Spring Planters
Rooftop RambleBring spring into your home with a decorated pot for sprouting seeds! Kids will use paint markers to decorate pots and plant seeds to bring home for their gardens. We […]
Open EVERY DAY during spring break, March 23–March 31. Check our schedule for hours and reserve tickets.
Open EVERY DAY during spring break, March 23–March 31. Check our schedule for hours and reserve tickets.
Bring spring into your home with a decorated pot for sprouting seeds! Kids will use paint markers to decorate pots and plant seeds to bring home for their gardens. We […]
Join us as we explore life in Wisconsin before we were a state! What did kids do for fun in the 1830's? Did they get to play or was it all […]
Make a festive spring hat and then join the Easter Hat parade around the square at noon. Don't have a hat to decorate? Register to get a pre-made one from […]
Come get your wiggles out through our 20 minute yoga flow. We'll stretch our bodies as we stretch our imaginations through one of our yoga themes such as: dinosaurs, space, […]
Spring is coming and birds are migrating back to Wisconsin to nest! Learn about birds and try to make your own bird nest. Can you weave sticks, yarn and grasses […]
Now is a perfect time to start sewing seeds! Help us start seeds for our Log Cabin garden. We'll plant seeds in the garden and in trays for our greenhouse, […]
The museum is closed Sunday, April 1.
They're more than a fuzzy accessory on a novelty planter or an unusual adding to your healthy smoothie—chia seeds are interesting and healthy! Learn about the health benefits of chia […]
Join us for an engineering challenge! Monday April 9th is Mary Winston Jackson's birthday. To honor the first female African-American engineer at NASA, we are exploring how wind can impact […]
Grow your own crystals! They're beautiful, they're fascinating, and the have numerous uses in technology. But how does nature create something so intricate as a crystal? Fortunately we can duplicate […]
Kids love music, but even more, they love musical instruments! Add hands-on fun and you’ve got a hit. Professional musicians from the Madison Symphony Orchestra bring the instruments, you bring […]
Learn about mushrooms and fungi! We will look at different species of edible mushrooms from oysters to shiitakes and inoculate substrate. Kids will get to help drill logs and pound mushroom […]