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November 2025

Lions Club KidSight Screening

The Mankato Lions Club will visit the Children’s Museum on November 20, 2025 from 4:00-6:00pm for FREE vision screenings for Museum members or paid admission guests. Lions KidSight USA is a nationwide program bringing Lions clubs across the country together to ensure our children receive eye screenings and follow-up care when needed.
20 Nov - 19 Mar
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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January 2026

Outdoor Explorers

Bundle up and head outside for hands-on winter adventure! Our Outdoor Explorers program invites children and their caregiver to discover, play, and learn through open-ended outdoor experiences. Outdoor explorers will enjoy snowshoeing through the landscape, creating in the nature kitchen with colorful ice, exploring and building in our brand-new igloo. Sleds and snowman-building kits add […]
13 Jan
9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Baby Play

Join us on the Infant and Toddler Play Porch! With a goal to support first-time parents or those who are caring for an infant, the Museum staff – who have a background in and a passion for early childhood development, will offer content specific to our birth to two age range.  Although topics such as […]
13 Jan
10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Imagineering Hour after school program for kids at the Children's Museum Mankato

Imagineering Hour

Head to the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota for the after-school Imagineering Hour, a dedicated time for children to explore their creativity and discover the possibilities of innovation. Held in Cecil’s Imagineering Loft, Imagineering Hour offers a range of open-ended STEAM activities facilitated by our educators. Children might encounter building challenges, cardboard engineering, simple machines, […]
13 Jan
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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North Mankato Taylor Library Bookmobile

Bookmobile

The North Mankato Taylor Library Bookmobile makes weekly stops at the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota on Wednesday afternoons from 2-3pm. Join us for story time on the Lauri Kuch Memorial Stage each week!
14 Jan
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Imagineering Hour after school program for kids at the Children's Museum Mankato

Imagineering Hour

Head to the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota for the after-school Imagineering Hour, a dedicated time for children to explore their creativity and discover the possibilities of innovation. Held in Cecil’s Imagineering Loft, Imagineering Hour offers a range of open-ended STEAM activities facilitated by our educators. Children might encounter building challenges, cardboard engineering, simple machines, […]
14 Jan
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Tales with Tasha

Join us on the Lauri Kuch Memorial Stage for a lively 30-minute interactive story time designed to spark imagination, creativity, and early learning. Guests are invited to actively participate through storytelling, puppet play, and hands-on small world activities that bring stories to life. What you can expect during the program. Shared reading, expressive puppets, songs […]
15 Jan
10:30 am - 11:00 am
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Outdoor Explorers

Bundle up and head outside for hands-on winter adventure! Our Outdoor Explorers program invites children and their caregiver to discover, play, and learn through open-ended outdoor experiences. Outdoor explorers will enjoy snowshoeing through the landscape, creating in the nature kitchen with colorful ice, exploring and building in our brand-new igloo. Sleds and snowman-building kits add […]
15 Jan
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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STEAM Explorers

STEAM brings together a powerful combination of skills, techniques, and experiments! Join us weekly on Friday mornings to explore a variety of STEAM related child-led play activities!
16 Jan
9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Imagineering Hour after school program for kids at the Children's Museum Mankato

Imagineering Hour

Head to the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota for the after-school Imagineering Hour, a dedicated time for children to explore their creativity and discover the possibilities of innovation. Held in Cecil’s Imagineering Loft, Imagineering Hour offers a range of open-ended STEAM activities facilitated by our educators. Children might encounter building challenges, cardboard engineering, simple machines, […]
16 Jan
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Outdoor Explorers

Bundle up and head outside for hands-on winter adventure! Our Outdoor Explorers program invites children and their caregiver to discover, play, and learn through open-ended outdoor experiences. Outdoor explorers will enjoy snowshoeing through the landscape, creating in the nature kitchen with colorful ice, exploring and building in our brand-new igloo. Sleds and snowman-building kits add […]
20 Jan
9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Baby Play

Join us on the Infant and Toddler Play Porch! With a goal to support first-time parents or those who are caring for an infant, the Museum staff – who have a background in and a passion for early childhood development, will offer content specific to our birth to two age range.  Although topics such as […]
20 Jan
10:00 am - 11:30 am
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The Museum will be closed on Sunday, December 28

Due to the Blizzard Warning in our area.
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The Museum will be closed on Thursday, October 2 to prepare for Ignite the Night

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