Thanks to SF Bay Guardian and anyone (and everyone) who nominated us for their locally-grown Small Business Award. Best of all, we won in the Women in Business category. We couldn’t have asked for a better Mother’s Day gift.

Marriage with kids is nothing like marriage without. Our favorite clinical psychologist of early parenthood support, Dr. Jessica Michaelson, will discuss the long, bumpy transition, plus answer your burning questions on salvaging and recreating your relationship. Friday night talk followed by Q&A with wine and potluck snacks throughout (and possibly a trip to Nicks Bar [...]

Before I became a mom at the age of 41, I was many things, including a hip-hop artist. Mostly, I did hip-hop theater, a solo show about fighting sexism in music.  But I also rocked many a mic in the club.  Little did I know that these skills would come in handy in my new [...]

Love First Fridays but can’t handle the crowds/mayhem mixed with the Ergo/stroller?  If you haven’t been to Temescal Alley’s First Friday, you’re in for a treat. There’s lots of kids (mayhem on a smaller scale) groovy parents, wine, foodie pop-ups, music and new works from emerging artists. HackerMom Wendy Renz’s newish store Walrus (upcyclers of vintage [...]

I love connecting people with nature and am continually amazed at how the right natural environment brings out creativity, bravery and independent thinking in humans of all ages. –  HackerMom Laura Henry HackerMom and Landscape Designer Laura Henry of Where The Wild Things Grow and Christianna Lenox, a permaculture and edible playscape expert, will be teaching this [...]

We will forever be grateful to those who pledged dollars towards our successful Kickstarter campaign. We are working hard to send our “gifts” in the mail over the next couple weeks.  Dozens of hand-made artwork were made by our kids,  booby hats were lovingly knit and t-shirts finally arrived. What’s left?  A promise to send 50 [...]

Soul. Funk. Cello. Digital. Beatbox. Silly, darn fun. Hacker Sprouts  welcomes the wacky, modern and funky sounds of puppeteer Toni Tone and Cello Joe’s Digital Music and Cello Beatbox Lab for Kids (ages 2-7. Babies welcome too.) Two more Saturday morning sessions: 3/23 & 3/30, 10am. Here’s what’s coming up next session: 1) Getting the [...]

BIG LOVE for our inspiring hacker homies, hubbies and community: Workshop Weekend‘s the epitome of peer-learning and welcomes kids. Buds at Sudo Room hackerspace starting a hacker radio station! Ace Monster Toys giving us laser cutting education. Met amazing women in computing at O’Reilly conference like Latinas Who Code, Black Girls Who Code, Hackbright Academy, Femgineer. We’d like to host some women/kid [...]