Family Climate Festival (Day 4)
2024-08-04 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
Join MCM for the Family Climate Festival weekend, a community-based collaboration where children and families are invited to engage in programs with the Madison Water Utility, the Wisconsin Institute for Energy and MCM staff educators that inspire children to become environmental stewards while they learn about clean water, renewable energy, and recycling.

Today’s Featured Activities:Our Amazing Aquifer with Madison Water Utility, 1 pmLet’s Make! with Lexie: Junk Jewelry, 1 pm

Let's Move! in the Wonderground
2024-08-06 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-08-07 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-08-08 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-08-09 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-08-10 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.

Plant Root Flip Books with UW Genetics
2024-08-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Join our guest instructor Angela Johnson from UW Genetics for a drop-in flip book workshop! Learn about the patterns of plant root growth and their importance for obstacle avoidance, soil penetration, and seedling establishment. Best of all, you’ll get to apply what you learned in a make-and-take animated flip book of the growth process.

This event is free with the price of general museum admission. Recommended for ages 7 and older, activity takes approximately 30 minutes.

Exploration Station: Fish Prints
2024-08-07 10:30 - 12:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Create vibrant prints using silicone models of local fish and paint! Explore the patterns and textures of fish scales while making unique, aquatic-themed artwork.

This event is free with the price of general admission.

Wild Wonders: Seed Planting
2024-08-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Decorate your own paper cup planter and plant a seed to take home!

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

Exploration Station: Tea Science with Telsaan Tea
2024-08-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
Get ready for a surprise in this interactive tea demonstration! Join Erin, owner of Telsaan Tea, to see how certain flower teas (hibiscus, chrysanthemum, and butterfly pea flower) change color when adding vinegar or baking soda.

Please note: the teas in this program are intended for demonstration purposes or “science tea”, not for drinking. This event is free with the price of general admission.
