Mar 26

Preschool Bucket List

With the city all abuzz about Preschool acceptance and admissions I figured it was time to share The Playplanit Preschool Bucket List.  Here are 60 things to do with your child in the Bay Area before they start Preschool.

  1. Take a trip to the Bay Area Discovery Museum
  2. Visit the Pier 39 Seals
  3. Take a Ferry or boat Ride
  4. Walk/Stroll the Golden Gate Bridge
  5. Root for the World Champions at AT&T Park (Tickets are on sale now!)
  6. Picnic in Golden Gate Park
  7. Visit the Exploratorium
  8. Take a Music Class
  9. Enroll in a toddler soccer class
  10. Go for a walk along the beach
  11. Take swim lessons
  12. Exhaust your little one in a bouncy house
  13. Giddy-up!  Go on a horse-drawn train ride
  14. Take a trip to the snow (or enjoy it when it comes to SF!)
  15. Visit the smaller, more manageable Oakland Zoo and ride the kiddie rides
  16. Take a hike in Marin
  17. Get family pictures taken
  18. Go camping
  19. Walk through the Presidio
  20. Take an art class
  21. See the Blue Angels (Coming Oct. 8th & 9th in 2011!)
  22. Attend a summer camp
  23. Play catch
  24. Get messy!  Enjoy some at home finger painting
  25. Wash your car at home
  26. Cook dinner and/or take a cooking class
  27. Play hot potato
  28. Draw with sidewalk chalk
  29. Start a nature collection: shells, rocks, leaves
  30. Ride a tricycle
  31. Watch the moon rise
  32. Grow a seed in a plastic cup
  33. Fly a kite or attend the Kite Festival at Crissy Field (Sept. 18th & 19th, 2011)
  34. Catch a ladybug
  35. Learn a song from start to finish
  36. Make a gift for someone
  37. Play hide-and-seek
  38. Dance to music
  39. Put on a puppet show
  40. Make and walk along a toilet paper trail
  41. Stroll Fisherman’s Wharf, visit Musee Mecanqiue
  42. Play dress-up with stuffed animals and baby dolls
  43. Play a musical instrument together
  44. Frost cookies
  45. Visit Children’s Fairyland
  46. Play tug-of-war
  47. Record your child on a tape recorder & play it back (over and over and over….)
  48. Play a game of Memory
  49. Go jump in a lake!
  50. Make hand print cards and give to family members
  51. Go on an Easter Egg Hunt
  52. Attend a street festival
  53. Choo-Choo!  Go on a train ride!
  54. Go up & down on the Carousel in Golden Gate Park
  55. Escape the summertime fog at a pool in the north bay (try San Rafael or Mill Valley)
  56. See fireworks on the 4th of July
  57. Walk or drive down Lombard Street
  58. Slide the hidden, concrete slides in San Francisco (we count 6 of them!)
  59. Enjoy Storytime at your local library
  60. Take a class in Preschool Readiness