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Suggested Toddler Activities in Sacramento Area - contributed by Pint-Sized Picassos parents
(Please call ahead to verify days, times, and prices.)

• All Libraries- Look for toddler programs i.e.: story times, performances, and special events.
• Sacramento Zoo- Sutterville Road & Land Park Drive 3930 West Lake Park, Phone: 264-5885 Open 9-4pm daily. General- $7.50 3-12 years- $5 2 & Under- FREE
• Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary-They have a choo-choo train. Phone: 351-3527. Open Tues-Sun 10-4pm (& Mondays that are holidays). 13 & up- $3 5-12 years-$2 4 & under are FREE
• Fairytale Town - 3901 Land Park Drive (across from the Zoo)
  Phone: 264-5233 Gray Day #: 264-7462. Open 9-4pm daily (can stay until 5) Good weather only! General- $3.75 Weekends- $4 2 & under- FREE
• Borders Books- Weekly Story Time for toddlers Tuesdays at 10:30am
  Occasional Special Events i.e.: Francie Dillon in concert on rotating Tuesdays- check your nearest location.
  2339 Fair Oaks Blvd. Phone: 564-0168
  4750 Natomas Blvd. Phone: 515-1944
• Discovery Museum- 3615 Auburn Blvd. (off I-80 & Watt Ave.)
  Phone: 575-3941 Tues-Fri 12-5pm S&S 10-5pm
  (June & July 10-5pm daily)
• Discovery Museum In Old Sacramento- Sacramento & Gold Rush History, 101 I Street, Phone: 264-7057, Tues-Sun- 10-5pm & Mondays that are Holidays (July & August 10-5pm daily)
  Adults- $5 3 & under- FREE (for both museums! 2 museums for 1 price!)
• McClellan Aviation Museum- Get to go inside the airplanes!
  3204 Palm McClellan Phone: 643-3192
• Meetup.com (Sacramento moms) - This is a group for working and stay at home moms. The group meets for conversation, special events, and networking. Membership dues $15.76/year.
• Parents' Monthly Magazine - Free Sacramento-area magazine covering parenting and childhood development resources.
• Railroad Museum- Climb on trains! Phone: 445-6645 Open 10-5pm daily
  111 I Street- Corner of 2nd & I (Old Sacramento), Adults- $6 5 & under- FREE
• Nimbus Fish Hatchery- You can feed the fish, visit the museum & see a movie!
  2001 Nimbus Road (Hazel exit off of the 50 Freeway)
  Phone: 358-2820 Open 7-3pm 7 days a week - FREE
• Arden Fair Mall Carousel- $2 a ride or $5 for 3 rides, Phone: 922-4257,
  Open 7 days a week closed 12-1pm - Monday-Saturday 11-9pm, Sunday 10-6pm
• Funderland- Amusement park! Phone: 456-0115
  Sutterville Road & South Land Park Drive (across from Sac. Zoo)
  For ages 2-12 FREE admission, must buy tickets for the rides.
• Pump It Up- Large inflated jump toys! 11280 Saunders Drive, Rancho Cordova, Phone: 635-8881 Call first! First come first serve basis. $5 per child under 2 FREE with a paid child or $2.50. Open family play- Tues, Thurs, & Fri 10-11:30am
• Roseville Galleria- There is a good outdoor play area.
• Tricks Gymnastics- 4440 Marconi Avenue, Sacramento Phone: 481-4GYM
• Kindermusic- with Cathy Moore Phone: 554-7658 1007 22nd Street, Sacramento
• Byers Gym- Roseville Phone: 781-2939
• The Little Gym- Phone: 7625-0185
• The Bounce Spot - Inflatable fun for toddlers and their entire families! 2939 Promenade Street in West Sacramento. Phone: 371-2386

Some Favorite Parks

• Bertha Henschel Park- Toddler pool- open in the summer 160 45th Street (Corner of B Street & 45th) Phone: 264-5200 FREE
• East Portal Park- Great fenced in play area
  Rodeo & Dover Avenue (off of J Street on Rodeo)
• William Land Park-Feed the ducks, pony rides, & water mushrooms
  (Northwest section of park) Phone: 399-8171
  5960 S Land Park Drive (43rd Avenue exit off I5)
• McKinley Park - Feed the ducks, rose garden
  Midtown- H Street & McKinley
• Tahoe Park - Playground has two separate areas for 2-5 year olds and larger kids. The children's pool is larger than those found at other parks in the area (up to 3ft deep) and has a beach entry on one end and long, flat steps on the other. Shade structure and trees surround the pool.
  5900 8th Ave (near Broadway)
• Southside Park - Recently built playground with solar system theme and many wheelchair accessible play features. Pool and water mushroom.
  601 W St (near hwy 50)

Feel free to contact us with additions or corrections.