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June 2025

Summer Curiosity Camp – Sew Much Fun

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! Sew Much Fun – June 10th-12th Come and sew with us! Have a child that would like to explore sewing, needlepoints, fabrics, or just be […]
10 Jun
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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 […]
10 Jun
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Summer Curiosity Camp – Sew Much Fun

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! Sew Much Fun – June 10th-12th Come and sew with us! Have a child that would like to explore sewing, needlepoints, fabrics, or just be […]
11 Jun
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Young Explorers Weekly Programming at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota in Mankato

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 […]
11 Jun
9:30 am - 11:00 am
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!
11 Jun
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Summer Curiosity Camp – Sew Much Fun

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! Sew Much Fun – June 10th-12th Come and sew with us! Have a child that would like to explore sewing, needlepoints, fabrics, or just be […]
12 Jun
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

CEF Pollinators at Play Grand Opening Event

An exciting adventure awaits this summer at the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota as we open our brand new Butterfly House and enhanced Pollinator Experience! Our unique hands on environment brings guests young and old up close to the amazing life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly. Look forward to an immersive, delicate experience everyday with weekly […]
12 Jun
10:00 am - 10:30 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!
13 Jun
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Mayo Clinic Healthy Habits all summer long at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota

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 […]
13 Jun
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Summer Curiosity Camp – Whirlwind Explorers

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! Whirlwind Explorers – June 17th-19th Campers will be “blown away” with the opportunity to explore all things “up in the air”! Join us and team […]
17 Jun
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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 […]
17 Jun
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Summer Curiosity Camp – Whirlwind Explorers

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! Whirlwind Explorers – June 17th-19th Campers will be “blown away” with the opportunity to explore all things “up in the air”! Join us and team […]
18 Jun
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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January 24, 2025, 10:00am:

The Museum will be closed Sunday, April 20.

We will reopen Tuesday, April 22.

The Museum will be Closing at 2pm on
November 16 for a Private Event