http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco Activities, Parenting, Preschools - San Francisco Bay Area - UrbanBaby Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:55:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en St. Patrick's Day Parade Pomp, splendor, floats, and lots of green. There are children's activities and traditional Irish food and crafts at the after-parade party at City Hall. When: Sat., 3/13, 11:30am-5pm; All ages; Free. Where: Parade begins Second Street (at Market Street) and winds to City Hall on Grove Street (at Larkin ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/03/11/this-weekend-86/ Many restaurants are unfriendly to kids and parents, giving them the cold shoulder, dirty looks, and the seat closest to the bathroom, each and every time. Of course, no one likes eating by a bunch of jumpy screamers, but parents with more well-behaved kids may wonder why they too get ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/03/09/another-reason-restaurants-dont-want-your-kids-business/ Music, dance, and a look ahead to how you're going to fill the summer. Dan Zanes & Friends The tousle-haired rock God of the swim diaper set does a show for families on the UC Berkeley campus. When: Sat., 3/6, 11am & 4pm; Sun. 3/7, 3pm; Age 3+; $16-26. Where: Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Avenue ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/03/04/this-weekend-85/ Panicking about where you're going to stash your child for the upcoming spring and summer breaks? You oughtta be. Most of the more popular camps in the Bay Area fill up in March. But this year you have some inside information that you didn't find on the playground: Sign Up ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/03/02/school-break-camps-handled/ Nothing but wall-to-wall festivals in town this weekend. Chinese New Year Parade The dragons dance through the crowded streets of Chinatown in this colorful annual spectacle, beloved by children, who abhor the crowds but adore the music, colorful decorations, and fireworks. When: Sat., 2/27, 6pm (parade lasts for about 2 and 1/2 hours); ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/02/25/this-weekend-84/ Here's the scenario: baby is thirsty, you give him some milk in a sippy, he drinks for a second of blissful, blissful silence, until "Waaaah!" He's turned the cup upside down and can't get anything else out. For the 11 millionth time. The innovative Bot sippy cup has a cool feature: ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/02/23/sip-without-fear/ As the short winter melts into early spring, the opportunities for outdoor fun keep flowering. Free King Tut Weekend The de Young Museum's blockbuster Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibit is free all weekend; the lines will be huge when the box office opens at 9 a.m. to distribute ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/02/18/this-weekend-83/ Can't make it to that Kenyan safari now that you've gone and had yourself some little 'uns? The next best thing is just a few miles away: Safari West, 400 animal-filled acres right in the middle of Wine Country. It's not a zoo, it's not one of those drive-through-lion-country tours ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/02/16/urban-safari/ The Olympics, Chinese New Year, old-timey music; there's a lot going on in town this weekend. Reach for the Rings Olympic Celebration and Skating Exhibition Get the little ones stoked for the winter Olympics at this demo of the amazing things that can be done on ice, including figure skating, hockey, and ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/02/11/this-weekend-82/ Redwood City's Counsyl has a new testing kit for prospective parents: They each spit in a tube, mail it back to Counsyl, and the company screens for more than 400 genetic mutations, including those for sickle cell anemia, Tay-Sachs, and cystic fibrosis. If each sample shows a marker for a ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/02/09/before-you-breed-screen/