COYOTE HILLS REGIONAL PARK – Beautiful birds abound – but how do you tell who’s who? Join us for kid-friendly games at the Visitor Center to teach young birders the basics of bird identification. Children can then practice and show off their new birding skills the next time their family goes out for a walk! Ages 5+yrs. Parent participation required. Parking fees apply where charged. Drop-in; no registration required. For information, call 510-544-3220.
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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 butter from cream and taste it on crackers at Ardenwood, a drop‑in program with no registration required, all ages.
Winter bird watching at Coyote Hills Visitors Center with shared binoculars for all experience levels, parking fees apply, all ages.
Storytelling, chores, and farm animal encounters await toddlers at Ardenwood farm, for ages 3–3.
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.
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.
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.
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.
