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Habitot will be CLOSED for Thanksgiving November, 26!

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Habitot Children's Museum
2065 Kittredge Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 647-1111
www.habitot.org

 

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The Campaign for Habitot
To secure Habitot’s future, we are rolling out an ambitious $300,000 fundraising campaign this fall – the Campaign for Habitot. Despite our award-winning programs and tens of thousands of annual visitors, Habitot is facing a $100,000 gap in funding this year.  We’ve controlled costs and avoided debt, but cutbacks can only carry us so far. read more

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Meet Author and Psychology Professor Alison Gopnik
Join an intimate conversation with reknown UC Berkeley Professor and author of "The Philosophical Baby" and "The Scientist in the Crib," at the spectacular Piedmont home read more

20% off Tickets to "The Wizard of Oz"
Friends and members of Habitot click here now to find out how you get your super 20% off tickets to this hot-selling show.

Invitation to Participate in UC-Berkeley Infant Study
Habitot parents with children ages 7-20 months are invited to participate in research on crawling and emotion at the Infant Studies Center at UC-Berkeley. Research hopes to uncover how infants’ perceptions and behavior change with the onset of locomotion. The study observes infant behavior in the “Moving Room” and the “Visual Cliff.” read more


Performances & Events

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Free Admission Day is generously sponsored by Mechanics Bank

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Sunday, November 1
9:30 am - 4:30 pm

FREE Admission Day
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a traditional Mexican holiday that honors and celebrates the spirit of deceased loved ones. Enrique Martinez will demonstrate the art of papel picado from 10:00 am to noon. read more
   

Parent's Night Out

Every 4th Friday
Now Year-round!
NEW!
Lower Price for Siblings!

Parern't Night Out!
Friday, November 20
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Drop off your kids for play and fun while parents enjoy a movie or dinner out. $30 per child, $20 for siblings. Pizza for dinner included. Space limited, to reserve call Lydia at 510-647-1111 ext. 14 read more
   
Bowzer's Pizza Pizza Fridays!
Fridays, November 6, 13, 20, & 27
11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Our friends at Bowzer’s Pizza (upstairs on Shattuck Ave.) will deliver child-sized cheese slices on sale for $1 each. read more
Classes & Camps

leaveSummer Day Camps

NEW FORMAT, NEW PRICING, NEW INSTRUCTOR!

PARENT-CHILD DISCOVERY CLASSES

• October 6 - December 18
• 10:00 - 10:30 amdaily except Thursdays
• ages 12 months and up
• $6 drop-in or 10-class pass: $50 or
  Join Family Circle Membership and receive 10 free class passes

Preschool Blues
Breakfast Club
Tot Art with a Twist!
Move and Groove!

For more information, inquire at the time of registration.
To register, call Lydia at 510-647-1111 x 14

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snowflakesSummer Day Camps

December 21, 22, 23 & 28 - 31, 2009
9:15 am - 1:00 pm


Register for one day or all seven!

• ages 3 to 5
• $30 per day; $180 for all 7 days
• Parent participation NOT required
• Sidewalk Drop-off & Pick-up Service Available
• Brownbag lunch


Each weekday morning after Christmas, drop-off children at Habitot's classroom annex for hands-on play and learning celebrating winter!

           • Make real snow
           • Create ice ballons
           • Build sugar snow castles
           • Bake gingerbread cookies
           • Build an igloo
           • Dance like a snowflake in a winter wonderland parade


For more information, inquire at the time of registration.
To register, call Lydia at 510-647-1111 x 14

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Gift Store Discount of the Month
Gift Store Discount of the Month

This month, visitors enjoy a 20% discount on all puzzles: wooden puzzles, magnetic puzzles, and floor puzzles.

 

 

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