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  • MCM Roadshow: Common Threads Neurodiversity Fair

    Common Threads Family Resource Center 1717 N. Stoughton Road, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

    Join MCM Roadshow at the Common Threads Neurodiversity Resource Fair for hands-on activities and much more! We're inviting families to get creative at our arts-and-crafts table and flex their collaborative […]

  • Aventuras en Español: Pulseras de Países Hispanohablantes

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

    Samira y Nisbeth, ambas hispanohablantes de nacimiento, te invitan a crear pulseras de cuentas que representan a países hispanohablantes incluyendo México, Venezuela, España, y más. ¡Habrá música latina y española […]

  • Water Exploration & Spring Planting: UW Conservation Biology Society

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

    Join our friends from UW's student chapter of the Conservation Biology Society and find new ways to explore your environment. Dive into the hidden world of teeny tiny microorganisms that […]

  • Exploration Station: Whimsical Weather Crafts

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

    Rain or shine, we're making crafts inspired by the day's weather! Possible crafts include kites, sun paper art, rain art, and other weather-related creative projects. This event is free with […]

  • Let’s Make! with Lexie

    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! This event […]

  • 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 […]

  • Music Time with Tim: Make & Take Maracas

    Explore the world of music and rhythm! Join Tim in the Celebrations room each week to enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories. Today we'll make our own maracas, explore percussive […]

  • Playdough Party with Junko

    Join Junko each Wednesday to create your own scented playdough that's a squishy, smush-able sensory delight. This event is free with general museum admission.

  • Messy Art with Laurie: Dough Nature Mosaics

    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 […]

  • 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.

  • Free Thursday Evenings

    Free Thursday Evenings

    Visit MCM for free every Thursday evening, 4–8 pm! Enjoy extended hours each Thursday, completely free of charge. Please check in at the admissions desk when you visit during free […]

  • Open Art Studio

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

    Choose your own art adventure—drawing, sculpting, cartooning, and more! Drop by the Art Studio classroom for open-ended creative opportunities, facilitated by our talented staff. This event is free and open […]

  • Wild Wonders: Caterpillar Puppets

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

    Learn about the caterpillars you'll see this spring in southern Wisconsin, and create your own wiggly caterpillar puppet! This event is included with general museum admission.

  • STEAM Time: Rooftop Rockets

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

    3... 2... 1... Blast off with some out-of-this-world rocket science! Celebrate International Day of Human Space Flight and launch your very own air-propelled rocket from the Rooftop Ramble. How many […]

  • Clay Day: Textured Shapes

    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.