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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
Young Explorers
This program is for all age groups that are visiting the Museum. Activities are inspired by place, seasons, nature, play schemas and child development. On the 2nd Wednesday each month the Young Explorer Program activities are inspired by one of the six areas of wellness (Move, Relax, Eat Well, Sleep, Maintain, Discover) MCHS Family Medicine […] …
Outdoor Explorers
Join us each Wednesday afternoon (all year long) from 1-3pm to discover the outdoors during our Outdoor Explorers Program! Meeting each Wednesday at 1pm in the Loose Parts Play Hub, children and their caregivers can join in a conversation about the season and weather and create a nature journal. Then grab an Explorers Backpack and […] …
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! …
Gingerbread House Workshop
Join us again for a beloved family tradition! Sign up for your workshop spot today – this year we are offering a few new time options. Start or Continue a Holiday tradition. Come and build a gingerbread house with everything provided for you! We will even clean up the mess! Decorate a gingerbread house at […] …
Art Explorers
Join us in Cecil’s Imagineering Loft for and open studio art experience. We will explore and create with different art mediums each month. Drop in anytime during the program to participate. 2024 Monthly Themes: JANUARY: Clay FEBRUARY: Paper Collage MARCH: Chalk and Charcoal APRIL: Painting MAY: Sculpture SEPTEMBER: Open Studio (Closed the 10th-13th) OCTOBER: Nature Art NOVEMBER: […] …
STEAM Explorers
STEAM brings together a powerful combination of skills, techniques, and experiments! Join us weekly on Tuesdays from 9-11am and Thursdays from 1-3pm to explore a variety of STEAM related child-led play activities! Weekly activities are based off of the Play Schemas. Each program session will have an option for guests to interact with each component […] …
Gingerbread House Workshop
Join us again for a beloved family tradition! Sign up for your workshop spot today – this year we are offering a few new time options. Start or Continue a Holiday tradition. Come and build a gingerbread house with everything provided for you! We will even clean up the mess! Decorate a gingerbread house at […] …
Literacy Explorers
A time to foster early literacy skills through play! This program is designed as a come-and-go experience that is child-led based on their interests. Join us Friday mornings from 9-11am to experience early literacy concepts through signing, talking, reading, writing, and playing! Weekly programs are based off of the 5 Early Literacy practices. Weekly Topics […] …
Gingerbread House Workshop
Join us again for a beloved family tradition! Sign up for your workshop spot today – this year we are offering a few new time options. Start or Continue a Holiday tradition. Come and build a gingerbread house with everything provided for you! We will even clean up the mess! Decorate a gingerbread house at […] …
Math Happens
This program is for all age groups visiting the museum. Volunteers with the Math Happens Foundation facilitate a math playground up in Cecil’s Imagineering Loft on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Activities help children and caregivers grow their math literacy through engaging hands-on puzzles, models, and manipulatives. …
Gingerbread House Workshop
Join us again for a beloved family tradition! Sign up for your workshop spot today – this year we are offering a few new time options. Start or Continue a Holiday tradition. Come and build a gingerbread house with everything provided for you! We will even clean up the mess! Decorate a gingerbread house at […] …
Math Happens
This program is for all age groups visiting the museum. Volunteers with the Math Happens Foundation facilitate a math playground up in Cecil’s Imagineering Loft on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Activities help children and caregivers grow their math literacy through engaging hands-on puzzles, models, and manipulatives. …