ARDENWOOD - Before modern grocery stores, people needed to make their own staples at home. Discover an easy way to make butter from cream then sample your tasty concoction on crackers! This is a drop-in program; no registration is required. 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.
Turn freshly‑harvested flint corn into colorful mosaics at Ardenwood, a drop‑in, disabled‑accessible program; admission fee applies, all ages.
Make old‑fashioned ice cream with ice, salt, cream, and sugar while learning its history at Ardenwood, for 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.
Reading Challenge at Fremont Library provides sheet in the Teen Area, 50 book categories, raffle tickets per five books, and a $100 gift card prize for ages 13–18.
Story Time at Doug Siden Visitor Center offers a wonder‑filled reading followed by a themed coloring sheet, drop‑in style, all ages.
Pole walking session at Temescal Beach House offers balance, mobility and endurance training using top‑quality poles for adults 18 and up.
Winter bird watching at Coyote Hills Visitors Center with shared binoculars for all experience levels, parking fees apply, all ages.
Close the Little Farm for the night, meeting farm residents at the pig pen, learning their diets and delivering their evening meal, all ages.
Haunted Train (Ardenwood, Fremont) — Nighttime train rides through a haunted forest, spooky but not scary; tickets $20 each, free for children 2 and under.
