Mobile Museum Frank H. Ogawa Plaza (Oakland) 4/9

Habitot is partnering with Oakland Head Start to present our traveling "mini museum" of mobile exhibits plus art, STEM, and maker activities during the "Week of the Young Child." Our exhibits and activities are best for kids 0-5, and siblings and adults are encouraged to play, too!

The event will be held at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. This location is BART accessible with easy freeway access.

Each ticket is a SINGLE FAMILY GROUP ticket and will admit any combination of children and adults in the same household. Please register for just ONE time slot (1 hour an fifteen minute) to allow as many families as possible to attend our event.

We recommend that masks be worn by all individuals over the age of two, although they are not required at this time. For more information on our current COVID-19 protocols, please visit COVID-19 Policy for Pop-ups.

Launch your handmade rocket 15ft into the sky with a hand-cranked air pressure contraption. New for 2023, use the same hand-cranked air pressure contraption to launch a vehicle down a 10 ft track!

Design, build, and decorate a rocket from recycled materials. Test how it high it launches in the new rocket launcher. Decide if your make-and-keep needs anything added to it or taken away. A fun design activity!

Playing with water is a learning opportunity! Explore boats, funnels, buckets, and streams to learn about the properties of water, and just have fun!

Design, build, and decorate a boat from recycled materials. Test how it floats and sails in the water table. Decide if your make-and-keep boat needs anything added to it or taken away. A fun design activity!

Create art and engage in maker activities with a wide range of materials that encourage "process" and not "product" learning. STEM experiments also help children learn basic science and math concepts. An art making table for 2's and younger is new for 2023.

Imagine an entire mural created by children on our giant paintable wall. Nontoxic washable paint.

Design your very own ball run with endless combinations of tubes, gutters, and more on our giant magnetic wall!

Build a fort, ball ramps, or anything you can imagine with Imagination Playground’s big foam blocks. This is a great activity for making new friends as you build together.

Just for the littlest ones — a waterless pool filled with multi-colored plastic balls. Lots of giggles.

Habitot's 2024 Mobile Museum Tour supported in part by the State of California Department of Natural Resources (California Cultural and Historical Endowment), the California Art Commission, and Chevron.

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