Madison Children's Museum

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1. Lily-Pad Theater

   October 24, 2019 11:00 am Comments Off on Lily-Pad Theater

   Join us for a fun music and storytelling program for early learners.  There will be singing, puppet shows and a chance to move our bodies.

   We will gain literacy, use our imaginations, and use large motor skills as we experience the different activities in the program.

   Each week’s activities will revolve around a theme. It’s good to be there for the whole program to get the most out of it, but families can come and go as they please.

   Today’s program takes place in the Wildernest exhibit.

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   Madison Children’s Museum’s drop-in programs are FREE for members or FREE with museum general admission. No pre-registration is needed. 

   You may buy general admission tickets at the front desk, or save time and order them online. Tickets are good for visitation on any day the museum is open to the public and never expire. 

   Buy Tickets Now!

   Learn more about Madison Children’s Museum admission, including membership and discount programs.

2. [CANCELED] Lily-Pad Theater

   February 7, 2019 11:00 am Comments Off on [CANCELED] Lily-Pad Theater

   Today’s Lily-Pad Theater has been canceled, as weather conditions prevent our coordinator from getting here. Please join us again next week. 

   Join us for a fun music and storytelling program for early learners.  There will be singing, puppet shows and a chance to move our bodies.

   We will gain literacy, use our imaginations, and use large motor skills as we experience the different activities in the program.

   Each weeks activities will revolve around a theme. It’s good to be there for the whole program to get the most out of it, but families can come and go as they please.

   This event takes place in the Celebrations Room.

3. Lily-Pad Theater

   September 21, 2017 11:00 am Comments Off on Lily-Pad Theater

   Join us for a fun music and storytelling program for early learners.  There will be singing, puppet shows and a chance to move our bodies.

   Kids will get the most out of being there for the whole program, but families are invited to come and go as needed. Children will gain literacy, use their imaginations, and use large motor skills as they experience the different activities in the program.

4. ImagiNation

   November 5, 2015 2:00 pm Comments Off on ImagiNation

   Join Jennika for ImagiNation and experiment with projects combing art and science, every Thursday afternoon in Possible-opolis!

5. S.T.E.A.M. Engineers

   June 5, 2015 1:00 pm Comments Off on S.T.E.A.M. Engineers

   Join UW Fine Arts Graduate Student Jay Ludden for S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math) Engineers!

   During this weekly workshop Jay will use many exciting hands-on experiments and demonstrations like 3D Printing, stop-motion animation, electronics, to explore the principles of S.T.E.A.M.

6. Doll-Making Workshop with guest artist Olive Earley

   May 23, 2015 12:00 pm Comments Off on Doll-Making Workshop with guest artist Olive Earley

   Stop by our doll-making workshop in the art classroom and learn to make a simple wire-bodied art doll from our buffet of beautiful materials. Decorate your doll with beads, ribbon, flowers, buttons and shells.

   Also meet our special guest, doll artist Olive Earley and see a display of her wonderful character dolls.

   Learn more about Olive Earley’s exhibit

7. FunkYard Derby Car Workshop

   May 6, 2015 5:00 pm Comments Off on FunkYard Derby Car Workshop

   Join us in creating a fleet of cars to be used this spring and summer on our Funkyard Speedway!  We will have dozens of blank pinewood derby car bodies to be customized your very own way, then we will use that car to run races all summer long on our brand new Funkyard racetrack.  Come and design, draw, sand, hammer, paint, and assemble with us!

8. Pinewood Workshop

   April 6, 2015 10:00 am Comments Off on Pinewood Workshop

   Join us in creating a fleet of cars to be used this spring and summer on our Funkyard Speedway!  We will have dozens of blank pinewood derby car bodies to be customized your very own way, then we will use that car to run races all summer long on our brand new Funkyard racetrack.  Come and design, draw, sand, hammer, paint, and assemble with us!

9. Knit Together

   February 1, 2015 1:00 pm Comments Off on Knit Together

   Learn to knit with volunteers from the Madison Knitters Guild in this series of free workshops. We’ll provide yarn, needles and instruction for beginning knitters age 9 and older.

10. Mad Science

    December 3, 2014 1:30 pm Comments Off on Mad Science

    Explore chemistry using fun experiments with Michelle every Wednesday afternoon in Possible-opolis.