Share in the Joy!
At Minnesota Children's Museum we believe parents are children's first teachers. We hope you and your children will enjoy playing together at the Museum. Check out Museum programs and information before your next visit:

Museum Hours, Directions & Admission
Planning Your Visit: Deciding When to Come
Membership—A year of unlimited exploration and play!
Access Passport Memberships for Qualifying Families
Birthday Parties at the Museum are a Piece of Cake!
Upcoming Exhibits
Passport to Play
Family Science StoryPacks™ are fun, take-home backpacks for children and adults to explore together!
Ready? Set. Read! Support your child's literacy development.
Chaperone and Visitor Tips

Explore! E–mail

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Homeplays
Homeplays are fun and easy activities for parents and children to do at home.

Literacy Homeplays:
Download Literacy Homeplays for Infants and Toddlers
Download Literacy Homeplays for Children Ages 3 to 8


Music Homeplays:
Download Music Homeplays


Rooftop ArtPark Homeplays:
Download “Be a Sand Sculptor”
Download “Collecting and Using Natural Materials”


All About Me Homeplays:
Download “Face Painting at Home”






Art Exploration Homeplays:
Download “Creative Art for Kids”
Download “Encouraging Creativity and Art Exploration at Home”




Earth World Homeplays:
Download “How do you sense the world differently than a snake?”
Download “Enhance your Child’s Experience with Nature”
Download “Turtles are designed to live in their habitat.”





Inventor’s Workshop Homeplays:
Download “Don’t Throw That Away! Set up your own Inventor’s Workshop at home.”
Download “Interacting with your Inventor”





Our World Homeplays:
Download “Order Up!”
Download “Pretzel Anyone?”
Download “Home Hiking!”



World Works Homeplays:
Download “Bubbles!”
Download “Experiment at Home!”

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Passport to Play
The Passport to Play program supports early literacy and invites you to visit the Saint Paul Public Library or Dakota County Library and check out a free admission pass for your family to play and learn together at the Museum.

Check it out!

1. Check out a Passport to Play at any of the following Saint Paul Public Libraries (quantities are limited; please call ahead to check availability):

Arlington Hills, Central Youth Services, Hamline Midway, Hayden Heights, Highland Park, Lexington Outreach, Merriam Park, Rice Street, Riverview, Saint Anthony Park, Sun Ray, West Seventh and Bookmobile.

Or, check out a Passport to Play at any of the following Dakota County Libraries (quantities are limited; please call ahead to check availability):

Burnhaven, Farmington, Galaxie, Heritage, Inver Glen, Pleasant Hill, Wentworth, Westscott and Bookmobile.

2. One Passport to Play may be checked out for one week by an adult, 18 years or older, with a valid library card. Library card sign-up is available at any library location.

3. Present the Passport to Play at Minnesota Children’s Museum box office during regular Museum hours to receive free admission for up to six people. (There must be one adult for every five children. Not valid for Museum special events.)

4. Leave the pass at the Museum box office so the Museum can return it to the library.

5. Overdue fine is $1 per pass per day with a maximum of $10.






Saint Paul Public Library information:
Central Youth Library Services, 651–266–7034, www.sppl.org.

Dakota County Library information:
651–688–1500, www.co.dakota.mn.us/library/

Presented by Dakota County Library Foundation.

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