Area for ages 0-4
Exterior
Brick forest
Walk Lightbright
Hands on habit
Front desk with hot air balloon
Studio
Back area with balanced stones and poles
pneumatic tube wall at Explore Children's Museum
Climbing wall at Explore Children's Museum
Magnetic wall ball run at Explore Children's Museum
Changing the tire on a car at Explore Children's Museum
Phillip Y.
Oct 6, 2023
We visited here on our last leg back from vacation to fond du lac. For its size, it has so much to explore. The art studio has so much to do with hot glue gun, letters, beads, etc. There was also toddler area for little ones to explore in peace. We enjoyed the car repair and playhouse with kitchen items. There was also construction and wooden train areas which were a hit too. Subway was just next door which was nice to grab a bite to eat. Children's museum reciprocal membership was recognized so saved 50% on admission.
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Shana M.
Jul 12, 2023
Small children museum but many unique and fun activities. There is even a craft area. Probably not much fun for kids over 6, but it's a nice option for indoor fun for the little ones.
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Amiee P.
Apr 24, 2022
Came here with my 9 and 6 year olds as a way to kill time before meeting family nearby, we thought they would last maybe 90 minutes since it's mostly for younger kids (great for toddlers), but they actually stayed for about 2 hours. They loved the car you can fix and the area where you can color in a dinosaur (themes change daily) and scan it so your design appears on the wall as an animated dinosaur - 6 yo spent at least and hour coloring dinosaurs. They wants to go back the next day when it would be safari animals.
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Ruthie A.
Oct 21, 2022
What a great place to spend an afternoon! I came across the website and it was honestly great to see a lot of cute pictures and to see all the cool exhibits. You can tell a lot of love goes into building the exhibits. If you are in the Madison area, check it out! Kids of all ages will love it.
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Amber S.
Feb 8, 2022
We've been excitedly waiting for this place to open, and it has a lot to love! We took my 3.5 year old to play today and he had a blast! There was so much to do there, and everything was age appropriate there for him. There was a big climbing wall, a magnetic movable ball run, a really unique pneumatic tube system that kids could insert mesh sheets and watch them get blown out to the ceiling, a car repair station, a train table, an art studio, a small fenced off area for the tiniest kids, and more. We unfortunately picked a Tuesday to go, thinking it wouldn't be as busy, but didn't realize they closed at noon, so our fun was cut shorter than we would have liked. It's also a little small. We had originally gone on a different day, but left because the parking lot was so full, and we could see in the windows it was jam packed. My biggest annoyance with this place though is the pricing. It's $8 per person. I'm fine with paying $8 for my son to play. But it's steep to charge that for adults too. My mom and I took my son, so it was $24 for him to play for 2 hours. That's crazy. We shouldn't have to pay $16 to stand around and supervise my kid while he's playing. No other child play place we go to charges adults admission. Additionally, their membership structure is terrible. A family membership is $120. That may be great for bigger families, but as a stay at home mom to a single kid, that's a lot. They offer a daycare membership pass for the same amount. It seems crazy that 2 people should have to pay the same amount for a membership as a whole daycare. Especially since Grandma can't be included on that membership- she's an additional $20. If they changed the pricing structure, I would happily give this place 5 stars.
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