📆 The Shortlist. Issue 3 - March 24-27, 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.
Tuesday 3/24
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)
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 3/25
Join a Family Storytime at Salesforce Park. (SoMA)
Have an afternoon of community and play with your baby. (Inner Sunset)
Let your active kiddo run, jump and play with obstacle courses, basketball, soccer, hockey, parachute games, golf, hopsack and more. (Civic Center)
Join a new mom’s group for Spanish speaking mamas. (Mission)
Take a strength training class with your baby. (Sutro Heights)
Let your junior engineer explore hands on STEM activities. (Outer Richmond)
Give your creative teen an opportunity to explore their creative voice. (Laurel Heights)
Learn how to use a scanning electron microscope. (Pier 15)
Connect with a supportive community of toddler parents and learn from parenting experts. (Mission)
Thursday 3/26
Join JAMaROO Kids with your toddler for outdoor musical fun. (SoMA)
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)
Take a cardio and core workout class with your baby. (Sutro Heights)
Take a postpartum yoga class with your little one. (Mission)
Build community with new parents of littles under 6 months. (Mission)
Go to a weekday Easter Egg-Stavaganza. (Fillmore)
Toddlers unite at Toddler Thursday at Salesforce Park. (SoMA)
Bond with dads at a Fatherhood Group. (Inner Sunset)
Friday 3/27
Celebrate toddler Friday with Music Together at Salesforce Park. (SoMA)
End the week with a family-friendly dance party. (Outer Sunset)
Let your child’s creativity and imagination run wild at a Free Day of Play. (Mission)
Build community and learn a new skill at Twist of Tradition: Hands-On Challah. (Laurel Heights)
Toddlers unite at Toddler Friday at Salesforce Park. (SoMA)
Let your kiddo practice drawing and make their own zine. (Sunset)
End the week with a family dance party. (Noe Valley)
Have a roller disco night with the kiddos. (Hayes Valley)
End your week with amazing performances by semifinalists competing for the title of 2026 Teen Poetry Slam Champion. (Civic Center)
📆 Plan Ahead 📆
Things that we’re looking forward to this weekend.
All Weekend
Go see LaunderLand Circus, a fun Pixar meets the Circus show that includes monster laundry, dancing pants and magic portals.
Take your little kiddo to see Alice in Wonderland at Fort Mason.
Saturday 3/28
Sing and dance at a music festival for kiddos in Golden Gate park.
Sunday 3/29
Take your favorite teddy bear for a checkup at the zoo’s Teddy Bear Clinic.
👀 On Our Feed 👀
Posts, threads, and content that made us stop scrolling.
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📖 Tabs We’ve Closed 📖
Things we’ve actually finished.
bye bye bye! See you on Friday!
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