It is sad to hear that ‘Jack & Jill’s’ in Petaluma will be closing on April 10th, so I wanted to re-post my story about their wonderful play space to encourage you to visit it before it's closure in 4 weeks.
There is a couple of family friendly events happening in Sausalito on Saturday and foodie events taking place on Sunday. Talking of food…I wanted to share my mommy treat with you, ‘Little Piggy Cupcakes’ in Terra Linda. Oh and don’t forget to put your clocks forward an hour before going to sleep on Saturday night!
Weekend Events
Saturday March 12th
‘The Marin Mammal Center’s 27th Annual Run for the Seals’, from 7.30 am – 5.00 pm, The Marin mammal center, 2000 Bunker Road, Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito;
A two and four mile run in the beautiful Marin headlands with all proceeds going directly towards helping sick, injured and orphaned marine mammals. Afterwards participants are invited to the Center to enjoy their ‘Family Fun Day’ with free food and drink, educational tours and learn about the important work at the center. There will also be a special section just for family members. Online registration and further details on their website; http://tmmc.marinemammalcenter.org
‘Tim Cain’ at 11.00 am , Bay Area Discovery Museum, 557 McReynolds Road, Fort Baker, Sausalito, members $5, general child $10, adult $12 (includes admission to museum); http://www.baykidsmuseum.org/programs-and-events/performances/
The fun musician performs an audience participation sing-along concert with good humor singing and movement.
Sunday March 13th
‘Homegrown Marin Market’ from 11.00 – 5.00 pm, Marin Fencing Academy, 827 4th Street, San Rafael, $5 admission;
The sellers at this culinary market are reasonably new food businesses or cooks that want to showcase their mouthwatering goods. Come for lunch, shop for take home goods, watch cooking demos and stock up on gifts. You need to be a member of the Homegrown Marin Market to attend this event so to save time at the door you can register on the website and save a dollar on the door entry; http://homegrownmarinmarket.com/
‘St. Patrick’s Day Festival & BBQ’ from 12.00 – 4.00 pm, The Dance Palace, 503 B Street, Point Reyes, $18 adults & $7 kids; http://www.dancepalace.org/
The annual festival and barbecue is a West Marin tradition and held indoors, it features the famous BBQ chicken dinner (includes half chicken for adults and quarter chicken for children) with pasta, salad, bread roll, ice cream, milk or coffee. Tickets for dinner and cash prize raffle on door. There will be family friendly fun including games and booths, also homemade baked goodie, wine, beers and other refreshments.
Play Date of the Week
Following the sad news that ‘Jack & Jill’s’ in Petaluma will be closing next month, I wanted to re-post my story about their wonderful space, so you check it out before it closing in four weeks:
Jack and Jill’s, 217 Western Avenue, Petaluma
Posted December 1st 2010
If you are looking for a fantastic indoor space to entertain your children especially on rainy days, then you must head up to Petaluma and explore ‘Jack and Jill’s: A Place for Creative Play’.
The bright airy space is really well laid out with tables and chairs on one side of the room for eating snacks and hanging out, and there is complimentary coffee or tea served until 11.00 am. There are chairs and comfortable couches dotted around the room where parents can relax and chat to other parents, there is even free WiFi to use while you watch your children.
The other side has various play stations for every interest to feed their imaginations. It has low spaced out tables where children can build castles, play with trains and trucks, dinosaurs and a construction area. It has a cute dressing up area full of costumes and a vanity table to prepare for their big moment on the stage where they can perform in front of a camera that is shown on the wall mounted plasma screen TV! There are tool benches, a pretend house with a toy kitchen, and little individual stores like the Petaluma Market where the children can collect their groceries in their shopping carts and pay for them at the cash register. The space also has an art activity area to sit down and create arts and crafts. There have thought of everything!
It is great as a drop in option any day of the week, at a very reasonable $9 from 9.00 am – 1.00 pm or even 3.30 pm on certain days. You can check out their website for more information on opening hours, special deals, upcoming events and rates for birthday parties.
Mommy’s Treats
‘Little Piggy Cupcakes’, 633 Del Ganado Road, #6, San Rafael, tel; 415 572 3483; http://littlepiggycupcakes.com/
Store Hours:
Monday, Thursday 11.00 am – 3.00 pm (pre-packed boxes only)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8.30 am – 12.30 pm
Single cupcakes for sale only on Tuesday, Wednesday & Fridays
Tina enjoys creating custom designs and adding personal touches to cupcakes to fit any special occasion, such as birthday parties, baby showers, bridal showers etc. Tina even offers a one hour cake decorating lesson at your party so you can learn techniques such as piping, fondant cut-outs and inscriptions, see her website for details. You can also catch her at the Farmers Market at the Civic Center, San Rafael on Sunday mornings.
The pre-packed boxes include some of the following flavors; vanilla, chocolate, blueberry, coconut, orange, strawberry, red velvet, mint chocolate and gluten-free chocolate…is your mouth watering yet?
Movies of the Week
Over the weekend I enjoyed these two movies that are out on DVD now…
The interesting and sometimes squeamish movie “127 Hours” starring James Franco. Danny Boyle does a great job at directly this one man’s story of survival.
Romantic comedy “Love and Other Drugs” stars a very handsome Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway.
Weekly Calendar of Ongoing
Toddler Activities in Marin
Monday
10.00 - 12.00 pm - 'Power Play' at Cal Star Gym, 70 Digital Drive, Novato (ADDITIONAL NEW DAY)
10.00 - 10.30 am - Kid's Story Time Club, Pharmaca, 7514 Redwood Blvd, Novato
10.00 – 10.30 am – Book Babies, San Anselmo Library, 110 Tunstead Ave Town Council chamber
10.30 – 11.15 am – ‘Music Together of Marin’, The Parent’s Place, 600 Fifth Ave, San Rafael
3.00 – 5.00 pm – Crawlers Camp (up to 23 months) at Stretch the Imagination, 47 Tamal Vista Blvd
9.00 - 1.00 pm - 'Jack and Jill' indoor play space, 217 Western Avenue, Petaluma (every day)
10.30 – 11.15 am – ‘Music Together of Marin’, The Parent’s Place, 600 Fifth Ave, San Rafael
3.00 – 5.00 pm – Crawlers Camp (up to 23 months) at Stretch the Imagination, 47 Tamal Vista Blvd
9.00 - 1.00 pm - 'Jack and Jill' indoor play space, 217 Western Avenue, Petaluma (every day)
10.00 - 6.00 pm - 'Jump n Bounce’, 718 San Anselmo Avenue, San Anselmo (every day)
Tuesday
9.30 – 10.45 am – Baby Bounce Story time – Larkspur Library, 400 Magnolia Ave, 1st Floor
10.00 – 10.30 am - ‘Baby Bounce’ Story time at Novato Library, 1720 Novato Blvd
9.30 – 10.30 am - ‘Jumping Jacks’ (up to 24 months) at the San Rafael Community Center, 618 B Street, San Rafael
10.30 – 11.30 am - ‘Jumping Jacks’ (24 months & up) at the San Rafael Community Center, 618 B Street, San Rafael
9.30 – 10.30 am - ‘Jumping Jacks’ (up to 24 months) at the San Rafael Community Center, 618 B Street, San Rafael
10.30 – 11.30 am - ‘Jumping Jacks’ (24 months & up) at the San Rafael Community Center, 618 B Street, San Rafael
10.00 – 11.30 am - ‘Play date for 2 and under’ at The Parent’s Place, 600 Fifth Ave, San Rafael
10.15 - 10.45 am - 'Music Circle' (walkers up to 3 1/2), at The Parents Center, Heller's Store, 514 4th Street, San Rafael
11.00 - 11.30 am – ‘Book Club Story Time’ at ‘Pottery Barns Kids’ store, Corte Madera Village
3.30 – 4.15 pm – ‘Doodler’s Craft Time, Terra Linda Clubroom, 670 Del Ganado Road, San Rafael
Wednesday
10.00 - 12.00 pm - 'Indoor Power Play' at Cal Star Gym, 70 Digital Drive, Suite 3, Novato
10.00 -10.30 am – Music Together, San Rafael Community Center, 618 B Street, San Rafael
10.15 – 10.45 am - ‘Music Circle’ (walkers up to 3 1/2), The Parents Center, Heller’s, 514 4th St, San Rafael
11.30 - 11.45 am - ‘Music Circle’ (infant to walkers), The Parents Center, Heller’s, 514 4th St, San Rafael
10.15 – 10.45 am - ‘Music Circle’ (walkers up to 3 1/2), The Parents Center, Heller’s, 514 4th St, San Rafael
11.30 - 11.45 am - ‘Music Circle’ (infant to walkers), The Parents Center, Heller’s, 514 4th St, San Rafael
10.00 - 10.45 am - Fun & Funky (age 2 - 4), Fairfax Community Center,
10.30 - 11.30 am – Adventure Club Drop in Play, MLK Gym, 610 Colma Street, Sausalito
11.00 - 11.30 am – Story Time at Giggle Store, Corte Madera Village
11.00 -11.30 am – Preschool Story Time, Novato Library, 1720 Novato Blvd
3.00 – 5.00 pm – Crawlers Camp (up to 23 months) at Stretch the Imagination, 47 Tamal Vista, Corte Madera
Thursday
11.00 am & 12.00 pm – Bookmobile presents Story Time at the Farmers Market, The Civic Center, 3501 Civic center Drive, San Rafael
10.00 - 12.00 pm - 'Indoor Power Play' at Cal Star Gym, 70 Digital Drive, Novato
9.30 – 10.30 am - ‘Jumping Jacks' (up to 24 months) at the San Rafael Community Center, 618 B Street, San Rafael
10.30 – 11.30 am - ‘Jumping Jacks' (24 months & up) at the San Rafael Community Center, 618 B Street, San Rafael
10.15 -10.45 am – Toddler Story time (2-3 yrs), Mill Valley Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley
10.30 – 11.00 am – Story Time at San Rafael Library, 618 B Street, San Rafael
11.00 - 11.30 am - Story Time at Barnes & Noble, 313 Corte Madera Center
3.30 - 4.00 pm - 'Stories with Phil Sheridan', Sausalito Library, 420 Litho Street, Sausalito
Friday
9.30 - 11.00 am - Art for You and Me, San Rafael Community Center, 618 B Street, San Rafael
9.30 – 10.15 am – Doodlers Craft Time, Terra Linda Club Room, 670 Del Ganado Road, Terra Linda
10.00 – 10.30 am – Intro to Ballet, Women’s Club, 46 Park Road, Fairfax (until July 6th)
10.30 - 11.30 am - Story Time with Sara Sonnet, San Rafael Library, 618 B Street, San Rafael
10.30 – 12.00 pm – Jumping Jacks, Strawberry Recreation District, 118 Strawberry Drive, 2nd floor gym
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