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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
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 […] …
Bunny Eggventure
Hop into spring at the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota’s Bunny Eggventure! Meet adorable bunnies and other small animals with our friends at Pet Expo while learning about pet care and responsibility. Enjoy a Museum-wide egg hunt with fun prizes, create your own bunny ears in the loft, and stop by the Community Room where […] …
All My Relatives | Mini Workshop Series
Join us for 14 weeks of hands-on Indigenous learning at the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota! Each Thursday from 4:00–6:00 pm, children ages 7–12 explore a new cultural theme through artmaking, storytelling, games, traditional knowledge, and guided activities. Co-sponsored by MSU’s Elementary Education program and Mahkato Okawitaya, these mini-workshops celebrate Dakota and Ojibwe traditions while […] …
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! Sponsored by Thin Film Technology Fund, a Designated Fund of the Mankato Area Foundation HickoryTech Fund of the Mankato Area Foundation …
Seed Planting with Master Gardener Casey
Celebrate spring at the Museum by planting seeds and getting our hands a little dirty! A Master Gardener will be onsite to share simple gardening tips and answer your planting questions. Families can plant a seed to take home or help us start the Museum’s garden. Each make and take activity includes a paper cup, […] …
Day About Dancing
Are you ready to dance? The Mankato Ballet Company will be joining us again to celebrate dance and their upcoming performance, Dorothy! Join Miss Liz and some ballerinas for an all-ages dance class, followed by a mini performance! Guests will also have the opportunity to participate in a coloring contest to win tickets to the show. …
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, […] …
Math Happens
Join volunteers from the MathHappens Foundation in Cecil’s Imagineering Loft to explore mathematical thinking through puzzles, crafts, games and more. Activities are designed for children aged 2 and up. …
Math Happens
Join volunteers from the MathHappens Foundation in Cecil’s Imagineering Loft to explore mathematical thinking through puzzles, crafts, games and more. Activities are designed for children aged 2 and up. …
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! Sponsored by Thin Film Technology Fund, a Designated Fund of the Mankato Area Foundation HickoryTech Fund of the Mankato Area Foundation …
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 […] …
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, […] …