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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
Fire Safety Education Day | FREE Admission
Join us for the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota’s 5th annual free outdoor event, Fire Safety Education Day! Tour emergency vehicles, view presentations inside the Museum and out, giveaways, photo opportunities with Smoky the Bear and much more! In addition to our local and surrounding area fire departments joining us, the Sheriff, DNR and Ambulance […] …
Summer Curiosity Camp – Forts and More
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! Forts and More – August 5th-7th Get ready to unleash your inner architect with epic fort building, dazzling light play, and crafty cardboard creations! It’s […] …
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 – Forts and More
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! Forts and More – August 5th-7th Get ready to unleash your inner architect with epic fort building, dazzling light play, and crafty cardboard creations! It’s […] …
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 – Forts and More
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! Forts and More – August 5th-7th Get ready to unleash your inner architect with epic fort building, dazzling light play, and crafty cardboard creations! It’s […] …
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 […] …
Clay Day!
Clay Day! Mold, Model, Squish – dive into the possibilities of clay! We will also have our clay wheels out for exploration. This program is an open ended exploratory time where children and their caregivers can experience hand building and wheel throwing in an open studio style setting. Not a make and take program. This […] …
Summer Curiosity Camp – Earth Elements
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! Earth Elements – August 12th-14th A sensory lovers delight! Get ready to squish and mold with some clay creations! As well as diving headfirst into […] …