Sat, March 12th – Sun, March 13th 1. Watch Irish dancers and bagpipers at the ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE in Old Sac. Sat 2. Be inspired at the Crocker Art Museum’s DROP, YAK, SPLAT. Sat 3. Build your own LEPRECHAUN TRAP at the library. Sat 4. Wear your PJ’s and bounce under cosmic light at BounceU’s …
A friendly REINDEER greeted us as we walked through the gates and there were Christmas trees EVERYWHERE! Six Flags’ Discovery Kingdom Holiday in the Park was a blast! We already love the rides, shows, and animals…so to top off the fun with Christmas festivities was truly icing on the cake. We went last Saturday with …
Enjoy the glorious sights and sounds this Labor Day weekend (September 4, 5, & 6th) as hundreds of sidewalk chalk artists and dozens of live music acts come together for yet another fun-filled, family-friendly Chalk It Up! festival. Chalk-It-Up! is a nonprofit organization created to benefit children’s arts education and art activities. The festival features …
The Fountains at Roseville have some fun…and FREE ways to entertain your little ones! Right in the middle of this beautiful shopping center are a few amenties just for kids. They can take a train ride, watching the dancing water fountain, get wet in the interactive fountain, and play on the playground. The Train runs …
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Sat, July 10th – Sun, July 11th 1. Learn about the Maidu Indians at MAIDU MUSEUM’S FAMILY FUN DAY. 2. Admire wildfowl artworks at the WILDFOWL ART FESTIVAL. 3. Enjoy MONKEY KING: BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR at Fairytale Town. 4. Construct a paper TRICERATOPS PILLOW at the Discovery Museum. 5. See PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Civic Theatre …
For those of you that missed our Sprayground Tour last summer, I am posting each stop again for the next several days and then we will be adding new spraygrounds we’ve found out about. Happy Splashing! 1st Stop – SWANSTON PARK You might call them Splash Parks, Spray Parks, or parks with Water Features…but one …
Last summer our family was invited to go out on Folsom Lake in our friends’ boat. We hesitated to accept the invitation because we do not own life jackets and were not prepared to invest in three! I spent a little time checking the internet to see if it was possible to rent life jackets. …
Yesterday morning I decided that staying in was not an option for the boys and I. We took advantage of the gorgeous sunshine and went to McKinley Park. In my opinion, it is the best park in Sacramento! I recently saw that Sacramento News & Review listed it as Best Picnic Spot and Best Playground. …
Stake your claim at the Discovery Museum’s gold panning event this weekend. Rent a pan for $3 per person and try your luck at finding gems and semi-precious stones to keep! A real gold miner will show you the ropes and answer gold-hunting questions. Don’t miss seeing the large gold specimens in their Gee Whiz …
