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Special events
The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota is all about hands-on play and unique programs and events. Read below to learn more about what is happening in the Museum. If you would like the Museum’s upcoming events delivered to your inbox, click the button below to join our mailing list!
Special events at the Children's Museum
Summer Curiosity Camp – Tech Art and Take-a-Part
Join us for an awe-inspiring summer filled with opportunities for children to use their curiosity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity! Our 3-day camps will all be a summer highlight! Tech Art and Take-a-Part – July 8th-10th Have you always wondered what the inside of a printer looks like or maybe the TV remote? Campers […] …
Pollinator Explorers
Join us at CMSM in the Butterfly House to learn more out the importance of pollinators! Interact with the lifecycle of the Monarch butterfly and explore the Minnesota native nectar and host plants that feed and home our butterfly friends! …
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 […] …
Summer Curiosity Camp – Tech Art and Take-a-Part
Join us for an awe-inspiring summer filled with opportunities for children to use their curiosity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity! Our 3-day camps will all be a summer highlight! Tech Art and Take-a-Part – July 8th-10th Have you always wondered what the inside of a printer looks like or maybe the TV remote? Campers […] …
Young Explorers
This program is for all age groups that are visiting the Museum! Activities are inspired by place, seasons and nature, play schemas and child development. On the 2nd Wednesday each month throughout the year, Young Explorer program activities inspired by one of the six areas of wellness (Move, Relax, Eat Well, Sleep, Maintain, Discover) will […] …
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! …
Summer Curiosity Camp – Tech Art and Take-a-Part
Join us for an awe-inspiring summer filled with opportunities for children to use their curiosity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity! Our 3-day camps will all be a summer highlight! Tech Art and Take-a-Part – July 8th-10th Have you always wondered what the inside of a printer looks like or maybe the TV remote? Campers […] …
Pollinator Explorers
Join us at CMSM in the Butterfly House to learn more out the importance of pollinators! Interact with the lifecycle of the Monarch butterfly and explore the Minnesota native nectar and host plants that feed and home our butterfly friends! …
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! …
Pollinator Explorers
Join us at CMSM in the Butterfly House to learn more out the importance of pollinators! Interact with the lifecycle of the Monarch butterfly and explore the Minnesota native nectar and host plants that feed and home our butterfly friends! …
MCHS Healthy Habits All Summer Long
In partnership with the MCHS Family Medicine Residents, join us on the first Friday morning of each month during the summer for activities based around having fun and staying healthy and safe during the warm summer months. Event topics: June 13th: Summer Safety July 11th : Move and Groove August 8th : Eating Healthy and […] …
Summer Curiosity Camp – Innovators in Action
Join us for an awe-inspiring summer filled with opportunities for children to use their curiosity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity! Our 3-day camps will all be a summer highlight! Innovators in Action – July 15th-17th Get ready to innovate as we dive into the world of simple machines, build epic marble runs, and unleash […] …