Free Habitot Hands-on Mobile Museum for Kids 0-8 (Oakland)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Habitot Children’s Museum brings its hands-on exhibits, art, and maker activities for young children and families celebrate play, hands-on learning, and connection to Oakland at the Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center. FREE ADMISSION.

Habitot’s “mini museum” activities are best for kids 0-8, and siblings and adults are encouraged to play, too!

Rocket Building & Tinkering

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

WaterWorks

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

Boat Making & Tinkering

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!

Art, STEM, and Making Stations

Create art using a wide range of materials that encourage “process” and not “product” learning. Experiment with tools and materials without worrying about the mess! Little fingers can touch and engage in sensory learning. Babies and toddlers, parents and kids are welcome to explore and create!

Paintable Wall

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

Ball Run

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

Imagination Playground Blocks

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.

LEGOs

Create your own sculptures and work with others to build whole cities, vehicles, creatures, and more!

Baby Ball Pit

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

This event will be held at Satuday, 4/11/26, 10am-4pm at Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center’s outdoor courtyard in East Oakland. Parking is available in the parking lot just to the right of the yellow-gated entrance. The event space is the first building on the right after the parking lot.

Habitot Children’s Museum is a non-profit organization serving a wide range of families! Thanks to Alameda County First 5, this event is FREE to the public, guaranteeing access for families across socioeconomic backgrounds.

Each registration admits a SINGLE FAMILY GROUP with any combination of children and adults in the same household. Please register for just ONE time slot (1 hour and fifteen minutes) to allow as many families as possible to attend our event.

Register via Eventbrite here (Space is Limited):

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mobile-museum-at-arroyo-viejo-recreation-center-tickets-1984929196660?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.