20 Things to Do This Fall with Kids 3 and Under
Photo: Slide Ranch
Keep the little ones busy this fall! We've put together a list of 20 awesome autumn activities and outings in Marin and the San Francisco Bay Area specially selected for families with kids 3 and under. From singing with the animals to taking a toddler museum tour, there's something here for everyone.
- Enjoy kids' entertainment, including live music & puppet shows, Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, September 17–18
- Listen to a great kids' book at a library story time near you.
- Play at indoor Tot Spot or the Toddler Pop-Up programs at the Bay Area Discovery Museum.
- Visit a pumpkin patch for fall fun and family photo ops.
- Take a train ride and meet the animals at Sonoma TrainTown.
- Learn to swim with an infant swim lesson (it's never too early).
- Sing and play along at a fun toddler music class.
- Experience life on the farm at one of Slide Ranch's Family Farm Days, October 8 and 29 and November 15.
- Spend the day with the animals and ride the gondola at the Oakland Zoo.
- Get enchanted at Children's Fairyland in Oakland.
- Take a (not so) spooky Halloween train ride.
- Celebrate Halloween at the Bay Area Discovery Museum's Goblin Jamboree, October 22–23 and 26–30.
- Get creative at an art class for little ones.
- Feed the animals at Tilden Park's Little Farm.
- Arrange a playdate at one of Marin's five favorite playgrounds.
- Take a trip under the sea at a local aquarium.
- Learn together at a mommy-and-me (or daddy- or caregiver-and-me) class.