Starting this Saturday, February 14, public school students have the week off for midwinter recess. If you are in need of child care, there are lots of enriching school break camps in Marin and all over the Bay Area. But if you're lucky enough to have the time off, too, there's lots of fun to be had.

Friday, February 13

Sing & Dance with Miss Kitty, 10:30am, ages 0-8 years, San Rafael Library.

Infant Gourmet 101: Making Fresh, Easy, and Tasty Food for Your Little One, 10:30am-noon, 0 – 12 months, with Cristina Serafyn, co-owner of Baby Bites, Parents Place.

YouthSpark Winter Camp, 3:30pm, ages 11-13, Microsoft Store, Corte Madera.

Family Lantern Night, 5-6:30pm, Experience winter in the park with a lantern walk, which will conclude around a cozy fire with storytelling and hot chocolate. Bring a story to share! Rob Hill Campground, San Francisco.

Creativity Workshop with Benesse, 11am-3pm, Celebrate your creative side with activities designed to get you thinking. Make light fly, create music with pen and paper, and animate a light cube. Benesse Corporation will be here, all the way from Japan, to showcase some of its best activities for lifelong learning, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley.

Saturday, February 14, Valentine’s Day

Saint Valentine's Festival, 9:00am - 2:00pm, Celebrate Saint Valentine’s with the whole family at the Marin Country Mart Farmers Market, include, sugar cookie decorating, a creative reuse heart art project, an old-fashioned photo stand, face painting, pony rides, and lovely live music. Marin Country Mart, Larkspur.

Rick’s Broom Patch, 9am, ages 5+, Meet at the gate at the end of Freitas Parkway in San Rafael.

Junior Chef Class, 10am, ages 9–13, 52 New Foods: Stir Frying, Williams-Sonoma, The Village at Corte Madera.

YouthSpark Winter Camp, 12pm, ages 11-13, Microsoft Store, Corte Madera.

Share-a-book Dogs, 1pm, grade K+, Practice your read aloud skills with a Marin Humane Society SHARE-a-Book dog in a supportive atmosphere. Sign up for a 15-minute appointment by calling 415-389-4292 x4741, Mill Valley Library.

Towering Trees of Muir Woods, 1:30pm, use your senses to explore the woods.

Bessie Coleman Biography Storytime and Airplane Craft, 2-3pm, read a short biography about the Bessie Coleman, the first African-American female pilot. We’ll then make our own airplanes out of clothespins and popsicle sticks, Marin City Library.

Evening Hike on the Big Rock Trailhead, 4pm, unwind as we end a beautiful winter day on the Lucas Valley Preserve to see one of the best sunset viewing spots in Marin Open Space, Meet at the Big Rock trailhead in San Rafael.

Candlelight Tour, 6:30pm, Fort Point, San Francisco.

Harriet Tubman & The Blues, 11am, Marcus Shelby presents a musical tribute to freedom fighter, Civil War hero, and Women’s Suffrage champion Harriet Tubman, this concert will be followed by a Family Workshop in Joe Henderson Lab,Miner Auditorium, San Francisco.

Tết - Tết Festival, 10:30am-5:30pm, Vietnamese New Year filled with live entertainment, great food, games, and much more, United Nations Plaza, San Francisco.

Family Volunteer Day at Mountain Lake, 9-10:30am, snacks provided, San Francisco.

Creative Family Fun: Chinese New Year Fans, 11am-4pm, ages 5-12, Presidio Officers Club, San Francisco.

Afternoon Art, 1pm and 4pm, make a leather medicinal bag, Randall Museum.

Drop-In Science, 10:30am, manipulate polymers and make a bouncy ball, Randall Museum.

Flower Market Fair, 10am-8pm, Chinatown.

Bob Marley's Three Little Birds, 11am & 2pm, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley.

Mad Hatter Valentine’s Tea Party, 10am-12:30pm, crafts and Valentine’s Day fun! Make your own Cheshire cat smile, mad hatter hats, cute caterpillars, and more, Schultz Museum, Santa Rosa.

Calling All Red-Haired Girls, 10am-5pm, all red-haired kids get free admission, Schultz Museum, Santa Rosa.

A Botanical Valentine's Day Tea, 10am & 1pm, registration required gardenprograms@berkeley.edu, 510-643-2755, UC Botanical Gardens, Berkeley.

Children’s Fairyland, Oakland

Family Science Days, 11am-5pm, San Jose Convention Center.

Sunday, February 15

Headlands Helping Hands: The Great Backyard Bird Count, 9:30am, It is time for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count, and we need your help! Learn how to identify Marin County frequent flyers while counting birds around Rodeo Lagoon, Sausalito.

Creative Family Fun: Chinese New Year Fans, 11am-4pm, ages 5-12, Presidio Officers Club, San Francisco.

Down Time Music, 12:30-1pm, explore bluegrass instruments like the mandolin and fiddle, Contemporary Jewish Museum.

Mr. Lunch Adventure Maps, Mr. Lunch loves to go on adventures. Where would you like to go? Create an adventure map filled with waterways, forests, exotic cities, or whatever you choose! Contemporary Jewish Museum.

Flower Market Fair, 9am-6pm, Chinatown.

Bob Marley's Three Little Birds, 11am & 2pm, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley.

Children’s Fairyland, Oakland

Family Science Days, 11am-5pm, San Jose Convention Center.