http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco Activities, Parenting, Preschools - San Francisco Bay Area - UrbanBaby Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:39:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Big kids are locked up in school and it's time for parents to roam freely with the littles (and the homeschooled). Now is the time to visit the places that are unthinkably crowded in summertime. California Academy of Sciences: Go now, now, now, in between the summertime season (when tickets to ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/09/14/the-five-best-places-to-visit-while-schools-in/ Museums, live music in the park, and enough chocolate to have the kids begging to stop tasting. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Weekend Meet characters from The Clone Wars, build your own models and make movies using stop-motion, test your lightsaber skills, and learn how soundtracks are mixed. When: Sat. & Sun., 9/11-12, ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/09/09/this-weekend-110/ Information for parents of special needs kids tends to be of the social-service variety: Xeroxed flyers hung up at a doctor's office, spiral-bound handbooks, pamphlets. It's rare that such material exhibits the elegant style of Dandelion, the quarterly magazine for Bay Area special needs parents. The magazine is glossy, the ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/09/07/special-needs-special-magazine/ Good things to eat, to watch, and to read. Giro de San Francisco Watch the cyclists spin by from pretty Levi Strauss Plaza as competition continues for the California Cup. Kids age 14 and under can race as well, even on tricycles. When: Mon., 9/6, All ages; see website for start times and ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/09/02/this-weekend-109/ By now we're all familiar with the Community-Supported Agriculture programs in which those who subscribe to a particular farm or collective's services get regular deliveries of fruits and vegetables. That's all fine and well, but if you're still running stressfully out to the store for milk, bread, and other necessities, ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/08/31/csas-that-go-beyond-produce/ Dance, film, and a heaping helping of Chinatown culture. Chinatown Street Fest No, not the one in SF. Explore Oakland's own historical Chinatown in this two-day revelry of lion dancing, martial arts demonstrations, and traditional music. When: Sat. & Sun., 8/28-29, 10am-5:30pm; All ages; Free. Where: Oakland Chinatown, 7th Street to 11th ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/08/26/this-weekend-108/ As promised, the San Francisco Unified School District is rolling out a new school assignment process this year, with more weight given to where a child lives and, for elementary schools, where a child went to preschool. The changes are expected to support the new/old trend of kids attending neighborhood ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/08/24/san-fran-school-choice-gets-a-teeny-bit-easier/ Outdoor shows, Sunday Streets, and sidewalk eats. They Might Be Giants Kid favorite plays songs for young and old at the conclusion of the annual Stern Grove Festival series of free outdoor concerts. When: Sun., 8/18, 2pm; Age 2+; Free. Where: Sigmund Stern Grove, Sloat Avenue (at 19th Avenue), San Francisco; 415-252-6252; sterngrove.org. San Francisco ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/08/19/this-weekend-107/ A study published in this month's issue of medical journal Pediatrics confirms what parents have been worriedly noting for some time: girls are going into puberty younger than ever before. The study looked at 1,293 girls aged 6 to 9 in East Harlem, Cincinnati, and the Bay Area. Each group was ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/08/17/expect-training-bra-sales-to-soar/ A baby food swap, the Hillwide garage gala, and other ways to while away your weekend. Organic Homemade Baby Food Swap Karen Solomon, author of Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It, hosts a swap-meet for parent-cooks. Anyone who brings an organic mash in 10 half-pint containers can swap with other ... http://blogs.urbanbaby.com/sanfrancisco/2010/08/12/this-weekend-106/