San Jose Weekend

Oct 10 to Oct 11

A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.

San Jose stayed dry, cloudy at 71 on Saturday and sunny at 73 on Sunday. The weekend held Pumpkins in the Park at Discovery Meadow, a free kids art trial class, kung fu for kids and an AI web building class.

What the weather did

Saturday

71° / 57°

Cloudy, no rain.

Sunday

73° / 51°

Sunny, no rain.

The weather rule that weekend: Great weather. Stay outside as long as the kids will let you.

Saturday picks

Morning

FREE Kids Art Trial Class | Drawing, Painting & Creativity | San Jose

A free kids art trial class on Concourse Dr covered drawing, painting and creativity.

2050 Concourse Dr ste 66 · Free · Indoors

Afternoon

Pumpkins in the Park - 30th Anniversary!!

Pumpkins in the Park marked its 30th anniversary at Discovery Meadow, an outdoor fall gathering.

Discovery Meadow · $0 to $30 · Outdoors, open sun

2 pm

Kung fu class for kids ages 7-13. (Fist/weapons) Saturday /Sunday @ 2p.m.

My Shaolin KungFu school ran a kung fu class for kids ages 7 to 13, covering fist and weapons forms.

My Shaolin KungFu school · $38 · Indoors

Dinner, sorted · Smart & Final

Sirloin Roast Night, at home

Protein value: about 16 g protein per $

Sirloin Roast Night came from Smart & Final, where a USDA Choice sirloin tip roast gave the most protein for the money in that week's ads, about 16 g protein per $. Sliced thin with rustic bread and strawberries, it was a sit-down dinner without restaurant prices.

USDA CHOICE Boneless Beef Round Sirloin Tip Roast

$5.69/lb

Artesano 20 oz. or Rustik Bread 16 oz.

$2.99

Strawberries 2 lb. Package

$4.99

Ad prices good through Tuesday, Oct 13.

How to cook it: The roast could be browned in a pan, then finished in the oven and sliced thin, with bread and strawberries alongside.

Runner-up dinner · Safeway

Burger Night

Burger Night came from Safeway, where the 80% lean ground beef mega pack was an equally strong protein buy, about 16 g protein per $. Burgers with avocado and a salad blend made a dinner kids could build themselves. Signature SELECT 80% Lean Ground Beef Mega Pack 6-lbs. or more ($4.99/lb, about 16 g protein per $), Hass Avocado, Mango, Eggplant, Cucumber, Red, Orange, Yellow or Green Bell Pepper (4 for $5.00), O Organics Salad Blend 5 to 7-oz. (2 for $7.00).

The weekend bonus

That week's ad had a Whole Foods Market Pumpkin Turmeric Sourdough loaf, and slicing it for toast or a little snack board could double as a kitchen project for kids.