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(1 of ) Enter the pie-eating contest at the Gravenstein Apple Fair. (PD FILE)
(2 of ) Play mini golf near a dinosaur at Pee Wee Golf and Arcade in Guerneville. (Photo by Pee Wee Golf)
(3 of ) Work to save money for something big. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat)
(4 of ) Attend storytime at the Children’s Museum in Santa Rosa. (Photo: Children’s Museum of Sonoma County)
(5 of ) Run a 5K. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(6 of ) Watch Snoopy ice skate at the Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. (Erik Castro/for The Press Democrat)
(7 of ) Play laser tag at Santa Rosa Laser Tag. (Photo by Santa Rosa Laser Tag)
(8 of ) Play Red Light, Green Light at Cal Skate in Rohnert Park. (Photo by Cal Skate)
(9 of ) See Santa come to town in a tugboat in Petaluma. (PD FILE)
(10 of ) Craig and Melanie Baillie of Lincoln, California, left, sit beside a campfire with P.J. and Bill Austin of North Highlands, California to keep warm as fog sets in over Doran Beach Campgrounds in Bodega Bay, Calif., on May 22, 2014. (Alvin Jornada / For The Press Democrat)
(11 of ) Hike the Pomo trail near Jenner. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)
(12 of ) Attend the tree lighting ceremony in Santa Rosa. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)
(13 of ) Go trick-or-treating at the McDonald Mansion in Santa Rosa. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)
(14 of ) Create a Snoopy gingerbread doghouse at the Charles M. Schulz Museum workshop. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)
(15 of ) Go ice skating at "Snoopy's Home Ice" in Santa Rosa. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(16 of ) View mini towns at Train Town in Sonoma. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(17 of ) Check out cars with Dad at Juilliard Park in Santa Rosa. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(18 of ) Go caroling during the holidays. (PD FILE)
(19 of ) Learn where milk comes from at a working farm. (PD FILE)
(20 of ) Go skateboarding at Petaluma’s skatepark. (PD FILE)
(21 of ) Learn how to shoot a bow and arrow at Camp Wa-Tam at Howarth Park. (PD FILE)
(22 of ) Bike the Joe Rodota Trail. ( Press Democrat / Charlie Gesell )
(23 of ) Take a pony ride at Howarth Park in Santa Rosa. (PD FILE)
(24 of ) Attend Healdsburg’s FFA Twilight Parade. (CRISTA JEREMIASON / The Press Democrat)
(25 of ) Love on some ugly dogs at the Sonoma-Marin Fair. (CRISTA JEREMIASON / The Press Democrat)
(26 of ) Drink a milkshake at Lala’s Creamery in Petaluma. (PD FILE)
(27 of ) Peruse the trees at the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Grove in Windsor at Christmastime. (Conner Jay/The Press Democrat)
(28 of ) Attend New Year’s Eve at noontime at the Charles M. Schulz Museum. (Conner Jay/The Press Democrat)
(29 of ) Marvel at nature in Armstrong Woods. (PD FILE)
(30 of ) Ride the huge Ferris wheel at the Sonoma County Fair. (PD FILE)
(31 of ) The City of Santa Rosa hosted the annual easter egg hunt for tots at Howarth Park on Saturday, April 4, 2015. (Photo by John Burgess)
(32 of ) Take a sailing lesson at Spring Lake. (PD FILE)
(33 of ) Slide down the water slide at Ridgeway Swim Center. (JOHN BURGESS / PD FILE)
(34 of ) March in a parade. (JOHN BURGESS / The Press Democrat)
(35 of ) Buy old-fashioned candy at Powell’s Sweet Shoppe. (photo by John Burgess/The Press Democrat)
(36 of ) Take a ride on the Howarth Park train. (JOHN BURGESS / The Press Democrat)
(37 of ) Grow a giant pumpkin. (PD FILE)
(38 of ) Fly through the redwoods on a zip line in Camp Meeker. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat)
(39 of ) Float down the Russian River. (KENT PORTER / PD FILE)
(40 of ) Have a hot dog and see vintage planes on Hot Dog Thursdays at Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat)
(41 of ) Take a ballroom dancing lesson at Nordquist’s. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat)
(42 of ) Choose a live tree at a Christmas tree farm. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat)
(43 of ) Drink hot chocolate at the Warm Puppy Café. (PD FILE)
(44 of ) Learn how to fish at Lake Ralphine. (Press Democrat/ Mark Aronoff)
(45 of ) Take a day trip to Safari West. (PD FILE)
(46 of ) Enjoy one of the many mustard fields in spring throughout Sonoma County. (Scott Manchester/The Press Democrat)
(47 of ) Paddle boats on Spring Lake. (The Press Democrat/ Christopher Chung)
(48 of ) Hike to the top of Taylor Mountain. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)
(49 of ) Walk around Spring Lake. (Crista Jeremiason / The Press Democrat)
(50 of ) Walk or roll to school. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)

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