(Berkeley, CA) July, 2010 –
In honor of Habitot Children’s Museum’s Rocketship exhibit, an experienced Habitot educator will present a space-themed activity from 10:45 – 11:15 am, Monday through Saturday each week in July. Children can participate in a different hands-on activity each day. Upcoming activities include creating sculptures of aliens, telling stories about space, perfecting an imaginary moonwalk, designing flying saucer Frisbees, and hula hooping with Saturn’s rings. All activities are free with regular museum admission ($8.50 per person).

About Habitot:

Habitot Children's Museum is the East Bay's award-winning hands-on discovery museum for young children, recently nominated "Best Museum" in the Bay Area in Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect.com’s 2009 Parents’ Pick Awards. In 2008, Habitot won “Best Museum for Little Kids” in the San Francisco Bay Area in the same contest.

Through early childhood learning, parenting education, and community outreach, Habitot helps parents and caregivers raise curious, creative, and confident children. More than 850,000 people have enjoyed Habitot’s interactive exhibits, art programs and classes since the museum’s opening in 1998. Habitot ensures its accessibility for all Bay Area families with its Family and Community Partnerships Program, which brings more than 10,000 low-income and at-risk children into the museum every year through scholarships, subsidized memberships and free admissions days.

For more information please visit http://www.habitot.org