Madison Children's Museum

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.

Music Together: Mixed-age music classes for babies through 5 years...and the grownups who love them® Join Monroe Street Arts Center for a special MCM edition of their popular Music Together® class right here at the museum. The cornerstone of the Music Together® program is the Mixed-Age music class, for children from birth through age 5—and […]

Come to the museum and practice being a super friend! Speaking to new people, taking turns, and making friends are new skills for 3 and 4-year-olds.  Led by Heather, Early Learning Manager, Super Friends Club gives kids a chance to practice these new skills. Each week we’ll do an activity and play cooperatively in the museum.  […]

MCM has multi-talented staff. In addition to her work as a Discovery Guide at the museum, Hailey McLaughlin is a gifted illustrator. Join Hailey for a special reading the new book she illustrated, "Let's Make A Garden: a build up book" written by Hillary Vari. (Copies of the book available in the museum's gift shop!)

Take chances, make mistakes, get messy! Join us for sensory art projects designed especially for preschoolers and caregivers. We will make all kinds of art involving touch, smell, sound and more!

The whole museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays. Join us for special programs in October: October 13: James the Magician, Science & Magic Show, 6-6:45 pmOctober 20: Wonderground reopens! Open until 8 pm.October 27: Braaains! With UW Neuroscience Outreach

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 […]

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. This fall, Music with Junebug takes place in the Celebrations Room on floor 2.

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) activities foster children's creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, and increase problem-solving skills as children explore the world around them. November STEAM Time Program Themes

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.

Drop in STEM activities with our friends from UW Women in Science and Engineering.

This event has been canceled due to weather. Family Happy Hour will return in spring. Bundle up and join us in our new and improved outdoor Wonderground for a happy hour party for all ages, featuring a Giant Bucket performance and hands-on scrap percussion with the Active Percussion Duo, and a brasstastic set by Forward […]

Practice sorting, scooping, and stacking colorful pom pom balls in the Wildernest.

Visit the Art Studio for a special project each week with staff facilitation.

Drop in STEM activities with our friends from UW Women in Science and Engineering.