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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 creating new art projects and storytelling concepts with guidance from the Idea Machine. This event is […]

Wild Wonders: Animal Masks

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

Use mixed media to create an animal mask. This event is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm-8 pm.

Cereal for Dinner

As voted by visitors in our kids-only election: the Lunchbox will offer a Cereal-for-Dinner service! Cereals featured will be Frosted Flakes, Honey Nut Cheerios, and granola. Cow's milk and oat […]

Aventuras en Español: Dale la bienvenida a la primavera

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

Únete a nuestro taller del Equinoccio de Primavera, donde los niños plantarán semillas, crearán coloridas coronas de flores y disfrutarán de una búsqueda del tesoro en la naturaleza. ¡Una forma […]

Let’s Move! with Abby

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

Join us for movement games and activities! From obstacle courses to dances, group games and balance activities, we'll enjoy different opportunities to move our bodies every day. Program location is […]

STEAM Time: Hoop Gliders

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

Channel your inner aviation engineer and learn about momentum, force, and airflow while creating your own hoop glider.Join us each week for new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) […]

Clay Day: Clay Masks

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: Resist Watercolors for World Water Day

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

Celebrate World Water Day by learning to create nature scenes with watercolors and a "resist" technique. This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Ursina Amsler and students

Stellie’s Ice Cream in the Wonderground

Enjoy the dreamy offerings of Stellie's Ice Cream (formerly know as the Dairy Godmother!) in the Wonderground, as long as supplies last.

Saturday Art Adventures: Paper Flowers

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

Dive into an exciting drop-in art experience each week with Laurie and our Art Studio team. We'll offer projects in a wide variety of art media and art processes for […]

World Water Day with Madison Water Utility

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

Celebrate World Water Day with our friends from Madison Water Utility, and learn about the water cycle and local water consumption. This event is free with general museum admission.

Let’s Make! with Lexie: Accordion Books

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 […]

Movement Games in the Wonderground

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

Join us for movement games and activities! From obstacle courses to dances, group games and balance activities, let's get out that spring break energy!Program location is subject to change, depending […]

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