Who wouldn't get excited upon hearing that they're about to embark on a "space mission"? For space enthusiasts, the Challenger Learning Center provides
hands-on, realistic, simulated space missions for people ages six and up (public missions are geared towards
those 11 and up). The activities here are unique in that they encourage participants to work together and perform activities similar to astronauts, scientists and engineers.

Reservations are required for all public missions, which are held intermittently throughout the year - check the website for schedules. Missions can also be booked for school and scout groups, birthday parties, and corporate team-building sessions.

In the summer, the center's one-week and two-week day camps allow children to engage in all sorts of space themed activities, including hands-on workshops, simulated missions, and field trips. The camps are open to kids between third and eighth grades.

Childtime Learning Centers offer childcare and afterschool programs for infants and kids up to age 12.

Einstein Enrichment Center offers tutoring and enrichment for kindergarten through college in all subject areas. Summer camp enrichment programs are also offered for grades one through five.

The Giant Steps Early Learning School curriculum offers a unique and fun approach to learning which integrates phonics, literature, math, art, music, science, computers, and outdoor play. Summer enrichment programs are also offered.

The San Antonio Park and Recreation Department teams up with local school districts to provide Kid Quest, a self-monitored, supervised eight-week summer program for children at more than 60 sites throughout the city. Activities include recreation games, sport, arts and crafts, and an enrichment program in art and science.

Class size is limited and program slots fill quickly. An annual mass registration is held each spring at the Alamodome.

The San Antonio Park and Recreation Department teams up with local school districts to provide Kid Quest, a self-monitored, supervised eight-week summer program for children at more than 60 sites throughout the city. Activities include recreation games, sport, arts and crafts, and an enrichment program in art and science.

Class size is limited and program slots fill quickly. An annual mass registration is held each spring at the Alamodome.

The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best day camp for little kids in San Antonio, Saint Mary's Hall Summer at the Hall program offers athletic, academic, fine arts, and for-credit classes to people ages three through adult.

The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best museum for big kids in San Antonio, the Witte's permanent exhibits include dinosaur skeletons, cave drawings, wildlife dioramas, and some live animals (bees, spiders, and snakes live in the Texas Alive exhibit).

Several historic homes have been reconstructed on the campus, which also features the very popular H-E-B Science Treehouse, where kids can experiment with simple machines, LASERs, sound, electricity, air, and weather.

The general admission price includes the exhibits in the main building, the Witte Backyard, and the H-E-B Science Treehouse. Some special exhibits require an additional fee or surcharge.

Birthday parties may be held at the museum on Saturdays and Sundays. Or try an "after hours" party at the H-E-B Treehouse, available Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Sunday, 5:30pm-7:30pm. Call 210.357.1896 to reserve a date.

Private camp-ins for birthdays, classrooms, or scout troops are also available.

The museum's Summer Camp, Adventure Club, hosts week-long programs for kids entering kindergarten through grade 5. Sessions run Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm