There's always something exciting happening at The Family Museum!
Imagination Studio
Tuesday, March 3rd: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Child with Adult Yoga
Tuesday, March 3rd: 10:15am - 11:00amYoga class for beginners! Simple poses, breathing techniques, and mindfulness. Please remove shoes and bring your own yoga mat (we only have a limited supply). Namaste!
Imagination Studio
Wednesday, March 4th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Music in Motion
Wednesday, March 4th: 9:30am - 10:30amLots of music and plenty of action as little ones clap, hop, tiptoe, run, & scoot! This fun program ends with some social playtime with soft gym equipment, so little ones can learn to follow directions and take turns.
Imagination Studio
Thursday, March 5th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Imagination Studio
Friday, March 6th: 9:00am - 3:30pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Tea Party
Friday, March 6th: 9:30am - 10:15amPut on your dress-up clothes and have some pretend “tea and treats!” Toddlers and preschoolers will enjoy a themed story, songs, and make believe treats at the tea party table! Included with admission.
Imagination Studio
Saturday, March 7th: 9:00am - 4:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Sensory Exploration
Saturday, March 7th: 10:30am - 11:15amExplore textures including sand, water, rice, and other tactile materials.
Museum Closed on Sundays
Sunday, March 8th: All DayThe Family Museum is closed on Sundays.
Imagination Studio
Monday, March 9th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Music in Motion
Monday, March 9th: 9:30am - 10:30amLots of music and plenty of action as little ones clap, hop, tiptoe, run, & scoot! This fun program ends with some social playtime with soft gym equipment, so little ones can learn to follow directions and take turns.
Imagination Studio
Tuesday, March 10th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Child with Adult Yoga
Tuesday, March 10th: 10:15am - 11:00amYoga class for beginners! Simple poses, breathing techniques, and mindfulness. Please remove shoes and bring your own yoga mat (we only have a limited supply). Namaste!
Imagination Studio
Wednesday, March 11th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Music in Motion
Wednesday, March 11th: 9:30am - 10:30amLots of music and plenty of action as little ones clap, hop, tiptoe, run, & scoot! This fun program ends with some social playtime with soft gym equipment, so little ones can learn to follow directions and take turns.
Imagination Studio
Thursday, March 12th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Imagination Studio
Friday, March 13th: 9:00am - 3:30pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Stuffie Playdate
Friday, March 13th: 9:30am - 10:15amBring your favorite stuffie from home and play games in the Great Hall! This drop-in is designed for toddlers and preschoolers with an adult. Included with admission.
Imagination Studio
Saturday, March 14th: 9:00am - 4:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Sensory Exploration
Saturday, March 14th: 10:30am - 11:15amExplore textures including sand, water, rice, and other tactile materials.
Museum Closed on Sundays
Sunday, March 15th: All DayThe Family Museum is closed on Sundays.
Turtle Mania!
Monday, March 16th: All DayLearn about habitats, adaptations, and food preferences of Midwest turtles with Nahant Marsh and some real turtles! Make a wearable turtle shell in the Imagination Studio and make your way through a Teenage Mutant Ninja...
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Monday, March 16th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Imagination Studio
Tuesday, March 17th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
St. Patty's Day!
Tuesday, March 17th: All DayJoin us for some St. Patrick’s Day fun! Wear green and dance to kid-friendly music in the Great Hall with the Myers Brothers, hunt for Shamrocks, paint a blarney stone, and learn an Irish Jig!
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Wednesday, March 18th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Super Mario Galaxy Day!
Wednesday, March 18th: 9:00am - 5:00pmIt’s out of this world! Check out some photo ops in the Great Hall and create a Mario themed activity in the Imagination Studio. The Putnam Museum will bring their Discovery Dome which holds 25 people at a time. We...
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Thursday, March 19th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
I Love Pets
Thursday, March 19th: 9:00am - 5:00pmThe Scott County Kennel Club will present pet agility and obedience tricks, and Museum guests can visit with the dogs after the show. The Mississippi River Museum will present “Animal Tales” with a story, animal...
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Friday, March 20th: 9:00am - 3:30pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Jim Gill!
Friday, March 20th: 11:00am - 11:30amEach of Jim’s concerts is an ACTIVE sing-along and clap-along event. He bangs out energetic rhythms on his banjo while everyone claps, jumps, spins, and dances along.
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Saturday, March 21st: 9:00am - 4:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Museum Closed on Sundays
Sunday, March 22nd: All DayThe Family Museum is closed on Sundays.
Imagination Studio
Monday, March 23rd: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Music in Motion
Monday, March 23rd: 9:30am - 10:30amLots of music and plenty of action as little ones clap, hop, tiptoe, run, & scoot! This fun program ends with some social playtime with soft gym equipment, so little ones can learn to follow directions and take turns.
Imagination Studio
Tuesday, March 24th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Child with Adult Yoga
Tuesday, March 24th: 10:15am - 11:00amYoga class for beginners! Simple poses, breathing techniques, and mindfulness. Please remove shoes and bring your own yoga mat (we only have a limited supply). Namaste!
Imagination Studio
Wednesday, March 25th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Music in Motion
Wednesday, March 25th: 9:30am - 10:30amLots of music and plenty of action as little ones clap, hop, tiptoe, run, & scoot! This fun program ends with some social playtime with soft gym equipment, so little ones can learn to follow directions and take turns.
Imagination Studio
Thursday, March 26th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Imagination Studio
Friday, March 27th: 9:00am - 3:30pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Sensory Friendly Night
Friday, March 27th: 5:30pm - 7:30pmThe Family Museum will open its doors after hours for an exclusive event for families with children who have sensory needs. To keep crowds to a minimum, tickets will be limited to the first 100 participants. Siblings are...
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Toddler Puppet Theater
Friday, March 27th: 9:30am - 10:15amExplore puppets and make believe with Toddler Puppet Theater! This drop-in is designed for toddlers and preschoolers with an adult. Included with admission.
Imagination Studio
Saturday, March 28th: 9:00am - 4:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Sensory Exploration
Saturday, March 28th: 10:30am - 11:15amExplore textures including sand, water, rice, and other tactile materials.
Museum Closed on Sundays
Sunday, March 29th: All DayThe Family Museum is closed on Sundays.
Imagination Studio
Monday, March 30th: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Music in Motion
Monday, March 30th: 9:30am - 10:30amLots of music and plenty of action as little ones clap, hop, tiptoe, run, & scoot! This fun program ends with some social playtime with soft gym equipment, so little ones can learn to follow directions and take turns.
Imagination Studio
Tuesday, March 31st: 9:00am - 5:00pmUse recycled items, glue guns, tape, scissors, paint, markers, crayons, and clay! Work at our work benches with real tools. It’s all up to your imagination! Adults must stay with children at all times.
Child with Adult Yoga
Tuesday, March 31st: 10:15am - 11:00amYoga class for beginners! Simple poses, breathing techniques, and mindfulness. Please remove shoes and bring your own yoga mat (we only have a limited supply). Namaste!