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Hours:Mon-Thu 9:30am-12:30pm; Fri-Sun 9:30am-4:30pm (Apr-Sep closed on Sun)
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Habitot Children's Museum551
in Berkeley, CA 94707about Habitot Children's Museum:
The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best Museum for Little Kids in the Bay Area, Habitot is a hands-on learning center in Berkeley that features a toddler garden, where kids can pull wooden carrots out of holes, a padded tunnel that's a blast to crawl through, and a miniature cafe and grocery store, among other delights.
The museum also hosts many special exhibits throughout the year, including a Fire Station display that invited kids to step into the role of a fire fighter, and explore it in the way they know best - by touching, climbing, moving things around, and jumping on it.
Classes: Offers a rich selection of classes for children and parents. Among the kids programs: art, ceramics & clay, drama, science, music, dance & movement, carpentry, and cooking, and infant massage. Classes for parents include CPR Training, Toilet Training, Raising Children in Multiracial Families, and Handling Parent Anger. Free drop-in parent or caregiver support groups meet weekly.
Three different birthday party options are offered: museum rental (up to 40 children, fee is $395 for two and a half hours); birthday room rental (up to 8 children, $16.50 per child with a $99 minimum for one and a half hours); or a private party (up to 30 children, fee is $325 for two hours).
Habitot also hosts week-long seasonal camps in the winter and spring. Every week includes: storytelling, art, music, dance, free play with toys, and dramatic play with costumes and props. Nutritious snacks are also served daily.
The museum also hosts many special exhibits throughout the year, including a Fire Station display that invited kids to step into the role of a fire fighter, and explore it in the way they know best - by touching, climbing, moving things around, and jumping on it.
Classes: Offers a rich selection of classes for children and parents. Among the kids programs: art, ceramics & clay, drama, science, music, dance & movement, carpentry, and cooking, and infant massage. Classes for parents include CPR Training, Toilet Training, Raising Children in Multiracial Families, and Handling Parent Anger. Free drop-in parent or caregiver support groups meet weekly.
Three different birthday party options are offered: museum rental (up to 40 children, fee is $395 for two and a half hours); birthday room rental (up to 8 children, $16.50 per child with a $99 minimum for one and a half hours); or a private party (up to 30 children, fee is $325 for two hours).
Habitot also hosts week-long seasonal camps in the winter and spring. Every week includes: storytelling, art, music, dance, free play with toys, and dramatic play with costumes and props. Nutritious snacks are also served daily.
getting there:
From SF: Take I-80, exit at University Avenue, travel east toward the hills, turn right on Shattuck Ave. and right on Kittredge St. From East Bay: Hwy. 24/13, take the Berkeley/Hwy. 13 exit which then becomes Ashby Ave., turn right on Shattuck Ave. and left on Kittredge St. Parking: The Kittredge St garage is located across from the Habitot entrance on Kittredge St. Additional parking is located one block north of the museum in the Allston Way garage. Metered parking is available along the streets and in the Oxford St. parking lot, one block east of the museum. By BART: Use the downtown Berkeley BART station, walk one and a half blocks south, enter the lobby of the Shattuck Theaters and take the immediate stairs to the lower level.
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