Puppet Parade: Crafting Creatures
2025-04-13 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Join Art Studio staff and your fellow crafters for a collaborative art experience! Help generate large-scale puppets and costumes for use at special MCM festivities (Summerpalooza and beyond!)

This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Eleanor Ford

Aventuras en Español: el Día del Niño
2025-04-17 17:00 - 19:30
Celebra el Día del Niño con nosotros. Únete a nuestro taller especial para celebrar a los niños. Haremos mini piñatas, jugaremos a las sillas musicales con música latina animada, y disfrutaremos de un espectáculo de marionetas, todo en español. ¡Es una celebración llena de alegría donde todos pueden aprender y jugar juntos!

Celebrate Children’s Day with us! Join us for a special workshop to celebrate kids. We’ll make mini piñatas, play musical chairs with lively Latin music, and enjoy a puppet show—all in Spanish. It’s a joyful celebration where everyone can learn and play together!This event is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm to 8 pm every week.

Early Explorers Playgroup
2025-04-18 09:30 - 10:30
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.

STEAM Time: Renewable Energy with KidWind
2025-04-18 11:00 - 12:00
Experiment with renewable energy using our KidWind turbine kit! Build wind turbines, test out their energy output based on fan blade shape, size, number, and angle, and make modifications to create the ideal windmill.

This event is free with general admission. Image credit: KidWind and Mandy Putnam

Clay Day: Modeling Clay Minis
2025-04-18 13:00 - 15:00
Explore the squishy, smudgy, sculptable world of clay! Today, we’ll make-and-take mini statuettes with modeling 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.

Exploration Station: Seed Planting
2025-04-19 10:30 - 12:00
Start your own mini-garden by planting seeds to take home, and decorate your own paper plant pot!

This event is free with the price of general admission.
