(Berkeley, Ca) August 11-16, 2008—
Habitot Children's Museum's Camping Out Week offers children ages 0 – 6 an artistic, adventurous excursion "in the woods"! These fun and safe indoor activities are a great introduction to camping for toddlers, and a way for families to 'practice' for the great outdoors! Little campers will enjoy building a tee-pee using grass, leaves, and sticks; painting and decorating rocks for a rock garden; and creating a giant tree sculpture with clay.

Families can make paper fish out of tissue paper, glitter and shiny materials, and use poles to go fishing in Lake Habitot. For those who love creepy-crawlies, there's the opportunity to design giant spiders and caterpillars, or admire a terrarium of live crickets. After designing their very own bird feeders from milk cartons, cardboard, and colorful materials, children will end an exciting day by listening to stories about the outdoors around a "campfire."

About Habitot:
Habitot Children's Museum is the East Bay's award-winning hands-on discovery museum for young children. Through early childhood learning, parenting education, and community outreach, Habitot helps parents and caregivers raise curious, creative, and confident children. 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.

More than 750,000 people have enjoyed interactive exhibits, art programs and classes since the museum's 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.

For more information about Habitot's events and free days, please visit http://www.habitot.org