Happy National Small Business Week
I do my best to shop local, but I won’t lie, Amazon boxes arrive on my doorstep regularly. This past week I went out of my way to teach my son a lesson. But in the end I was the one who was reminded of the importance of supporting our local business owners. My...
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Spring Break Camps 2019
Slim pickins' for spring break this year as many regulars are skipping the season. Here's what we know, and as usual, please let us know if we’ve missed a camp that should be added to the list! NOTE: camps are April 15-19 unless otherwise noted. Junior Farmers...
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15 FREE local family activities
Everyone complains there's nothing to do in Napa for kids, or everything is too expensive. Claudette Shatto found some fun things to do with her kiddos that won't break the bank. Napa River 1. Pack a picnic lunch and head over to Oxbow Commons. Bring your bikes,...
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Give the Gift of Reading
The holidays are fast approaching and our kids are strutting around in their warm jackets, giddy with excitement about what might be under the tree on Christmas morning. Although it seems like gaudy gadgets or tools like an iPad are the “it” present to give children,...
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Family-friendly Holiday Guide 2018
With Thanksgiving behind us, decorations are up and it is time to get into the holiday spirit. The holiday season brings ice skating, trolley rides, arts and crafts, visits with Santa, and even...snow. We will continue to update our holiday guide throughout the...
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Thanksgiving and Winter Break Camp Guide 2018-2019
Where did this year go? Thanksgiving is practically here, and most kids have a week off at Thanksgiving and another three weeks off in December/January. We have a few short trips and some fun activities planned, but I can’t possibly take off an entire month! Luckily,...
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Halloween Fun 2018
Halloween is next week, and there are lots of festivities happening throughout the Valley. There are haunted houses, coffin races, pumpkin-carving, trick-or treating, arts & crafts, Dia de los Muertos celebrations, and more. We’ll update our list of events for...
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Pumpkin Patches 2018
October is here and that means it’s pumpkin time! One of our favorite ways to celebrate the season is to visit a pumpkin patch where we can pick our own pumpkins and enjoy hay bale forts, corn mazes, and so much more. There are two pumpkin patches in Napa Valley: Pick...
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Girls on the Run is So Much Fun!
Girls on the Run (GOTR) Napa & Solano is a healthy, fun empowerment program for girls in 3rdthrough 5thgrade. In the Napa Valley, GOTR kicks off its after school from American Canyon to Calistoga, and throughout Solano County on September 10 through November 17....
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Pick Your Own Fruit
My daughter’s 1st grade class is learning about plants and how they impact our food supply. The kids are planting and observing different types of plants, looking at how we use plants as food in our meals, and even learning to prepare a few things using plants. We...
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