Here in California, we are back in a semi-lock down. It’s not quite as intense as it was back in the spring, but our parks are closing and… — Here in California, we are back in a semi-lock down. It’s not quite as intense as it was back in the spring, but our parks are closing and and the overall message is STAY HOME! Now, don’t get me wrong..I’m 100% on board with this plan. Our ICU’s beds are…

The holiday season is coming up fast and furious, but this year won’t be like others. Out of town family won’t be able to join us as… — The holiday season is coming up fast and furious, but this year won’t be like others. Out of town family won’t be able to join us as easily. The busiest travel day of the year will be much quieter at the airports. Even picking up our ingredients from the grocery…

Uncertainty. Will the kids actually go back to school? Once they are back, will they be able to stay in school? What will flu season look… — Uncertainty. Will the kids actually go back to school? Once they are back, will they be able to stay in school? What will flu season look like? Will working from home become our new normal? These questions and so many more have become a drumbeat in our lives — a…

June 8, 2020 — June 8, 2020 This past weekend Bay Area Children’s Theatre partnered with Children’s Fairyland to support the Oakland Children’s March around Lake Merritt. Thousands of families came together to make signs, eat snacks and march around the lake in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement. It was so inspiring…

May 11, 2020 — May 11, 2020 We are living through crazy times, with no playbook on how to get through, let alone teach or guide our children. Most adults I know are barely hanging on, and, even if things slowly start to open up, it’s not like life will get easier. I find…

April 6, 2020 — April 6, 2020 Education in the Age of Social Isolation has to be a relative concept! Right now, my four-year-old is learning about animals on Khan Academy Kids; my eight-year-old is reading on his bed; and my 12-year-old is playing virtual Magic the Gathering with his friends on his Chromebook…

January 6, 2020 — January 6, 2020 We are at the end of a really fantastic, but long two week break in which my kids had no school. I will say this now and say it always — Children need school! And I’m not just saying that because my four year old just came…

This holiday season, why stick to the same old activities. Try these fun ways to bring more creativity to your holidays! — This holiday season, why stick to the same old activities. Try these fun ways to bring more creativity to your holidays! Boxes! Boxes make the best forts, spaceships, playhouses and whatever else your child can imagine. If anyone got any big items under the tree, think about saving those big…

by Nina Meehan, Executive Artistic Director, Bay Area Children’s Theatre — by Nina Meehan, Executive Artistic Director, Bay Area Children’s Theatre Welcome to the holiday season! A time of turkeys, table decorations, presents and SHOWS! Yes….this is the season of the year when suddenly everyone is offering family entertainment. Why is this? …