Upcoming events and important dates: Summer Camp registration begins Monday, March 17 get a spot for your child at one of our many weeklong camp programs. Win one of the many amazing auction items at this year's fund-raising gala, Playdate 2008. Puppet Play and Swingin' Jazz comes to the Museum for Saturday performances, get your tickets today!

P.S. We will be CLOSED Sunday, March 23 for Easter Sunday.

Summer Camp: June 16 - August 22
Camps are not available the week of June 30 − July 4.

March 17: General registration begins!

Tiger Art

Puppets and Jazz come to the Museum.  

Mission Toy:

• Beautiful Toy: Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
  Saturday, March 15
  11 a.m.
• Hands on Imagination: Puppet Workshop
  Create with Tim Giugni a soft form puppet!
  Saturday, March 15
  1 p.m.
• Frank Tozzi:Frank and the Wolf
  Saturday, March 29
  11 a.m.

Jazz Performance:

• Dmitri Matheny: Jazz Concert
  Saturday, March 22
  11 a.m.

Swing Into Spring with the Dmitri Matheny Group! Matheny and his all-star jazz band with special guest composer/pianist Jon Jang will present the premier of an all new springtime show for kids and families.Swing Into Spring offers a fun-filled, hour-long, interactive intro to the joy of music, and the many styles and sounds of jazz! Click here for more information and to buy tickets.

Puppet Making

Dmitri Matheny

An Evening by the Cove
Saturday May, 3
Fort Baker Beach
6 p.m. - Midnight

Take part in silent and live auctions, with items capturing the unique spirit of the Museum, and a wonderful dinner within sight of the Golden Gate Bridge.

• A custom Garden Playhouse by Barbara Butler.
• Race Audi’s 2008 R8 sports-car at the Infineon Raceway
• Outfit your patio with a chic collection from Restoration Hardware.
• Relax into a Hawaiian vacation at the Grand Hyatt Kauai
• Sea kayak at the San Juan Islands on a Family Multi-sport Vacation
• A Museum Sleepover with bedtime stories by Craig Frazier
• Mystery Package from celebrity chef and TV personality Tyler Florence.

For pricing and information click here.

*We are happy to welcome Tyler and Tolan Florence who will be in attendance at Playdate 2008* 

Chef Tyler Florence

Barbara Bulter Garden Playhouse

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Traveling Exhibition
Top Secret Mission Toy developed by the Canada Children's Museum just opened. Come check it out if you haven’t already done so.

Other Lives, Other Work
We recently opened a charming temporary show in our Studio 10 Gallery. It features art work by the Bay Area Discovery Museum staff. Lots of hidden talent hiding right here in plain sight!

Willow Maze
The maze in Lookout Cove just got a big re-weaving to make it last for another year. Come see it soon! Read a post about it on our blog and check out our flickr pictures.

The museum is looking for someone to donate a car seat or a booster seat.  To anyone who may be able to donate a functional car seat and booster seat we will gift one Admit 5 pass. 

If you happen to be shopping for a new car seat there are some deals on Amazon right now til the end of the month on car seats, with up to 50% off.  Click here to view.

To donate a car seat and/or booster seat contact
Mary Hiller-Davidson at 415-339-3906 or email her at mhillerdavidson@badm.org. 

During the month of April, Member's of the Bay Area Discovery Museum will receive special discounts at select local businesses and Museums!

Show your membership card at the following businesses to receive your discount all throughout the moth of April.

Exploratorium - 50% off admission for the month of April!
Museum of science, art and human perception.

Ambassador Toys - 10% off
San Francisco - West Portal, Embarcadero Center
Northstar Village-Truckee, CA
Town & Country Shopping Center-Palo Alto- opening April 2008

Pasta Pomodoro - 10%off
Strawberry Village location, Mill Valley

M Clothing - 10% off
Corte Madera, Healdsburg, and Danville

Goodnite Moon - 10% off
Corte Madera

Kinesys Sunscreen - 20% off on-line purchase  

Sports Basement - 20% off
San Francisco - Potrero Hill, Presidio

50% off


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Sign up early for our popular weekend birthday parties, where activities can include candy sushi-making, colorful exploding volcanoes, or make-your-own goo! Choose one of ten themes, or just rent a party room.  

Your child and a group of friends and family can enjoy lots of hands-on fun in one of our special birthday rooms, then continue their day by the Bay by exploring our one-of-a-kind indoor/ outdoor facility and special activities. Click here for birthday info

Call (415) 339-3900 or visit www.BayKidsMuseum.org to learn about these and other exciting activities.

MUSEUM HOURS: Tues – Fri, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sat & Sun, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Holiday schedule: We will be closed Sunday, March 23 for Easter Sunday.

Questions? Comments? Please let us know what you think by emailing contact@badm.org.

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