover 978-749-4490, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Children's Museum
Boston 617-426-6500, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Museum of Science
Boston 617-589-0100, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Children's Museum at Holyoke
Holyoke 413-536-704, ACM MEMBERS FREE
National Plastics Center and Museum
Leominster 978-537-9529, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Cape Cod Children's Museum
Mashpee 508-539-8788, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Children's Museum in Easton
North Easton 508-230-3789, ACM MEMBERS FREE
The Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield 413-443-7171, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Springfield Library and Museum Association
Springfield 413-263-6800, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
EcoTarium
Worchester 508-929-2700, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole 508-289-2252, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Capron Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Franklin Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
Ann Arbor 734-995-5439, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Ann Arbor 734-764-0478, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Cranbrook Institute of Science
Bloomfield Hill 248-645-3259, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Detroit Zoo
Detroit, AZA MEMBERS FREE
The New Detroit Science Center
Detroit 313-577-8400, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Southwestern Michigan College Museum
Dowagiac 616-782-1374, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Alfred P. Sloan Museum
Flint 810-237-3450, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Flint Children's Museum
Flint 810-767-5437, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Grand Rapids Children's Museum
Grand Rapids 616-235-4726, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Michigan Space and Science Center
Jackson 517-787-4425, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Impression 5 Science Center
Lansing 517-485-8116, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Grand Hotel
Mackinac Isalnd, 800-33-GRAND
Hall of Ideas, Midland Center for the Arts
Midland 517-631-5931, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Curious Kids' Museum
St. Joseph 616-983-2543, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Binder Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
John Ball Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Potter Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Saginaw Children's Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

MINNESOTA
Headwaters Science Center
Bemidji 218-751-1110, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Duluth Children's Museum
Duluth 218-733-7543, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Children's Discovery Museum
Grand Rapids 218-326-1900, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Bell Musem of Natural History
Minneapolis 612-624-4112, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Minnesota Children's Museum
St. Paul 651-225-6001, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Science Museum of Minnesota
St. Paul 651-221-9444, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
St. Paul's Como Zoo
St. Paul AZA MEMBERS FREE
Lake Superior Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Minnesota Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

MISSISSIPPI
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center
Gulfport 228-897-6039, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Jackson Zoological Park
Jackson, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Russell C. Davis Planetarium
Jackson 601-960-1550, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
Moorhead 601-354-7303, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center
Moorhead 218-299-5511, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

MISSOURI
The Children's Peace Pavilion
Independence 816-521-3033, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Science City at Union Station
Kansas City 816-460-2020, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Kansas City Zoo
Kansas City AZA MEMBERS FREE
Bootheel Youth Museum
Malden 573-276-3600, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Discovery Center of Springfield
Springfield 417-862-9910, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum
St. Louis 314-822-8900, ACM MEMBERS FREE
St. Louis Science Center
St. Louis 314-289-4400, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
 Saint Louis Zoo
St. Louis AZA MEMBERS FREE
Dickerson Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

MONTANA
Museum of the Rockies
Bozeman 406-994-5283, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Children's Museum of Montana
Great Falls 406-452-6661, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Zoo Montana
AZA MEMBERS FREE

NEBRASKA
 Edgerton Explorit Center
Aurora 402-694-4032, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Folsom Children's Zoo
Folsom, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Lincoln Children's Museum
Lincoln 402-477-0128, ACM MEMBERS FREE
University of Nebraska State Museum
Lincoln 402-472-3779, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Omaha Children's Museum
Omaha 402-342-6164, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Omaha, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Northeast Nebraska Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Riverside Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

NEVADA
The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada
Carson City 775-884-2226, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Lied Discovery Children's Museum
Las Vegas 702-382-3445, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Christa McAuliffe Planetarium
Concord 603-271-7831, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Children's Metamorphosis
Londonderry 603-425-2560, ACM MEMBERS FREE
SEE Science Center
Manchester 603-669-0400, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Mt Washington Observatory & Weather Discovery
North Conway 603-356-2137, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Children's Museum of Portsmouth
Portsmouth 603-436-3853, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE

NEW JERSEY
Cape May County Park Zoo
Cape May, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Garden State Discovery Museum
Cherry Hill 856-424-1233, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Liberty Science Center
Jersey City 201-451-0006, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Newark Museum and Dreyfus Planetarium
Newark 973-596-6550, ASTC MEMBERS FREE *free entrance to Planetarium
Bergen County Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
NJ State Aquarium
AZA MEMBERS FREE

NEW MEXICO
Alameda Park Zoo
Alameda, AZA MEMBERS FREE
The New Mexico Muesum of Space History
Alamogordo 505-437-2840, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
NM Museum of Natural History & Science
Albuquerque 505-841-2800, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Albuquerque Biological Park
Albuquerque, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Explora Science Center & Children's Museum
Albuquerque 505-842-1537, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History
Las Cruces 505-522-3120, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

NEW YORK
New York State Museum
Albany 518-474-5877, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Discovery Center of the Southern Tier
Binghamton 607-773-8661, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Brooklyn 718-604-7442, 718-735-4402, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Buffalo Zoo
Buffalo, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Buffalo Museum of Science
Buffalo 716-896-5200, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Burnet Park/Rosamond Gifford Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Explore & More...A Children's Museum
East Aurora 716-655-5131, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Long Island Children's Museum
Garden City 516-222-0217, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Science & Discovery Center
Horseheads 607-739-5297, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Sciencenter
Ithaca 607-272-0600, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Hudson Valley Children's Museum
Nanuet Mall 845-735-9720, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Children's Museum of Manhattan
NYC 212-721-1223, ACM MEMBERS FREE
New York Transit Museum
NYC *10% discount on store purchases
The American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West/ 79th Street, New York City www.amnh.org 212-769-5100
*Hours of Operation: M-Su 10-5:45 Hayden Planetarium space shows every half hour Sa-Th 10:30-4:30, F 10:30-7:30, tours 10:15-3:15 one hour tours every hour, departs second floor rotunda by hall of mammals. Suggested admission for Museum, Rose Center and Space Show, Adults $21.00 Children (2-12) $12.50.
 Science Discovery Center of Oneonta
Oneonta 607-436-2011, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Mid-Hudson Children's Museum
Poughkeepsie 845-297-5938, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
New York Hall of Science
Queens, Flushing Meadows 718-699-0005, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Long Island ScienCenter
Riverhead 631-821-8155, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Strong Museum
Rochester 716-263-2700, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Roberson Museum & Science Center
Rochester 716-271-4552, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Children's Museum at Saratoga
Saratoga Springs 518-584-5540, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Schenectady Museum
Schenectady 518-382-7890, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Staten Island Children's Museum
Staten Island 718-273-2060, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Staten Island Zoo
Staten Island, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Staten Island Children's Museum
Staten Island 718-273-2060, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (Discovery Center)
Syracuse 315-425-9068, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Junior Museum
Troy 518-235-2120, ACM MEMBERS FREE
 Utica Zoo
Utica, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Doral Arrowood Resort
SUNY Purchase, giant slide, build-a-bear workshop
Hudson River Museum
Yonkers 914-963-4550, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
NY State Living Museum
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Ross Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Seneca Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Trevor Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Mohonk Mountain House
New Paltz, 800-772-6646
Sunriver Resort
Cascade Mountains, 800-801-8765
Tyler Place Family Resort Lake Champlain 800-868-4000
Mirror Lake Inn Resort
Lake Placid

NORTH CAROLINA
The Health Adventure
Asheville 828-254-6373, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Friends of the Western NC Nature Center
Asheville 828-298-5600, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Discovery Place
Charlotte 704-372-6261, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
NC Museum of Life and Science
Durham 919-220-5429, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Gastonia 704-866-6900, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Fascinate-U Children's Museum
Greensboro 336-574-2898, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Natural Science Center of Greensboro
Greensboro 336-288-3769, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
ArtQuest at Green Hill Center
Greensboro 336-333-7460, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Catawba Science Center
Hickory 828-322-8169, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Exploration Station, Hands-On Learning Center
Lumberton 910-738-1114, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Exploris
Raleigh 919-834-4040, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Playspace
Raleigh 919-832-2617, ACM MEMBERS FREE
NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Raleigh 919-733-7450, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Rocky Mount Children's Museum
Rocky Mount 252-972-1167, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Wilmington Children's Museum
Wilmington 910-254-3534, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Imagination Station
Wilson 252-291-5113, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
SciWorks
Winston-Salem 336-767-6730, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher
AZA MEMBERS FREE
NC Aquarium at Pine Knolls
AZA MEMBERS FREE
NC Aquarium at Roanoke Island
AZA MEMBERS FREE
North Carolina Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Western NC Nature Center
AZA MEMBERS FREE

NORTH DAKOTA
Gateway to Science
Bismarck 701-258-1975, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Chahinkapa Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Dakota Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Red River Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Roosevelt Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

OHIO
Akron Zoo
Akron, AZA MEMBERS FREE
The National Inventors Hall of Fame
Akron 330-762-4463, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
McKinley Museum
Canton 330-455-7043, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Cincinatti Zoo
Cincinatti AZA MEMBERS FREE
Cinergy Children's Museum at Cincinnati M Center
Cincinatti 513-287-7000, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Cincinatti Museum Center
Cincinatti 513-287-7000, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Great Lakes Science Center
Cleveland 216-694-2000, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Health Museum of Cleveland
Cleveland 216-231-5010, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Cleveland AZA MEMBERS FREE
The Children's Museum of Cleveland
Cleveland 216-791-7114, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
COSI Columbus
Columbus 614-228-2674, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
Columbus AZA MEMBERS FREE
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Dayton 937-275-7431, ASTC/AZA MEMBERS FREE
Toledo Zoo
Toledo AZA MEMBERS FREE
COSI Toldeo
Toledo 419-244-COSI, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
African Safari Wildlife Park
AZA MEMBERS FREE
The Wilds
AZA MEMBERS FREE

OKLAHOMA
Kirkpatrick Science and Air Space Museum
Oklahoma City 405-602-6664, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum
Tulsa, AZA MEMBERS FREE

OREGON
University of Oregon Museum of Natural History
Eugene 541-346-3024, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
WISTEC, Willamette Science & Technology Center
Eugene 541-682-7888, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
CM2-Children's Museum 2nd Generation
Portland 503-223-6500, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Oregon Museum of Science & Industry
Portland 503-797-4000, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
AC Gilbert's Discovery Village
Salem 503-371-3631, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Oregon Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Wildlife Safari
AZA MEMBERS FREE

PENNSYLVANIA
 The Discovery Center of Science & Technology
Bethelem 610-865-5010, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
National Watch & Clock Museum
Columbia 717-684-8261, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
Harrisburg 717-221-8201, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
North Museum of Natural History and Science
Lancaster 717-291-3941, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Thames Museum
Newport 401-849-6966, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Please Touch Museum
Philadelphia 215-963-0667, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Philadelphia Zoo
Philadelphia, AZA MEMBERS FREE
The Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia 215-299-1000, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Franklin Institute
Philadelphia 215-448-1200, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Carnegie Science Center
Pittsburgh 412-237-3400, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Pittsburgh Children's Museum
Pittsburgh 412-322-5059, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
Pittsburgh, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Reading Public Museum
Reading 610-371-5850, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Elmwood Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Erie Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
National Aviary
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Zoo America
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Busch Gardens
Williamsburg
Skytop Lodge
800-345-7759
Sesame Place
Langhorne, 215-752-7070

RHODE ISLAND
Providence Children's Museum
Providence 401-273-5437, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Discovery Zone
Roger Williams Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

SOUTH CAROLINA
Coastal Discovery Museum
Hilton Head 843-689-6767, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Roper Mountain Science Center
Greenville 864-281-1188, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Greenville Zoo
Greenville, AZA MEMBERS FREE
The Children's Museum of South Carolina
Myrtle Beach 843-946-9469, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
AZA MEMBERS FREE

SOUTH DAKOTA
SD Discovery Center & Aquarium
Pierre 605-224-8295, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Children's Science Center
Rapid City 605-394-6996, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Kirby Science Discovery Center
Sioux Falls 605-367-7397, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Bramble Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Great Plains Zoo/Delbridge Museum
AZA MEMBERS FREE

TENNESSEE
Creative Discovery Museum
Chattanooga 423-756-2738, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gatlinburg
Hands On! Regional Museum
Johnson City 423-928-6508, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Knoxville Zoo
Knoxville, AZA MEMBERS FREE
East Tennessee Discovery Center
Knoxville 423-594-1494, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Memphis Zoo
Memphis, AZA MEMBERS FREE
The Children's Museum of Memphis
Memphis 901-458-2678, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Pink Palace Family of Museums
Memphis, 901-320-6320, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Cumberland Science Museum
Nashville 615-862-5160, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Children's Museum of Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge 865-482-1074, ACM MEMBERS FREE
American Museum of Science & Energy
Oak Ridge 423-576-3200, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Hands-On Science Center
Tullahoma, 931-455-8387, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Warner Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

TEXAS
Don Harrington Discovery Center
Amarillo, 806-355-9548, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Austin Children's Museum
Austin 512-472-2499, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley
Bryan, 409-779-5437, ACM MEMBERS FREE
The Cook Arts, Science and Technology Center
Corsicana, 903-874-1211, ASTC MEMBERS FREE *10% store discount, planetarium/theatre discount
 The Science Place
Dallas, 214-428-5555, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Dallas Museum of Natural History
Dallas, 214-421-3466, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Dallas Zoo & Aquarium
Dallas, AZA MEMBERS FREE
The Science Place
Dallas, 214-428-5555, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
El Paso Zoo
El Paso, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Insights El Paso Science Museum
El Paso, 915-534-0000, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
McDonald Observatory Visitor's Center
Fort Davis, 915-426-3640, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
Fort Worth, 817-255-9300, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Fort Worth Zoo
Fort Worth
The Children's Museum of Houston
Houston, 713-522-1138, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Houston Zoo
Houston, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Space Center Houston
Houston, 281-244-2105, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Houston Museum of Natural Sciences
Houston, 713-639-4629, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Museum of Health and Medical Science
Houston, 713-942-7054, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Laredo Children's Museum
Laredo, 956-725-2299, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Science Spectrum
Lubbock, 806-745-2525, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
McAllen International Museum
McAllen, 956-682-1564, ACM.ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Heard Natural Sci Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
McKinney, 972-562-5566, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
San Antonio Children's Museum
San Antonio, 210-212-4453, ACM MEMBERS FREE
San Antonio Zoo
San Antonio, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Witte Museum
San Antonio, 210-357-1900, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Discovery Science Place
Tyler, 903-533-8011, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Wichita Falls Museum & Art Center
Wichita Falls, 940-692-0923, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Abilene Zoological Gardens
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Caldwell Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Cameron Park Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Ellen Trout Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Gladys Porter Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Moody Gardens Rainforest
AZA MEMBERS FREE
The Texas Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

UTAH
The Children's Museum of Utah
Salt Lake City 801-328-3383, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Hansen Planetarium
Salt Lake City 801-538-2104, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Utah Museum of Natural History
Salt Lake City 801-581-6927, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Tracy Aviary
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Utah's Hogle Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

VERMONT
Center for Lake Champlain
Lake Champlian 802-864-1848, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Montshire Museum of Science
Norwich 802-649-2200, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
St Johnsbury 802-748-2372, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

VIRGINIA
Virginia Discovery Museum
Charlotteville 804-977-1025, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Danville Science Center
Danville 434-791-5160, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Virginia Air and Space/Hampton History Center
Hampton 757-727-0900, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Homestead Resort
Hot Springs, 800-838-1766
Amazement Square
Lynchburg 804-845-1888, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Martinsville 540-666-8600, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Virginia Living Museum
Newport News 757-595-1900, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Children's Museum of Richmond
Richmond 804-474-2667, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Science Museum of Virginia
Richmond 804-864-1400, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Virginia Aviation Museum
Richmond 804-236-3622, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Science Museum of Western Virginia
Roanoke 540-342-5710, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum
Winchester 540-722-2020, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Mill Mountain Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Virginia Zoological Park
AZA MEMBERS FREE

WASHINGTON
The Hands-On Children's Museum
Olympia 360-956-0818, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Three Rivers Children's Museum
Richland 509-943-5437, ACM/ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Columbia River Exhibition (CREHST)
Richland 509-943-9000, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
The Children's Museum
Seattle 206-441-1768, ACM MEMBERS FREE
The Children's Museum of Spokane
Spokane 509-624-5437, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Pt. Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Woodland Park Zoological Gardens
AZA MEMBERS FREE

WEST VIRGINIA
Science Center of West Virginia
Bluefield 304-325-8855, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Sunrise Museum
Charleston 304-344-8035, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Olgebay's Good Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE

WISCONSIN
Fox Cities Children's Museum
Appleton 920-734-3226, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Northwoods Children's Museum
Eagle River 715-479-4623, ACM MEMBERS FREE
The Children's Museum of Green Bay
Green Bay 920-432-4397, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Children's Museum of LaCrosse
LaCrosse 608-784-2652, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Madison Children's Museum
Madison 608-256-6445, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Betty Brinn Children's Museum
Milwaukee 414-390-5437, ACM MEMBERS FREE
Milwaukee County Zoo
Milwaukee, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Discovery World-The James Lovell Museum
Milwaukee 414-765-9966, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee 414-278-2700, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Henry Vilas Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
International Crane Foundation
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo
AZA MEMBERS FREE
Racine Zoological Gardens
AZA MEMBERS FREE

WYOMING
Wyoming Science Adventure Center
Casper 307-261-6130, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Hiking Maine to Georgia, www.appalachiantrail.org

NATIONAL KID FRIENDLY CHAINS
Loews Hotels
800-23-LOEWS, kids under 10y receive a gift bag
Royal Caribbean
Embassy Suites
Other: Medieval Times Dinner/Tournament, 800-828-2945; Rainforest Cafe
Dylan's Candy Bar, 646-735-0078; Ghiradelli Ice Cream Shop

GOING ABROAD

ARGENTINA
Museo Participativo de Ciencias
Buenos Aires 541-14-807-3260, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

AUSTRALIA
Queensland Sciencentre
Brisbane, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
*Queensland Sciencenter
Level 1, Queensland Museum South Bank
Cnr Grey & Melbourne Sts
SOUTH BANK Q 4101
Phone +61 7 3840 7555
Fax +61 7 3846 1918
Email: [email protected]
QUESTACON
The National Science & Technology Center
Canberra 61-2-6270-2800, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Scitech Discovery Centre
West Perth 61-8-9481-6295, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Fraser Island, Kingfisher Resort

BAHAMAS
National Science Centre (NIHERST)
Piarco, Trinidad 868-625-6112, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Atlantis Resort

CANADA
Odyssium
Alberta, 780-452-9100, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Calgary Science Centre
Alberta, 403-221-3735, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Discovery Centre
Nova Scotia, 902-492-4422, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Ontario Science Centre
Ontario, 416-429-4100, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Science North
Ontario, 705-522-3701, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Canada Science and Technology Museum Corp
Ottawa, 613-991-3044 ASTC MEMBERS FREE *includes National Museum of Science & Technology, National Aviation Museum, Agriculture Museum
Canadian Museum of Nature
 Ottawa Ontario, 800-263-4433, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum
Prince George BC, 250-562-1612, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Zoo Granby
Quebec, AZA MEMBERS FREE
Musee J. Armand Bombardier
Quebec, 450-532-5300, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Saskatchewan Science Centre
Saskatchewan, 306-791-7900, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Science World BC
Vancouver BC, 604-443-7440, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Manitoba Children's Museum
Winnipeg, Manitoba 204-924-4000ACM MEMBERS FREE
Westin Kids
Whistler/Blackcomb 800-766-0449, ages 18m+

CARIBBEAN
Dominican Republic, Club Med Punta Cana (2y+)
Curacao, Papagayo
Curacao, Breezes/Superclubs (infants)
Turks and Caicos, Beaches (infants)
St Lucia, Splash (6m+)
Jamaica, Beaches Sandy Bay (infants)
Jamaica, Beaches Negril (Infants)
Jamaica, FDR Pebbles Resort (Infants)
Jamaica, Beaches Boscobel (Infants)
Jamaica, Franklin D. Resort, Runaway Bay (Infants)
Jamaica, Holiday Inn Sunspree Montego Bay (6m+)
Jamaica, Starfish Trelawny/Superclubs (6m+)
Jamaica, Renaissance Jamaica Grande (2y+)

COLOMBIA
Molka-Centro Interactivo de Ciencia y Tecnologia
Bogota, 57-1-427-2707, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

COOK ISLANDS, RAROTONGA

COSTA RICA
Playa Conchal

DENMARK
Experimentarium
Hellerup, 45-39-273-333, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

FIJI
Jean Michel Cousteau Resort (2m-12y)
Treasure Island

ISRAEL
Israel National Museum of Science
Haifa, 972-4-862-8111, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
Bloomfield Science Museum
Jerusalem, 972-2-561-8128, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

NEW ZEALAND
The New Zealand Science Centre-Science Alive!
Christchurch, 64-3-365-5199, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

MEXICO
Four Seasons Punta Mita
Somewhere between Puerto Vallarta and Sayulita lies this ultra luzuriousdestination resort for families simply looking to chill out. Yes, the hotel is very expensive butsomehow unintentionally all-inclusive which in the end makes it seem like a good deal. Rooms can start at $400/night but surprisingly turn out to be worth the indulgence for unparalled service and a truly relaxing getaway. You are welcomed into the "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" every time you arrive at the hotel's gate. They have a special way of making you feel as if you are the only guest on a property of 128 guests. They never ask who you are, some how they just know. And the place is completely silent. "Good evening Mr. Max, how was your flight?" they greet your 3 year old. At the lobby, a private concierge entertains your child as you check in, then you areintroduced to your room which features all the staple items that make it a Four Seasons - exquisite decor and lush fabrics. On your child's bed are many welcome gifts, sponge letters that spell his name, wipes, a tee shirt, a teddy bear, a cookie with his name on it. On the side table are kiwis, plums, chilled bottled water and so on. In the bathroom, a bugs bunny toothbrush, pokemon toothpaste, a bathrobe and slippers in your toddler's size, not to mention L'Occitane shea butter and foaming bubble bath for the jet tub and stone shower. The honor bar boasts free coffee and fairly priced swim goggles, games and snacks. For $5-10 you can get tasty yet hardy entreesoff the kids menu such as grilled fish with vegetables and rice, hard boiled eggs with cheddar slices, bacon bits, and a baked potato, pancakes with fresh strawberries and whipped cream, and ham and cheese quesadilla with french fries. For a fee they will pack you a delicious box lunch for your adventures outside the resort and have it waiting for you in your car when you depart. In-pool dining is particularly a treat as you float aimlessly with your grande ceviche and what fun it is to see cabana service emerge at every lounge chair you approach on the property, the central pebbly beach as well as the remote sandy beach. Complimentary laundry rooms stocked with finely scented detergents are only ever steps away.After your child is asleep,challenge your mate to a Yahtzee/Rummy scramble on the balmy balcony or settle in for one of the resort'sgripping DVDs, there isnt much else to do. In the morning Nick-A-Nock has shows like Poochini in English that can keep your toddler happy while you get your act together. There is a cultural center that offers complimentaryinternet access, teaches Espanol essentials and engages your child with native instruments. There are free cookies and fruit in the spa, a very inviting massage menu, and a fitness room withall thelatest equipment and great musi.c. There are free drop-in nature walks and beach activities like casting a line from shore and the arrival of the catch of the day. The first hour of kayaking, fishing, and rowboating is free. You can also hire a guide for $40/hour to take you and your toddler on a sea adventure. The childcare available free for 5y+ in the Hotel's "Club for All Seasons" is offered by a very attentive staff but unfortunately consists primarily of screen time despite the exciting activity schedule touted. That said, for toddlers with their parents the Kids Club is a totsized paradise with a tropical climbing structure, slide, kiddie pool, floating rafts and many many toys. About an hour away is the party scene of Puerto Vallarta which you can get to via the hotel's free shuttle offered twice daily, aim for South of the River for charming cobblestone streets and disco dancing. For the more adventurous, hire a car to San Francisco or better yet, Sayulita (otherwise known as Dog Town) and dine at Don Pedro's on the beach, owned by American expats whose drinks are particularly strong and whose beach is powdery soft. The Four Seasons Punta Mita isa far cry from pre-baby days travel when a detour to the tiki torched eccentric sands of Yelapa meant endless lingering with expat locals over pescado diablo til the scorpions began to prowl. Frankly, this resort offers not much more than lazy days of nothing to do but it is a great place to stay if for some reason you need to be in that part of Mexico wiith young kids and dont have the headspace to pack particularly well or plan around Mexico's water.
Club Med
Ixtapa, ages 6weeks+, 800-CLUB-MED
Cabo San Lucas, The Melia Los Cabos
Puerto Vallarta, Four Seasons Punta Mita
Puerto Vallarta, La Jolla des Mismaloya
Puerto Vallarta, Melia Puerto Vallarta (4m+)
Ixtapa, Melia Azul Ixtapa (2y+)
Cancun, Moon Palace/XPU-HA
Cancun, Crown Paradise Club (18m+)
Cancun, Paradissu Riviera Cancun (B-3y+)
Cancun, Sunscape Tulum (4m+)
Cancun, Gala Resort Playacar (2y+)
Cancun, Club Maeva Tulum (2y+)
Isla Mujeres, Avalon..
Manzanillo, Club Maeva Manzanillo (2y+)
Carnival Cruise Line
Ports of Call: Puerto Vallarta, Cabo, Guadalajara, ages 2 years+

PHILIPPINES
Bicol Science & Technology Centrum
Naga City, 63-54-4724-121, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

SINGAPORE
Singapore Science Centre
65-6560-3316, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

TAHITI
Beaches
Club Med
InterContinental Beachcomber Resort Moorea Kids Club 4y+

THAILAND
Hyatt, Hua Hin (not affected by the Tsunami)

UNITED KINGDOM
At-Bristol
Bristol England 44-117-915-5000, ASTC MEMBERS FREE
TECHNIQUEST
Cardiff Wales 44-2920-475-475, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

VENEZUELA
Museo de los Ninos de Caracas
Caracas 58-2-573-3412, ASTC MEMBERS FREE

CAREER FORUM

The membership of the Noe Valley Stroller Group is blessed with a diversity of careers and corporate affiliations. We have independent filmmakers (one which scored at Sundance!), published authors, journalists (WSJ, Time..), marketing and HR executives(GAP, Williams-Sonoma, Schwab, LeapFrog, Clorox, Oracle, Analog Devices), biotech engineers(Chiron), bankers (Wells Fargo), lawyers (Intel, PayPal, Wilson Sonsini, Gibson Dunn, Public Defender and Distrcit Attorney's office), editors/publicists (Chronicle Books, babycenter.com), strategy consultants (McKinsey, Accenture, PwC and Deloitte), broadcast TV (KQED, KTVU), SFUSD as well as private school educators, and a registered dietitican.We are strong believers that careers have on and off ramps, and that even "downtime" with baby can further one's career pursuits. This section will be developed to provide information to help mom and dad find balance between family life and rewarding work.

THE ELEVATOR PITCH - Know Your Passion & Go For It
*M 10-12, Tu 6-8, Th 6:15-8:15, Sa 10-12, Parachute method to finding life's purpose,109 Bartlet (22nd/Mission-Valencia), 415-821-0930, $20-30, lifesworkcenter.org
*newventureswest.com, integral coaching in developing competence, getting unstuck, explore professional development, body image, skill set. 3502 Geary, 2nd Fl, 800.332.4618 FREE half/full day student coaching
*Richard Bolles, What Color is Your Parachute, jobhuntersbible.com
BUSINESS CARDS Overnightprints.com
PERSONAL BRAND MARKETING Package Yourself
*Tu 10:30-1, csix.org (Communicate need. State goals. Improve networking skills. eXchange Job leads.) HouseSichuan, 20007 StevensCreek, Cupertino, 408.255.3328, $10
*W 6:30-8:30 SF Chamber Job Forum, 235 Montgomery, 12th Fl, FREE resume review
*W 7/18, 8/15 7-9 Job Search Workshops, JCCSF 3200 California FREE
*Th 2-3:30 JVS Meet Recruiters 225 Bush400W 415-782-6212 FREE
 *F 8:15-12 ProMatch.org resume prep, info interviews, strategy teams FREE with a orientation and weekly 4 hours+M 10-12+Th 9:30 mixers, 280S Hwy 85N, R on ElCaminoReal, L on SPastoria, R in 2nd drwy at stopsign, Sunnyvale
COACHES:
*[email protected], F 415-398-4881x363, $95/h, bayareacareercenter.com
* bobbielaporte.com (IBM marcom) 415-242-1766/415-990-7594c
*www.amby.com/kimeldorf/sampler
COMPANY/SALARY RESEARCH
vault.com, salary.com, zoominfo.com, spoke.com (5 day FREE trial),susanireland.com, salaryexpert.com, salarysource.com, jobstar.org
 INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW (danenet.wicip.org/jets/jet-9407-p.html)
*LinkedIn.com
*CareerAdvisorNetwork, bayareacareercenter.com, $30/2m for 5 info interviews
* vocationvacations.com
NETWORKING: groups.yahoo.com/group/WorksForMe, Linkedin.com, meetup.com, workit.com, ryze.com, facebook.com, tribe.net, jigsaw.com, upcoming.yahoo.com
TECH W(2nd) www.stirr.net, sfbeta.com, meetup.com,webguild.org,sdforum.org, lunch20.com, csix.org
 LAW W (2nd) 6-9 CreativeCommons.com mixer re: copyright licensing
MARCOM Th (3rd) 5:30-7:30, sfama.org, Crowne Plaza, 480 Sutte, $20-40, prasf.org
 SMALLBIZ idealist.org, MomPreneurs, F (2nd) 2-3:30 Its Yoga Kids, 569 Ruger, Presidio. FREE, finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOMpreneursSF/
WRITERS/P;30-9POETS F 12:30-2 JCCSF FREE (kidcare $12.50/h 415-292-1246);
self-publishing lulu.com
KNITTING M 6:30 Chicks with Sticks/Bliss Bar, 4026 24th, Tu 12-1:30 JCCSF FREE
PAINTING/DRAWING M 9:30-11:30 $10 JCCSF The Artist Studio
HIRING INTERVIEW (quintcareers.com/interview_question_database)
PLACEMENT: Flex consulting: flexperiencestaffing.com, youronramp.com, .thirdavenueconsulting.com, coitstaffing.com, momcorps.com, msquared.com, adecco.com, paragonlegal.com, workforcelogic.com, downtownsanfranciscoca.expresspersonnel.com
*plugandplayjobfair.com, simplyhired.com, dice.com, flexjobs.com, athenawork.com
*Radio promotions: Join Radio Disney's Party Patrol Team. fax resume 415-788-1312 or email [email protected] (1310am)

MOMMY 2.0

There is Lunch 2.0 where flash mobs feast at the hot company of the day; Women 2.0 where professionals mix at VC garden parties; and now Mommy 2.0, the ultimate in multitasking - Noestrollers networking with babes in arms! First Fridays this Fall, Noestrolls is hosting a FREE mixer at Sports Basement in the Presidio. There will be toys for tots, snacks for your spouse and 10-15% off to those Noestrollers who shop and strategize with new friends. Space is limited. To register, email [email protected] your LinkedIn profile name, your spouse’s, and your baby’s first name.

You may be asking..why LinkedIn? Did you know there is a substantial Noestrolls network on LinkedIn with contacts at the most happening ventures in the Bay Area. Its true! We love LinkedIn because it tells others of our professional capabilities, acts as a contact manager and repository for testimonials, opens us up to opportunities, and allows us to stay plugged in a fun and fast way. So as your kids build Busytown, you and fellow Noestrollers can chit chat about the next killer app, then link up and do something about it. Check it out:

MOMMY 2.0 MIXER
FIRST FRIDAYS THIS FALL
F 9/7, 10/5, 11/2, 12/7 6-8pm
Where Strategic Partners Play!
Parents snuggle down in the cozy sofa space of Sports Basement and chat about onramping, rainmaking, mentoring, flexconsulting, family perks, industry trends, recruiting needs, plugging in, linking up and more. Kids nibble on snacks and play with toys then everyone takes off on a shopping spree with a 15% discount during the F9/7 kickoff event and 10% discount thereafter.
Sports Basement
Presidio, 610 Mason/Crissy Field
FREE *space limited, please RSVP to [email protected] with LinkedIn profile name, spouse’s and baby’s first name. We will try to seat by interest (e.g. Google Moms, Apple Dads).

You might be saying, “Wow! Mommy 2.0 sounds great. But I’ve been in Mommyland for a while. How do I plug back in?” Well, your timing couldn’t be better. There’s a party going on that rivals dot com mania. If you can get out on the town alone, check out some of the events on www.meetup.com and www.workit.com . Hot spots include SF/SV Newtech, SFBeta, SF Podcasters, WebGuild, Stirr.net, Lunch 2.0, Women 2.0, The Commonwealth Club, and so on. You can also meet HR recruiters at JVS.org (225 Bush Suite 400) Thursdays 2-3:30 for FREE. Before you go, put up a LinkedIn profile, get business cards with name/email (overnightprints.com) and visit the SF Chamber of Commerce (235 Montgomery) Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 for their FREE Job Forum where you can practice your pitch, focus your resume, and query career coaches. At home, browse the 2007 “What Color is Your Parachute” by Richard Bolles, listen to podcasts re: industry trends, and join GGMG’s WorksForMe and Mompreneurs Yahoo! Groups. Lastly, keep your skills sharp with flex-consulting engagements. Placement opportunities can be found with www.youronramp.com , www.flexperiencestaffing.com , www.athenawork.com , www.thirdavenueconsulting.com , www.msquared.com , www.momcorps.com , www.downtownsanfranciscoca.expresspersonnel.com , www.paragonlegal.com , and www.flexjobs.com (beta). Link up with those you work with, have worked with, your spouse, family, friends, and everyone you meet. The next great opportunity is going to come from someone you know.

Bay Area Employers with Onsite Childcare
- Cisco
- EA/Maxis
- EPA
- Genentech
- Google
- Gap
- HP
- Intel
- Lucasfilm
- Oracle
- PGE
- SF City Hall
- Stanford
- Sybase
- UCSF
- Yahoo
"My husband and I have opened a staffing and recruiting firm in downtown San Francisco. We help qualified people find good jobs, and I want to help mothers find the kinds of jobs that will allow them to achieve their balance between work and family. As a working mom myself, I know how difficult this is." - Bonnie, Cooper & Baxter
Bonnie Lee, LCSW
Staffing Consultant/Owner
Express Personnel Services
235 Montgomery St. Suite 828
San Francisco, CA 94104
415.956.5900
415.520.4200 FAX
E-mail: [email protected], www.expresspersonnel.com

IDEAL WEIGHT - losing baby belly can be a challenge but here's one way to be mathematically certain you'll achieve your target weight. You can calculate how many calories to consume to get there. Did you know that an extra 250 calories a day is practically 20 extra lbs in one year. Yup, 3500 calories is a pound. So here the math:
Calculate how many you are consuming daily at your current weight: lbs / 2.2 = weight in kilos. For women multiply that number by .9 then by 24. Do the same for your target weight. If you eat the amount of calories you require at your ideal weight daily, the difference between your current calorie consumption and your target calorie consumption less calories burned during daily exercise will tell you how much your are losing per day. 500 calories is little more than 2 ounce lost a day, that's a pound a week. A stroll can burn 1000 calories in 2.5 hours depending on your weighta nd heart rate. A polar watch can tell you exactly how much you burn. Stay focused and soon enough you'll be where you want to be.
WHO LOVES NOESTROLLS
 "Love, love, LOVE your newsletters, and also the webpage. Thanks!" - Phyllis Jaudes
" I have heard about the noestrolls groups twice yesterday: once at the boutique Peekaboo on Castro and 24th. And once in a party yesterday night for a Noestrolls mommy where she introduced me to another one :)" - Corinne & Baby, 7/1/07
"Absolutely cherish our son and think being a new parent is the best thing in the world! Your website is great. Thanks! Natalie & Aaron, 6/28/07
"I have been using to the noestrolls site since my first child was born. I never realized (until today) that I can join the group. I'm always looking for new things to do in the city and meeting other moms, so I'm glad that I found noestrolls!" - Winnie, Jaydan & AJ, 6/25/07
"Hi there, I write for Bay Area Parent and am putting together an article featuring Noe Valley for our August issue. I am getting a lot of info from your website (wonderful!)...Thank you greatly for your time and help! - Stephanie O'Dea, Bay Area Parent
"Thank you to Noestrolls for your great activities" - Natasha & Sarah, 5/4/07
" We are now ready to get out and meet some new friends. I don't remember where I first heard about your group, but I'm so glad I did. We'll be attending tomorrow's 'Welcome Stroll' and look forward to seeing you". - Chanda & Nico, 5/2/07
"Hi, Saw your website on gocitykids.com. Really looking forward to meeting other moms and babies and getting out of the house." - Laurie & Mia, 5/1/07
"Hi Noestrolls, I recently moved to San Francisco and was thrilled to hear about this website and planned activities." - Stephanie & Isabel, 4/7/07
" Hi Noe Strolls! I would love to join your group. I heard about you through asking moms that were strolling by my house on one of your walks! I'd love to join." - Margo & Gabrielle, 1/31/07
" Hello there ,I recently moved into Noe Valley and was so happy to hear there was a group like this" - Wendy & George, 1/26/07
 " I'm anxious to be a part of your group! Cheers" - Shannon & Quinn, 1/23/07
" We will be living in Noe Valley and will be looking for new friends with kids. I can't remember how I originally heard about Noe Strolls - but it was recommended to us ALL the time! Best" - Megan, Dmitri & Natalie 1/18/07
" Hi all. I found your website online by chance--looks like a great resource!" - Jeff & Nate, 1/16/07
"I was doing research on “mom groups” in sf and your website emerged (great resource for moms by the way!)" - Susan, Girls On The Run, 1/16/07
"To me you are the person that knows every single thing that exists for children in S.F.!" - Leah, Mushky, Mendel, Chana,.. 1/15/07
"Once upon a time, I lived in the the city and spend a fair amount of time in Noe Valley. Now that I'm a mom, I'm continually looking for other moms with whom I can share all of the great and not-so-great aspects of mommyhood. I found this link once before and rediscovered it at sfgate/the poop blog. I am a teacher on leave in order to be with my daughter full-time. Even though I live on the Peninsula, I hope to join a Noe stroll some time in the future. Thanks for all of the great info found on the site," - Katie & Kelly, 1/11/07
"Hello, please can we join? Heard about it from a bernal parent email list, and we need to get out a bit...thanks!" - Lauren & Oscar, 1/11/07
"Heard about noestroll from the First 5 Survival guide" - Sahru & Madeleine, 1/11/07
" I can't remember how I heard of you now. Your web site is excellent and I'm enjoying reading it." - Larissa, Charlotte & Willa, 1/9/07
"I found your mommy writing salons wonderful and informative. I would certainly be interested in their continuing.Take care! Cindy & Julien, 1/9/07, Editor-In-Chief of LitRave
" Heard about you from friends, and good reminders from GoCityKids website.Interests are your weekly calendar (wake up from nap and what next!)..Looking forward to your newsletter." - Megan & Benjamin, 11/15/06
"I'd love to join your group and am so happy I found a group like this!" - Jackie, Jay & Gracie, 11/13/06
"how you heard of us: Someone from the NINO group emailed me" - Rachel & Adrianna, 11/7/06
" Thanks for the great years!" - Stephanie & Meg, 10/19/06
" I checked back to see what's up in the SF area for kids and was surprised to see how the website has expanded from a one page info of things to a midblowing array of wonderful things to pick and choose .. suddenly makes me wish i was there again with just a bunch of us exploring the galleries on our Galleries-A-Go-Go trip. I moved to Austi two years back and it still feels it was yesterday when I would get up and get dressed armed with all my baby needs and head out to either a Stonestown Fitness Stroll or by the beach work out.........it was so much fun.I miss you all girls! How time flies. Its always great to receive emails from you ........a wealth of info on everything baby. Babylovesdisco sounds like fun.......wish they did it here too:) Cheers" - Jaya & Pujita, 10/4/06
"Please sign me up! Looks wonderful . . ." - Michelle & Grove, 9/22/06
"I'd like to become a member of the Noe Valley Stroller Group.I heard of the stroller group through multiple sources: another mom I met at Natural Resources, Babies by the Bay, our postpartum doula (Tracy Dillen)". - Amy & Spencer, 9/20/06
"Hi, I love your website and use it all the time"- Faina & Baby, 9/20/06
"I have seen the Web site and think its great and is filled with a ton of useful stuff!"
- Denette & Hailey, 9/5/06
" Hello. Fantastic website. Thank you for compiling such incredibly thorough and
useful lists of resources." - Julie, Tim & Milo, 8/28/06
"Thanks for maintaining a great parent resource!" - Aneta & Alex, 8/22/06
"I have been doing the Noe Stroll almost every Thursday since February when my baby (Julien) was then two months old. He’s now almost 7 months! I enjoy it a lot, especially meeting the other moms (we’ve all gotten to be friends over this time)." - Cindy & Julien, 7/5/06
"I'd love to join Noe Strolls and receive your emails. I heard of the weekly strolls through a friend. Thanks for providing so much great info and resources!" - Michele & Kyle, 7/4/06
“ I was thrilled to find your website!” –Emily & Baby-to-Be, 6/30/06
“Heard about you from many friends…Great website!! Thanks for being here!!” - Sheila & Jaden 6/25/06
"Hi there, I just came across your website, and am thrilled to see that there are countless activities I can do with my daughter! We are moving to San Francisco from Canada in two weeks, and I am eager to get to know people." - Abbey & Cora, 6/14/06
" Dear NoeStrolls Master: I have been enjoying and using your site for the past (close to) 3 years, since we had our first son. Now that I'm a mother of two, I cherish even moreso the ideas and solutions that I find on Noe Strolls, even if I don't live in Noe Valley. " - Bonnie, Cooper & Baxter, 6/5/06
" Love your website.." - Granny YaYa & Max, 5/29/06
"Hi Noe Valley Stroller Group, When my 3 year old was younger, I was an avid participant in your group! I am now the Executive Director of a Bay Area nonprofit called Project Night Night. We donate individual tote bags each filled with a security blanket, a book, and a stuffed animal to children in shelters..." - Kendra & Max, 5/28/06
" I had heard of noestrolls many times before and then a friend of mine forwarded me your e-mail and I realize how valuable it would be for me and us.” – Nadia & Thiessen, 5/28/06
" Hi Noestrolls, I would also really like to thank you for spreading the word about the pitchapalooza. I was there yesterday too, and I wouldn't have known about it if it weren't for your newsletter! " - Veronica, Clara & Owen, 5/8/06
" Many thanks for the helpful (as always) newsletter." - Jennifer & Anisha, 5/5/06
" Hello Noestrolls: What an AMAZING website and resource you are! i can't wait until i have a child with which to participate...Many thanks, and keep up the great work." - Karen & Baby-to-Be, 5/4/06
" Thanks so much for all that you do for us S.F. Mommies!! =)" - Rachel & Jasmine, 5/06
"Thank you for being such a wonderful and reliable resource. I always enjoy reading your newsletter as I always learn something new." - Elena & Joshua, 5/06
" I heard about Noe Strolls from my friend who highly recommended the Thursday stroll. .. I'm looking forward to meeting some new moms and getting to know more about parenthood in San Francisco." - Heather & James, 5/3/06
" I've had a look at the website and it looks fantastic with loads of good advice and events listed. Cheers" - Kylie & Baby, 4/10/06
"Hi, I just found out about your wonderful sounding group by searching around on the web looking for moms groups in San Francisco." - Christina & Aidan, 4/4/06
" Noe Valley Strollers... www.noestrolls.com...Started by a Noe Valley mother wanting companionship on walks with her baby, this website has morphed into a marvelous resource for parents of young children throughout San Francisco; its lists of drop-in support groups and family friendly activities just won't quit." - Parents Press, page 10, February 2006Insiders' Guide for New Parents, A Round-up of Our Favorite S.F. Bay Area Resources
" I heard about noestrolls from a friend .. who thinks it is fabulous." - Jennifer & Charlotte, 1/20/06
" ..a wealth of information for free...it was nice to meet such friendly people at the welcome stroll (every Thursday at 11 at Holey Bagel)...website meticulously lists all activities by day - I went to this website every morning to decide what to do with my toddler ... you will surely have fun with this lively bunch of moms... emails with happenings in the city and lots of other information makes you feel like an 'insider' in San Francisco." - Lilaguide 2005 edition, page 326
" Noestrolls is the Craigs List of things to do with your kids in San Francisco." overheard in the SF MOMA Family Studio from a docent who is also a Noe Valley Dad, 1/8/06
"Hello Noe Strolls! I am a dedicated follower of Noe Strolls and appreciate all the wonderful activities and resources you list for parents." - Deborah, Noe FLAP 1/5/06
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” I've been on a few Thursday Noe Strolls and am very excited about the
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" I am originally from SF so I had heard of your organization. Also, we are looking for moms for the screening (Innocent Voices) – so your group was an obvious choice. Thanks for helping out!" - Deirdre, Terry Hines & Associates for Altavista Films, 6/27/05
"I'm just getting oriented to the SF baby scene, and heard about you from the Babies by
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" Hi, First of all thank you for the great work. I have been using your site since my first was born and she'll be 3 years old in a month. Whenever we have one of those days where there's just Nothing To Do, we take a look and instantly have about a thousand great ideas to try! - Erica & Jordan, 4/1/05
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"..How you heard of us: What new mom doesn't know about Noe Strolls?" - Jennifer & Drew, 3/13/05
"Hi, I have been using you website for a very long time, and thought I would
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"How I heard about Noestrolls: Lots of buzz about it! Probably first heard about it from GGMG." - Sara & Edward, 7/14/04
"Hi, I am not only a NoeStrolls reader, but also work on a parenting radio program...I'd love to brainstorm some ideas with you. I've been very impressed with the creative programs you've come up with as part of Noe Strolls." - Susan & Kid, 7/6&13/04
"This seems like something fun and easy to do.Looking forward to meeting people on an upcoming Thursday" - Heidi & Raven, 7/2/04
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"Thanks for the great newsletter...it was very informative and got me out of the house when my son was first born!" - Graziella & Cole, 6/28/04
"I've been an avid reader of Noestrolls since I returned to the Bay Area after adopting a baby girl in China two summers ago. I have greatly appreciated the work you all have put into the newsletters and the community you have been able to create." - Colette & Baby, 6/28/04
"Great website! I am a parent of an 18 month old and thanks to noestrolls I found out about Anna's fitness class on the beach (Friday mornings)." - Kristin & Baby, 6/10/04
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"I don't know how I found the site, but have been looking at it for about a year!" - Beth, Tiana, Zaida & Stella, 5/19/04
"I don't have a baby name yet as he is due in early July but thought I would join now to start reading up on important facts." - Melissa & Baby-to-Be, 5/15/04
"Thanks for a great site and a great service! - Nicole & Baby, 5/14/04
"My wife and I really adore that you have this network for new parents." - Jim & Anna, 5/5/04
"I'd love to join the group." - Jennifer & Isabel, 5/4/04
" I am not relocating but was wondering if you have any information on Reno, NV. My sister lives there & is having her first baby in three weeks. I told her how great this email/site is and we were wondering about that area as she has had a hard time finding anything." - Denise & Max, 5/204
“I just took a peek at the Noe Strolls site and am amazed. What an incredible resource.Great newsletter as always!” - Amy & Ryan, 3/29/04
"Your org was recommended to me by my doula who speaks highly of the group. I'm a stay-at-home mom trying to get into the rhythm of motherhood. I would love to meet other moms
& have some grown-up time!" Yen & Audrey, 3/12/04
"I noticed in your last Noestrolls email that every other child it seemed was named Joshua. Do you think that is the most popular boy name these days? I am asking because I am three weeks away from giving birth to a boy and of course Josh is my favorite name. I don't think I should use it if every other boy around here is going to be a Josh too. Anyway just wanted your expert opinion." -Julie & Aliza, 3/7/04
"I don't recall how I heard about the group, but I've had the site bookmarked since early in my pregnancy." - Tiffany & Frances, 2/24/04
"I stumbled upon your group while searching on the web. Could you register me and send me some more information about upcoming events and the fee structure? Thanks very much!" - Kathy & Talia, 2/23/04 (No fee, we're free!)
"Thanks to you and your website the mommy & me has been very well attended (Over 15 New Families) " - Leah & Mushkie, Mendel, Chana & Baby-to-Be, 2/18/04
"It's so terrific that you do this wonderful newsletter" - Tiffany & Odessa, 2/16/04
"Thank you always for providing such interesting and informative emails!" - Elizabeth & Sofi, 2/16/04
"Many thanks for the wonderful site and the detailed, useful information." - Fuf &Javier & Joaquim, 2/16/04
"Our daughter and her new 8 month old baby are coming to town next week to visit. We're trying to find a used car seat that is size appropriate .. any suggestions? Thanks!" - Gramps & Granny, 2/14/04
"I heard you had a wonderful newsletter. Can I get on that list? I still have 4 months to go until the baby is born, but I thought I should get a head start. Thanks!" - Mickey & Baby-to-Be, 2/13/04
"Amelia and I had a wonderful afternoon (at teh Conservatory stroll) We love your website and use it all the time a s a resource to plan our
days." - Laurie & Amelia, 2/13/04
"Your website more or less saved my sanity/life when my daughter was newborn and I had no idea of what I could do with her or how to meet other parents. She's 2 now, and I'm happily entrenched in mom-hood..I have a bunch of great mom-friends, tons of activities to do, and MOST important...a babysitter 2x a week! hee hee. You guys are the best. cheers," 2/15/04, "I LOVE the noe strolls website. Thank you for making it easy for me to find activities to do with my daughter!" - 2/13/04 - Jen & Lucy
"I love the activities listing on your site." - Georgia & Conor, 2/10/04
" I would like to join the Noe Valley Stroller Group. I love the city, but Baxter and I know very few people in town. We would like to meet other people our age who like to walk around the urban environment. Thank you" - Brittny & Baxter, 2/3/04
"I am not a member. What do I need to do to become one? Let me know. And yes, I'd like to start Rhythm Babies again.... So, let me know what I'd need to do to get that going as well." - Laura & Beth, 2/3/04
"Moving in a couple of months out of the city. (Pleasanton/San Ramon). Any advice on the playgrounds, parks, toddler activities in that area? Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot! - Beth & Charlotte, 2/1/04
"Thanks for your emails they are very helpful"- Cathy & Mitchell, 2/1/04
"Would love to join your stroll next Thursday. Are dogs welcome?- Julie & Clint, 1/30/04
"I love your site and use it often, and thank you for keeping it updated." - Aena & Vivek, 1/29/04
"I have heard a great deal about your strolls and would love to receive your emails" - Peggy & Suada, 1/22/04
"I heard about your site by word of mouth and finally got on this morning. It's wonderful. Thank you so much for all the great information." - Amy & Lily, 1/19/04
"Thanks for the great list" - Laura & Amelie, 1/15/04
"I have heard of you through many sources (Kaiser parents group, friends, Golden Gate Mothers Group website, etc), and would finally like to join you in your adventures! Please let me know how I can participate in your group - your website is VERY thorough - I love it!" - Natalie & Isla, 1/14/04
"..your wonderful updates.." - Jennifer & Ryan, 1/13/04
"Why didn't I find you sooner?!?! I'm so there Thursday for the stroll" - Lara & Lily, 1/13/04
"You really give out a lot of useful info., and I appreciate it." - Susan & Galit, 1/12/04
"We have moved to Lafayette (Contra Costa County). Do you have info on stuff to do in this area? Thanks so much." - Lori & Colby, 1/12/04
"Thanks very much for the very useful info. I look forward to receiving your mailings regularly!" - Carmen, Maya & Aidan, 1/11/04
"We've moved to San Rafael. Do you know any contacts for this area" - Robyn & Zachary, 1/10/04
"Hi there, I would like to join noestrolls. I can't remember how I've heard about you - combination of word of mouth, noe valley voice, articles in clothes store on 24th street, etc." - Heidi & Benjamin, 1/7/04
"Just found your website surfing. .. . Think you have an incredible wealth of information on this site." - 12/28/03, "Great advice! I am so glad I stumbled upon your site! Thanks much!" - 1/10/04, Allie & Grace
"You guys have a blurb about us on your website ... I am very glad to have the listing - thanks so much! We are a small organization but we manage to give away about 25,000 books a year - mostly to kids who don't have their own books. Love to build those personal libraries! ... Thanks" - Jude, Reading Tree, 12/4/03
"Thanks for all you do NoeStrolls!!! - Heidi & Henry, 11/13/03
"Thanks for all the wonderful up-to-date news regarding things to do with babies in SF. I check the noestrolls website frequently for ideas!" - 11/12/03 (On being a Stroll Leader) "It's been a lot of fun!! I met a lot of great people. Thanks! 2/3/04 - Jennifer & Bart
"Let me congratulate you on an excellent site. It is jam packed with information! I wish I found it a long time ago." - Geri & Baby, 11/11/03
"It was a little stunning how immediate the response was. (Hours.) Thanks much for putting out the alert." Susan K., San Francisco Magazine, 11/11/03
"Thanks for the great info!" - Erika & Reynaldo, 11/10/03
"Hi, I'm a reporter at the Wall Street Journal in San Francisco. I'm doing a story ... and am looking for new parents willing to be interviewed..." 11/7/03, "Thanks! You guys are a terrific resource." 11/14/03 - Suein H., WSJ
"Hi! Thanks so much for the useful information about different events about the city posted on your website…..I see that my future parenthood club will be a lot of fun." - Karina & Baby-to-Be, 11/7/03
"I love your newsletter. Many thank yous!" - Anna & Christopher, 11/7/03
"Thank you for featuring me on your website. Your wonderful parents..." Rose, Core Group, 11/3/03
"We are interested in joining ...Are dogs welcome?" Lori & Cole, 11/3/03 (Genesis for Canine Capers)
"I stumbled across this website and would love to get more involved. Please add me on the mailing list. Thank you!" - Kay & Mia, 10/28/03
"Thank you so much for this wonderful resource during our time in SF." - Ingrid & Baby, 10/27/03
"I heard about Noe Strolls through many different people." - Jodi & Sol, 10/23/03
"I am a new mom and understand that your newsletter is fantastic" - Danielle & Baby
"I heard about you all from a friend and after visiting your website I'm very excited to become a member." - Meghna & Shrey
"Other moms have told me about activites they found on your website, so I thought I'd take a peek!" - Elizabeth & Sally
"Lovely website, thank you for making it happen" - Christine, Collin & RC
"I love your site and use it often, and thank you for keeping it updated. " - Aena & Vivek

 ARCHIVES
(Links to Noe Strolls event handouts/audio/photos/reviews coming soon)

2003
8/6 Sandbox Forum: Coverdell for College
8/4 Playdough Playmates*****
7/28 Parenting Teens (Toddlerhood Revisited!)
6/30 Raising Boys/Raising Girls
5/19 Sibling Relationships
4/28 Teaching Values & Responsibilities
4/14 Welcome Stroll-Treasures of Noe-Castro-Mission
4/9 Comedy Hour at Parents Place
4/7 Welcome Stroll-Treasures of Noe-Castro-Mission
4/2 Comedy Hour at Parents Place
4/1 Welcome Stroll-Treasures of Noe-Castro-Mission
3/31 Positive Discipline
3/28 Little Linguists
3/26 Comedy Hour at Parents Place
3/25 Welcome Stroll-Treasures of Noe-Castro-Mission
2/24 Raising Kids in Multilingual Families NPR broadcast
1/27 Keeping Children Safe

2002
11/25 Handling the Holidays
10/28 Art of Fathering
9/23 Juggling Work & Family
9/23 Noestrolls Launches Stonestown Strollers!
7/1 Getting Fit with Baby
6/10 Toddler Transitions: Talking to Toilet Training
5/6 Toddler Diplomacy & Character Building
4/4 Splish Splash Swim
4/3 Rhythm Babies*
4/1 Toddler Temperment & Limit Setting
3/21 Splish Splash Swim
3/20 Rhythm Babies
3/14 Splish Splash Swim
3/13 Rhythm Babies
3/7 Splish Splash Swim
3/6 Rhythm Babies
3/4 Toddler Routine: Eating/Sleeping
2/28 Splish Splash Swim
2/27 Rhythm Babies
2/25 Swingalong with Baby Signs
2/21 Sunset Fun Run & Toddle
2/21 Splish Splash Swim
2/20 Galleries a Go Go: WTC Tribute
2/20 Rhythm Babies
2/18 Beach Blanket Baby: China Beach
2/15 Sunset Fun Run
2/14 My Funny Valentine
2/14 Splish Splash Swim
2/13 Rhythm Babies
2/12 Galleries A Go Go
2/7 Swinging in the Rain
2/6 We're Going On A Bear Hunt: SF Zoo
2/5 Sunset Fun Run
2/4 Toddler Teeth & Feet

2001
12/5 Rhythm Babies
12/4 Galleries a Go-Go**
12/3 Writers Workshop w/Chronicle Books
11/28 Rhythm Babies
11/21 Rhythm Babies
11/20 Galleries a Go Go**
11/19 Storyland Adventures
11/16 Stretch Strengthen Stroll
11/15 Splish Splash Swim
11/14 Rhythm Babies
11/13 Galleries A Go-Go**
11/12 Storyland Adventures
11/9 Stretch Strengthen Stroll by the Sea
11/8 Splish Splash Swim
11/7 Rhythm Babies
11/6 Galleries a Go Go**
11/5 Drs. Brazelton/Sparrow Housecall NPR broadcast
11/5 Writers Workshop w/Ten Speed Press
11/5 Storyland Adventures
11/2 Stretch, Strenghten, Stroll by the Sea
11/1 Ciao Noe! Visits the Green Grocer
11/1 Splish Splash Swim
 10/31 Trick or Treat Halloween Parade
10/29 Marina Green Fun Run
10/29 Storyland Adventures
10/25 Ciao Noe! From Russia With Love
10/25 Splish Splash Swim
10/24 Swingalong with Baby Signs
10/24 Les Enfants de Rythme
10/24 Rhythm Babies
10/23 Galleries A Go-Go/Picasso's Books
10/22 The Great Space Race KALW spouse date
10/22 Storyland Adventures
10/19 Castaway to Angel Island
10/18 (Learn) Spanish in the Sandbox
10/18 Splish Splash Swim
10/17 Rhythm Babies
10/16 Galleries a Go-Go/Legion Highlights
10/15 Storyland Adventures
10/12 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
10/10 Noestrolls Launches Rhythm Babies!
10/8 Storyland Adventures
10/5 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
10/4 Galleries A GoGo/Farewell Asian Art
10/3 I Spy Ewe at the Children's Zoo
10/1 Tapestry of Song & Dance
9/28 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
9/25 Galleries A Go-Go - Legion of Honor**
9/21 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
9/20 Viva Valencia-Artists, Eatists, Comics
9/19 Savvy Swing Set/Mommy Exchange
9/14 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
9/10 Age of Exploration
9/7 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
9/5 Games in the Round
8/24 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
8/22 Buddy Can You Spare a Rhyme
8/17 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
8/16 StrollerTheatreGroup-Flash Fairytales
8/6 Mapping the Evolving Brain
8/1 Making Movies, Bubbles & More
7/22 MAX’S MASQUERADE BALL
(Noe Strolls raised $$$/dozens of books for www.bookends.org!)
7/19 Ciao Noe! La Dolce Vita
7/18 Games in the Round
7/16 Bang a Drum! Moondance
7/13 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
7/12 Ciao Noe! Eperte Bambino**
7/10 Games in the Round
7/9 Yoga Baby: Pause to Rest
7/9 Bang a Drum! Wild Wild West
7/6 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
7/5 Ciao Noe! Siesta Secrets
6/29 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
6/28 Ciao Noe! Travel Tunisia, Taste Tajine
6/25 Bang a Drum! Trains
6/22 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
6/21 Ciao Noe! A is for Anchovy
6/19 Bang a Drum! Beach
6/15 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
6/13 Lullaby Medley
6/11 Bang a Drum! Jitterbug
6/10 Sunday in the Park
6/8 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
6/5 Mama Goes MOMA-Tech/PopArt
6/4 Natural Born Scientist
6/1 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
5/25 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea
5/21 Secrets of Storytime
5/14 Art & Science of Child's Play
5/11 Stretch, Strengthen, Stroll by the Sea****
5/7 Primacy of Relationships
5/1 Strolling the Strybing Botanical Gardens
4/3 Lau-Trekking La Legion
3/13 The I Ching by Chance
3/6 Storytime Strolling

2000
12/20 Treasures of Noe, Mission & Castro
12/13 Legion to Lands End
12/8 The Crissy Field Restoration Project
12/6 Japanese Tea Garden/Zoo
12/5 Mama Goes MOMA-AndersonCollection

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EVENT EXCERPTS

*RHYTHM BABIES PROGRAM GUIDE
I. Gather in a circle, place babies in the middle with an instrument to share
II. Join in together in a welcome song, introducing each parent/baby
III. The last parent/baby introduced selects a song or game off the song sheet to lead the group in. After the song is over the sheet is passed to the next person in the circle.
IV. When everyone has had a turn, the goodbye song is sung
HELLO SONG
Hello, Everybody! So glad to see you.
Hello, Everybody! So glad to see you too!
Hello, to (child's name) So glad to see you too!

ABC SONG
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Now I know my ABCs, next time wont you sing with me.

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP
Baa, baa black sheep..have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for my master and one for my dame.
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
Baa, baa black sheep have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full!

B-I-N-G-O
There was a farmer who had a dog, and Bingo was his name-O!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, And Bingo was his name-O!
There was a farmer who had a dog, and Bingo was his name-O!
(clap)-I-N-G-O, (clap)-I-N-G-O, (clap)-I-N-G-O, And Bingo was his name-O!
(repeat adding one more clap each time)

DRIVE THE FIRE TRUCK
Hurry hurry drive the fire truck.
Hurry hurry drive the fire truck.
Hurry hurry drive the fire truck.
Ding ding ding ding ding!

VERSES:
- Hurry hurry climb the ladder
- Hurry hurry point the firehose
- Slowly slowly back to the station

FARMER IN THE DELL
The farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell.
Hi-ho the derry-o, the farmer in the dell.
The farmer takes a wife, the farmer takes a wife.
Hi-ho the derry-o, the farmer takes a wife.

VERSES:
- The wife takes a child..
- The child takes a nurse..
- The nurse takes a dog..
- The dog takes a cat..
- The cat takes a rat..
- The rat takes the cheese..
- The cheese stands alone..

FIVE LITTLE DUCKS
Five little ducks went out to play.
Over the hills and far away.
When the mother duck said, "Quack Quack Quack!"
Four little ducks came wading back!
(count down)
One little duck went out to play
No little ducks came waddling back.
But when Mama duck said, "Quack Quack Quack!"
Five little ducks came waddling back!

FIVE LITTLE PUMPKINS
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one said, "Oh my, it's half past eight!"
The second one said, "There are witches in the air!"
The third one said, "Good folk beware!"
The fourth one said, "We'll run and run and run!"
The fifth one said, "Let's have some fun!"
OOOOH went the wind.
And out went the light.
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

FRERE JACQUES
Frere Jacques, Frere Jacques
Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines. Sonnez les matines,
Din din don. Din din don.

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping?
Brother John, Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing.
Morning bells are ringing.
Ding ding dong. Ding ding dong.

HEAD AND SHOULDERS
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW?
How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggly tail?
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggy's for sale!

HUSH LITTLE BABY
Hush little baby, dont say a word,
Mama's going to buy you a mockingbird.
And if that mockingbird don't sing,
Mama's going to buy you a diamond ring.
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's going to buy you a looking glass.
And if that looking glass gets broke,
Mam's going to buy you a billy goat.
And if that billy goat wont pull,
Mama's going to buy you a cart and bull.
And if that cart and bull turn over,
Mama's going to buy you a dog named Rover.
And if that dog named Rover won't bark,
Mama's going to buy you a horse and cart.
ANd if that horse and cart fall down,
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town.

IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!

VERSES:
- stomp your feet
- tap your head
- shout hooray!

I'M A LITTLE TEAPOT
I'm a little teapot, short and stout.
Here is my handle, here is my spout.
When I get all steamed up, hear me shout.
Just tip me over and pour me out!

IT'S RAINING, IT'S POURING
It's raining, it's pouring.
The old man is snoring.
He went to bed and he bumped his head and he couldn't get up in the morning!

ITSY BITSY SPIDER
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain.
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

JUMP UP AND DOWN
If you're wearing a (blue) shirt
and you have (red) hair..
Jump up and down
Turn yourself around
(Child's name)(Child's name)
You're a big (boy/girl) now!

LONDON BRIDGE
London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down. My fair lady!

VERSES:
- Build it up with iron bars
- Iron bars will bend and break
- Build it up with silverand gold

MAIRZY DOATS
Mairzy doats and doazy doats and liddle ams eedivey. A kiddle eedivey too, wouldn't you?
Do the words sound queer and funny to your ear and a little bit jumble-and-jivey?
Sing "Mares eat oats, and does eat oats and Little lambs eat ivy"!

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.
Mary had a little lamb its fleece was white as snow.

VERSES:
-Everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go!
-It followed her to school one day, which was against the rules!
- It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb at school!

PEASE PORRIDGE HOT
Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold.
Pease porridge in the pot, nine days old!
Some like it hot, some like it cold.
Some like it in the pot, nine days old!

OLD MACDONALD
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!
And on that farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O!
With a moo-moo here, and a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo-moo.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!

Verses:
- had a duck
- had a pig
- had a rooster
- had a sheep
- had a chick
- had a horse

OVER THE IRISH SEA
When I was one I sucked my thumb
before I went to sea
I climbed aboard a pirate ship
and the pirate said to me:
We're going this way and that way
Backwards and forwards
Over the Irish Sea.

VERSES:
-When I was two I [rhyme, I went to the zoo]

PATTY CAKE
Patty cake, patty cake
Baker's man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can!
Roll it and Pat it and mark it with a "B"
And put it in the oven for Baby and me!

RING AROUND THE ROSIES
Ring around the rosies, a pocket full of posies.
Ashes, ashes we all fall down!
Tapping at the window, knocking at the door.
Everybody jumps up when we count to four.
1 2 3 4!

ROCK-A-BYE BABY
Rock-a-bye baby in the tree top.
When the wind blows the cradle will rock.
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle and all!

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream...
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream!

SHAKE YOUR SILLIES OUT
I'm gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out.
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out.
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out.
And wiggle my waggles away!

VERSES:
-I'm gonna clap, clap, clap my crazies out...
-I'm gonna jump, jump, jump my jiggles out...

SHE'LL BE COMING ROUND THE MOUNTAIN
She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes (toot! toot!)
She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes (toot! toot!)
She'll be coming round the mountain,
She'll be coming round the mountain,
She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes (toot! toot!)

VERSES:
- She'll be driving six white horses when she comes (Whoa back!)
- Oh we'll all go out to meet her when she comes (Hi, Babe!)
- She'll be wearing red pajamas when she comes (Scratch, scratch)

SLIPPERY FISH
Slippery Fish (slide hands back and forth)
Slippery Fish
Sliding through the water
Slippery Fish
Slippery Fish
Glub Glub Glub
"Oh No!" (hands on cheeks)

VERSES:
- he was eaten by a Tuna Fish
(twist prayer hands)
- he was eaten by an Octopus
(dangle fingers)
- he was eaten by a Great White Shark (elbows touching, arms open and close, clap at palms)
- he was eaten by an Gigantic Whale
(arms in circle)
Burp! Excuse Me! (cover mouth)

STICKY STICKY STICKY BUBBLEGUM
Bubble Gum
Bubble Gum
Sticky, sticky, sticky bubble gum
It won't stop sticking to my (shoe)

THE MORE WE GET TOGETHER
The more we get together, together, together.
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
For your friends are my friends,
And my friends are your friends.
The more we'll get together, the happier we'll be!

THE HOKEY-POKEY
You put your right hand in,
You put your right hand out,
You put your right hand in, and you shake it all about!
You do the hokey-pokey, and you turn yourself around.
That's what it 's all about!

VERSES:
- You put your left hand in..
- You put your right foot in..
- You put your left foot in..
- You put your whole self in..

THE MUFFIN MAN
Oh, do you know the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man
Oh, do you know the muffin man, who lives on Drury Lane?

VERSES:
- Oh, yes I know the muffin man..
- Now we all know the muffin man..

THE NOBLE DUKE OF YORK
Oh, the noble Duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
and marched them down again.
And when you're up, you're up.
And when you're down, you're down.
And when you're only halfway up,
You're neither up nor down.

THIS IS THE WAY WE CLAP OUR HANDS
This is the way we clap our hands, clap our hands, clap our hands.
This is the way we clap our hands, so early in the morning!

VERSES:
- stomp our feet
- dance around
- wave hello
- play peekaboo
- give a hug
- blow a kiss

THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town.

VERSES:
- The doors on the bus go open and shut
- The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep
- The money on the bus goes clink, clink, clink
- The driver on the bus says, "Move on back, move on back, move on back."
- The lights on the bus go blink, blink, blink
- The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish
- The windows on the bus go up and down, up and down, up and down
- The kids on the bus go wiggle and giggle, wiggle and giggle, wiggle and giggle
- The babies on the bus go waah, waah, waah, waah, waah, waah, waah, waah, waah
- The mommies on the bus say "I Love You", "I Love You", "I Love You"

THREE LITTLE FISHIES
Down in the meadow in an itty-bitty pool
Were three little fishies
and their mommy fishy, too.
Swim said the mommy fishy,
swim if you can.
And they swam and they swam
all over the dam.
Boomp-boomp, dittem, datum,
watum, shoo.
Boomp-boomp, dittem, datum,
watum, shoo.
Boomp-boomp, dittem, datum,
watum, shoo.
And they swam and they swam
all over the dam!

TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR
Twinkle twinkle little star.
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high.
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle twinkle little star.
How I wonder what you are.

WHERE IS THUMBKIN?
Where is Thumbkin? Where is Thumbkin?
Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today sir?
Very well why thank you!
Run away, run away.

VERSES:
- Where is Pointer?
- Where is Tall Man?
- Where is Ring Man?
- Where is Pinkie?
- Where is the Family?

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
You are my sunshine, my very sunshine.
You make me happy, when skies are gray.
Of course you know, dear,
how much I love you.
And its a sun shining day.

GOODBYE SONG
This singalong has ended
It's time to say goodbye
We had such fun, and now it's done
My friends, take care, goodbye.
Goodbye (baby's name)
Goodbye (baby's name)
Goodbye (baby's name)
So long, farewell, goodbye.

 **CIAO NOE! EPERTE BAMBINO
Recipe Swap & Chat on Introducing Solids:
6 months + (Pureed) Rice, Millet, Pear, Peach, Banana, Apricot, Nectarine, Blueberry, Yam, Sweet Potato, Squash, Carrot, Beets, Broccoli, Potato, Green Beans, Cabbage, Lamb, Turkey
9 months+ (Fork Mashed) Barley, Rye, Oats, Plum, Prune, Pineapple, Grape, Cooked Apple, Cranberry Raisins, Asparagus, Avocado, Cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts, Chicken, Veal, Beef
1yr+ Corn, Wheat, Raw Fruits&Vegs, Green Pea, Spinach, Tomato, Celery, Cucumber, Lettuce, Onion, Garlic, Beans, Legumes, Soy, Citrus (Orange, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime), Berries (Strawberry, Raspberry), Melons, Mango, Fig, Date, Cherry, Ham, Pork, Fish, Egg, Yogurt, Milk, White Cheese, Cottage Cheese, Seed Oils (Canola, Safflower, Sunflower), Honey
2 years+ Shellfish, Ice Cream, Peanut, Nuts, Seeds, Chocolate
CHOKING HAZARDS: Whole berries, raw carrots, raw apples, seeds in fruits or olives, pretzels, hard baked goods, peanut butter, popcorn, candy, hot dogs, whole grapes, raisins NITRATE HAZARDS: Before 8 months use only commercial baby food for beets, carrots, green beans, squash, turnips, spinach or collard greens which are screened for nitrates that occur naturally in these foods. NITRITE HAZARDS: Hot dogs, cured ham, bacon, salami- nitrates can cause anemia in young babies. MERCURY HAZARDS: Tuna, Swordfish, Shark, Tilefish. (Note: Advisories from the Alaska Division of Public Health state that Alaskan Salmon, Cod, Halibut, Pollock, Sole, and Herring have below average levels of mercury, with Alaskan Salmon among the lowest and presumably safe to consume)
HEALTHY FAMILY MEALS/GUIDELINES: Target Calcium, Vitamin A, C, Iron & Protein Intake. For picky eaters, try whole grain bread or raisin bread (Iron, B vitamins), citrus (vitamin C), eggs (vitamin A, protein), milk/cheese/yogurt (vitamin A, calcium), orange-red fruits and vegetables like apricots, carrots, sweet potato, tomatoes, red peppers (vitamin A).If your kids shys away from green, offer it with a creamy dip. Target 5 fruits and vegetables a day, 3 glasses of milk, half your body weight in water ounces. Balance lean protein with carbs (whole grains, vegetables, fruits) at every meal. No more than 10% daily fat from saturated fat (about 3g a meal). No trans-fat. No more than 300 mg of dietary cholesterol (e.g. egg yolk). 12 oz of small fish/week-month depending on whether your pregnant. Dont eat anything you dont know (monocalcium phosphate, calcium stereate...). To lose a pound a week reduce daily calories by 500 through diet and exercise (3500 calories equals a pound). For most women, this means consuming about 1250 calories a day. Stay focused on activity and dont eat when tired. Dont eat after dinner. You are what you eat. Need to be convinced? Watch "Supersize Me."

PANCAKES: Stir 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or kamut flour, 1 cup milk, and 1 egg (or 2 egg whites) in a mixing bowl until batter is smooth. Then pour a ladle of batter into a frying pan. Butter adds flavor but is not needed if you have a teflon pan. Wait a minute or two for bubbles to pop through the middle, then flip! Serve with strawberry jam.
GAJAR HALWA(Sweet Carrot Pudding) In saucepan, boil 8oz minced carrots with 1 cup milk til milk is absorbed, stir frequently Stir in 2-4 Tbsp fine/brown sugar and pinch of spice: cardamom, nutmeg, saffron (20 min).
ICE CREAM: Seal milk, sugar, vanilla extract in a small ziploc.
In a larger ziploc, seal ice and salt with smaller ziploc bag. Shake 5-7 mins.
Cut corner and squeeze in a spiral into a cone or cup.
COOKIE DOUGH:Preheat oven to 350. Combine 1c sugar, 1c butter, 3c flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 egg. Squeeze together until a solid ball. Freeze for 20 minutes if very sticky. Flour board, roll out a sheet 1/8" thick. Flour cookie cutters. Put cookies on tin foil. Bake for 5-10 minutes until edges are brown. Let cool for 2 minutes.
CHALLAH: Toss 5 1/2 tsp yeast and 1 tsp sugar into 2 cups of hot water and watch it bubble. Then add 3 eggs (or 6 egg whites), 1 tsp salt, 1 cup sugar,1/2 cup oil, and 9 1/2 cups flour and knead until dough. Let it rise for 1 hour to double in size then shape it/braid it, egg it when necessary. Set the oven at 350 degrees and bake for about one hour til golden brown.
CHICKEN SOUPMAKING:
- 1 Whole Free Range Chicken
- 4 quarts cold water
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 large onion coarsely chopped
-2 carrots
- 3 celery stalks
- 1 bunch parsley
Cut chicken parts into several pieces. Place in a large stainless steel pot with water, vinegar, and vegetables, except parsley, let stand 1 hour. Bring to a boil, remove top layer, cover and simmer for 6 to 24 hours - the longer the richer. Add parsley 10 minutes before end. Cool and remove bones etc. Saving meat to use. Strain liquids into bowl, cool in fridge, skim off fat and freeze or use stock.

 *** GALLERIES A GO-GO
Discreet Fitness Stroll Routine/ Par Course A La Legion
 Main Rotunda Docent Stand (Warm Up)
Check posture: feet straight/inside wheels, chest & chin up, shoulders down, elbows out, wrists straight, tummy tucked. Brisk stroll to Monet's Waterlillies. Entertain baby with a circuit of 8-12 reps of thes discreet stretch/tone exercises at your stroller bar.
Waterlillies at Giverny, Claude Monet (Lower Body)
SQUATS Arms forward/Sit back.Stand&Squeeze Glutes.Heels up
PLIES Stand straight, toes straight, feet wide, lower to right angle
LIFTS Swing leg to rear, to side, then knee to chest (right angle)
TWISTS Stand tall, hands on hips, turn side to side
SLIDE Alternating hands slide up and down thigh
STRETCH Front knee right angle, back leg straight heel down, push ahead; Then sit back bending back leg, straightening front leg heel up; Then stand tall, lift flexed foot to glute
Grand Canal, Claude Monet (Upper Body)
RAISES Arms straight, raise hands from thigh, align shoulder ht
Alternate along side then lower, then in front and lower.
ROWS Arms straight, hold receiving blanket, pull toward chest
PRESS Arms at right angle with hands up, rotate in, press elbows
CURLS Arms straight down, elbows at side, raise palms to shoulder, lower, repeat
CLAP Straight arms in front, open palms
STRETCH Cradle your head in your hands, reach elbows back
With fingers interlaced, lift over head palms facing up
Pull forward and round back. Reach behind back, interlace fingers, palms facing back and lift. Reach hand over head, pat back (opposite blade). Hold elbow with other hand to increase stretch.

****BABY ABOUT TOWN REVIEW 5/11/01 Stretch Strengthen Stroll by the Sea.
"Perhaps there is nothing more inspiring and uplifting than working out at the beach, with the sounds of the ocean waves crashing, that fresh misty air filling your lungs, and those beautiful wildflowered sand dunes. But how lucky could Noe Strolls members be than to get that ingeniously creative former Club One/Pinnacle fitness trainer, Anna Ostashevskaya, to treat Noe Strolls to her unique feel good workout. Gathered amidst the WPA murals at the Beach Chalet were 8 babies, 8 mommies and a special guest grandpa. The exciting, well-synchronized routine began with introductions and a warm up stretch to awaken the muscles from bottom to top (ankles, calves, hamstrings, quads, hip flexors, glutes, back, abs, arms, shoulders and neck). Then at an aerobic pace, the baby brigade took off down the Great Highway, regrouped for lunges, leg lifts and squats, then strolled back for push ups, pelvic tucks, and bicep/tricep stroller pushing. The babies were cleverly kept smiling and napping with spinning, rocking and rolling maneuvers that were incorporated into all movements. The finale for those who remained afterwards was a vigorous stroll past the Cliff House and onto the Sutro Baths. The workout was so appealing that even a woman passing by stopped for a short while to partake in the exercise. One mommy happy with the days exercise gains forgot her craving for a cheeseburger and Coke reward. Thank you, Anna!"

*****PLAYDOUGH PLAYDATES
Playdough Recipe: ½c salt, 1c flour, 1 Tbsp cream of tartar, 1 Tbsp oil, 1c water, food coloring, glitter. Combine in saucepan. Heat gently. Stir. When dough solidifies, cool. Store in ziploc bag.
Tee Shirt Stand: Here's a twist on the old lemonade stand for summer playground fun. Buy a pack of Hanes tees (3 pack, $5, Target) and a pack of washable markers (8 Crayola markers, $1, Target - stampers a big hit are a bit more). Let your tot writewith you the price on the stand ("Make Your Own Tee $2"). The markers are washable which allows easy wash off with messy play and it allows these one time creations to rinse clean in the wash. Take a picture after put on.

 

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