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Event Series Cabin Life

Cabin Life: Take-Home Toys

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

Use natural, organic materials to create your very own take-home toy in our Wonderground cabin. Cabin Life invites you each week to try crafts and activities from the time of our historic 1840s log cabin. This event is free with general museum admission.

Messy Art with Laurie

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

Join 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 to freely explore materials and art-making with their senses. And the best part? We take care of cleanup! This event is free with general museum […]

STEAM Time: Fossilized Fun

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

Learn how ancient animals became sealed in stone and cast your own mold fossil to take home. This event is free with general museum admission.

Clay Day: Ceramic Pinch Pots

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.

Exploration Station: Earth Art for Everyone

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

Help make an ephemeral, collaborative art piece using things that grow in our garden. This event is free with general museum admission.

Art Adventures with Laurie

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

Come on down to the Wonderground and drop into a new art experience with Laurie and the Art Studio team. Explore art through a variety of creative media and processes meant for all ages and abilities. We'll take care of all the materials and mess mitigation, too! This event is free with general museum admission.

Let’s Make! with Lexie

Explore new materials and creative techniques through facilitated art activities and bring home hand-made treasures and trinkets. Projects vary each week and may include sculpture, painting, comics, printmaking, and more! This event is free with general museum admission.

Cabin Life: Seed-Saving

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

Learn to collect and preserve garden and flower seeds, just like early Wisconsinites who saved seasonally for the next year. Take a few seeds home to start your own garden next Spring. Cabin Life invites you each week to try crafts and activities from the time of our historic 1840s log cabin. This event is free […]

Messy Art with Laurie: Motor Masterpieces

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

Join 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 to freely explore materials and art-making with their senses. And the best part? We take care of cleanup! Today we'll use race car toys, tire […]

Wild Wonders: Great Apple Crunch

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

Taste test different types of locally-sourced apples, engage all your five senses, and discover which kind is your favorite! Practice fine motor skills by counting apple seeds—those are not recommended for snacking. This event is free with general museum admission.

Clay Day: Ceramic Pinch Pots

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.

Art Adventures with Laurie: Wax Luminaries

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

Come drop into a new art experience each week with Laurie and the Art Studio team. Explore art through a variety of creative media and processes meant for all ages and abilities. We'll take care of all the materials and the messes, too! Today we'll make luminaries to light up the fall by dipping water balloons […]

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