Co-op Kids: Culinary Coloring
2024-09-18 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Join MCM staff and friends from Willy Street Co-op to get creative with food in the Lunchbox cafe!

Today, we’ll channel our culinary creativity with a coloring activity. This event is free with general admission.

Let's Move! in the Wonderground
2024-09-18 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-09-19 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-09-20 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-09-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Join us for movement games in the Wonderground! From obstacle courses to dances, group games, balance activities, and yoga, we’ll enjoy different opportunities to move our bodies every day.

This event is free with general museum admission.

Nice Age Tales
2024-09-18 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-09-25 10:30 - 11:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Join us for a story and circle time that connects children to kindness and nature. Sing songs, interact with puppets, listen to a story, and move your bodies in this interactive weekly program.

This event will be held in the Nice Age Trail exhibit and is free with general museum admission.

Music Time with Tim!
2024-09-18 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-09-25 11:00 - 11:30
Explore the world of music and rhythm! Join Tim each week to enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories.

This event is free with general museum admission.

Super Friends Club: Fall Thursdays 2024 - SOLD OUT
2024-09-19 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 sibling. Best for ages 3 through 4 and potty-trained. This $50 class has 10 instances over 13 weeks (no session on September 26, October 31, and November 28), and requires online registration. The Super Friends class fee does not include base museum admission.

Dates: Sep 19–Dec 12 1 (no class on September 26, October 31, and November 28)

Price: $50 class, 10 classes over 13 weeks

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Li'l Music with Junko: Fall 2024 - SOLD OUT
2024-09-19 10:30 - 11:15 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Get moving and grooving with your li’l one!

Does your baby or toddler love to move and groove? Join Junko for an 8-week registered class designed especially for littles. We’ll focus on singing together, feeling rhythm and music in our bodies, and exploring instruments! It’s a wonderful way to get out of the house and connect with your child through music and movement. This $40 class has 8 sessions over 10 weeks (no session on 10/3 and 10/31), and requires online registration. The Li’l Music class fee does not include base museum admission.

Dates: Sep 19–Nov 21 (no class on 10/3 and 10/31)

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

Price: $40 for 8 sessions

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Be sure to read our cancellation and refund policies.

Messy Art with Laurie
2024-09-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Join Ms. 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!

This event is free with general museum admission.

Sensory Worlds with Junko
2024-09-19 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.

Free Thursday Evenings
2024-09-19 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.

Lexie's Idea Lab
2024-09-19 17:00 - 19:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Get your creativity flowing with Lexie in the Idea Lab! Practice different methods for generating new art projects and storytelling concepts with guidance from the Idea Machine.

This event is part of our free admission Thursday evenings, 4 pm-8 pm every week.

Wild Wonders: Bike Blender Salsa
2024-09-19 17:00 - 19:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Blend, baby, blend! Use the power of body movement and our bike blender to make organic salsa from MCM’s Rooftop Ramble gardens.

This event is is part of our free Thursday evenings, 4 pm-8 pm every week.

Super Friends Club: Fall Fridays 2024
2024-09-20 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 $50 class has 10 sessions over 13 weeks (no session on September 27, November 1, and November 29), and requires online registration. The Super Friends class fee does not include base museum admission.

Dates: Sep 20–Dec 13 (no class on September 27, November 1, and November 29)

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

Price: $50 for 10 sessions

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Be sure to read our cancellation and refund policies.

Music with Junebug
2024-09-20 10:30 - 11:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, 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 brain development and connect us to our family and community.

For today’s Music with Junebug location, please ask at the desk! This event is free with general museum admission.

STEAM Time: Seed Saving
2024-09-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Learn about the traditional method for preserving heritage plants and practice seed saving with plants grown in the Rooftop Ramble garden.

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.

Clay Day!
2024-09-20 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!

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.

International Day of Peace: Garden Mandala & Suzuki Strings of Madison
2024-09-21 10:30 - 12:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Celebrate the International Day of Peace with us at MCM! Work with fellow visitors to create a giant garden mandala on the Rooftop Ramble. Students from Suzuki Strings of Madison will join us for a short performance honoring of the day. This event is free with general museum admission.

Saturday Art Adventures with Laurie
2024-09-21 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 with general museum admission.

MCM Roadshow: UCP Fall Family Frolic
2024-09-21 16:00 - 19:00 | McGaw Park, 5236 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Find MCM Roadshow at Dane UCP’s Fall Family Frolic. Enjoy free activities for all abilities, including a bouncy house, ball pit, bubbles, balloon art, music, picnic dinners, and more!

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

Exploration Station: Nature Painting
2024-09-22 10:30 - 12:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Create your own unique nature painting! Experiment with leaves, flowers, sticks, and pinecones as materials to apply paint and see what organic patterns you can create.

This event is free with the price of general admission.

MCM Roadshow: Community Engagement Block Party - Black on State
2024-09-22 12:00 - 15:00 | 400 State Street, 400 State St., Madison, 53703
Find MCM Roadshow at Alkeme’s Black on State Block Party!

This event cultivates a new atmosphere for young, influential, and working-class community members while fostering economic development through creativity and preparing an environment where underserved communities feel welcome to explore, commune, and support local businesses in the downtown Madison area.

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

Let's Make! with Lexie
2024-09-22 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.

Scratch Programming Class
2024-09-22 14:30 - 15:30 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Fall 2024 Session

Exercise your creativity and have fun learning computer programming!

Class participants will learn computer programming fundamentals while making their own interactive art, animated stories, or games using Scratch, a programming language specially designed for teaching. For kids aged 9–13 interested in problem-solving/figuring out how to do stuff—no prior programming experience necessary.

Parents may accompany their child to the class or stay in the building to visit exhibits with a younger sibling. Learn more about Scratch.

This class is taught by UW Service Learning students from the Computer Sciences department.

Fee: $80 for the 11-session class; MCM members receive 10% off. Fee includes museum admission for the participant child, plus a parent or guardian, and up to one younger non-participant sibling.

Supplies: Children must supply their own laptop, chromebook, or tablet to work on. (A phone is too small.)

MCM laptops and class scholarships are available for students who need them, please email kkarlen@madisonchildrensmuseum for information on scholarships and laptops.

Class dates: Sundays, September 22–December 8, 2:30-3:30 pm. No class on December 1 (closed for Thanksgiving weekend.)

Be sure to read our refund and cancellation policy.

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Support for Scratch classes is provided by Catalent Biologics and Epic Systems.

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