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Screenshot of Children’s Museum Houston FLIP
86/100 · ages 3–8

Children’s Museum Houston FLIP

Children’s Museum Houston’s Family Literacy Involvement Program (FLIP) is an outreach program that supports family literacy through museum-led learning and community connections.

WebsiteCommunity learningFamily literacy
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Screenshot of Guggenheim Bilbao Learning Online

Guggenheim Bilbao Learning Online

Guggenheim Bilbao’s Learning Online collection provides museum-led art courses, artist workshops, child-focused art videos, and English storytelling for creative learning at home.

WebsiteArt historyCreative workshops
3–18 · Free online materials; some courses may be paid86
Screenshot of Cape Town Museum of Childhood

Cape Town Museum of Childhood

An interactive museum where children and adults explore childhood heritage, oral history, memory, and community through exhibitions and stories.

WebsitePhysical placeChildhood historyFamily learning
3-12 · Free90
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The Story Museum

A family museum in Oxford with immersive story spaces, picture-book play, exhibitions, and story-led events for children.

WebsitePhysical placeEarly learningLiteracy
0–12 · Paid89
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Science Central TOTS

Science Central’s TOTS program introduces children ages 3–6 to monthly STEM themes through hands-on activities, storytime, and museum exploration.

WebsiteEarly STEMHands-on learning
3–6 · US$15 per child plus adult fees88
Screenshot of Smithsonian American Art Museum Look, Talk, Play!

Smithsonian American Art Museum Look, Talk, Play!

Look, Talk, Play! uses Smithsonian objects and everyday materials to help young learners build literacy, creativity, and communication through family activities.

WebsiteDownloadableArt observationCommunication
5–11 · Free downloadable family activity88
Screenshot of PlayWorks™ — Children’s Museum of Manhattan

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.

WebsitePhysical placeEarly learningMusic and movement
0–4 · Paid museum admission87
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Seattle Children’s Museum Programs

Seattle Children’s Museum’s official learning page gathers daily Story Time, Silly Science, Creative Corner, PNW Nature Walk, camps, classes, and family events.

WebsiteMuseum programsNature walks
0–12 · Admission or membership required88
Screenshot of Digital Museum of Learning

Digital Museum of Learning

A free online museum for children and educators with interactive exhibitions, stories, resources, and playful quizzes about learning.

WebsiteDigital museumHistory
7-12 · Free86
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Islam Museum Learn

A free, open museum learning experience with age-based paths, stories, quests, teacher materials, and family activities for ages 4-18.

WebsiteFamily learningInteractive activities
4-18 · Free88
Screenshot of Milwaukee Public Museum Early Learning Virtual Resources

Milwaukee Public Museum Early Learning Virtual Resources

Milwaukee Public Museum’s Early Learning collection gives PreK–K learners science, literacy, math, art, music, movement, and at-home activities organized around animals, dinosaurs, bugs, ecosystems, and neighborhoods.

WebsiteYouTube channelAnimalsAt-home learning
3–6 · Free87
Screenshot of Museum of the American Revolution At-Home Activities

Museum of the American Revolution At-Home Activities

The Museum of the American Revolution’s at-home collection combines a virtual museum tour, historical timeline, children’s readings, crafts, coloring pages, virtual field trips, and family-friendly history resources.

WebsiteDownloadableYouTube channelAmerican historyChildren’s books
6–16 · Free86
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