📆 The Shortlist. Issue 2 - March 17-20, 2026
Welcome to The Shortlist! It’s your Tuesday snapshot of what to do with your kiddo in SF this week, plus a few highlights for the upcoming weekend. Short and sweet, every week.
📌 On the agenda 📌
Things that we are pinning to do with our kiddos this week.
All Week
Neurodiversity Celebration Week at the SF Zoo.
Tuesday 3/17
Attend a toddler playgroup and children’s music class. (Inner Sunset)
Say yes to digging in the dirt at Bean Sprouts Family Days. (Golden Gate Park)
Enjoy a dance and creative movement class with JAMaROO Kids. (SoMA)
Celebrate Nowruz with a storytime at the library. (West Portal)
Learn about bees from SF Beekeepers Association. (Richmond)
Wednesday 3/18
Enjoy a multicultural performance by Cascada de Flores. (Haight-Ashbury)
Take your kiddo to a storytime at a cool venue. (Mission Bay).
Learn Norwegian Finger Weaving. (Ingleside)
Learn to make Roasted Mushrooms and Sticky Adobo Sauce. (Civic Center)
Dress up in costume to watch Zootopia 2. (North Beach)
Thursday 3/19
Get some movement in at a baby+me yoga class. (Inner Sunset)
Say yes to digging in the dirt at Bean Sprouts Family Days. (Golden Gate Park)
Learn about the women’s suffrage movement. (Sunset)
Bond with other dads at a Fatherhood Group. (Inner Sunset)
Take the entire crew to a family happy hour. (Inner Sunset)
Enjoy food, community and fun at Cole Valley Nights. (Cole Valley)
Friday 3/20
Enjoy pizza, stories and play at a cozy Friday storytime. (Inner Sunset)
Head outside to draw, doodle and play at Patricia’s Green. (Hayes Valley)
Have a roller disco night with the kiddos. (Hayes Valley)
Spend the evening at Castro Night Market. (Castro)
Enjoy a family fun night celebrating Women’s History Month. (Crocker-Amazon)
📆 Plan Ahead 📆
Things that we’re looking forward to this weekend.
Saturday 3/21
Pick from over 80,000 tulips at Union Square’s Tulip Day.
Do hands on science activities at Light Play Saturday at the Exploratorium.
Sunday 3/22
Celebrate Nowruz, a festival of new beginnings, at the Asian Art Museum.
👀 On Our Feed 👀
Posts, threads, and content that made us stop scrolling.
Us checking the weather every morning. We definitely did not expect a heatwave today.
📖 Tabs We’ve Closed 📖
Things we’ve actually finished.
Travel inspo, as I mentally prepare to travel with a toddler.
Apparently the most saved kids activity on Yelp for Californians is Kidspace Children’s Museum in Pasadena. Ever been? Reply to let me know where you actually go. We’re compiling a list of your favorite places.
So long, farewell. See you on Friday!
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