Earth Day celebration at Stinson Beach on Saturday, April 23, 10:30 am–3:30 pm. Photo: Marco Sanchez.

Keep the kiddos busy! Here's our list of fun things to do with the kids for this week of April 18–24.

Monday, April 18

• Swing, climb and picnic at the expansive lawn are at Hauke Park in Mill Valley.
• Bring the little ones to outdoor storytime for babies and toddlers on the lawn, San Anselmo Library, 10:30–11 am.
• Make a fun and easy mini terrarium in a recycled glass container and decorate it with found materials.

Tuesday, April 19

• Visit WildCare's courtyard in San Rafael and meet their Animal Ambassadors, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, 9:30 am–1 pm
• Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, movement, and puppets at outdoor storytime in the park, Robin Sweeny Park, Sausalito, Tuesday, 10–10:30 am.
• Have the kiddos help start a stawberry patch in your garden.

Create this mini terrarium craft to celebrate Earth Day.

Wednesday, April 20

• Explore the new Gumnut Grove at the Bay Area Discovey Museum in Sausalito Wednesday–Sunday, 9 am– 4pm.
• Explore the 34-acre UC Berkeley Botanical Garden (reservations required) and then head up to the Lawerence Hall of Science (reservations required) for some hands-on fun.
• Make a batch of of three-cheese mac and cheese with cauliflower.

Thursday, April 21

• Check out the California Academy of Sciences' new outdoor playspace, Wander Woods, open daily 9 am–5 pm.
• Here are a few of our favorite local outdoor adventures that are perfect for families with small kids.
• Get creative with this adorable ladybug craft made from a recycled egg carton

Discovery Days, Bay Area Science Festival is a free hands-on event at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Sunday, 11 am–4 pm.

Friday, April 22

• Go on an Earth Day scavenger hunt with the kiddos this week. Get our fun scavenger hunt printable here.
• Join in a local cleanup project in honor of Earth Day.
• Visit the San Francisco Zoo to celebrate Earth Day and learn about local songbirds, Friday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm.

Saturday & Sunday, April 23 & 24

• Enjoy apple juice with a ranger at the McInnis Park skate park in San Rafael, Saturday, 10 am–noon.
• Experience all things Petaluma at the 2022 Butter & Egg Days parade and festival, Saturday, 10 am–5 pm.
• Participate in a beach cleanup and make some art at Stinson Beach for Earth Day, Saturday, 10:30 am–3:30 pm.
• Get creative at Big Art Weekend at the Bay Area Discovery Museum, Saturday & Sunday, 12:30 pm time slots only. Register here.
• Celebrate Earth Day at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa by making crafts out of recycled materials, Saturday, 11 am–3 pm.
• Take an Earth Day botanical adventure at the UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley, Saturday, noon–3 pm.
• Lend a hand at Muir Woods National Monument in Mill Valley in honor of Earth Day, Sunday 8:30 am–noon
• Join Rancho Compasión in Nicasio for a celebration of Mother Earth with kids' music by Charity Kahn and vegan food, Sunday, 10 am–1 pm.
• Bring the kiddos (all ages) to Discovery Days, a free hands-on science festival at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Sunday, 11 am–4 pm.
• Explore tide pools at Agate Beach in Bolinas with Marin County Parks, Sunday, 1–3 pm.
• Learn how you can help the planet at an Earth Day celebration at the Mill Valley Community Center, Sunday 1-5 pm.