Hours: Wed–Sun 9 am–4 pm, plus late on Thur til 8 pm • Closed Mon/Tue • Check full schedule
Hours: Wed–Sun 9 am–4 pm, plus late on Thur til 8 pm • Closed Mon/Tue • Check full schedule
Note: Registration for this event has closed. For questions, please contact the regsitrar by email, or by phone at 608.256.6554 ext. 156. Brownies will explore paintings on display at the museum and then complete a mini painting in acrylics in our Art Classroom, completing two activities towards the “Painter” badge. Fee: $8 girl/$0 adult, includes […]
For a $5 fee, visitors can make a realistic (but non- edible) cupcake, cake slice or pie in this fun workshop. We will use sponges, plaster, beads and all kinds of recycled items to make our fabulous fake foods. For ages 8 and older.
Join FeLion Studios for their 6th annual "Pour'n Yer Heart Out" event! Carve your own one of a kind heart mold out of sand in the MCM art studio classroom on January 31, 2015, then take your mold to FeLion Studio's community iron pour at Sector 67 on February 7, 2015 from noon - 6 p.m., and have […]
A free drawing workshop for all ages with artist Angela Richardson that takes image making from itsy-bitsy to huge! We'll make tiny drawings on teeny paper to BIG drawings on GIGANTIC paper. We'll listen to music and dance as we draw. We'll make small movements and big movements. We'll draw with our hands...and our whole […]
Join us in the art classroom for an afternoon of old fashioned holiday fun. In the early 1900's, families would craft their own decorations for the Christmas tree from colorful die-cut paper "scrap". We will provide beautiful reproduction scrap pictures made in Germany featuring Christmas, animal, floral, fairy and other designs, papers, tinsel, foil and […]
Join us in the Art Studio to help Philo A. Fflatus, a writer in need of inspiration, finish his latest short story! He’s got the title and some characters, but he needs some kids to write and illustrate. Kids helping out can take home their own finished book in this free drop-in program. On the […]
Help create a new story every week in this "jam" session. No previous storytelling skills required. Drop-in program, free with museum admission
Explore Geocaching in and around the Children’s Museum neighborhood. Troops will complete three activities toward the Geocaching Badge. Fee: $8/girl; chaperones free. Fee does not include badges; leaders should order badges through the Girl Scout Store. Registration Deadline: Friday, October 10 How to Register: To register, please contact our registration team at 608.256.6445, ext. 156; or by […]
Explore letterboxing in and around the Children’s Museum neighborhood. Troops will complete three activities toward the Letterboxing Badge. Fee does not include badges; leaders should order badges through the Girl Scout Store. We're sorry, this event is SOLD OUT. Please join us for another scouting event!
Meeting of the Minds, a program of the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin meets Tuesday afternoons, September 9-November 25. To learn more or to register, visit the Alliance’s Meeting of the Minds website.
On Miniature Monday, we will be making tiny paintings and artwork for the MCM dollhouse. Stop by the art classroom to make a mini painting to display in our doll house! Free drop in program for ages 8 and up.
We are making some new miniature foods for our dollhouse at Madison Children's Museum. Stop by the art classroom and learn how to make tiny fruit, vegetables, treats and other foods from polymer clay in this free drop-in workshop. Please register for the workshop in advance. Recommended for ages 9 to adult.
