ARDENWOOD - Learn how to turn our freshly-harvested flint corn into a fun craft for the whole family! Use the rainbow of colored kernels to make your own mosaic. This is a drop-in program; no registration is required. Disabled accessible. Ardenwood admission fee applies. For information, call (510) 544-2797.
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Bird identification games for kids at Coyote Hills Visitor Center teach birding skills, with parent participation required; drop‑in, no registration, parking fees apply where charged, for all ages.
Fossil Hunters at Fremont Public Library lets kids create fossils, examine real specimens, and dig like archaeologists for ages 5–10.
Free group chess lessons and 1‑on‑1 tutoring at Fremont Library, led by Golden Bay Chess youth instructors, build focus, patience, and problem‑solving skills, for ages 6 and up.
Make butter from cream and taste it on crackers at Ardenwood, a drop‑in program with no registration required, all ages.
Make a mini yarn hat ornament to decorate lockers or backpacks, using drop‑in kits at Fremont Public Library; kits available while supplies last, ages 13–18.
Create small pendulum‑painted masterpieces while learning physics at Fremont Public Library, ages 5–10.
Jun Hu reads a Thanksgiving story celebrating moms, followed by a craft, at Fremont Library for ages 3–12.
Field training at Monarch Bay Golf Club teaches volunteers to count overwintering monarchs as Community Scientists after completing Xerces Society’s virtual course, for ages 18 and up.
Power with Poles training at Tilden’s Orchard Picnic Site teaches uphill endurance and downhill joint safety, includes a <3‑mile practice hike, levels welcome, for ages 18 and up.
Make old‑fashioned ice cream with ice, salt, cream, and sugar while learning its history at Ardenwood, for all ages.
Strenuous 4‑mile hike to Las Trampas Peak with stops discussing women in conservation, meeting other nature enthusiasts at Bollinger Canyon Staging Area, 18+.
Guided walk and talk at Sunol Visitor Center explores Ohlone plant uses and cultural objects, requiring water, hat, layers, sturdy shoes, for ages 8 and up.
