Join a Special Interest group!
GGMG has revolutionized the way we create groups. You can now join a Special Interest Group online. (They are not created at the Monthly Playgroup Formation Events). Just browse the groups below and click on the one you would like to join. You will then be asked to login to BigTent and continue the registration process. Once you have joined a group, you can access it in BigTent by going to 'my groups' and choosing the name of your new group. You can join as many groups as you would like.

Categories
Book Groups
Excercise Groups
Food-Related Groups
Language and Culture Groups
Miscellaneous
Neighborhood Park and Rec Playgroups

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Don't see a group here that fits your interest? Start a new one! If you are interested in leading a new group based upon specific criteria email us at playgroups@ggmg.org with your concept and criteria. We will create a subgroup for you on BigTent and make it available to all members of GGMG.

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Special Interest Group Name Description
Book Groups
Book Club Fiction Weekday This is a fiction book club that meets during the day on weekdays.
Book Club Fiction Evening This is a fiction book club that meets in the evenings.
Book Club Fiction Weekend This is a fiction book club that meets on the weekends.
Book Club Non-Fiction Weekday This is a non-fiction book club that meets during the day on weekdays.
Book Club Non-Fiction Evening This is a non-fiction book club that meets in the evenings.
Book Club Non-Fiction Weekend This is a non-fiction book club that meets on the weekends.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club A book club for mothers who enjoy sci-fi and fantasy books.
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Exercise Groups
Biking Club This is a biking club.
Golden Gate Park Workout For moms who are interested in getting together for walks, jogs, boot camp style workouts in GGP and Kezar area, 2 to 3 weekday afternoons/eves a week.
Hiking Club Weekday This is a hiking club that meets on weekdays.
Hiking Club Weekend This is a hiking club that meets on the weekends.
Running Club Weekday This is a running club that meets during the day on weekdays.
Running Club Evening This is a running club that meets in the evenings.
Running Club Weekend This is a running club that meets on the weekends.
Surfing Club This is a club for moms to meet up and go surfing.
Tennis Club This is a club for people who like to play tennis and want to arrange times to play with others.
Walking Club Weekday This is a walking club that meets during the day on weekdays.
Walking Club Evening This is a walking club that meets in the evenings.
Walking Club Weekend This is a walking club that meets on the weekends.
Walking with Baby and Dog Club This is a club for walking with babies and dogs.
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Food-Related Groups
Dinner Club with Family This is a club for families (including kids) to have dinner together (either go out or at each other's homes).
Dinner Club Moms Only This is a club for moms to have dinner together (either go out or at each other's homes).
Dinner Co-Op Sunset/Parkside/W. Portal This is a club for moms in the Sunset, Parkside, or West Portal neighborhoods interested in organizing organic dinner co-ops.
Dinner Co-Op Haight/Cole Valley This is a club for moms in the Haight and Cole Valley neighborhoods interested in organizing organic dinner co-ops.
Family Potlucks A weekend potluck for families every one or two months. To be hosted at a park or other public venue or at a member's house if there is a volunteer.
Moms Who Bake A Dessert Social Club for moms who like to bake and get together for dessert socials.
Vegetarian Moms and Children For vegetarian moms and children
Wine Tasting Club This is a wine tasting club.
Working Moms Downtown Lunch Group This is a club for working moms to get together downtown for lunch.
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Language and Culture Groups
British Mums For British Mothers
Canadian Moms For mothers from Canada
Cantonese Speaking Mothers For mothers who speak Cantonese
Czech Moms For mothers that speak czech and want to share the language, food and holidays traditions.
Farsi Speaking Moms For Farsi speaking mothers
French Language & Culture For mothers who love to speak or practice French, and for moms who are interested in French culture
German Language & Storytelling For moms interested in exposing their children to German language through storytelling and meeting other families with an interest in German language & culture.
Hebrew Speaking Moms For Hebrew speaking mothers
Indian and South Asian Moms For Moms who are or have Indian/South Asian children
Irish Mammys For Irish Mothers
Italian Speaking Mothers For mothers who speak Italian
Japanese Speaking Mothers For mothers who speak Japanese
Jewish Mothers Playgroup for jewish mothers and children (not neccessarily hebrew speaking)
Korean Mothers For Korean and Korean-American mothers
Mandarin Speaking Moms For mothers who speak Mandarin in the Richmond District
Spanish Speaking Mothers For mothers and children who speak Spanish.
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Miscellaneous
Almost Single Moms This group is for Moms who have partners that work non-typical hours, i.e. restaurant, medical, hospitality, and travel industry jobs. Moms with babies and kids of all ages are encouraged to join.
Attachement Parenting For mothers interested in attachment parenting, which includes breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby wearing, and child-led scheduling.
Children with Food Allergies

For mothers who are new to raising children with multiple food allergies. Focus on recipes, special considerations for childcare and preschool, and advances in treatments.

Christian Mothers For Christian Moms
Cole Valley/Haight-Ashbury/Nopa Moms Moms in Cole Valley/Haight-Ashbury/NOPA/Sunset area with babies born in 2010 who would like to meet for playdates with kids, socialize, and develop and network for advice, support and babysitting swaps.
Cole Valley/Haight-Ash/Nopa/Sunset Working Moms For working parents in Cole Valley/Haight-Ashbury/NOPA/Sunset area with children born in 2009 who would like to participate in weekend play dates. Dads and/or Moms are welcome at events.
Designer and Artist Moms, Freelance and Non-Freelance Freelance and non-freelance creative professional moms—designers, illustrators, photographers, fine artists—working in a visual field.
Designer and Artist Moms, Freelance Moms who are working as freelance photographers, designers, illustrators and fine artists
Developmentally Delayed Darlings This group is for parents of children with a mild to moderate developmental delay WITHOUT A DIAGNOSIS to support each other in navigating the "alphabet soup" of local specialists and service providers in our search to get our children the support they need - for example, developmental pediatricians, neurologists, geneticists, feeding therapists, PT, OT, and SLP - and for dealing with GGRC, ISPs IEPs and mainstream versus special education, as appropriate. For parents of children who have mild to moderate delays (10%-30% delay) in one or more areas (gross motor, fine motor, speech, cognition) without a diagnosis, it can be a challenge to identify and obtain quality services and a struggle to have them covered by insurance, GGRC, or the school district.
Entrepreneur at Home Moms This is a club for entrepreneur moms.
Expat Moms For mothers who share a unique life experience of being expats - either having returned from abroad or living in San Francisco as an expat today.
For Older Kids For kids between the ages of 3 and 4
Game Club This is a club for people who like to play board/card games.
GGMG Boys Playgroup For mothers with boys
Grief and Loss For parents suffering grief and/or loss due to family hardship (e.g., illness, marital complications), death in the family or pregnancy complications (including miscarriage, stillbirth, etc.)
Investing Club This is a club for moms to discuss investing and money issues.
Knitting Club This is a knitting club.
Law Enforcement Families For families with members who are law enforcement officers
Lawyer Moms For mothers who are lawyers
Lesbian Moms For lesbian moms and their families seeking to meet other similar families for playgroups or family activities.
Mature Mothers A For moms over 40 with babies born BEFORE December 31, 2008
Mature Mothers B For moms over 40 with babies born between January 1 - June 30, 2009
Mature Mothers C For moms over 40 with babies born between July 1 - December 30, 2009
Mature Mothers D For moms over 40 with babies born between January 1 - June 30, 2010
Mature Mothers E For moms over 40 with babies born between July 1 - December 30, 2010
Mature Mothers F For moms over 40 with babies born between January 1 - June 30, 2011
Moms in their 20's For Moms In Their 20's
Moms of Preemies For moms with babies who were born prematurely
Moms Who Juggle Two Children 2008-2011 For mothers who juggle raising two children born between 2008 and 2011.
Movie Club This is a club that meets to go to the movies.
Needlepoint Club For mothers who want to learn/work on needlepoint projects together.
Nerdy Moms For "nerdy moms" who are interested in things like sci-fi books/comics/movies, anime, video games, knitting awesome fake beards and yoda hats, or whatever nerdy things you're into! Example outing with kids would be visiting comic book stores, lunch and play at a park.
Nurse Moms For moms who are nurses (RN, LVN), nurse practitioners (FNP, ANP, PNP, ACNP etc.) and other advance practice nurses such as CRNA, CNM, or CNS.
NYC Moms For moms who used to live in New York City.
Only Child Families For moms who have chosen to raise only one child, born between 2005-2008.
PPD Support Group For mothers who would like support for PPD.
The Richmond Mommy Group For moms with kids of all ages who live in the Richmond.
Scrapbooking Club This is a scrapbooking club.
Secondary Infertility For women experiencing challenges conceiving another child.
Separating Moms For moms separating from their partner who are dealing with issues on custody etc.
Single Moms For single moms. We alternate our meetings between the 3rd Saturday and 3rd Sunday of each month.
SOMA Moms A playgroup for SOMA moms who have a kid(s) born in 2012.
Sunset Mommies For mothers with children of all ages who live in the Inner & Outer Sunset in San Francisco.
Tahoe Moms This is a group for moms who enjoy spending time in the Lake Tahoe area.
Therapist & Social Worker Moms This group is for moms in the mental health and social work fields - MFT, MSW, Psy.D., Ph.D., MD, etc.
Waldorf Inspired Mamas of Toddlers and Preschoolers A playgroup for mamas (and papas) who are interested in Waldorf education and in general, a slowed down, less-is-more approach to raising kids.
Writing Moms For moms who enjoy writing in any form.
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Neighborhood Park and Rec Playgroups
NPRP - Bernal/Glen Park For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Bernal Heights, Glen Park
NPRP - Downtown For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Chinatown, Civic Center, Financial District, Mid-Market, Tenderloin, Union Square
NPRP - Embarcadero For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: South of Market, Treasure Island, South Beach, Mission Bay
NPRP - Excelsior For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Bayview, Dogpatch, Crocker-Amazon, Excelsior, Portola, Vistacion Valley
NPRP - Ingleside For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Ingleside, Ingleside Terraces, Sunnyside, Ocean View, Westwood Park, Westwood Highlands
NPRP - Marina For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Cow Hollow, Presidio, Marina District
NPRP - Mission For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Mission
NPRP - Noe Valley For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Noe Valley
NPRP - NOPA For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Hayes Valley, Alamo Square, NOPA, Duboce Triangle, Corona Heights, Lower Haight
NPRP - Potrero Hill For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Potrero Hill
NPRP - Richmond For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Inner Richmond, Outer Richmond, Sea Cliff
NPRP - Sunset For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Inner Sunset, Golden Gate Heights, Outer Sunset
NPRP - The Heights For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Pacific Heights and Laurel Heights
NPRP - The Hills For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Fisherman's Wharf, Telegraph Hill, and North Beach
NPRP - Twin Peaks For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Twin Peaks, Midtown, Miraloma Park, Clarendon Terrace
NPRP - Upper Haight For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Cole Valley, Haight-Ashbury, Panhandle
NPRP - Upper Market For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Castro, Eureka Valley, Diamond Heights
NPRP - West Portal For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Forest Hill, Parkside, St. Francis Wood, West Portal, Laguna Honda, Lakeshore, Balboa Terrace
NPRP - Western Addition For moms with toddlers who are interested in meeting other moms weekly at a local park or recreation center in the following neighborhoods: Anza Vista, Cathedral Hill, Fillmore, Japantown, Western Addition
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