Puppets, Props and Play! Top Secret: Mission Toy is paired with some fun and imaginative performances. Register now for Spring and Summer Camps where your child can participate in activities throughout the Museum. Win one of the many amazing auction items at this year's fund-raising gala, Playdate 2008. Join us for the next installment of Music Together®, register beginning March 4 to get a spot. 

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

March brings a varied and exciting collection of weekend performances.  See them all in the Discovery Theater!

Mission Toy:

• The Brian Waite Band
  Saturday, March 1
  11a.m.
  
• Beautiful Toy: Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
  Saturday, March 15
  11 a.m.
• Frank Tozzi:Frank and the Wolf
  Saturday, March 29
  11 a.m.

March Music:

• Dmitri Matheny: Jazz Concert
  Saturday, March 22
  11 a.m.
  Click here for more information and to buy tickets.

Wolf puppet

Dmitri Matheny

Spring Camp: April 7-11

Sign up your 4- to 8-year-old for a week of fun and adventure! Enjoy big fun and small classes at Discovery Days Spring Camps. Click here to see hours and fees.

Full Day Program and Extended Care still available.
Email gmedley@badm.org or call (415) 339-3932. Register here.

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

March 3: Registration begins for supporting-level members.
Email gmedley@badm.org to upgrade your membership.
March 17: General registration begins

Sign up for a different Discovery Camp each week and celebrate the joy of guided exploration and open-ended play. Camp themes
include visual and performing arts, building, natural history, science, crafts, and more.
Click here for more information.

Boat experiment

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.

• Savor a gourmet dinner catered in your home by Spruce’s hot chef Mark Sullivan
• Race Audi’s 2008 R8 sports-car at the Infineon Raceway
• Create your child’s Dream Room with custom painting and furnishings
• Relax into a Hawaiian vacation at the Grand Hyatt Kauai
• Cruise the Bay with a catered party on racing yacht Kokopelli 2
• A Museum Sleepover with bedtime stories by Craig Frazier

Chef Mark Sullivan

Grand Hyatt Kauai

Music Together® Maracas Collection
Tuesdays, March 25 – June 3 (10 week session)
Fridays, March 28 – May 30 (9 week session)
9:15, 10:15 & 11:15 a.m.
No classes Tuesday, April 8 or Friday, April 11
Ages 6 months – 4 years

Registration starts March 4.
See rates and register online.

Join instructor Stacy Walden for Music Together®, a music and movement approach to early childhood music development for children and the adults who love them. Tuition includes a beautifully illustrated songbook/CD with parent education guide. Sessions last 45 minutes.

Tapping the drums

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• The Decline of "Serious" Play. The practice of imaginative play is discussed and lamented as a declining method of social skills building play. Many news sources have written about this subject in the past week.

• Chinese New Year photos. A link to our Flickr set of our Chinese New Year celebration can be found on here.

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Q. My kids are always complaining that they’re bored even though they do lots of activities. Any advice?

A. Maybe your kids are bored because they have too much to do, not too little. Children really need downtime. Even though music classes or after school activities can be fun and educational, kids really blossom when they have time to play and to simply discover what they want to do. Undirected play – what we used to call free time – encourages children to be creative and...Read more here.

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.

Free Second Saturday: Saturday, March 8th.

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

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