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Connecticut Science Center Toddler Tuesday
A monthly science-center program for children ages 6 and under with crowd-controlled galleries, sensory play, hands-on investigations, simple crafts, and early-learning activities.
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Wichita Art Museum Family ArtVenture
A free family museum program with gallery exploration, hands-on artmaking, and drop-in activities that connect children and caregivers with the collection.
Georgia Museum of Art Family Day
Georgia Museum of Art Family Day is a free monthly drop-in program with gallery activities, a hands-on art project, self-guided prompts, and a family-friendly theme.
CU Museum Children and Family Programs
The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History offers hands-on science and art activities, family programs, Discovery Corner access, and English/Spanish resources.
Cooper Hewitt Family Program: Mix, Pour and Make
A beginner-friendly Cooper Hewitt family workshop where children ages 5–12 and caregivers mix, pour, and create Jesmonite objects inspired by Egyptian faience and the museum collection.
Harn Museum of Art Family Programs
Harn Museum of Art family programs offer free Museum Days, Art Cart activities, scavenger hunts, Tot Times, gallery exploration, and hands-on art experiences for young children and caregivers.
The Works Museum
The Works Museum is a hands-on engineering museum for children ages 5–12 and their families, with interactive experiences, science and technology challenges, camps, and family visits.
Boston Children’s Museum Art Lab
Boston Children’s Museum Art Lab is a rotating hands-on art-making program where children and families explore materials, artists, exhibits, and creative processes together.
Children’s Museum of Atlanta Exhibits
The Children’s Museum of Atlanta offers a rotating and permanent set of hands-on exhibits for young children, including early science, engineering, art, geography, food, and imaginative play.
Science Center Spectrum
Science Center Spectrum in Berlin is a hands-on science center where children and families explore light, sound, electricity, motion, and other phenomena through interactive experiments.
Long Island Children’s Museum Current Exhibits
Long Island Children’s Museum presents current hands-on exhibits for children and families, including bubbles, construction and building, sound, outdoor discovery, and art- and nature-connected exploration.
PAFA Family Art Day
PAFA Family Art Day is a recurring museum program with free family art workshops led by professional artists and a museum visit included with advance registration.
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