grandparenting

Bay seniors and their grandkids with a taste for things scientifically bizarre will get a major kick out of Eyelusion, an Airstream trailer refitted with more than a dozen brain bending exhibits involving mirrors, kaleidoscopes and other low, low tech devices. This one room museum is for hire only. For prices and availability you’ll have […]

Bay seniors and their progeny who have a hard time letting go of the holiday season, should check out the activities of the two reindeer still munching happily at the Academy of Sciences.The exhibit runs through January 12. You might also want to stop by and check out the show on snow, a subject sadly […]

Bay seniors desperate to entertain their techno-sated grandchildren this holiday season might consider a visit to yet another place they’ve never heard of – MOAH, the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto –  for a look at their current exhibit of historic antique toys and even more appealing, an actual operating LEGO train layout that […]

Bay seniors know that every burg within shouting distance has a tree lighting ceremony this season. If you want to get out of the tannenbaum rut, journey up to the amazingly imaginative gardens and stores at Sonoma’s Cornerstone. On November 26 from 4 til 7 you’ll see their 7tth annual Lighting of the Snowmen. In […]

What do Bay seniors do with all the seeds from the pumpkins they’re buying now? They spit them. It’s an essential part of the training if you’re going to participate in the World Record Pumpkin Seed Spitting contest at the Tolay Lake Fall Festival  outside Petaluma during this October. There’s a lot more going on, especially for your […]

My apologies to Bay seniors for not alerting them sooner to the overnight picnic where the Eastbay Astronomical Society stayed up for serious stargazing. This is a terrifically well-organized group, around since 1924, now with a home at the Chabot Observatory. But they have a full schedule of astral viewings especially to the east (Mt.Diablo) […]

Introduce your Bay grandkids to the thrill of horseracing, in this instance without actual horses. On Saturday August 20 starting at 11:45 am, Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley is hosting the Weiner Nationals with 108 dachshunds  in competition. There will be ten 30-yard races. Kids free with an adult $6 admission. Binoculars advised or sit […]

Bay grandkids suffering from birthday party ennui i.e.clowns and magicians, will be thrilled by the alternate celebrations available here. For the very  bored babes there are bunny celebrations. For  beginner foodies there are cooking parties. The San Francisco Zoo holds its celebration in the Leaping Lemur Café. Musically aggressive kids will love a  party with […]