📆 The Shortlist. Issue 7 - April 21-24, 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 (including a discount code for Pete the Cat, The Musical and information about our upcoming playdate). Short and sweet, every week.
🐾Pete the Cat Playdate🐾
We're organizing a Local Kiddo crew for Pete the Cat the Musical on Sunday, May 3 at the Children's Creativity Museum. The plan: meet at Yerba Buena playground at 12:30pm for around an hour of slides and sandbox, then head inside for the show at 2pm. Singing cats included. Don’t forget to use the code KIDDO10 for discounted tickets.
Grab your tickets here and fill out our interest form so we can coordinate. The more the merrier.
💬 THE GROUP CHAT 💬
📌 On the agenda 📌
Things that we are pinning to do with our kiddos this week.
All Week
Tuesday 4/21
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)
Spend more time with JAMaROO Kids at Music Magic Tuesday. (Mission)
Give your little one a chance to engage in hands on STEM activities at Tinker Tuesday. (Excelsior)
Wednesday 4/22
Go to a development playgroup for babies. (Inner Sunset)
Join a playgroup for kiddos ages 6-36 months. (Portola)
Join a playgroup for kiddos ages 2.5-3.5. (Portola)
Join a Family Storytime at Salesforce Park. (SoMA)
Learn how to use a scanning electron microscope. (Pier 15)
Take a parent & child art class. (Pac Heights)
Take a baby-friendly postpartum strength training class. (Sutro Heights)
Learn about recycling and make your own paper. (Sunset)
Learn to code without a computer screen at LittleBits. (Potrero)
Help your teen navigate the college financial aid and scholarship process. (North Beach)
Learn about henna and get your own henna design. (Mission Bay)
Have a cozy pajama family music night. (West Portal)
Thursday 4/23
Attend a Postpartum Yoga class. (Mission)
Join a music and gardening class with your toddler. (SoMA)
Attend a baby and me yoga class. (Inner Sunset)
Bond with newborn parents or parents of growing babies at a new parent circle. (Mission)
Give your kiddo an opportunity to learn improv skills at BATS Improv 6th-8th Youth Improv. (Fort Mason)
Join a playgroup for kiddos ages 18-36 months. (Visitacion Valley)
Join a playgroup for kiddos ages 6-36 months. (Excelsior)
Say yes to digging in the dirt at Bean Sprouts Family Days. (Golden Gate Park)
Take a postpartum movement fusion (cardio+core) class. (Sutro Heights)
Toddlers unite for outdoor musical fun with JAMaROO Kids at Toddler Thursday. (SoMA)
Friday 4/24
Celebrate Toddler Friday with Music Together at Salesforce Park. (SoMA)
Attend a children’s music class. (Inner Sunset)
Discover innovative projects and connect with changemakers at Climate Action Youth Summit 2026.
Let your child’s creativity and imagination run wild at a Free Day of Play. (Mission)
Have fun learning about the life cycle of trees. (Portola)
End your week with a fun-filled Spring Block Party.
Feel the rhythm and move with community at an Afro-Brazilian drumming workshop. (Ingleside)
Have a roller disco night with the kiddos. (Hayes Valley)
Take a parent & child art class. (Pac Heights)
Learn how to pre-register to vote as a teen with members of the San Francisco Department of Elections' High School Ambassadors Program. (Glen Park)
📆 Plan Ahead 📆
Things that we’re looking forward to this weekend.
All Weekend
Join Pete the Cat for his groovy musical adventures. Use the Local Kiddo discount code: KIDDO10 for 10% off your tickets! The show runs until May 3.
Saturday 4/25
Bond with your baby at an Infant Massage workshop.
Celebrate Earth Day at Alemany Farm.
Let your little kiddos have a movie night.
Let your older kiddos have a Teen Night at the symphony.
Sunday 4/26
Meet your neighbors and celebrate children and books at Día de los Niños.
Celebrate the planet with cool activities, music, and good vibes at the 2026 BAYCS Earth Day Festival.
👀 On Our Feed 👀
Posts, threads, and content that made us stop scrolling.
kini bread supremacy in our house
📖 Tabs We’ve Closed 📖
Things we’ve actually finished.
Picture books on my toddler reading list. (The New Yorker)
How to lighten your mental load. (npr)
Screentime: scrolling in solitude. (npr)
Byeee. See ya Friday!
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