Events

COVID Safe! This event happens at your house with your family.

Aspiring artists, young and not so young, can participate in the San Carlos City-wide Art Project sponsored by the San Carlos Lions Club. Pick up a packet that contains project instructions and supplies for the family. Send in your pictures and we'll post them on the Week of the Family web site. Projects can include: Coloring, Valentine's Day Cards, Sidewalk Chalk Art, Rock Painting, or create your own art project and share it.

January 10-21, pick up a packet at...

• 3161 Melendy Drive (Any time)
• Arbor Bay School, Burton Park, 1017 Cedar St. (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Mon-Fri)
• Tierra Linda Middle School Office, 750 Dartmouth Ave. (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Mon-Fri)

The San Carlos Leos Club is sponsoring Valentines cards for local vets. Students are encourage to make cards for Veterans in the VA Hospital and long term care. Show our heros you care.

Card location drop off locations:

• Central Middle School
• Tierra Linda Middle School
• Arbor Bay School
• 111 Palm Ave. San carlos

Do you know everything about the San Carlos Library? Complete our scavenger hunt and see if you discover something new! Join in on this fun SCEF Read-A-Thon activity co-sponsored by the San Mateo County Library!

Come to the front desk and ask about the SCEF Read-a-Thon Scavenger Hunt. There are categories for K-3rd grade and 4th-8th grade! Work at your own pace whenever the library is open through Friday, January 21st. Hope to see you there!

Pre-Register   Registration also available on the day of the event.
During the 2-hour afternoon event, families will assemble easy over 15,000 meals for distribution to people in areas with food insecurity. This event is good for adults, and school-age children.

This city-wide event is sponsored by the following organizations. These groups raised 100% of funding for this project.

• San Carlos Lions Club
• San Carlos Rotary
• San Carlos Kiwanis Club
• San Carlos First Baptist Church
• San Carlos Together
• San Carlos Week of the Family Committee

For more information on Rise Against Hunger: Click Here

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors is hosting a session to make Valentines Day cards for local seniors.

Flyer: Click Here

Enjoy a leisurely walk through the downtown area as you search for items in the windows of local merchants listed on the Scavenger Hunt Sheet. Your entire family will share in the fun as you scan windows seeking the hunt objects. The hunt begins at the San Carlos Museum between 10 a.m. and noon. A list of rules and a hunt sheet will be given to each family prior to the start.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three families with the most correct answers. Winners will be posted on this web site. Dust off your magnifying glass and we’ll see you at the museum.

Andy Z is a multiple award-winning children’s performer, singer/songwriter and educator who combines music, movement, storytelling and character puppets to create an experience that keeps kids engaged and families entertained.

Preschool age and up!

Join the Zoom
San Carlos Week of the Family invites you to join us for a LIVE "Name That Tune" Trivia event for Seniors brought to you by One Life Counseling Music & Memory Program. This LIVE free virtual music game show that is geared towards seniors but is open to anyone of any age, especially those young at heart! Join our interactive host as we test your music knowledge of hits from the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's. Expect lots of interaction, singing, fun facts, and even dancing if the mood strikes you! There will be prizes and time after for more friendly banter.

For more information go to the One Life Counseling page Click Here

We are collecting these critical items to help low-income, special needs middle school students. Please donate.

COVID Safety: No-Contact Drop-off.

Drop-off Location: Arbor Bay Middle School, 1017 Cedar St, San Carlos

The priority for this drive is this 6-8th grade (combo) class of special needs students at McKinley Institute of Technology in Redwood City. If we get more than this class needs, we'll help other classes as nearly the entire school is low-income and has similar needs for basic items.

Requested Items

• Hygiene items: shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, soaps, toothpaste, toothbrushes, laundry detergent
• Feminine hygiene items: tampons, sanitary pads
• Blankets
• Sweatshirts, sweat pants, and sneakers (various sizes to fit 11-14 yr old boys and girls)

For more info:

• Neighbors Helping Neighbors
• Next Door

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors is hosting a session to make Valentines Day cards for local seniors.

Flyer: Click Here

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Come learn about the plants and animals you can find around San Carlos by participating in the Splash of Color native wildlife rock painting event! Art is a great way to use your creativity to spread awareness about important issues, so stop by to have fun and protect what you love. Hosted by the Splash of Color Team, two seniors from Design Tech High School who are painting an upcoming mural in San Carlos and are passionate about environmental advocacy.

Match wits and wizardry in the SCEF Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Trivia Contest on Kahoot. Sunday, January 16, 4pm. Have fun and WIN PRIZES! Sponsored by the SCEF REad-A-Thon and for those signed up, you can add these minutes to your SCEF Read-A-Thon Reading Log & Online Minute Tracker! FREE. Space is limited. Advance registration requested but not required.

To sign up contact events@scefkids.org. See https://scefkids.org/read2022/ for more info.

Since its inception in 1999, the Week of the Family Committee has designated the Monday of the week as a time reserved for families to stay at home and do something specifically with their family. It is hoped that reserving a set time each week for family time will become habit-forming. To show their support, when the event is not on a holiday, San Carlos principals have historically declared Monday, as a "No Homework" night.

Family Activity Day is for everyone. You are encouraged to “adopt” friends and neighbors who would enjoy an evening of family activities.

Ideas for things to do as a family:

• Play board or card games
• Get out the family photo album
• Make up a play or story
• Make dinner—everyone contributes a dish
• Make a family calendar
• Read a book aloud (book lists are available at the library)
• Write letters to grandparents or other family members
• Draw or paint a picture
• Learn how to use a compass
• Pull out your old records, tapes, CDs, then listen to and discuss music
• Tell stories from your family history
• Go to the library
• Bake bread
• Start a family journal
• Sing

Some Interesting links for additional things to do are:

• Disney Things to Do
• Things for Younger Children
• Fun Art Activities
• Dozens of Family Activities at Home

Come join our Cupid Crew and make Valentine Cards for our friends at the Elms Senior Living Facility (in San Carlos)! Use our donated art supplies or bring your own. You don’t have to be a talented artist, just come and join the fun!

Sign Up Optional
Neighbors Helping Neighbors is hosting a session to make Valentines Day cards for local seniors.

Flyer: Click Here

Join the Zoom Meeting
This event is sponsored by the One Life Counseling Center. In this zoom discussion with one of our therapists, Marcie Kay, teens can learn about helpful skills related to time and dealing with related stress with tests, school and colleges. It is targeted for teens 12-18 years of age. Teens will get the opportunity to learn about these skills and to pick the mind of our trained therapists for skills that can help support them.

Free event at Hiller!

Explore the world of flight at the Hiller Flight Night! Located at San Carlos Airport, the Hiller Aviation Museum provides opportunities to climb aboard real airplanes and helicopters, see historic aircraft, and observe real airport action up close! Flight Night participants will have full access to the museum’s interactive exhibits including a fun Kids’ Play Area and the amazing Fantasy Sky interactive area, and the flight simulator lab will be open throughout the evening.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to visit San Carlos’ own family-friendly aviation destination!

Get Info/Buy Tickets    Tickets must be purchased in advance. There are no ticket sales at the door.
San Carlos Children's Theater presents Annie JR.. The cast is made up of students from San Carlos Middle and Upper Elementary schools. Click the above link for more info.

There are four performances:

• January 20 - 7:00 PM
• January 21 - 7:00 PM
• January 22 - 1:00 PM
• January 23 - 1:00 PM

The Reading Bug will have a special extended storytime outdoors in front of the store. Bring a blanket or something small to sit on and then come on in to shop inside afterward!

Join Zoom Meeting
Join this zoom meeting and ask any questions you have on the board gaming hobby. Learn the difference game types, get recommended games for your family, ask rules questions etc. During the session I will be happy to highlight games and even show components from games in my collection of over over 200 game.

Email to Register Please register by January 20 to reserve your seats and get your Zoom link!
Calling all trivia buffs…the games are back!

This event will be held via Zoom. Teams will be limited to 5 people. You can come with a team or you can become part of a team when you arrive. Our fantastic emcee, Matt, will be returning again this year. We encourage you to invite family, friends, and neighbors (trivia buffs or not!) to this fun and engaging community game night in San Carlos. We look forward to another great event this year.

Join Each Green Corner to collect or donate excess backyard produce for donation to Samaritan House.

Harvest Volunteers:
Register    5+ All minors require adult supervision.
Help us harvest backyard produce around town for donation!  All minor volunteers (5-13) must be accompanied by an adult. Volunteer groups will need personal transportation to go from house to house (harvest equipment and fruit bins will be provided).

Produce Donation:
Donate Produce
If you have excess from your home garden and are interested in donating it you can fill out the form on the donate button above. You can either bring your backyard produce to our Redwood High Living Campus Workday or be added to our Harvest Route to have our volunteers harvest it for you!

Register    5+ All minors require adult supervision.
Come help with regular care of our Living Campus garden at Redwood High School! Tasks may include garden maintenance tasks such as weeding, pruning, mulching, and harvesting, as well as specialty tasks like building vertical planting towers and arches.

Come along on an imaginary adventure for Family Storytime. We'll make music together, hear new stories, and learn wiggles that the whole family can enjoy together, from toddlers to grown-ups. Please bring your own blanket/seating and your face masks.

This event is hosted by the San Carlos Library for families with toddlers and preschoolers.

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The Tour de Family Ride takes place on city streets open to regular vehicle traffic. It is open to anyone old enough/able to ride safely in a group, in traffic, and follow all the rules of the road. Children too young to ride safely on the street should ride on parents bike or trailer.

9:00 AM - Noon
Drop by for a bike safety check, tire airing, chain lubing, seat raising, helmet fitting & more with local bike shop pros.

• First 15 participants to register get a free bike mirror
• Kids can learn & practice skills with parents on riding loop
• Everyone welcome

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Tour de Family Ride happens.

• Led by San Carlos Sheriff on bike
• Takes place on city streets open to regular traffic
• Open to anyone able to ride safely in a group, with traffic, and follow the rules of the road(Children too young to ride safely on their own can ride on parent’s bike or in trailer OR they can stay behind on by riding loop.)

Rain Plan: If severe weather (rain, cold, wind), events postponed to Sun Jan 30, same time/place.

For more info:

• Get event details: https://tinyurl.com/Tour-de-Family-Event
• To volunteer (must be vaccinated): https://tinyurl.com/Tour-de-Family-Volunteer
• For questions: sancarlosbikes@gmail.com or 415-806-4632

We are thrilled to announce our SCEF author event with Kate Robinson, author and daughter of Sir Ken Robinson. In the years before he passed away, Sir Ken had been working on a manifesto - a short book that would pull together all of his key arguments and serve as a call to action for the education revolution he spent his life advocating for. His wish was for his daughter, Kate Robinson, to complete the book after his passing, and that it be published posthumously.

This incredible book, Imagine if... Creating A Future For Us All will be out on March 1 and is now available to preorder. We are honored to have Kate join us for a family and educator event on January 23 at 12:00 pm to talk to us about writing, love of reading, the power of imagination, and her upcoming book. We welcome participants to send in questions prior to the event for Kate. We look forward to seeing you there.

To sign up contact events@scefkids.org.

This is a drop-in event sponsored by the San Carlos Parks and Recreation Department and the Parks and Recreation Foundation of San Carlos. Come and play! No registration required!

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the United States. Pickleball is a fun and exciting sport that combines elements of Badminton, Tennis and Ping Pong. It is played on a court the size of a Badminton court, with a low net similar to Tennis, and with what looks like an oversized ping pong paddle and a whiffle ball.

Click here to see the rules.

Cornhole is a game that can be played anywhere and everyone can play cornhole. If you can aim and toss a corn bag 30 feet, you can master the game of Cornhole. Two cornhole platforms and 8 corn bags and you’re ready to play the game.

Click here to see the rules.

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The San Carlos Lions Club is hosting our annual Crab Dinner. Support a number of community projects.

Cost: $65 per meal (Crab, Pasta, Salad, Garlic Bread & Dessert)

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Bake your favorite holiday cookies, bars, brownies, breads to donate to those who serve our community (e.g. police, fire, librarians) as well as those hardest hit by the pandemic (low-income families, seniors). Have fun baking (or buying - but bakery not package) and bring the cookies to Burton Park (Arbor Bay School) for safe-distance drop-off.  And if you have time to make some Valentine's for seniors, you can drop them off at the same time!

Volunteers wanted from about 30 minutes before to 1 hour afterwards (all or part of these times) - to accept collections, remix cookies into sampler plates, and deliver them locally.

Flyer about the Event: Click Here

Facebook link to the event: Click Here

Sign Up / Volunteer
Bake your favorite holiday cookies, bars, brownies, breads to donate to those who serve our community (e.g. police, fire, librarians) as well as those hardest hit by the pandemic (low-income families, seniors). Have fun baking (or buying - but bakery not package) and bring the cookies to Burton Park (Arbor Bay School) for safe-distance drop-off.  And if you have time to make some Valentine's for seniors, you can drop them off at the same time!

Volunteers wanted from about 30 minutes before to 1 hour afterwards (all or part of these times) - to accept collections, remix cookies into sampler plates, and deliver them locally.

Flyer about the Event: Click Here

Facebook link to the event: Click Here