• MCM Roadshow: Parks Alive at Aldo Leopold Park

    Aldo Leopold Park 2906 Traceway Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

    Join MCM Roadshow and other local favorite organizations at Aldo Leopold Park, starting at 5 pm. Parks Alive builds stronger neighborhoods and connects neighbors to their parks through fun, family-friendly […]

  • 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 […]

  • Exploration Station: Fresh Flower Pressing

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

    Create your very own plant press with recycled materials. Embark on a color scavenger hunt through the Rooftop Ramble gardens and preserve your choice of fresh, organic blooms.

  • Music Time with Tim!

    Explore the world of music and rhythm! Join Tim in the Wonderground each week to enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories. This event is free with general museum admission.

  • Playdough Party with Junko

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

  • Insect Scavenger Hunt

    Insect Scavenger Hunt

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 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 […]

  • Songs and Stories with the USA Peace Run

    Join our Peace Runner friends for songs and stories as their US-Canada route brings them through Madison! The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run is a global torch relay that offers […]

  • Messy Art with Laurie: Glow Spin Art

    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 younger 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.

  • Insect Scavenger Hunt

    Insect Scavenger Hunt

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Wild Wonders: Bug Buddies

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

    Create your own little insect companion using craft wire, beads, and other assorted materials. This event is part of our free admission Thursday evenings, 4 pm-8 pm.

  • Fun with Fiber Arts

    Fun with Fiber Arts: Macrame

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

    Explore various practical and artful fiber arts projects like embroidery, weaving, mending, and sewing with our friend Lexie in the Art Studio! Today we'll learn to weave and braid macrame. […]

  • Metalworking Workshop

    This workshop is totally metal! Perfect for any aspiring artist who wants to take their work 3D, metalworking allows for limitless creativity and experimentation. (Don't worry, this workshop introduces metal […]

    $50
  • Music with Junebug

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

    Join us for Music with Junebug led by Junko Yamauchi. This program gives toddlers and preschoolers the opportunity to sing, dance, explore instruments, and play! Music and movement activities promote […]