Music Time with Tim!
Explore the world of music and rhythm! Join Tim in the Wonderground each week to enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories. This event is free with general museum admission.
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Drop-in Program
Playdough Party with Junko
Join Junko in the Art Studio Classroom each Wednesday to create your own scented playdough that's a squishy, smush-able sensory delight. This event is free with general museum admission.
Insect Scavenger Hunt
Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United StatesBe very, very quiet... we're hunting insects! Join us in the Urb Garden, where we'll sharpen our observation skills and search for bugs hiding in the plants. Gentleness is encouraged—no insects […]
Cabin Life: Beeswax Candle Making
Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United StatesIlluminate the past and make your own beeswax candle like an early Wisconsin settler. Cabin Life invites you each week to try crafts and activities from around the time of […]
Tales with Teresa
Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United StatesJoin us for story time and hear Teresa read some of her favorite books using her DynaVox. With this speech-generating device, Teresa will share stories and help build listening skills, […]
Messy Art with Laurie: Puffy Paint Pictures
Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United StatesJoin 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 artist […]
Sensory Worlds with Junko
Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United StatesJoin Junko in the Urb Garden as we explore different sensory materials every week! This event is free with general museum admission.
Insect Scavenger Hunt
Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United StatesBe very, very quiet... we're hunting insects! Join us in the Urb Garden, where we'll sharpen our observation skills and search for bugs hiding in the plants. Gentleness is encouraged—no insects […]
Fun with Fiber Arts: Fabric Painting
Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United StatesExplore various practical and artful fiber arts projects like embroidery, weaving, mending, and sewing with our friend Lexie in the Art Studio! Today, we'll use fabric paint to create textile […]
Wild Wonders: Water Explorers
Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United StatesDive 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 […]
STEAM Time: Succulents
Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United StatesLearn how to care for plants and what they need to survive. Decorate a piece of pottery from our clay program and adopt a succulent to bring home. Join us […]
Clay Day: Roll and Cut Shapes
Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United StatesOur 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.
Kamishibai Storytelling with Junko
Join Junko each Friday for interactive storytelling with Japanese kamishibai cards! This event is free with general museum admission.
Insect Scavenger Hunt
Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United StatesBe very, very quiet... we're hunting insects! Join us in the Urb Garden, where we'll sharpen our observation skills and search for bugs hiding in the plants. Gentleness is encouraged—no insects […]
Exploration Station: Clothespin Butterflies
Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United StatesLearn about the metamorphosis of butterflies from egg to adult, and make a colorful clothespin butterfly that really flaps its wings! This event is free with the price of general […]
