(Berkeley, CA) Friday, October 6, 2006 —
Celebrate the Autumn Harvest Festival at Habitot Children's Museum on Friday, October 6 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm when the moon is at its fullest. Make paper lanterns with recycled materials and mooncake cards with Chinese calligraphy in the Art Studio. Listen to multicultural storytelling at 10:30 and 11:30 am and 3:00 pm, and sample mooncake filled with lotus seed or red bean paste and Jasmine tea at 3:30 pm. FREE Admission Day sponsored by BNP Paribas.

Habitot is located on 2065 Kittredge Street in downtown Berkeley. Admission is $6 per child and $5 for accompanying adults. For updates on events and programs, please call (510) 647-1111 or visit Habitot's website at www.habitot.org.

Habitot Children's Museum is the East Bay's award-winning hands-on discovery museum for young children. Its mission is to nurture and enrich the lives of young children, their families, and the adults who care for them by providing an environment for early childhood learning and exploration, parenting education and community outreach. Habitot ensures its accessibility for all Bay Area families through its Family Outreach Program that brings more than 8,000 low-income and at-risk children into the museum every year through scholarships, subsidized memberships and free admissions days.

More than 500,000 people have enjoyed the museum's interactive exhibits, art programs and classes since its opening in 1998. Not just a place to entertain young children, Habitot provides resources and support for early childhood learning, parenting success, and community connection.