Come play every other day!
Monday - Thursday 9:30 - 12:30
Friday - Sunday 9:30 - 4:30
Giving Tuesday
Save the Date! Tuesday, December 3
We're counting on our members and supporters to make their year end gifts to support Habitot's exhibits and programs on Giving Tuesday, December 3. Gifts that day will be matched by Paypal and Facebook. Read about the impact our donors have made in ourAnnual Report.Details to come!
Shop Through Amazon Smile this Season
Support Habitot at no cost to you by choosing Habitot as your Amazon Smile charity and making all your purchases though this platform. Show. your Amazon Smile registration on your phone at the Front Desk and receive $6 adult admission through December 31, 2019.
Events
DÍa de los muertos Saturday, November 2
9:30 - 4:30 Art Studio: Help your toddler make tissue paper marigolds, and decorate a sugar skull with frosting and sprinkles! Museum: Add your flower to the ofrenda, or take your flowers home. Watch a demonstration by papel picado master, Enrique Martinez, between 10-12. Ages: 0-5, but all ages welcome!
Rainbow Family Fun Night Wednesday, November 6
5:30 - 7:30
FREE monthly support group is open to all LGBTQ parents and their children. Come connect, share experiences and exchange ideas while kids enjoy playtime and pizza in the museum. Donations always welcome. Register
November Puppet Show
"Tails of Fall" Sunday, November 17
9:30-10:00
Local puppeteer Toni “Tone” Mikulka performs “Tails of Fall” in which animal friends tell about their fall adventures. Children are curious about how the animals prepare for the cold and the rain of winter. Join us for tales of tails. Register
Fall Family Fun Night Friday, November 22
5:30 - 7:30
Come enjoy special Museum hours with your family. The Art Studio will have special fall themed activities. The painting wall will be open to create a collaborative masterpiece; you can also make imaginative sculptures together using our recycled Art Cart.
A huge collection of giant blue building blocks will fill our main space. Come build ramps, houses, castles and roads in our Imagination Playground.
For Adults
• Relax and enjoy a glass of wine and light snacks
• Make friends with other families of little ones
• PLAY with your fascinating & creative kid!
For Kids
• Snack on some pizza and juice
• Make friends and show your grownups around
• Extra Museum time to play, play, play!
Parents' Night Out Friday, November 15
5:30 - 9:30
$44 child/$34 siblings
Enjoy a date night out! Drop off your kids, 2-7 years old, for play and fun at Habitot while you enjoy an evening out! Cheese pizza for dinner included. More Info
Winter Camp Registration is Open! December 26, 27, 30, 31
January 2, 3
9am - 2pm
$75/day
Explore the theme of winter! Make sugar cube igloos, learn about animals that like snowy locations, and create a winter wonderland. Campers will discover new concepts and engage in open-ended exploration through hands-on science activities and art projects. Contact Jenniferreservations@habitot.org
1-510-647-1111 x 14
Weekly Events
Jamaroo Wednesdays
FREE with admission 10:30 - 11:00am Jamaroo Kids teacher, Kelty, will get those wiggles out while helping little kids develop coordination, strength, balance, flexibility, and self-esteem.
Pizza Fridays
11:30am -12:30pm
Easy peasy pizza lunch gives you more time to play! The pizza comes in kid-size slices that are $1.50 each. Parents are welcome to fill up on kid slices too.
STEM Saturdays
Color Dancing Milk!
No STEM Saturday on Nov 2
(Join us to make sugar skulls)
FREE with admission 2:30 - 4:30
Mixing just three ingredients creates a mesmerizing effect. Learning to observe - and seeing changes - are key to asking "why?" and early science learning in young children. Try It
Recycled Art Sundays
FREE with admission 10:00am - 2:00pm
Ecology Center staff will be our special guests on Sunday, November 17, to help make musical instruments from recycled materials. Join us for "Jamming with Junk" with sound artist Sarah Witsch. The rest of the month, let your imagination go wild! The Recycled Materials Art Cart holds industry cast-offs, and both unusual and household items that would otherwise be destined for the dump.
Sponsored by.
Art At Home
Pumpkin Moon Sand
November is pumpkin season. Hurrah! Here’s a fun and easy recipe for Pumpkin-scented Moon Sand courtesy of Growing a Jeweled Rose.
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