Sports Legends coach Bill Randolph, a retired NCAA tennis coach, will introduce kids—even as young as preschool age—to the fundamentals of tennis.
September 25, 2025
Ticket Required
6–10
Mixed Media with Kyng Rhodes
Join Visiting Artist Kyng Rhodes to create your own work of art inspired by nature.
September 27, 2025
Free tickets are required and available at the Concierge Desk on Level 1 the day of this program.
5+ and families
Eli Lilly and Company Visiting Scientist Dr. Rebecca Bercich
Through interactive demonstrations, workshops, and family-friendly talks, Visiting Scientist Dr. Rebecca Bercich will help you explore sustainability and renewable energy.
September 28, 2025
Free With Admission
6+ and familes
Girl Scouts: Ghostly Gardens
Jump into the Halloween season by designing your own ghostly garden with haunting décor, cobwebs, and more. It’s your favorite fairy garden with a Halloween twist!
October 12, 2025
Ticket Required
All ages
Ghostly Gardens
Get ready for some frighteningly fun times as you design a fairy garden with a Halloween twist!
October 12, 2025
Ticket Required
6+ and families
Sports Clinic: Fall Break Football Mini-Camp
Practice your offense skills as we explore quarterback, wide-receiver, and running back fundamentals. For ages 6–12.
October 14, 2025
Ticket Required
6–12
October Homeschool: Spectacular Spiders
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Join us as we learn about the world of spiders! Come ready for some creepy, crawly excitement!
October 16, 2025
Ticket Required
6-10
The Art of Movement with Johnson Simon
Join Visiting Artist Johnson Simon to explore techniques for expressing the wonderful ways bodies can move.
October 23, 2025
Free tickets to this workshop are required and available at the Concierge Desk on Level 1 the day of the program.
5+ and families
November Homeschool: Power Your World with Our Visiting Scientist
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Meet our new Visiting Scientist, Dr. Rebecca Bercich as she leads us through some exciting work in renewable energy sources. Then, our young scientists will use their newfound knowledge to work on projects focused on different energy sources.
November 13, 2025
Ticket Required
6-10
Girl Scout: Toymakers Workshop
Visit our Toymaker’s Workshop to earn your Daisy, Brownie, or Junior Craft and Tinker badge! Choose a project of wood, leather, or plaster to build a toy from scratch using real tools and techniques.
December 7, 2025
Ticket Required
Daisy, Brownie, or Junior Girl Scouts
December Homeschool: Reindeer Games
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Create, explore, and play through exciting STEM challenges, activities, and creative crafts. From building mini sleighs to testing reindeer flight, and more. Each activity is packed with fun, learning, and holiday magic!
December 11, 2025
Ticket Required
6-10
Winter PJ Party at The Manor
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Come get “snowed in” with us at our historic Manor next door to The Children’s Museum.
December 13, 2025
Ticket Required
January Homeschool: The Science of Unusual Jobs
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In this hands-on, curiosity-driven program, we’ll dive into the fascinating science behind some of the world’s most unusual and unexpected jobs and even explore some unusual jobs right here at the museum.
January 22, 2026
Ticket Required
6+ and families
February Homeschool: Movement in Art with Our Visiting Artist Johnson Simon
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Step into the artists’ studio and learn about expressing movement in art! Visiting Artist Johnson Simon will lead us through an art project using vibrant color, broad brush strokes, and more! Then we will let our creativity soar as we make our own expressive masterpieces using unique art supplies with museum twists.
February 19, 2026
Ticket Required
6+ and families
Girl Scouts: Peruvian Art and Design (Daisy and Brownie)
Earn your Daisy or Brownie Art and Design badge by exploring Incan architecture, trying Peruvian weaving techniques, and designing artwork inspired by the patterns and symbols of Peru.
February 22, 2026
Ticket Required
Daisy and Brownie
March Homeschool: Museum Engineering
Get ready to build, test, and tinker as we step into the shoes of museum developers, designers, and builders. See what it takes to engineer, design, and bring real exhibits to life.
March 19, 2026
Ticket Required
recommended for ages 6-10
April Homeschool: Bug Out!
Grab your magnifying glass and get ready to explore the buzzing, crawling, and fascinating world of bugs.
April 16, 2026
Ticket Required
recommended for ages 6-10
Girl Scouts: Fairy Garden
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Attract the fairies to your home with your very own fairy garden!
April 18, 2026
Ticket Required
All ages
May Homeschool: Into the Blue! Ocean Science
Take a deep dive into the big blue and explore the wonders of ocean science—from the sandy shore to the darkest depths.
May 14, 2026
Ticket Required
recommended for ages 6-10
