Saturday Art Adventures: Yarn Painting
2024-01-06 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | 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! Today, we’ll create “paintings” with colorful strands of yarn.

This event is free with general museum admission.

Photo credit: Kate Fairlie

Exploration Station: Nature Mosaics
2024-01-07 10:30 - 12:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Use dried beans and a sprinkle of imagination to make mosaics of your favorite animals. This event is free with general museum admission.

Photo credit: Natalie McCatty

Let's Make! with Lexie
2024-01-07 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-01-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-01-21 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.

Closed: Jan 10–Jan 11
2024-01-10 00:00 - 2024-01-11 23:59
Madison Children’s Museum is closed January 10 through January 11 for seasonal deep cleaning of our exhibits. But don’t fret! We’ll be back on Friday, January 12 from 9 am–4 pm.

STEAM Time: Melting Icebergs
2024-01-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Explore the science of phase changes and melt animal figurines out of little “icebergs” (ice cubes).

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities foster children’s creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, and increase problem-solving skills as children explore the world around them.

This event is free with general museum admission.

Clay Day: Ceramic Cut-Outs
2024-01-12 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 “clay it forward” and create ceramic cutouts for future museum programs.

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.

Exploration Station: Succulent Planters
2024-01-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Pick out and plant your own succulent, then bring your plant buddy home in a pot from our Clay Day program.

This event is free with general museum admission.

Saturday Art Adventures: Sock Sculpture Friends
2024-01-13 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! Today, we’ll create art with repurposed socks.

This event is free with general museum admission.

Post-Nap Pompom Party
2024-01-13 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-20 15:00 - 16:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Have an extra-squirrely toddler? Take advantage of the museum’s extended Saturday hours! Enjoy the tactile experience of scooping, pouring, and sorting colorful pompoms in the Wildernest, then get out those wiggles for an extra hour in the museum.

This event is free with general museum admission.

Exploration Station: Succulent Planters
2024-01-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Pick out and plant a succulent, then bring your plant buddy home in a pot from our Clay Day program.

This event is free with general museum admission.

Early Explorers Playgroup
2024-01-17 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-24 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.

Music Time with Tim: Singing Time
2024-01-17 11:00 - 11:30
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 explore using our voices to create sounds and sing songs.

This event is free with general museum admission.

Super Friends Club: Winter Thursdays, 2024
2024-01-18 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 Education Manager Heather, 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 $50 10-week class requires online registration. The Super Friends class fee does not include base museum admission.

Dates: January 18–March 21, 2024

Price: $50 for 10 weeks

SOLD OUT – Join Waitlist

Messy Art with Laurie: Soap Bubble Watercolors
2024-01-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, 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 create unique watercolor art with soap bubbles.

This event is free with general museum admission.

Free Thursday Evenings
2024-01-18 16:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-25 16:00 - 20:00
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 hours.

Looking for more affordable ways to visit? During the rest of the week, MCM also offers heavily discounted admission and memberships to families who qualify through our Access for Everyone initiative.

Open Art Studio
2024-01-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, 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 with general museum admission, and open to all ages.

Wild Wonders: Animal Tracking
2024-01-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Get creative and design a collaborative wintery scene. Move animal figures through the snow and identify their tracks!

This event is free with general museum admission.

Super Friends Club: Winter Fridays, 2024
2024-01-19 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 Manager Heather, 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 $50 10-week class requires online registration. The Super Friends class fee does not include base museum admission.

Dates: January 19–March 22, 2024

Price: $50 for 10 weeks

SOLD OUT – Join Waitlist

Clay Day: Model Magic Dragons
2024-01-19 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” our very own dragons with model magic.

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.

Saturday Morning Early Hour
2024-01-20 08:00 - 09:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Give your weekend a bright and early beginning at MCM! Enjoy early hours starting at 8 am, every Saturday through March 30. If you’ve got little kids in the family, we know you’re probably up anyway, so come downtown and let them climb the walls (literally, in our Hodge Podge Mahal climber.)

Extended Saturday mornings are included with general museum admission and will continue through Spring 2024.

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