Madison Children's Museum

Insect Scavenger Hunt
2024-06-05 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-06-06 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-06-07 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-06-08 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-06-12 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-06-13 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Be 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 will be harmed in the making of this program.

This program is free with general museum admission.

Cabin Life: Beeswax Candle Making
2024-06-05 14:00 - 15:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Illuminate 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 our historic 1840s log cabin. This event is free with general museum admission.

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MCM Roadshow: Meadowood Health Partnership Community Supper
2024-06-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Shepherd Church, 5701 Raymond Rd, Madison, Wisconsin, 53711, United States
Join MCM Roadshow for a Community Supper with Meadowood Health Partnership at Shepherd Church from 5-7 pm. Enjoy a meal with our community and keep little ones entertained with creative activities for the whole family!

Madison Children’s Museum Roadshow brings mobile exhibits, maker activities, and more to community events in Madison and the surrounding area.

Tales with Teresa
2024-06-06 09:30 - 10:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Join 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, develop early literacy, and celebrate each other’s differences.

This event is free with general museum admission.

Super Friends Club: Summer Thursdays 2024
2024-06-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Drop-off class for preschoolers on Thursdays

Come to the museum and practice becoming a Super Friend! Speaking to new people, taking turns, and making friends are new skills for 3 and 4-year-olds. Super Friends Club offers a preschool-style group experience within the museum. Guided by MCM’s early learning team, Super Friends Club gives kids a chance to practice critical social skills and cooperative play with new activities each week.

While the Super Friends are playing, caregivers can relax in MCM’s cafe, enjoy our tranquil Rooftop, or explore the exhibits with a younger or older sibling. Best for ages 3 through 4 and potty-trained. This $40 class has 8 sessions over 9 weeks (no session on July 4), and requires online registration. The Super Friends class fee does not include base museum admission.

Dates: Jun 6–Aug 1 (no class on July 4)

Price: $40 for 8 sessions

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Super Friends Club: Summer Fridays 2024
2024-06-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Drop-off class for preschoolers on Fridays

Come to the museum and practice becoming a Super Friend! Speaking to new people, taking turns, and making friends are new skills for 3 and 4-year-olds. Super Friends Club offers a preschool-style group experience within the museum. Guided by MCM’s early education team, Super Friends Club gives kids a chance to practice critical social skills and cooperative play with new activities each week.

While the Super Friends are playing, caregivers can relax in MCM’s cafe, enjoy our tranquil Rooftop, or explore the exhibits with a younger or older sibling. Best for ages 3 through 4 and potty-trained. This $40 class has 8 sessions over 9 weeks (no session on July 5), and requires online registration. The Super Friends class fee does not include base museum admission.

Dates: June 7–Aug 2 (no class on July 5)

Registration will continue until all spots in the class are full.

Price: $40 for 8 sessions

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STEAM Time: Cicada Creations
2024-06-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Celebrate the emergence of cicadas in Wisconsin by learning about this year’s brood and making your own carapaced buddy out of art materials.

Join us each week for new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. These hands-on programs foster creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, build problem-solving skills, and offer new ways for kids to explore the world around them.

This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Mike Nolan

Clay Day: Make-and-Take Clay Cicadas
2024-06-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Explore the squishy, smudgy, sculptable world of clay! Today we’ll “make and take” your very own cicada buddies to celebrate the emergence of cicadas in Wisconsin.

Each Friday, join us for a different drop-in clay experience in the Art Studio. We’ll work with a variety of media–ceramic clay, dough, paper clay, polymer clay, and more. This event is free with general museum admission.

Live from the Wonderground: Panchromatic Steel
2024-06-07 17:00 - 20:00
Every first Friday this summer, enjoy free concerts at MCM featuring an eclectic mix of Madison bands. Adults get to dance and chat, kids climb and play, and caregivers enjoy low-stress social time in an outdoor play space like no other!

Tonight’s featured act, Panchromatic Steel, fuses island styles with pop hits, rock, and jazz, for an energetic genre-bending performance. Enjoy a “Drop in the Bucket” intermission performance from Melvis, a returning MCM favorite who rocked our holiday socks off at Adult Swim last winter! Ice cream from Dairy Godmother is available for purchase, plus a cash bar featuring alcoholic and NA beverages.

Live from the Wonderground admission is free! You may choose to provide a donation at the door, but no entry fee is required. Proceeds benefit the work of Madison Children’s Museum and allow us to bring accessible programming to our community. All tickets are at the door, no advance registration. Enter at the Wonderground gate on E. Dayton Street, by the Log Cabin.

Live from the Wonderground brings music, dancing, food, and drinks for all ages to Madison’s most creative play space and part-time concert venue, the Wonderground.

This free first-Friday concert series features local bands, drinks, light snacks, and fresh air fun. Events take place from 5 to 8 pm, with bands performing two sets from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. In between sets, “A Drop in the Bucket” features a unique mini-set performed in the Wonderground’s Giant Bucket.

Learn more and view upcoming Live from the Wonderground events.

MCM Roadshow: Juneteenth Celebration Community Dinner
2024-06-07 17:30 - 19:00 | 55 S. Gammon Road, 55 S. Gammon Road, Madison, Wisconsin, 53717, United States
Join MCM Roadshow at a free community dinner hosted by Lussier Community Education Center. Enjoy a meal with our community, free prize drawing, and keep little ones entertained with creative activities for the whole family.

Madison Children’s Museum Roadshow brings mobile exhibits, maker activities, and more to community events in Madison and the surrounding area.

Free Day: SummerPalooza
2024-06-08 09:00 - 16:00
MCM’s 11th annual free family celebration and kickoff-to-summer returns to the Capitol Square! SummerPalooza includes free museum admission all day (9 am–4 pm), along with exciting activities, guest programs, and live entertainment. Be sure to “take a walk in their paws” and enjoy our brand new nature exhibit, the Nice Age Trail!

Performances at Rotary Plaza Stage9 am Handphibians10 am Black Star Drum Line

Performances in the Wonderground11 am Zhong Yi Lion Dance1 pm Ken Lonnquist and the Kenland Band2:30 pm Hoot ‘n Annie

Guest Programming, 10 am–3 pmMSCR/MMoCA Art CartWisconsin DNR FishmobileMadison Reading ProjectPlay on the Move

Saturday Art Adventures
2024-06-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Dive into an exciting drop-in art experience each week with Laurie and our Art Studio team. Embark on projects with a wide variety of art media and processes for all ages and abilities. Materials are included—and the best part? We take care of cleanup!

This event is free for SummerPalooza!

MCM Roadshow: Northside Farmer's Market
2024-06-09 09:00 - 12:00 | 55 S. Gammon Road, 55 S. Gammon Road, Madison, Wisconsin, 53717, United States
Join MCM Roadshow at the Sunday Northside Farmer’s Market, hosted on the intersection of Sherman Avenue and Northport Drive. Shop for fresh fruits and veggies, enjoy local treats, and keep little ones entertained with art and maker activities!

Madison Children’s Museum Roadshow brings mobile exhibits, maker activities, and more to community events in Madison and the surrounding area.

Exploration Station: Sun-sational Tea
2024-06-09 10:30 - 12:30 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Soak up the sun and taste the Wisconsin summer! Harvest fresh herbs from our cabin garden and enjoy a refreshing batch of museum-made sun tea.

This event is free with general museum admission.

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Let's Make! with Lexie
2024-06-09 13:00 - 15:00
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 is free with general museum admission.

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2024-06-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Elver Park, 1250 McKenna Boulevard, Madison, Wisconsin
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Daytime Astronomy: Exploring the Sun & Planets
2024-06-12 09:30 - 11:00
Join astronomers from the American Astronomical Society for daytime skygazing activities and an art project exploring the sun and planets. Make a UV-reactive bead bracelet, view the sun safely in the sky, and color a crater!

This event is free with general museum admission.

Early Explorers Playgroup
2024-06-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, 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 their caregivers to explore and play together, and engage in activities that support various aspects of child development. Parents and caregivers will have the opportunity to connect with one another over a variety of topics. Come meet other families and make new friends!

This event will be held in the Celebrations Room and is free with general museum admission.

Exploration Station: Seed Planting
2024-06-12 10:30 - 12:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Start your own mini-garden by planting seeds to take home, and decorate your own one-of-a-kind paper plant pot!

This event is free with the price of general admission.

Playdough Party with Junko
2024-06-12 13:30 - 14:30
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.

Cabin Life: Quill & Ink
2024-06-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Make your mark with a feathery flourish. Explore writing utensils from early European history through a hands-on quill and ink activity.

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.

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Through Wild Eyes bilingual family program (Spanish and English)

Thursday, February 26 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Early Explorers Playgroup

Friday, February 27 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Member Party: Amazing Cartoon Adventure

Friday, February 27 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Sensory Worlds with Junko
2024-06-13 13:30 - 14:30 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Join Junko in the Urb Garden as we explore different sensory materials every week!

This event is free with general museum admission.

Wild Wonders: Recycled Paper-Making
2024-06-13 17:00 - 19:00
Create your own sustainable stationery with recycled paper and water!

This event is free with general museum admission.

MCM Roadshow: Parks Alive & Mobile Madison at Penn Park
2024-06-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Penn Park, 2101 Fisher Street, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Join MCM Roadshow and other local favorite organizations at Penn Park, starting at 5 pm. Parks Alive builds stronger neighborhoods and connects neighbors to their parks through fun, family-friendly activities, movies, and free food.
