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Go out and have fun with the kiddos! Here are our picks for a variety of events and other activities for children and families this weekend in Marin and the Bay Area.

Here's our guide to all you need to know about attending the 2022 Mountain Play. This year's production is the Broadway classic Hello, Dolly!

Sponsored: Enroll now in Peaceful Warrior Woman a unique women's self-defense class from Dr. Larry Berkelhammer. Classes take place at College of Marin in Kentfield.

It's no secret that college admissions are extremely competitive these days, especially in the UC system. College admissions consultant Maya Kobashigawa can help make the most of your student's application. We had a chance to meet with her recently for my daughter.

Get ready to experience Los Trompos, a colorful and fun new interactive art installation at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, opening Saturday, May 21, 2022! These lively, eye-catching and larger-than-life "spinning tops" will be on exhibit at the museum from through September 11, 2022.

Although I've been told making your own homemade granola is incredibly easy, I've really never tried it until recently. Granola is, in fact, really easy to make, and it's fun, too, especially when you're cooped up in the house.

Every May, families have the opportunity to travel back to the days of the California Gold Rush at Columbia State Historic Park's Columbia Diggins 1852, an annual recreation of the tent town from Columbia's 1850s mining camp heyday.

Sponsored: Advokids is a statewide legal advocacy nonprofit based in Corte Madera that fights for the right of every foster child in California to safety, security, and a permanent home.

Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to help support Marin's Foster Youth at Marin Foster Care Association's third annual Dance-a-thon on Saturday, May 21.