• STEAM Time: Hoop Gliders

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

    Channel your inner aviation engineer and learn about momentum, force, and airflow while creating your own hoop glider.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 […]

  • Exploration Station: Resist Watercolors for World Water Day

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

    Celebrate World Water Day by learning to create nature scenes with watercolors and a "resist" technique. This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Ursina Amsler and students

  • Saturday Art Adventures: Paper Flowers

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

    Dive into an exciting drop-in art experience each week with Laurie and our Art Studio team. We'll offer projects in a wide variety of art media and art processes for all ages and abilities. Today, we'll craft vibrant paper blooms.This event is free with general museum admission.Image credit: LeeAnne, Raising Veggie Lovers

  • World Water Day with Madison Water Utility

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

    Celebrate World Water Day with our friends from Madison Water Utility, and learn about the water cycle and local water consumption. This event is free with general museum admission.

  • Exploration Station: Resist Watercolors for World Water Day

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

    Celebrate World Water Day by learning to create nature scenes with watercolors and a "resist" technique. This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Ursina Amsler and students

  • Free Thursday Evenings

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

    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 offers reduced cost admission and memberships every day to families […]

  • Saturday Art Adventures

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

    Dive into an exciting drop-in art experience each week with Laurie and our Art Studio team. We'll offer projects in a wide variety of art media and art processes for all ages and abilities.This event is free with general museum admission.

  • Messy Art with Laurie

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

  • Free Thursday Evenings

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

    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 offers reduced cost admission and memberships every day to families […]

  • 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 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 […]

  • STEAM Time: Compost Critters

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

    Explore the teeny, teeming ecosystem hiding in our compost bucket! Examine living organisms in compost samples under the microscope, and make-and-take vermaculture compost "tea" to bring home a special nutrient blend for your houseplants.Join us each week for new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. These hands-on programs foster creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage […]

  • MCM Roadshow: Lussier Center Community Dinner

    Lussier Community Education Center 55 S. Gammon Road, Madison

    Join MCM Roadshow and other family favorites at the Lussier Community Education Center for their monthly community dinner. Enjoy supper alongside neighbors and friends, and enjoy hands-on activities for the whole family. Madison Children’s Museum Roadshow brings mobile exhibits, maker activities, and more to community events in Madison and the surrounding area.

  • Exploration Station: Raindrop Mobiles

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

    April showers bring May flowers! Celebrate the rain that helps everything grow and create your very own raindrop mobile. This event is free with general museum admission.

  • Puppet Parade: Crafting Creatures

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

    Each Sunday, 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

  • Messy Art with Laurie

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