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We are a French family who has been living in the US for 13 years. We spend all our summers in France, visiting our family and new countries. Our definite favorite is the South of France and Spain. Although, we all love Paris.
Our Family's Travel Personality
curious, independent, energetic, easy_going, scheduled, artsy
We Just Got Back From
Paris, Normandie, Brittany, Mont St Michel and Madrid
Our Favorite Vacation Spot
Spain
A Place We'd Love To Visit
Japan
Favorite Vacation Memory
Australia. It just felt perfect and we got to see Ayers Rock: a dream come true.
Worst Travel Moment With My Kids:
Thais having a very smelly bowel movement in her diaper while listening to our guide at the Sydnedy Opera House and throwing up right after that on the beautiful Sydney Opera Floor (she was 4 months old)
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Where to spend Halloween in the Bay Area
Halloween falls on a Saturday this year! Families can make it a full day family event. There is no excuse for not having fun. Just look at my picks and get ready for a spooky day!
3930 West Lane Park Drive
Sacramento, California
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For Toddler, preschooler, and elementary aged children
4:30 pm to 8 pm
General Tickets: $9
Sac Zoo Members: $5
Acres of creepy, magic and spooky fun! Come dressed up and enjoy a safe and fun Halloween at the Sacramento Zoo. Kids can safely trick-or-treat around Lake Victoria and enjoy entertainment, fun crafts, games and goodies.
199 Museum Way
San Francisco, California
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For Toddler, preschooler, and elementary aged children
10 AM - 2 PM
Come all dressed up and enjoy a day of family-friendly, non-scary, low-sugar, inexpensive Halloween fun! Don't miss Ghoulish Games, Live entertainment, Pumpkin Carving, Costume parade and enjoy delicious food from the Creepy Cafe
Admission is free ($3 donation for those who are able to afford it).
Activities: 50 cents.
reviewed on: February 09 2010
"Very pleasant"
We really like the Randall Museum. We have not visited it a lot but everytime we did, we certainly spend a nice time. They have interesting little exhibits and lots of activities that the kids can do.Lovely place. Stop by when you are in San Francisco with your kids, you will not be disappointed.
750 Mission Street
San Francisco, California
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For Toddler, preschooler, and elementary aged children
Children’s Garden, Rooftop, Yerba Buena Gardens, Fourth and Howard StreetsNoon–2 p.m.
Hosted by the Unique Derique and featuring live music, children under 10 and their families are invited to parade around in Halloween finery. The Costume Walk also features performances and interactive games for kids.
reviewed on: September 18 2009
"many things to do"
The Yerba Buena Gardens holds my children all time favorite playground. And my least one! There are so many children running around that I am always afraid that one will get hurt. And that happened to the little one who got run over by an older kid. Other than that, between the ice skating place, the Zeum, the fountain, the free concerts that are held regularly on the lawn, and many things that I forget, it is a place to breathe and stop with the kids while visiting San Francisco.
9777 Golf Links Road
Oakland, California
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For Toddler, preschooler, and elementary aged children
10 am to 3 pm
Free with zoo entrance
Children who come in costume receive a free train ride. You will have fun trick-or-treating close to the animals and participate in the costume parade.
reviewed on: December 11 2009
"The little zoo that could"
We love the Oakland zoo and kept a membership for years.Now that my children are bigger, they have less interested in zoos but they younger, they definitely spent happy hours there. Do not start by their children zoo,it is so enjoyable that your children will not want to leave to explore the rest ofthe place. IT is small but it seems to be a very caring place for animals, they really seem to have much more space to roam than many zoos. They have rides just outside the zoo with a train ride that is a little bit cheesy, I have to say...
2065 Kittredge Street
Berkeley, California
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Recommend for toddlers and preschoolers only
9:30am-4:30pm
Join in costume for their scary science and frightful fun. They’ll explore the scientific and cultural phenomena behind Halloween, Dia de los Muertos, and a host of creeping, crawling, flapping, and otherwise fascinating creatures.
If you dare, step inside the Neverwas Haul (a haunted Victorian house on wheels), and tiptoe through our Cemetery of Dead Science. Meet a menacing menagerie of spiders, insects, bats, leeches, black cats, and gape at the macabre minutia of magnified creatures and objects. You may discover a room drained of color, see spine-tingling films, or witness mad scientists concoct ghastly experiments. Local artist Irma Ortiz will shape exquisite skulls from molten sugar and invite you to decorate a sugar skull of your own.
reviewed on: September 14 2009
"My daughters spent so much time there"
My two daughters are big girls now but when they were toddlers, they spent hours playing at Habitot, going from one activity to the other and having tons of fun. They had regularly free events that were very entertaining. I avoided going there on rainy days as it was packed.
1651 Coyote Point Drive
San Mateo, California
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For Toddler, preschooler, and elementary aged children
10 am-3 pm
Wear your Halloween costume to a spooky science spectacular at Coyote Point Museum. Discover the secrets of animals that slither, squeak, creep and crawl. Take a closer look at live animals as well as skeletons and skins. Pick out a pumpkin for your family and experiment with pumpkin science. Find out what other science tricks and treats the museum has up its sleeves and join them for a fun-filled family event.
1 Jelly Belly Lane
Fairfield, California
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Munchkin Masquerade Parade
For Toddler, preschooler, and elementary aged children
10 am – 12 pm
It’s Halloween at Jelly Belly! Wear your costume and come on down the Visitor Center! Join Mr. Jelly Belly and Kelly the Clown for a fun parade through the Jelly Belly Candy Factory! Parade starts promptly at 10:00am. GOODIE BAGS TO THE FIRST 300 CHILDREN IN COSTUME! Live entertainment and free face painting.
reviewed on: March 19 2009
"Yummy"
What a nice place to visit! I did not know who was the happiest, the parents or the children. It is fascinating to see how the candies are made and how long it takes to make one. Do not go on a week-end, the machines are stopped and you will miss all the fun.
221 Fourth Street
San Francisco, California
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Wicked Celebration
For elementary aged children
With special appearances by Patty Duke and WICKED Cast Members
Come dressed as Emerald City Citizens (Wear All Green!) for a special costume contest at 11am the Zeum Carousel. Come in your snazziest, most Oz-some garb for a chance to win FREE tickets with a peek at the real Emerald City costumes before the show!
Check out our Wicked-infused exhibits and participate in one of our hands-on Wicked family workshops.
reviewed on: March 11 2009
"Very fun place"
I can not understand how it took me 10 years to bring my children there. It is a very fun place where children get to experiment with videos, clay animation, recording studios, sliding on a green slide and seeing themselves on a screeen sliding on fire (my 6 years old spent half of her morning going up and down that slide). To learn more, read my post http://www.travelismorefunwithkids.com/travelismorefunwithkids/2008/12/fun-at-the-zeum.html
10000 Skyline Boulevard
Oakland, California
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Sinister Science Saturday
For elementary aged children
11am - 5pm
FREE with General Admission except for missions*
Enjoy guest appearances by costumed friends. Discovery lab activities for tots with costumes, spooky read-along and much more. Plus, fly a simulated space flight and experience some spooky space encounters in our Challenger Learning Center.
*Advanced registration required for Missions (1pm & 3pm)
$10 Guests / $5 Members
Call to register: (510) 336-7373
reviewed on: January 20 2010
"Very informative"
Our family really likes the Chabot Space and Science Center. It is informative, the planetarium show was good and on Friday and Saturdays, you can peek at the sky trough their telescope. However, if you want only to do the telescope, there is no charge. I believe you need to drive by the side of the museum and enter there.
707 W Hornet Ave
Pier 3 Alameda, California
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Monster Bash
For elementary aged children
7:30 p.m.-12 a.m.
All ages are welcomed aboard this National Historic Landmark, the USS Hornet. Aptly nicknamed “The Gray Ghost,” the ship is the setting for a thrilling evening of dancing and haunted happenings. Elvira’s “Fright Simulator” will give party goers a good jolt. The family friendly event will feature live dance music from the ‘60s to the present by The Cocktail Monkeys, prizes for best costumes, a children’s area and haunted tours. Tickets are $20 adults, $10 children up to age 17; $25 at the gangplank. Proceeds benefit preservation of the historic aircraft carrier.
reviewed on: January 20 2010
"Visit History"
Our family really enjoys visiting this kind of 'attractions': they have a life, a history and it is a very enjoyable way to teach our kids about history and for us to learn new things. They offer lots of special events during the year and you can even sleepover on the ship. The ship is supposedly haunted so that really creeped my kids...
300 Via Archimedes
Geyserville, California
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For preschooler and elementary aged children
Run for your treats! Kids aged 4-12 are invited to run in costume ($20 for run, each run based on age groups, each runner gets a T Shirt and a goodie bag).
Then, go have fun and take part in the carnival (games, face painting, pumpkin patch etc)
Carnival starts at noon and runs start at 12:30 pm.
Carnival is free.
427 Jose Ramon Avenue
Santa Rosa, California
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Check out the most haunted individual home in Northern California. You will have to go through their haunted graveyard to get your treats.
Starts at 6:00 pm till midnight.
Check out the most haunted individual home in Northern California. You will have to go through their haunted graveyard to get your treats.
Starts at 6:00 pm till midnight.
reviewed on: October 10 2010
"My throat is still sore from the screaming"
We visited the Wolcott's Haunted Graveyard this evening and at night, my throat is still sore from the screaming. The place is not huge (it is the length of a home) but we managed to stay for an hour and we had to force the children to leave. The front yard is transformed into a graveyard, the whole facade is redecorated as a saloon and you get to visit a very scary room. Before getting to the room, you have to make your way through a hallway.... I will not say more, I do not want to spoil the fun or the scare. My daughters and I screamed a lot and the little one, who is 8, and hates haunted house, kept asking for more!
