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  • Brain Awareness Day with UW Undergraduate Neuroscience Society

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

    Join our friends from UW Neuroscience for brain-building activities and interact with REAL neurological specimens. Come learn how we think!This program is free with general admission.

  • St. Patrick’s Day Parade Crafts

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

    Madison's St. Patrick's Day Parade returns to Capitol Square! Stop by MCM before the parade to create a festive button, flag, or hat to adorn yourself. The parade begins just outside the museum at 1:30pm. This event is free with the price of general admission.

  • Wild Wonders: Animal Masks

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

    Use mixed media to create an animal mask. This event is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm-8 pm.

  • Wild Wonders: Whimsical Weather Toys

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

    Rain or shine, we're choosing activities inspired by the day's weather! We'll make pinwheels, play with bubbles, or enjoy other weather-related creative projects. This event is free with the price of general admission.

  • 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 mixed materials. This event is part of our free admission Thursday evenings, 4 pm-8 pm.

  • STEAM Time: Adopt a Succulent

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

    Pick out a clay pinch pot and bring home your own cutting from MCM's Rooftop's succulents! Learn to take care of your new friend, so you can help it grow and thrive. This event is free with general museum admission.

  • Exploration Station: Planting Shiitake Mushrooms

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

    Help staff inoculate mycelium into wooden logs to grow shiitake mushrooms, and learn how to plant edible fungi at home! Please note, this activity may include supervised and closely guided use of a hammer. This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Distant Hill Farms

  • Exploration Station: Birds & Nests

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

    Create your own mixed-media bird nests and celebrate the return of migratory birds to Wisconsin this spring! This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Heather MacNeil

  • Wild Wonders: Adopt a Succulent

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

    Pick out a clay pinch pot and bring home your own cutting from MCM's Rooftop's succulents! Learn to take care of your new friend, so you can help it grow and thrive. This event is part of our free admission Thursday evenings, 4 pm-8 pm.

  • STEAM Time: Renewable Energy with KidWind

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

    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

  • Exploration Station: Seed Planting

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

     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.

  • Exploration Station: Seed Planting

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

     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.

  • Wild Wonders: Pollinator Seed Balls

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

    Create seed balls using a native pollinator seed mix grown on the museum's Rooftop Ramble! Find out what it takes to plant pollinator gardens, and gain a better understanding of plants' life cycle from seed to flower. This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Chicago Community Gardeners Association

  • STEAM Time: Water Explorers

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

    Dive into the hidden world of teeny tiny critters that thrive in our local waterways. Give your fine motor skills a workout while sampling lake water and get a reeeeeally close look at microorganisms with our microscope. Join us each week for new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. These hands-on programs foster […]

  • Exploration Station: Seed Paper

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

    Use recycled materials and native prairie seeds to craft handmade seed paper. Once the paper dries, spread the joy by creating special greeting cards or start your own pollinator garden at home. This event is free with the price of general admission.