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The museum will be closed all day on January 31. Accordingly, Yad Drawkab Lanoitan (National Backwards Day) will be canceled. Some activities may be rescheduled, and we will post more information as it becomes available. January 31st honors everything backward! National Backward Day is an opportunity to reverse our ways, our directions, or simply our […]
Madison Children's Museum holds our third annual celebration of National Poop Day (observed)! History of National Poop Day at Madison Children's Museum: During our 2016 Polling Place election, kids passed a referendum to celebrate National Poop day at the museum. National Poop Day is a holiday celebrated on the day when municipalities supposedly report the most, how-can-we-say-it-delicately, activity in their sewage […]
Sometimes we can tell the most about our local animals by what they leave behind! Kids will will learn more about nature, gain literacy skills, and use fine motor skills to cast some animal scat to bring home. They will learn how to recognize different kinds of scat in the snow. This event will take place on […]
Try your hand at painting watercolors in our Rooftop Clubhouse! Together we’ll use our imaginations and enhance our fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination while creating one of a kind watercolor paintings inspired by the winter season.
Today's Lily-Pad Theater has been canceled, as weather conditions prevent our coordinator from getting here. Please join us again next week. Join us for a fun music and storytelling program for early learners. There will be singing, puppet shows and a chance to move our bodies. We will gain literacy, use our imaginations, and use large […]
Today's Textile Technology has been canceled due to weather. The museum will be closing at noon today. Please join us next week. Boldly going where no thread has gone before! Drop in to explore the textile arts in this hands-on program. Each week we will have a project using some of our equipment to sew, knit […]
Succulent plants are interesting and make great houseplants for kids! Learn about succulents, decorate a pot, and plant a succulent to bring home. Kids will gain a better understanding of plants and what they need to survive.
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. Come celebrate your smile and learn about dental health with fun activities from Dental Health Associates. Children will practice their brushing and flossing skills with stuffed animals. Children will learn how and why dentists need to make models of teeth. They will have the opportunity to make impressions […]
Join us on the rooftop to paint pictures on stones to tell a story about nature, plants, animals, or the environment!
Today's program is canceled due to illness. We apologize for the inconvenience. Come and play with 3D pens! 3D pens are part of an exciting new frontier of technology – and they're really fun too! Trace images, make your own sculptures, and get an idea of how to use 3D technology. Kids will have […]
Today's Let's Paint is canceled, as the museum is closed due to winter weather. Come visit us another week! Calling all pint-sized Picassos and wee Warhols or kindergarten Kahlos! Drop by the art classroom for open painting time. Each week we will use a variety of paints, tools, and techniques to create works of art.
This program is canceled for today, as the museum is closed due to winter weather. Please come help us give the dolls their bath another week. Don't worry, they still get cleaned! Our Wildernest baby dolls are beloved by our visitors. Please join us as we give them their weekly bath and get them squeaky […]
Did you ever wonder what a snake eats? Have you ever seen a turtle eat its breakfast? Help us feed the rooftop animals as we learn about life sciences and gain a better understanding of animal habitats, diets, behaviors, and what it takes to survive. We will learn more about different kinds of animals together as […]
Stop by the Rooftop Clubhouse to learn how to make homemade soap using botanicals, colors, and different essential oils!
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. Come celebrate your smile and learn about dental health with fun activities from Madison Pediatric Dental and Orthodontics. Learn how and why dentists need to make models of teeth and make a model out of plaster to take home. Learn how sugar in food and drinks effects their […]
Join us in learning about the many exciting possibilities of wet felting with dyed sheep wool! We’ll be learning how to wet felt. Make a design with recycled sweater pieces and roving to make something wet felted to bring home. Visitors will use their senses, imaginations, and fine motor control to learn about fusing colors […]
Learn about Madison Children's Museum's 2018 international exchange project with a children's museum in South Africa, and make a piece of artwork to send to Play Africa in Johannesburg.
Stop by to learn more about star constellations and how to identify them! Stars have been used throughout history as a way of navigating and finding. After learning to identify some of the constellations that can be seen in our hemisphere, visitors will make their own 3-D star constellations! Join us to learn more about science and math […]
Join us in the Rooftop Clubhouse to craft your own variety of tea! Learn about the tea-making process, try your own tea, and bring it home to warm up on a chilly day. We will learn more about herbs and use our senses to smell different kinds of leaves. Measure and use fine motor control to […]
