Explore the world of poetry through creative art and writing projects. Learn about poetry devices and while working with a variety of mediums including bookmaking, cartooning, collage, and sculpture.Recommended for school-age kids through adult visitors, with modifications available for younger children.
More time for play! The museum is open Tuesdays in August. Regular hours for the month of August are Tuesday through Sunday, 9 am - 4 pm; Thursdays until 8 pm.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Join us in the Art Studio for a playdough party! Engage in tactile play with colorful dough, tools, and cookie cutters that'll delight all ages. Dip deep into your imagination and see what you can shape and squish into existence. This event is free with museum admission.
Join MCM Roadshow at Teresa Terrace/Hammersley Park for an outdoor community screening of Soul. Movie begins at 6:30. Parks Alive! builds stronger neighborhoods and connects neighbors to their parks through fun, family-friendly activities, music and free food.
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.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Let's make art together! Embrace the soft, squishy, smudgy, squelchy, spectacular sensory experiences of making art. Explore your creativity with activities centering texture, form, basic shapes, and colors. This program's designed for the needs of our youngest artists, but is open to creative minds of all ages. This event is free with general museum admission.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
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. Music with Junebug takes place in the Down Under area of the Wonderground, and is […]
3... 2... 1... Launch! Make your own catapult and see how far pom poms and other projectiles can fly. Learn about the physics of force and motion while launching objects of different weights and sizes. This event is free with general museum admission.
Member Mornings provide exclusive time for museum members to access the museum outside of public operating hours. Not a member yet? Become one today! Membership starts immediately, so you can visit for free on Member Morning or any other time the museum is open. Learn more about membership.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Who speaks for the trees? You do! Make a tree slice necklace and discover the hidden meaning of tree rings. Can you figure out how old your tree slice is? This event is free with museum admission.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Explore the world of poetry through creative art and writing projects. Learn about poetry devices and while working with a variety of mediums including bookmaking, cartooning, collage, and sculpture.Recommended for school-age kids through adult visitors, with modifications available for younger children.
Explore plants and animals on the rooftop with drop-in, seasonal, hands-on activities! This event is free with museum admission.
Join MCM Roadshow at Allied Park for an outdoor community screening of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Movie begins at 6:30. Parks Alive! builds stronger neighborhoods and connects neighbors to their parks through fun, family-friendly activities, music and free food.
More time for play! The museum is open Tuesdays in August. Regular hours for the month of August are Tuesday through Sunday, 9 am - 4 pm; Thursdays until 8 pm.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Try out a craft kids have enjoyed for hundreds of years—felting designs onto wool using water. This event is free with general museum admission.
Join us in the Art Studio for a playdough party! Engage in tactile play with colorful dough, tools, and cookie cutters that'll delight all ages. Dip deep into your imagination and see what you can shape and squish into existence. This event is free with museum admission.
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.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Let's make art together! Embrace the soft, squishy, smudgy, squelchy, spectacular sensory experiences of making art. Explore your creativity with activities centering texture, form, basic shapes, and colors. This program's designed for the needs of our youngest artists, but is open to creative minds of all ages. This event is free with general museum admission.
Calling all 21+ gamers, bookworms, Trekkers and Trekkies, band nerds, mathletes, LARPers, Whovians, comics fans, cosplayers, makers, coders, theater kids, straight-A-students, Force-users, those who can still calculate THACO from memory, collectors, or anyone who has ever attended anything with "con" in the title. This is your night! Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum honors the […]
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
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. Music with Junebug takes place in the Down Under area of the Wonderground, and is […]
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Leaf through our lush rooftop garden and collect flowers that will save your page for summer reading. We'll press those petals to create your own custom bookmark. This event is free with museum admission.
Art meets craft on Saturday afternoons at MCM. Uncover the practice of 'making' through new themed projects every week. Learn alongside Art Studio Manager Laurie and her staff to use new tools, discover crafts from around the world, and create an art project to take home. This event is free with general museum admission.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Explore the world of poetry through creative art and writing projects. Learn about poetry devices and while working with a variety of mediums including bookmaking, cartooning, collage, and sculpture.Recommended for school-age kids through adult visitors, with modifications available for younger children.
Join MCM Roadshow at Elver Park for an outdoor community screening of Wakanda Forever. Movie begins at 6:30. Parks Alive! builds stronger neighborhoods and connects neighbors to their parks through fun, family-friendly activities, music and free food.
More time for play! The museum is open Tuesdays in August. Regular hours for the month of August are Tuesday through Sunday, 9 am - 4 pm; Thursdays until 8 pm.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
We've got 3 reasons to celebrate! At 1:30 pm we'll share free cupcakes (while supplies last) from Little John's in honor of the 1-year anniversary of Little John's Lunchbox, our pay-what-you-can cafe. Then join us on the Rooftop Ramble to celebrate 13 years in MCM’s forever home and the unveiling of a brand new chicken […]
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Join us in the Art Studio for a playdough party! Engage in tactile play with colorful dough, tools, and cookie cutters that'll delight all ages. Dip deep into your imagination and see what you can shape and squish into existence. This event is free with museum admission.
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.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Let's make art together! Embrace the soft, squishy, smudgy, squelchy, spectacular sensory experiences of making art. Explore your creativity with activities centering texture, form, basic shapes, and colors. This program's designed for the needs of our youngest artists, but is open to creative minds of all ages. This event is free with general museum admission.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
All hands on deck! Channel your creativity and engineering skills to build your fastest and float-iest vessel. Test your boat in the pond and don't be afraid to cast away old designs. Experiment with different shapes and materials to see how they float, sink, capsize, or glide in the water. This event is free with […]
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.
Join MCM and other local organizations at Africa Fest in McPike Park to celebrate African traditions and cultural heritages with the community. Africa Fest seeks to provide opportunities to improve race relations, promote inclusiveness, and encourage diversity initiatives in the greater Madison area and environs. This event is free to attend.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Learn the secrets of succulents with MCM's Environmental Education & Garden Manager. Discover how plants can thrive with proper planting and care on the Rooftop Ramble, and take home your own succulent in museum-made clay pots. This event is free with museum admission.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Explore the world of poetry through creative art and writing projects. Learn about poetry devices and while working with a variety of mediums including bookmaking, cartooning, collage, and sculpture.Recommended for school-age kids through adult visitors, with modifications available for younger children.
More time for play! The museum is open Tuesdays in August. Regular hours for the month of August are Tuesday through Sunday, 9 am - 4 pm; Thursdays until 8 pm.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Update: note the earlier program time for today, due to the excessive heat forecast. Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Join us in the Art Studio for a playdough party! Engage in tactile play with colorful dough, tools, and cookie cutters that'll delight all ages. Dip deep into your imagination and see what you can shape and squish into existence. This event is free with museum admission.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Let's make art together! Embrace the soft, squishy, smudgy, squelchy, spectacular sensory experiences of making art. Explore your creativity with activities centering texture, form, basic shapes, and colors. This program's designed for the needs of our youngest artists, but is open to creative minds of all ages. This event is free with general museum admission.
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.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
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. Music with Junebug takes place in the Down Under area of the Wonderground, and is […]
Blend, baby, blend! Use the power of body movement and our bike blender to make organic tomatillo salsa from MCM's gardens. 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, increase problem-solving skills, and offer new ways for kids to […]
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Create handmade sheets of paper using recycled materials and flowers from our Rooftop Ramble garden. This event is free with museum admission.
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.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Explore the world of poetry through creative art and writing projects. Learn about poetry devices and while working with a variety of mediums including bookmaking, cartooning, collage, and sculpture.Recommended for school-age kids through adult visitors, with modifications available for younger children.
More time for play! The museum is open Tuesdays in August. Regular hours for the month of August are Tuesday through Sunday, 9 am - 4 pm; Thursdays until 8 pm.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
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.
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.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
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.
Join us in the Art Studio for a playdough party! Engage in tactile play with colorful dough, tools, and cookie cutters that'll delight all ages. Dip deep into your imagination and see what you can shape and squish into existence. This event is free with museum admission.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Give physics a whirl and learn about the impacts of of gravity and motion on your make-and-take toy top. This event is free with general museum admission.
Join MCM for a night of exuberant Brazilian beats, dancing, food, and drink for all ages in the Wonderground. Close out the summer with local group Samba Novistas, and sway to their blend of samba, pagode, bossa nova, samba-reggae, lambada, sertanejo, coco, and forró music. Don't forget to stick around for a Drop in the […]
Member Mornings provide exclusive time for museum members to access the museum outside of public operating hours. Not a member yet? Become one today! Membership starts immediately, so you can visit for free on Member Morning or any other time the museum is open. Learn more about membership.
Spend sunny summer mornings in the Wonderground and learn to play games from around the world. This program is free with general admission and runs every day MCM is open, Tuesday through Sunday.
Flutter up to our Rooftop Ramble! Make your own butterfly with craft materials and learn more about these colorful little creatures. This event is free with general museum admission.
