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Use a variety of materials and textures to create your own whimsical fairy garden.
This event is free with the price of general admission.
Create your own percussive musical instrument, maracas, and take them home with you!
This event is free with the price of general admission.
Make a custom marble maze using paper materials and your own ingenuity!
This event is free with the price of general admission.
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
Explore the art and history of printmaking with Charlotte Cummins, art educator and MCM’s Director of Community Partnerships.
This event is free with the price of general admission.
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 make windchimes out of clay shapes generously created by other visitors.
This event is free with general museum admission.
Celebrate World Water Day by testing local samples. Gain a better understanding of how our ecosystems filter water, and what organisms live there.
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, increase problem-solving skills, and offer new ways for kids to explore the world around them.
This event is free with general museum admission.
Help us plant heirloom tomatoes that will be added to the museum’s summer garden! Plant a tomato seed of your own to bring home learn about the growth of plants, from seed to fruit. Your tomato can be planted outside after the last frost date, around May 15.
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, increase problem-solving skills, and offer new ways for kids to explore the world around them.
This event is free with general museum admission.
Foster your creativity and decorate a golden egg with vibrant colors.
This event is free with the price of general admission.
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.
