Berkeley

To borrow a phrase from the Berkeley Visitor’s Bureau, Berkeley is “consummately Californian in its setting – but international in its cultural landscape”. Berkeley is densely populated, so it seems that anywhere downtown you could explore an eastern Indian clothing store, pop into an Ethiopian restaurant, stop in a yoga studio for a tai chi class, or find something new you’ve never seen or done all within ten minutes walking distance. Also home of a major California university – this town has a strong voice and a unique flavor.

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Mini Trips

Habitot, Berkeley

This hands-on imagination -centered play area packs a lot for its space. It is designed for kids ages 0-7yrs. There are lots of nooks with their own theme: a farm area with a pretend horse, barn, tractor, and tons of fruits, veggies and buckets; a face-painting area; arts and crafts area; water-play area; infant/toddler play area; a grocery store, and more. There is a section designated for snacks if...

Studio Grow, Berkeley

1235 10th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 (510) 526-9888 www.studiogrow.com Berkeley is the home of one of my favorite kid stops, particularly if you have kids of different ages. The first great find is Studio Grow. This is an indoor facility that has multiple rooms with endless imagination toys and fun. In one room are tables of wooden figures (on one a farm theme, on another a house theme, etc.) and a dress...

Travel Blog

Where to Wednesday: Lawrence Hall of Science

Although I had heard this was a fun place to visit, it took me a while before I decided to make this a Wednesday destination. Neither of my boys can read yet, let alone understand the nuances of things like gravitational pull or wind resistance, or whatever else was sure to come up at a science museum. I was sure that by the time I had read the information on any exhibit and actually tried to digest it myself,...

Soaring over Berkeley

As a child, my dad had a canned response to my complaints of boredom. Its a Yiddish phrase that, roughly translated, meant go fly a kite. More literally translated, I believe it meant go hit your head against the wall, but that’s my dad’s sense of humor. Anyway, as it turns out flying a kite can be a whole lot of fun, particularly if you were at the Berkeley Marina this weekend for the Kite Festival. When...