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.

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STEAM Time: Spring Planting

Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

Decorate your own custom pot and start a plant for your summer garden at home. This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: The Preserve At Chocorua

Exploration Station: Planting Shiitake Mushrooms

Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

Help staff inoculate mycelium into wooden logs to grow shiitake mushrooms, and learn how to plant edible fungi at home! Please note, this activity may include supervised and closely guided use of a hammer. This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Distant Hill Farms

Wild Wonders: Seed Planting

Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

Decorate a paper cup and plant seeds inside from the Rooftop Ramble. Take your plant home and watch it grow!

STEAM Time: Making Fossils

Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

Learn how ancient life was preserved over time, and create your own cast fossils out of clay. Join us each week for new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. These hands-on programs foster creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, increase problem-solving skills, and offer new ways for kids to explore the world around […]

Water Exploration & Spring Planting: UW Conservation Biology Society

Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

Join our friends from UW's student chapter of the Conservation Biology Society and find new ways to explore your environment. Dive into the hidden world of teeny tiny microorganisms that thrive in our local lakes, and plant seeds so our summertime gardens can flourish. This event is free with general museum admission.

Wild Wonders: Caterpillar Puppets

Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

Learn about the caterpillars you'll see this spring in southern Wisconsin, and create your own wiggly caterpillar puppet! This event is included with general museum admission.

STEAM Time: Rooftop Rockets

Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

3... 2... 1... Blast off with some out-of-this-world rocket science! Celebrate International Day of Human Space Flight and launch your very own air-propelled rocket from the Rooftop Ramble. How many fins fly the farthest? Does your rocket need a nose cone? Test out different features and see how high your designs can fly. Join us […]

Wild Wonders: Water Explorers

Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

Dive into the hidden world of teeny tiny critters that thrive in our local waterways. Give your fine motor skills a workout while sampling lake water and get a reeeeeally close look at microorganisms with our microscope. This event is free with general museum admission.

STEAM Time: Water Explorers

Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

Dive into the hidden world of teeny tiny critters that thrive in our local waterways. Give your fine motor skills a workout while sampling lake water and get a reeeeeally close look at microorganisms with our microscope. Join us each week for new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. These hands-on programs foster […]

Particle Physics Outreach: Ice Cube Project

Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

Particle physics is fun! Come learn about what it’s like to work and live in the extreme environment at the South Pole in Antarctica from scientists with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Scientists will tell you about the neutrino, the so-called "ghost particle," and how they study them using a unique telescope made up of thousands […]

Earth Week: Pollinator Seed Paper

Celebrate Earth Week by making seed paper from plants grown in MCM's rooftop gardens! Seed paper is a great way to start your own pollinator garden and support native wildlife. This event is free with general museum admission.

Earth Week: Pollinator Seed Paper

Celebrate Earth Week by making seed paper from plants grown in MCM's rooftop gardens! Seed paper is a great way to start your own pollinator garden and support native wildlife. This event is free with general museum admission.

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