Open every day for winter break thru Jan 5, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thurs nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get museum tickets

Open every day for winter break thru Jan 5, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thurs nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get museum tickets

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Exploration Station: Magnets

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

Experiment with magnets to learn about polarity and decorate your very own magnet to bring home! This event is free with the price of general admission.

Let’s Make! with Lexie: Tote Bags

Explore new materials and creative techniques through facilitated art activities and bring home hand-made treasures. Projects vary each week and may include sculpture, painting, comics, printmaking, and more! Today, we'll […]

Early Explorers Playgroup

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

Social time for babies and their grown-ups! This playgroup is thoughtfully designed for our earliest visitors. We will provide a space for infants and toddlers (2 years and under) and […]

Co-op Kids: Culinary Coloring

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

Join MCM staff and friends from Willy Street Co-op to get creative with food in the Lunchbox cafe! Today, we'll channel our culinary creativity with a coloring activity. This event […]

Let’s Move! in the Wonderground

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

Join us for movement games in the Wonderground! From obstacle courses to dances, group games, balance activities, and yoga, we'll enjoy different opportunities to move our bodies every day. This […]

Nice Age Tales

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

Join us for a story and circle time that connects children to kindness and nature. Sing songs, interact with puppets, listen to a story, and move your bodies in this […]

Music Time with Tim!

Explore the world of music and rhythm! Join Tim each week to enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories. This event is free with general museum admission.

Let’s Move! in the Wonderground

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

Join us for movement games in the Wonderground! From obstacle courses to dances, group games, balance activities, and yoga, we'll enjoy different opportunities to move our bodies every day. This […]

Messy Art with Laurie

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

Join Ms. Laurie and our Art Studio staff for a weekly drop-in art experience designed for MCM's youngest visitors and their caregivers. Through open-ended & process-based projects, empower your little […]

Sensory Worlds with Junko

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

 Join Junko in the Urb Garden as we explore different sensory materials every week!  This event is free with general museum admission.

Lexie’s Idea Lab

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

Get your creativity flowing with Lexie in the Idea Lab! Practice different methods for generating new art projects and storytelling concepts with guidance from the Idea Machine. This event is […]

Wild Wonders: Bike Blender Salsa

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

Blend, baby, blend! Use the power of body movement and our bike blender to make organic salsa from MCM's Rooftop Ramble gardens. This event is is part of our free […]

Let’s Move! in the Wonderground

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

Join us for movement games in the Wonderground! From obstacle courses to dances, group games, balance activities, and yoga, we'll enjoy different opportunities to move our bodies every day. This […]

STEAM Time: Seed Saving

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

Learn about the traditional method for preserving heritage plants and practice seed saving with plants grown in the Rooftop Ramble garden. Join us each week for new STEAM (Science, Technology, […]

Clay Day!

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

Our art studio staff will lead visitors in a weekly assortment of creative clay sculpture activities.
We will create all kinds of collaborative projects- plant pots, jewelry, ornaments, tiles and more.
All ages are welcome to join us and experiment with clay.

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