For the Kids

Come and enjoy fun kid's activities, including trick-or-treating to the area businesses, horse drawn trolley rides, face painting, cake walk and more for ages 12 and under! Read more about 50th & France Pumpkin Fest

Meet a veterinarian and a friendly therapy dog “patient” and learn about how veterinarians care for pets in their work. Read more about Future Vet Event at the Minnesota Children's Museum

Prepare for
an extreme camp experience! Campers will spend mornings riding Segways, playing
relay games and learning safety skills and techniques. In the afternoon,
campers will get to cool off and engage in fun water sports on Lake Calhoun.
This camp is sure to be the highlight of your summer. Read more about Segway & Water Sport Boot Camp

Is your
child a budding geologist, an animal lover or the next Picasso? Our exploratory
day camp features a week of exciting activities including a visit to the
Enchanted Rock Garden, spending time with baby animals on our farm, water
activities on Lake Calhoun, creating art and more! Read more about Secrets of the Cities Adventure Day Camp

Dog Tales

Saturday, April 18 • 10 – 11 a.m.

Encourage your child's love of reading in a comfortable environment as she
reads a favorite book to a therapy dog from the Pals on Paws chapter of Therapy
Dogs International at the Museum.

FutureVet Presentation

Saturday, April 18 • 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Read more about Super Pet Saturday at Minnesota Children's Museum

On Saturdays in April (4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25) from 4-8pm, Sid the Science Kid will be stopping by the Minnesota Children's Museum. Bring your camera and join us in the Atrium for a special appearance by Sid the
Science Kid. Sid will also join in Big Healthy Fun! at 6 p.m.

Sid will also be making an appearance at the Museum on April 4th and 11th from 9-1pm. Sid the Science Kid will be at Imagination Corner in the Atrium at 10:30 a.m.
Bring your camera for a special photo opportunity! Read more about Sid the Science Kid Special Appearance at Minnesota Children's Museum

What makes a little one happy when skies are gray? Their sunshine, of course, but a load of bright paint and something to slather it on is surely a close second. At this eight-week cross-disciplinary art course inspired by your kids’ favorite ditties, caregivers and toddlers are invited to get messy and a bit noisy, too. Instructors from KidCreate Studios offer art direction and perhaps some background vocals, as little teapots, itsy-bitsy spiders and twinkling stars take form. Online registration closes March 9. $50. Read more about Sing-Along Art Class

Spark a love of the arts in your child with a day full of live music and opportunities for your toddlers and grade school children to explore different instruments. The day also includes arts and crafts, dance lessons and a menu of other activities—fun for the whole brood. Free. 9 a.m.–noon. Ordway Center for Performing Arts, 345 Washington St., St. Paul; 651.224.4222; ordway.org. Read more about Family Day at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts

The Southdale YMCA offers full-day recreational programs on school vacation days. Children can take advantage of the Y’s indoor and outdoor spaces with supervised activities including group games, arts and crafts, swimming, special interest clubs and cooking lessons. On Presidents’ Day, participants will also take a field trip to Stages Theatre at Hopkins Center for the Arts to view a rehearsal for the upcoming show Twelve Dancing Princesses. Children should come with a lunch, two snacks, a water bottle, swimsuit, towel and sports attire. Registration required. Grades K–6. $39. Read more about School Release at the YMCA

Dress up your little superstars in their favorite getup and rock out at the Museum New Year's Eve Party! Join for Sparkle-rama, the best kid-friendly party in town. The family will have fun as you: Read more about New Year's Eve Sparkle-rama at Minnesota Children's Museum