It’s coming, yes, it is: Spring Break for school-age kids. The question is what to do? Some folks will travel, but many of us will take some time off just for a “mini-stay-cation.” The good news is, there are tons of fun things to do right here in our backyard.

Marin County
Play and Learn at the Bay Area Discovery Museum
Build and create with Legos at Play-Well
Go Bowling
Check out a local hobby shop
Satisfy your sweet tooth
Got a skateboard? Enjoy one of our Skate parks
Enjoy a round of Mini-Golf
Walk, bike, hike Marin
Find a playground
Take a cruise to an island

Bay Area
Go to a museum, a few of my personal favorites: CA Academy of Sciences, The Exploratorium, Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Take the Ferry into San Francisco and have a day of play there – Saturdays are particularly fun as it’s the Farmer’s Market at the Ferry Building.
Or have a touristy day in San Francisco: Try Pier 39, Ghirardelli Square or even the Rainforest Café.
Take a delicious tour of the Jelly Belly Factory.
Try some amusement on for size at Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo and Great America in the South Bay.

And of course there are always the old stand-bys:
Check out a book
Go to a Movie
Play a board game

You can also head north to Sonoma County – Check out our GuideMeHome2Sonoma Spring Break post for ideas.


Posted by:Jennifer Masterson