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Grab & Go Kids: Eat Pizza, Walk It Off

A community walking program, pizza night for a good cause and a family fun night with rock climbing — pick and choose from this week's array of activities.

Each Wednesday Patch brings you best bets for family and children's activities.

1. 

Where/When: Community Center Park, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 to 9 a.m.

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Why Go: Have your family start the day off with a great form of exercise. Walk with other community members of all ages and make some new friends

Pricing: Free

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2. ZOOKIDS: PAWS AND CLAWS

Where/When: Oakland Zoo, Saturday, March 19, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Why Go: Sign up your kids, ages 4 and 5, for a special program that includes a mini-hike, crafts, games and learning about how paws and claws help animals survive.

Pricing: $20 (members), $23 (non-members); pre-registration required.

3. 

Where/When: Pizza Patio in Fremont; Saturday, March 19 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Why Go: Support the The Kruzin for a Cure team to raise funds for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Who doesn't like pizza?

Pricing: Varies. Present this and 15 percent of the proceeds will go to the team.

4. FAMILY FUN NIGHT

Where/When: City Beach in Fremont; Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m.

Why Go: Let the kids enjoy rock climbing and inflatable bounce houses while the parents dine at the restaurant and play a game of foosball or table hockey.

Pricing: $10

5. LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE

Where/When: Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Centennial Drive, Berkeley; daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Why Go: Check out exhibits like the KidsLab, a multisensory play area including larger-than-life blocks, a crawl-through kaleidoscope, the Gravity Wall, a puppet theater and a reading area, or explore the skies in an interactive planetarium.

Pricing: $6-$12; free for children ages 2 and under.

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