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British Museum Family Visits
Free family activities, museum missions, explorer trails, activity backpacks, workshops, and family facilities at the British Museum.
Seattle Universal Math Museum
A hands-on math museum and event program where children explore mathematics through exhibits, family sessions, camps, and playful problem solving.
National Children’s Museum Programs
National Children’s Museum in Washington, DC offers current early-learner, STEAM storytime, tinkering, fine-art, and family programmes that pair hands-on play with science, technology, engineering, art, and making.
AMNH Science Investigations Summer Program
The American Museum of Natural History Science Investigations Summer Program gives learners entering Kindergarten through grade 5 week-long hands-on science experiences with museum educators, collections, exhibits, scientists, and live animals.
Natural History Museum Schools Learning
The Natural History Museum London schools programme offers museum visits, virtual workshops, curriculum-linked learning resources for ages 5–14, nature and climate activities, and dinosaur and natural-history collections.
The Tech Interactive
A family-friendly science and technology center with hands-on exhibits, experimental labs, design challenges, and youth engineering programs.
Technisches Museum Vienna Kids and Families
Family activities and playful technology learning for young children, school-age visitors, and grown-ups in Vienna.
Science Museum Oklahoma
A large hands-on science museum with interactive exhibits, science shows, a planetarium, creative challenges, and family learning experiences.
Omaha Zoo Programs
Camps, family learning, behind-the-scenes experiences, Zoo Schools, and interactive programs at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.
Elachee Nature Science Center
A nature and science center with a large preserve, animal and ecology learning, camps, homeschool programs, and hands-on family discovery.
Children’s Museum Jordan
A nonprofit children’s museum with interactive exhibits, science and art experiences, family programs, and a mobile museum that brings learning activities to children across Jordan.
Museo Scienza Playlab
A museum learning space for children ages 3–6 where art, science, technology, storytelling, tinkering, light, sound, nature, and imaginative play meet in five interactive rooms.
American Museum of Natural History Science & Nature Program
The American Museum of Natural History’s Science and Nature Program gives young children and adults age-appropriate experiences grounded in scientific inquiry and the museum’s zoology, Earth science, anthropology, and paleontology collections.
Australian Museum Kids
Free kids activities, science programs, exhibitions, and family learning from the Australian Museum in Sydney.
Cleveland Museum of Art Learning
Art tours, hands-on making, family programs, and community learning from the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Morris Museum Spark!Lab
A Smithsonian invention workspace where children ages 5 to 12 imagine, design, test, and improve ideas.
Questacon Early Childhood Activities
Hands-on science experiences and activity ideas for young children in Canberra, with play-based investigation and discovery.
Science Oxford Centre
A hands-on science centre with an Exploration Zone, woodland, ponds, family days, STEM clubs, and science activities for children.
Montréal Science Centre
An interactive science museum with hands-on exhibitions, creative technology challenges, family events, and bilingual visitor information.
UNIQLO Tate Play
Tate Modern’s family programme offers playful art-making, gallery activities, creative prompts, and hands-on experiences inspired by modern and contemporary art.
Natural History Museum of Utah Youth & Family Programs
Natural History Museum of Utah’s youth and family programme catalogue includes Curiosity Club, seasonal science, free STEAM explorations, mini camps, story time, scouting, family nights, and summer camp.
The Met Children’s Classes
The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers eight-week art workshops tailored to children ages 2–12, with age-banded classes, family programmes, and the free 81st Street Studio.
Science World
A Vancouver science centre with hands-on exhibits, live shows, family programs, digital learning, and educator resources.
California Academy of Sciences Kids
Family-friendly exhibits, live science programs, and child-focused activities at San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences.
The Strong National Museum of Play Educators
Play-based museum learning, field trips, school programs, and educator ideas from The Strong National Museum of Play.
The Story Museum
A family museum in Oxford with immersive story spaces, picture-book play, exhibitions, and story-led events for children.
Putnam Museum Science in Action
Interactive science exhibits and engineering challenges exploring motion, energy, magnetism, circuits, gears, and more.
Oslo Science Centre
Interactive science and technology exhibits, creative workshops, and family learning at Norway's Museum of Science and Technology.
Dallas Zoo Education Programs
Wildlife learning through family programs, camps, guided experiences, and age-specific activities at the Dallas Zoo.
Boston Children's Museum STEAM Lab
Hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities that encourage creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking.
GEM Children’s Museum
The Grand Egyptian Museum’s children’s museum uses ancient Egyptian themes, hands-on learning, interactive games, technology, and family programmes to spark curiosity.
Nova Scotia Museum Wee Wild Ones
Nature play for children under five with stories, puppet shows, real specimens, building, and caregiver-supported discovery.
Sacramento Zoo Education
Camps, field trips, nature explorers, home-learning videos, and family programs about animals and conservation.
San Diego Botanic Garden Youth and Family Activities
Children's gardens, nature play, seasonal family programs, exploration stations, and hands-on activities for young naturalists.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
A three-floor children’s museum with interactive exhibits and hands-on cultural and science programs for children ages 6 months to 10 years.
Vienna Museum of Science and Technology Kids & Family
The Vienna Museum of Science and Technology’s Kids & Family guide brings together child-focused exhibitions, playful technology experiences, birthday programs, and a free English children’s tour in the TMW ToGo app.
MoMu Family Visit
MoMu Fashion Museum Antwerp’s family guide offers playful exhibition activities, family Sundays, children’s workshops, a Kids Corner, and online games and trails. Visitors under 18 are admitted free.
Denver Botanic Gardens Children & Family Programs
Denver Botanic Gardens’ children and family programs include year-round camps, explorations, games, mindfulness, and plant-based activities, plus resources for families to extend learning at home.
Trout Lake Nature Sprouts
A recurring nature program for preschoolers that helps young children connect with seasonal outdoor environments through guided activities and exploration.
Ontario Science Centre
A government science-centre program with hands-on science play, kids’ programs, maker activities, pop-up events, and do-it-yourself science resources during its transition to a new home.
Johnson Nature Center TreeSchool
A nature-centre learning programme using forests, wetlands, wildlife, and seasonal outdoor exploration to build children’s understanding of the natural world.
UTD Summer Math Camps 2026
The University of Texas at Dallas 2026 Summer Math Camps offer five-week programmes for high-school students in Mathematical Adventures, SAT Math, and Mathematics Behind Artificial Intelligence, with in-person and online components.
Fort Wayne Zoo Kids for Nature Summer Camp 2026
Fort Wayne Zoo’s Kids for Nature Summer Camp gives children from pre-K through grade 6 week-long outdoor learning experiences with animals, zoo keepers, sensory exploration, nature activities, and age-banded themes.
Zoo Idaho Education Programs
Wildlife learning through exhibits, keeper chats, live feedings, story time, discovery stations, field trips, and family programmes.
Atlanta Botanical Garden Playtime
Hands-on nature play, sensory stations, stories, music, and family activities in the Children's Garden.
Miami Children’s Museum
An interactive museum in Miami where children ages 0–6 explore arts, science, and culture through exhibits, programs, play, and family learning experiences.
PlayWorks™ — Children’s Museum of Manhattan
A birth-to-four learning space combining music, movement, stories, sensory art, puzzles, engineering, and pretend play through daily programs.
National Museum of the United States Army Family Activities
Family activities, scavenger hunts, and public programmes that help children explore Army history through museum galleries and play.
London Children's Museum
Hands-on play, art, science, early learning, family programs, and child-led exhibits at a children's museum in London, Ontario.
ExplorationWorks
A hands-on science center in Helena with interactive exhibits, early-childhood programming, family events, and science learning for children and families.
MSU 2026 Summer Math Camps
Michigan State University Mathematics Department’s 2026 summer camps cover grades K–12 through themed experiences such as Math Explorers, Geometry, Topology, Fractals and Python, and Fun with Fractions.
Museo Pambata
The Philippines’ first interactive children’s museum, using exhibits, programs, and events to make cultural and environmental learning fun and hands-on.
City of Aurora Nature Programs
City naturalists lead nature education for all ages covering local wildlife, plants, geology, astronomy, and local history through municipal programs and classes.
Tel Aviv Museum of Art Summer Camp 2026
Tel Aviv Museum of Art’s official 2026 summer camp page provides registration contact details, Hebrew-language programme information, concessions, and the museum address.