Easter Eggstravaganza activities will take place each day from 9–11 a.m. and from 1–3 p.m. A certain bunny has paid us a visit, and he left something behind for all of our friends! Can you help us find the eggs? After the egg hunt, make sure to make your own art to take home. We'll […]
Registration for this series has closed. | Dates included in Series are Feb. 19, Mar. 19, & April 16 Travel way back in time with us to the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs! As we travel from the Early Miocene to the Late Pliocene, we will discover fantastic creatures such as horses, gomphotheres, Daeodon, sabertooth animals, […]
Join us for Children's Day on the Farm! This year in honor of the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775), we will be focusing […]
Earth's Helpful Heroes activities will take place each day from 9–11 a.m. and from 1–3 p.m. It’s Spring Break! Join us as we get ready to celebrate spring while also celebrating our planet. Come experience The National Children’s Museum Climate Action Heroes exhibit and learn how you can help our planet. Be a Community Captain […]
10 a.m. - Noon Each Day | For Ages 9-12 | $10 per Member per Day or $15 per Non-Member per Day Pre-registration Required for Each Day You Plan to Attend Get ready for a spectacular adventure this spring break as we follow the trail of Phileas Fogg around the world! We will explore the […]
Come join us at Main Street Children's Museum for our sensory-friendly sessions! These FREE sessions are exclusively for our guests with sensory sensitivities. To best serve our guests, our lights will be turned low and noisy manipulatives, including our air-machine, will be turned off or put away. Thanks to ABSKids for their sponsorship!
Instead of a Saturday morning cartoon, tune in to learn about a plant or animal from the Carolinas and beyond. Join us on Facebook, Culture &Heritage Museums’ Youtube Channel, or TikTok on the last Saturday of each month.
Join us on Facebook, Culture &Heritage Museums’ Youtube Channel, or TikTok on the last Tuesday of each month. Tune in to sing some silly songs with the Main Street Children’s Museum educators. Each month features its own theme with two educational songs that you can practice with your child to help develop their early learning skills. April’s theme […]
Send us your photos for a chance to win! This month’s Citizen Science Photo Contest theme is song birds. The best photos of the month may be featured in a […]
This Living History Saturday, we will be focusing on the process of turning sheep's wool into finished textiles for clothing and household goods. This Saturday's activities will highlight different steps […]
Did you know cell phones come from the Earth? Join us to explore content based off of and provided by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History exhibit “Cell Phones – Unseen Connections.” We will explore the minerals mined in the Carolinas that build the cell phones in our lives. Play our identification game and […]
Did you know South Carolina is a very active part of the yearly bird migration that occurs in the spring and fall? Over 1 million birds fly across our state on just a single night. Learn about the many species who visit the Piedmont as they journey to and from their breeding grounds.