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7 events found.
Week of Events
Sunday, January 21, 2024
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January 21, 2024 -Exploration Station: Winter Bird Feeders
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January 21, 2024 -Let’s Make! with Lexie
Exploration Station: Winter Bird Feeders
Exercise your fine motor skills to create take-home winter bird feeders. Hang it from a tree or balcony outside to attract and nourish native Wisconsin birds! This event is free with general museum admission.
Let’s Make! with Lexie
Explore new materials and creative techniques through facilitated art activities and bring home hand-made treasures. Projects vary each week and may include sculpture, painting, comics, printmaking, and more! This event is free with general museum admission.
Monday, January 22, 2024
No events on this day.
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
No events on this day.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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January 24, 2024 -Early Explorers Playgroup
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January 24, 2024 -Music Time with Tim: Drumming Time
Early Explorers Playgroup
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 […]
Music Time with Tim: Drumming Time
Explore the world of music and rhythm! Join Tim in the Celebrations room each week to enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories. Today, find your rhythm and have fun playing drums with Tim! This event is free with general museum admission.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
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January 25, 2024 -Messy Art with Laurie: Toy Car Painting
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January 25, 2024 -Free Thursday Evenings
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January 25, 2024 -Wild Wonders: Tiny Felt Friends
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January 25, 2024 -Open Art Studio
Messy Art with Laurie: Toy Car Painting
Join 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! Today, we'll give tiny toy cars a […]
Free Thursday Evenings
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 also offers heavily discounted admission and memberships to families who […]
Wild Wonders: Tiny Felt Friends
Use beginner sewing skills to create miniature versions of your favorite animals! Photo credit: Nomita Vaish-Taylor
Open Art Studio
Choose your own art adventure—drawing, sculpting, cartooning, and more! Drop by the Art Studio classroom for open-ended creative opportunities, facilitated by our talented staff. This event is free with general museum admission, and open to all ages.
Friday, January 26, 2024
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January 26, 2024 -STEAM Time: Wheatgrass Monsters
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January 26, 2024 -Clay Day: Polymer Clay Mini Foods
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January 26, 2024 -Sensory-Friendly Hours
STEAM Time: Wheatgrass Monsters
Celebrate National Green Juice Day by planting your own wheat grass plant to grow at home. When your wheatgrass sprouts, add it to your smoothies or treat family pets to a nutritious snack! This event is free with general museum admission.
Clay Day: Polymer Clay Mini Foods
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.
Sensory-Friendly Hours
Madison Children’s Museum welcomes children and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and sensory challenges to experience the museum during sensory-friendly hours, free of charge. This program aims to bring families together to learn through play in an environment that supports the unique needs of children with ASD. Today's sensory-friendly hours are held after […]
Saturday, January 27, 2024
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January 27, 2024 -Saturday Morning Early Hour
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January 27, 2024 -Exploration Station: Milkweed Mini Crafts
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January 27, 2024 -Wonderground Recess: Theremin and Percussion Jam
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January 27, 2024 -Saturday Art Adventures: Ribbon Banners
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January 27, 2024 -Post-Nap Pompom Party
Saturday Morning Early Hour
Give your weekend a bright and early beginning at MCM! Enjoy early hours starting at 8 am, every Saturday through March 30. If you've got little kids in the family, we know you're probably up anyway, so come downtown and let them climb the walls (literally, in our Hodge Podge Mahal climber.) Extended Saturday mornings […]
Exploration Station: Milkweed Mini Crafts
Exercise your imagination and fine motor skills to create miniature creations out of milkweed pods. This event is free with general museum admission.
Wonderground Recess: Theremin and Percussion Jam
Ring the bell: it's time for recess! Bundle up and head outside to the Wonderground for a unique active play break every Saturday in January and February at 11 am. Today, join Geoff Brady for a theremin try-it demo and keep your body moving while playing plastic bag percussion with Jonathan Zarov. This event is free […]
Saturday Art Adventures: Ribbon Banners
Dive into an exciting drop-in art experience each week with Laurie and our Art Studio team. Embark on projects with a wide variety of art media and processes for all ages and abilities. Materials are included—and the best part? We take care of cleanup! Today, we'll create flowing ribbon banners. This event is free with general museum […]
Post-Nap Pompom Party
Have an extra-squirrely toddler? Take advantage of the museum's extended Saturday hours! Enjoy the tactile experience of scooping, pouring, and sorting colorful pompoms in the Wildernest, then get out those wiggles for an extra hour in the museum. This event is free with general museum admission.
