Dress up and ice skate amid laser lights at Skatetown’s PIRATE PARTY. Friday
Create a Valentine DREAMCATCHER at Michaels Arts & Crafts Kids Club. Saturday
Splash through puddles at Placer Nature Center’s MUD PIES or explore the night sky during ASTRONOMY & STARGAZING. Saturday
Take a KIDS VALENTINES CUPCAKES class at Megan’s Bake Shop. Saturday
Enjoy Valentines Crafts, Cookie Decorating, an African Princess and Superhero Party, and more at a Sacramento Public LIBRARY EVENT. Saturday FREE
Meet resident animals at Effie Yeaw Nature Center’s CRITTER CORNER- VALENTINE’S EDITION. Saturday FREE
Watch animals enjoy their Valentine treats at I HEART SACRAMENTO ZOO. Sunday
Have your picture taken in a 1956 Hudson Metropolitan at California Auto Museum’s VALENTINES DAY. Sunday
Bounce and play games while parents go out at BounceU’s PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT. Sunday
Learn about the science of the heart and make Valentine crafts during HAVE A HEART WEEKEND Powerhouse Science. Saturday-Monday
Written by Keilah Woodard
My love for exploring and creating experiences with my three kids led to the founding of SacramentoSidetracks.com in 2009. I realized that Sacramento has so much to offer and I was excited to share my findings with other parents. Besides simply having fun, these are the other positive side effects of taking my kids on outings that I’ve discovered: we have quality time together away from the distractions at home, we cultivate our curiosity, learn new things, conversations are triggered by what we see and do, we connect and bond as a family, and we create new memories. Ready to get sidetracked, too? Let me be your guide!
