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Clean Out and Dispose of Old Prescriptions This Weekend

April 25, 2013

Around the country this Saturday, the DEA is sponsoring National Take Back Day to collect unwanted or expired prescriptions. Oddly enough, the no questions asked take back event does not include illicit drugs. This is the time to clear out the medicine cabinet to get rid of everything that has gone bad or is no [...]

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Explore Creativity For Free at the Children’s Creativity Museum

April 12, 2013

Celebrate and explore creativity during a special event at the Children’s Creativity Museum tomorrow. The best news is that it’s a free day at the museum with tons of bonus activities. Learn music production, design a unique roller coaster, try claymation by making your own stop motion movie, meet Bay Area innovators, and more design challenges [...]

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A Film Festival for the iPhone

March 19, 2013

My kids love to make movies using my iPhone.  I normally delete the videos after they’ve gone to bed… partially to free up space on the phone, but mainly becuase their “movies” are just videos of our everyday life.  Who really wants to watch a 5 minute video of me loading the dishwasher?  Besides, with [...]

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Get On the Move with the Exploratorium This Weekend

March 8, 2013

While it was sad to see the Exploratorium close the doors on the location many of us remember visiting as children, they have gone out of their way to make this interim time before their new waterfront location opens full of fun and community building. This Sunday is On the Move: An Exploratorium Roadshow, which [...]

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New Year’s Fun with Family

December 28, 2012

Let’s face it… New Year’s Eve parties after kids just aren’t the same.  You’re either paying a small fortune for an overnight babysitter or you’re leaving a party early to get home before the ball drops and everyone screams with joy.  Or you’re like me and said “screw it” to the NYE party and go [...]

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Simba Saturdays Take Over the Union Square Ice Rink

November 30, 2012

Can’t get enough of The Lion King? Skate in Union Square every Saturday this month listening to your favorite songs from the musical. During Simba Saturdays, kids can make their own masks, then skate to the Lion King music on the ice rink lit up in gold. The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square [...]

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Red Bull Flugtag: Watch Them Try to Fly

November 9, 2012

This Saturday is the Red Bull Flugtag, one of the craziest events of the year when people try to launch their contraption and take flight over McCovey Cove. Many will nose drive directly into the water, which is half the fun. Flugtag is German for flying day, which is the goal, as optimism abounds as [...]

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Bringing Kids to See the Lion King in San Francisco

November 8, 2012

Taking a nine year old to see SHN’s production of The Lion King in San Francisco was an easy decision. It was taking my six year old that needed more consideration. He’s well behaved, but he’s six and a typical boy, so sitting still for long periods isn’t always his thing. Not to mention, the [...]

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Discover the Fun in Science This Weekend at AT&T Park

November 2, 2012

The Bay Area Science Festival winds down this weekend, but first they will host their pinnacle Discovery Days event this Saturday at AT&T Park. With free admission and parking only $10, this may be the least expensive way to see AT&T Park. Beginning at 10 a.m., a day filled with science activities begins, including hands-on [...]

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Together, We Are Giant

October 29, 2012

Last night, I let my kids stay up past their bedtime to watch the Giants make a clean sweep of the World Series.  Too bad they missed the final pitch against Cabrera; my boys were too busy having a rousing dose of sibling rivalry over refrigerator magnets.  Still, my third grader had a hard time [...]

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