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When it's too rainy or hot or cold, and the kids need some indoor activity, you can find it here, from museums to aquariums, bowling, play spaces, bounce houses, arts centers, libraries, story times, and more.
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Pump It Up


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Location: 2500 Embarcadero Suite A, Oakland, CA
Kids can jump, bounce, climb, and slide at Pump It Up, the award-winning "inflatable party zone." The climate-controlled arenas are filled with huge inflatable structures and provide a g...

SF Playhouse Theater


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Location: 533 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA
An intimate, professional theater founded in 2003, SF Playhouse Theater offers an alternative to the larger theaters in Union Square.

Angel Prints


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Location: San Francisco, CA
Angel Prints aims to help parents create lasting memories of their little angels by taking hand or foot impressions and preserving them in a ceramic piece of art.

Angel Prints offers s...

San Francisco Children's Art Center


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Location: Fort Mason, Bldg. C, Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, CA
Open to children from 27 months to 12 years of age, creative art classes for children ages two to ten are offered in student guided studio environment with a wide array of materials. Gro...

Ocean View Branch Library


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Location: 345 Randolph Street, San Francisco, CA
Ocean View Branch Library hosts a weekly storytime, as well as other children's programs.

Play Cafe


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Location: 4400 Keller Avenue, Suite 410, Oakland, CA
Play Cafe is an indoor play space and cafe in Oakland, which offers unsupervised play areas for children that include a theater, supermarket, and carpenter's workshop; special performances and ...

Museum of Craft and Folk Art


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Location: 51 Yerba Buena Lane, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA
The Museum of Craft and Folk Art provides exhibitions and educational programs to honor cultural traditions past and present, and celebrate the creative spirit.

The Museum's Education...

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose


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Location: 180 Woz Way, San Jose, CA
One of the largest children's museums in the country, Children's Discovery Museum boasts over 150 interactive exhibits and programs, and all efforts by visitors to test, prod, and tinker with d...

The Well at St. Mary's/The Village Well


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Location: 2325 Union Street, San Francisco, CA
The Village Well, formerly known as The Well at St. Mary's is a community resource that provides a variety programs to educate and nurture families. The group provides an environment whe...

Safari Run


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Location: 341 N. Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, CA
Safari Run is a kids' fitness center that educates kids on the importance of fitness, nutrition, and healthy lifestyles. The center provides fun activities kids enjoy, so they don't even realize they ...

Habitot Children's Museum


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Location: 2065 Kittredge Street, Berkeley, CA
The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best Museum for Little Kids in the Bay Area, Habi...

Osher Marin JCC/Kanbar Center


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Location: 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA
The Osher Marin JCC offers a wealth of children's recreational and educational activities - for infants all the way up to teens. Beginning with enrichment and parent-child classes, childcare, p...

BJE Jewish Community Library


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Location: 1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA
The BJE Jewish Community Library serves adults and children with collections of books, picture books, CDs, tapes, videos, and DVDs.

The Library and all family programs are free and ope...

Randall Museum


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Location: 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA
Located on a 16-acre hill overlooking the City, this small, dynamic, city-run museum focuses on area wildlife and offers hands-on art and science classes for children and families. In addition ...

New Conservatory Theatre Center


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Location: 25 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA
Established in 1981, the New Conservatory Theatre Center is a performing arts complex that houses three fully-equipped theaters, ranging in size from 50 to 132 seats. Also has a video studio, a...
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