Build a Wizard of Oz Birdhouse at Home Depot’s KIDS WORKSHOP. Saturday FREE
Play games and learn about the importance of being healthy at the Sacramento Children’s Museum’s HAPPY HEART: HEALTHY EATING DAY. Saturday (2 for 1 admission all day)
Take a tour, meet firefighters and see a fire truck up close at a FIRE STATION OPEN HOUSE. Saturday FREE
Try fun foods, go on rides, visit animals, and be entertained at the GOLD COUNTRY FAIR in Auburn. Thursday – Sunday (Discount days info here)
Get some exercise while playing on fun equipment at the International Gymnastics Centre’s SATURDAY SESSION. Saturday
Hear tales of the galaxies and explore the night sky at Placer Nature Center’s ASTRONOMY AND STARGAZING. Saturday
Be amazed by aerobatic performers, climb into an aircraft and jump in a bounce house at the 9th Annual CAPITAL AIRSHOW. Saturday, Sunday
See an Explosive Chemistry Show while you picnic in the park during Explorit Science Center’s EXPLOSIVE FAMILY FUN SCIENCE DAY. Sunday
Tiptoe like a coyote through the trails at Effie Yeaw Nature Center’s WALK ON THE WILDSIDE or enjoy a Native American story about Coyote during COYOTE TALES. Saturday, Sunday FREE
Celebrate GRANDPARENTS DAY and play at Fairytale Town. Sunday (grandparents FREE)
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Written by Keilah Woodard
My love for exploring and creating experiences with my three kids led to the founding of SacramentoSidetracks.com in 2009. I realized that Sacramento has so much to offer and I was excited to share my findings with other parents. Besides simply having fun, these are the other positive side effects of taking my kids on outings that I’ve discovered: we have quality time together away from the distractions at home, we cultivate our curiosity, learn new things, conversations are triggered by what we see and do, we connect and bond as a family, and we create new memories. Ready to get sidetracked, too? Let me be your guide!
