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      Kidzu’s newest early learning environment for infants, toddlers, and their caregivers to learn and connect with each other through play.
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Events
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    - Come celebrate Kidzu’s expansion at our new property!

Visit
- - - Let’s Play
      
      Inspiring children and adults in their lives to learn through creative play.
      See our Visitor Guidelines and health and safety plan.
  - - Plan Your Visit
      - Calendar
      - Contact
    - Camp Kidzu
      - School’s Out Camps
      - Summer Camps
  - - Field Trips and Group Visits
    - Parties and Rentals
Explore
- - - Explore Our Environments
      
      From our innovative exhibits to virtual activities, there is something for everyone.
  - - Our Mission & Philosophy
      - About
      - Equity and Inclusion
    - Museum Programs
    - Explore our programs!
  - - Our Learning Environments
    - Explore our exhibits!
    - Virtual Museum
    - Explore our virtual offerings!
Join
- - - Memberships
    - A Kidzu membership offers creative play and learning all year long. Membership pays for itself in as little as 5 visits.
  - - Join Our Team
    - Join the Kidzu team! Kidzu offers a variety of paid positions, internships, and volunteer opportunities.
Support
- - - Donate
    - Support Kidzu and make creative, playful learning experiences accessible to our entire community.
    - Summerfest
    - Come celebrate Kidzu’s expansion at our new property!
  - - Community Sponsors
    - It takes many hands to hold up a children’s museum. Thank you to all of our sponsors who support Kidzu.
    - Kidzu’s Expansion
    - Support us in Kidzu’s expansion!
The Nest
- - - Welcome to The Nest!
      
      Kidzu’s newest early learning environment for infants, toddlers, and their caregivers to learn and connect with each other through play.
  - - Visit
  - - Explore
Events
- - - Summerfest
    - Come celebrate Kidzu’s expansion at our new property!

The Virtual Book Nook

Kidzu’s Book Nook is a cozy space where children and families can share a good read. In our Virtual Book Nook, explore literacy resources to expand your little one’s love of reading. Head over to Story Time to watch several read-alouds by Kidzu staff and volunteers. Finally, check out Kidzu’s own Book Buzzes – booklets filled with literacy activities related to a particular book.

Featured Book

Watch Alex from Kidzu talk about our current featured book, "Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut."

Watch Video

Poems That Empower

Lessons for kids on poetry and African American poets.

Get Resource

Free Activity Booklets

Explore these resources from the National Museum of African American History & Culture.

Get Books

Bird Bookmark

This short video will show you how to make a bird bookmark at home!

Watch Video

Storytime at Kidzu

Join us for Stories & Songs on Tuesdays at 11, Stories with Joy on Fridays at 11, and Spanish story time the last Friday of the month at 3:30!

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Best STEM Books

A book list from the National Science Teaching Association.

See List

Books About Autism

April is Autism Acceptance Month! Learn more with this booklist from the San Francisco Public Library.

Explore Books

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Literacy Resources:

Need help finding a book to read? You can’t go wrong with a Newbery Award winner or a Caldecott Award winner!
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by giving a free book to children up to 5 years old.
Check out the many reading resources from Reading Rockets, including themed booklists.
Explore more books by topic or by age with Imagination Soup.
Poetry4Kids will get your kids to love poetry with funny poems, activities, lessons, a rhyming dictionary, and more!
Listen to many stories read by celebrities at Storyline.

Explore Our Virtual Offerings Below:

Storytime

Engaging videos of Kidzu staff and volunteers reading books, including Mandarin and Spanish.

Book Buzz

Printable Kidzu-developed activity booklets centered around a particular book, with activities and links.

Let’s Play

Explore Our Environments

Welcome to The Nest!

Let’s Play

Explore Our Environments

Welcome to The Nest!

The Virtual Book Nook

Literacy Resources:

Explore Our Virtual Offerings Below:

Storytime

Book Buzz

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