12 Family Fun Outings for Mid-Winter Break

Whether you're getting in the car and heading up to Tahoe for skiing or snow play or just sticking around home, you'll find plenty of fun things to do with the kids during their time off! Here's our list of 12 fun family activities and outings in Marin and beyond for mid-winter break:

• Take a family road trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Pacific Grove and Point Lobos State Natural Reserve.
• Ice skate at Snoopy's Home Ice and enjoy a hot cocoa at The Warm Puppy Cafe.
• Explore Point Reyes National Seashore and visit the elephant seals on Drakes Beach. 
• Say hello to life-size animatronic dinos at the Lawrence Hall of Science and visit the newts in the Garden’s Japanese Pool at the UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley.
• Walk among old growth coast redwoods as the trails wind among the trees at Muir Woods National Monument in Mill Valley. (reservations required)
• Take the kiddos to the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield to see how these sweet treats are made.
• Get creative with Collage Corner, the new hands-on zone at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito (opens Saturday, February 14).

• Have some wintertime fun and go play in the snow.
• Enjoy a winter Wine Country hike at Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen.
• Go on an amazing family waterfall hike in Marin.
• Explore Tunnel Tops and Crissy Field at the San Francisco Presidio.
• Stroll through the beautiful Japanese Tea Garden and enjoy a cup of tea or hot chocolate and cookies in the tea house.
• Hike, visit the beach and Marine Mammal Center at the Marin Headlands.

Enjoy a cup of tea at the tranquil Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park.