Fall hours: open Weds–Sun, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thurs nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get tickets
Fall hours: open Weds–Sun, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thurs nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get tickets
Create your own unique nature painting! Experiment with leaves, flowers, sticks, and pinecones as materials to apply paint and see what organic patterns you can create.
This event is free with the price of general admission.
Experiment with magnets to learn about polarity and decorate your very own magnet to bring home!
This event is free with the price of general admission.
Have you ever wanted to walk on water? Learn how native insects use surface tension to traverse the water, and create your very own water strider buddy out of crafting wire.
This event is free with the price of general admission.
Paint one-of-a-kind colorful creations using sticks gathered from nearby parks, and use them in playful imagination games.
This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Courtney Sanchez
Madison’s Metro Transit brings one of their buses to the museum—with an MCM Nice Age Trail ad on the side—to show kids and adults alike how to ride public transit.
Practice getting on and off the bus, put a bike on the front rack, and sit in the driver’s seat! Bus will be parked outside the museum on North Hamilton St, right near our front door. This event is free, no museum admission (or bus fare!) required.
Join Junko each Friday for interactive storytelling with Japanese kamishibai cards!
This event is free with general museum admission.
Join Junko each Friday for interactive storytelling with Japanese kamishibai cards!
This event is free with general museum admission.
Join Junko each Friday for interactive storytelling with Japanese kamishibai cards!
This event is free with general museum admission.
Join Overture’s Kids in the Rotunda for a free, fun-filled evening at Madison Children’s Museum and their first-ever Season Announcement Party! Participate in a special scavenger hunt and search for performers around the museum before the official season announcement at 5:15pm. Then put on your dancing shoes and jump around to the beats of DJ Nick Nice!
This event is part of MCM’s FREE Thursday evenings, 4 pm–8 pm every week.
MCM welcomes our friends at Madison Contemporary Dance! Artistic director Sara Rohs will teach creative movement dance classes for children of all ages. Caregivers are also welcome to participate.
Creative movement is a contemporary form of dance that combines movement and artistic expression without the need for specific training. These activities provide a joyful way for children to explore movement through music, develop physical skills, channel energy, stimulate imagination and promote creativity. It focuses on the development of motor skills and emotional expression.
Today, we’ll explore creative movement through play: dance games, interactive songs, and imaginative stories. You will see lots of play with parachutes, scarves, wands, and musical instruments!
This event is part of our FREE Thursday evenings, 4 pm–8 pm every week.
