We love this surf camp and come every year. Nick is awesome and my son also loves all the other…read morecamp counselors who are helpful and fun to be with. It's a great camp. Also, Bolinas is the best place in all of Northern CA for kids to learn how to surf. We are ready to sign up for 2024 summer surf camp!

My boy (11) who is a strong pool swimmer has done this camp 2 times in two year. 1st time he was…read moreable to catch a wave or two w some help...2nd time he was catching waves easily himself and even went out further. Nick and his counselors focus on safety, learning, and fun. They are experienced and clearly knows the location. I never had a doubt about safety and my boy is excited to come back next year.

I attended men's surf retreat this past weekend and am really enthused about it. Nick's a brilliant…read moreteacher and great host, generous in sharing knowledge. Great conversations, excellent company, really good food (if you're lucky, you might enjoy a fish Nick caught the day before); everything was beyond expectations. Accomodations are comfortable and really clean ('glamping' with access to big house whenever desired). All the other activities out of the water also wonderful. ....And absolutely top-notch instruction & wisdom re: surfing (interesting 'big picture' stuff, along with all the technical/body-mechanics stuff).

I had the pleasure of attending one of Pacific Coast Surf Lessons' all-women surf retreats in…read moreBolinas last month. It was a truly special experience I would recommend to any beginner or intermediate surfer. Kyla and Lilja were thoughtful, gracious hosts who made me feel at home right away. They accommodated my special diet (the food was delicious!) and facilitated a relaxed environment that allowed the group to connect while immersing in Bolinas, which is such a magical part of the coast. Kyla and Lilja are genuine, lovely people who are easy to talk to, experienced, and are clearly passionate about surfing and bringing people together to create memorable, impactful experiences. I can't wait for my next women's retreat!

We were introduced to Camp EDMO last summer (2019) and we were so happy with it!…read more My oldest daughter was 7 at the time and she had never gone to a day camp without her friends. She was very nervous during that first drop-off, but by the end of the day she was hooked! She learned a lot about space and built some really cool things that she still has today! My daughter made friends and had a lot of fun with the counselors at Camp EDMO in Petaluma. She's excited to go back again this year!

Great experience for my daughter. She had a lot of fun. The tutors were kind and professional. I…read morewill defiantly look at signing her up for more classes.

We have been sending our kiddos at San Anselmo Preschool and Super Summer Adventure for some time…read morenow and are so psyched to be there again this summer. It's such a great classic summer camp experience - riding bikes on the playground, awesome arts and crafts, fun field trips. But honestly what makes it for us is the staff. This isn't your summer camp run by 16-18 year olds - the counselors are professionals when it comes to taking care of children and have made a career it of it. To me that makes a huge difference. My kids just love to play there.

We sent our 5 yo last summer and was pretty disappointed. The website made it look great however it…read moreseemed like the themes were an after thought and the camp counselors were barely interested. It felt more like a babysitting service than a camp. They actively discouraged us from joining the field trip on Friday maybe because she was on the younger side? By that time we were not feeling great about the supervision anyway. We saw several interactions between kids where there was no engagement from staff to help resolve conflicts. We did several camps and this was the only one my daughter asked not to return to.

Amazing teacher and class room fun! Our 2 yo son loved being immersed in Spanish while playing with…read morekids his age. Great music and energy in a beautiful space!

What a gem! The teachers are so nice, supportive, engaging, and amazing energy to have around your…read morelittle one. My daughter does not speak/understand English so I was unsure if it made sense for her. That said, it's still SO much fun and she definitely still enjoyed it. She's 17 months old and daycare was closed for the holidays so she was looking for indoor activities! While the times don't work for us to be regulars, we will definitely look to do drop-ins when daycare is closed.

My 14 year old daughter grew up at MEGA. She started in regular classes at age 4 and then at 11…read moremade the commitment to join the Junior Olympics (JO) Team. She loves gymnastics because she loves being a part of the MEGA gym. She learned so many important life lessons through her experience. Cassie, the owner, has created a special environment for all kinds of gymnasts. She is a wonderful leader and instructor.

My daughter had private lessons with Cassie during our short visit and she was wonderful and…read moreexceeded our expectations. !! I feel so lucky to have been guided to MEGA and even more lucky to have connected with Cassie. Thank you so much for all you did for my daughter!

This suburban farm offers horse boarding, riding lessons, kids camps and birthday parties…read more We have friends who's daughter attended their summer camp and loved it. Based on their experience we decided to have our daughter's 6th birthday party here and it was great fun for all. For Birthday parties you essentially have the exclusive use of a little park-like area in the center of the farm that has a play structure, picnic tables, a good number of shady trees and a small barn with petting-zoo type animals. The party rentals are two hours, with the first hour offering pony rides and during the second hour the petting zoo barn is open. We had two pony's at a time for the kids to ride, and with 10 kids that worked out to about two rides each. This was perfect timing so that we could do Pizza and cup cakes after the pony rides, then once the kids were done eating they excitedly ran over to pet the animals in the petting zoo. For the petting zoo portion there were chickens, pigs, bunnies, goats, sheep and a miniature horse the size of a large dog. The kids LOVED petting and brushing the animals. You don't need to add any additional activities or entertainment for the kids because the two hours are nicely full. The kids were constantly in motion and playing on the play structure when not riding a pony or in the petting zoo. All the kids seemed thrilled with the activities and were having tons of fun. All-in-all the process of having a party here, from reserving the day to clean up afterward, is pretty smooth. The only downside was a multi-page contract form that had to be signed by the parents of all the kids. The forms have to be returned to the hostess and the hostess then returns them to the farm with a guest list, as one packet, the Thursday before the party. It would be easier if the parents could just do the form on-site, but I'm guessing that the management wants to be sure the parents read it fully and agree to the terms in advance. But despite the paperwork I highly recommend Morning Star to anyone with grade school age kids.

Kid's Birthday party review…read more Discovered via local moms club and "background checked" on yelp, we decided to have our son's 4th birthday party at Morning Star and I prayed it would live up to its stars b/c we had friends driving from Concord, SF, and beyond to attend. The verdict is that we'd give it a 6th star if we could! The things we loved were that they have a covered option in case of rain, a sweet playground at the uncovered area, where the 2-5 yr olds had a total blast, and a little petting zoo. The trainer Rachel, who led the kids and ponies, two by two, was a pro and helped even the nervous kids feel confident. Each kid got about two rides, which was perfect. The owner helped us set up tables and put up a shade/rain structure since it had rained all morning and we weren't sure if we'd need it. Also, $200 for a 2-pony party for two hours is a great deal in my book, esp compared to $800-1,000 Discovery Museum party price tag (we love it there too, just, gulp). The only down side, as others noted, is the release forms. They are necessary of course, but the onus of getting each family to sign them and submit before the party is on the party-thrower. It is time consuming up front and I wasn't making any friends for a while there, but it makes it so guests don't have to mess with forms when they get there. One idea is to have people use CamScanner or another scanning app on their phones so it can all be done electronically, and to leave a few day's cushion for missing forms. Lastly, I appreciated that all of the animals looked very well-cared for and the whole property was clean and inviting.

My children love love love this camp! I have a son who is 7 and another who is 5. They have been to…read moreseveral camps and they both tell me repeatedly that Camp Funderblast is their absolute favorite camp. Veronica, the woman who runs the camp, is absolutely amazing. She is creative and cheerful and energetic and warm and welcoming. My children adore her. They also love the other camp counselors ( who apparently have funny names like marshmallow etc). There is swimming and storytelling and hiking and game playing and exercise and arts and crafts etc. My very active (and easily bored) 7 year old comes back from camp each day filled with stories of his day and excited to go back the next day. We love this camp and plan to keep going!

I would caution any parent considering this camp. I was asked to pick up a child whom I had never…read morepicked up before, and no one at the camp was familiar with me. When I arrived, I told the director, Tiger/Troy, which child I was there to pick up. Without any hesitation or apparent verification, he summoned the child over the walkie-talkie. He did not ask for my name, check my identification, confirm that I was authorized to pick up the child, or otherwise verify my identity. There was apparently no meaningful attempt to establish that I was the person I claimed to be before releasing a child to me. As a parent, I find this deeply disturbing. Child pickup and release should be one of the most basic and important safety procedures at a summer camp. A stranger should not be able to walk in, name a child, and have that child sent over without any identity or authorization check. What concerns me even more is that this was not a minor administrative oversight--it was a failure of a fundamental child-safety protocol. Parents entrust camps with their children expecting that there are safeguards in place to prevent exactly this kind of situation. I would strongly encourage parents to ask this camp exactly what procedures they have in place for verifying authorized pickups and whether those procedures are actually followed. Based on my experience, I would not feel comfortable relying on this camp to adequately protect a child during pickup.