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Summer Fun at Boston Children’s Museum!

The Museum will be packed with loads of exciting activities, programs, and events all summer long! Come explore the extraordinary power of play while having tons of fun this summer at Boston Children’s Museum.

Enjoy a summer filled with discovery, curiosity, and creativity and plan your trip to the Museum now!

Summer in the STEAM and Art Labs

STEAM Lab 

Open daily. Check the Museum’s web calendar for hours. 

Create something, solve problems, and explore STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math). 

    • July activity: Shape Extravaganza 

    • August activity: Stack It! 

Art Lab 

Open daily. Check the Museum’s web calendar for hours.  

Art Lab is a dynamic, hands-on activity space designed to encourage children to explore ideas, artists, and art from around the world. 

    • July activity: Dizzy Marker Drawing 

    • August activity: Make a Zine, Take a Zine 

Weekly Summer Programs 

Tuesdays 

    • Garden Exploration, 10:00am–12:00pm & 1:00–3:00pm  

Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more! 

*Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum will be open for additional hours during the summer. Check the Museum’s web calendar for hours.  

Thursdays 

    • School Readiness!, 10:30–11:30am 

    •  July activity: Colorful Circles 

Explore colors and circles! Mix and blend colors to fill in circles on a collaborative art piece. What color discoveries will you make? 

    • August activity: TBD 

Saturdays 

    • STEAM Family Workshops 

STEAM Family Workshop activities are designed to challenge the whole family with hands-on projects that encourage participants to solve problems, be creative, and collaborate. Check the Museum web calendar for details on specific activities. 

    •  LEGO Robotics,July 12 & 26 / 10:30–11:30am, 1:00–2:00pm, and 2:30–3:30pm 

    • Stop Motion Storytelling, August 9 & 23 / 10:00–10:45am, 11:00–11:45am, 2:00–2:45pm, and 3:00–3:45pm 

    • Garden Exploration, 10:00am–12:00pm (11:00am–1:00pm on July 5 and August 2) 

Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more! 

*Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum will be open for additional hours during the summer. Check the Museum’s web calendar for hours.  

Sundays 

    • STEAM Family Workshops 

STEAM Family Workshop activities are designed to challenge the whole family with hands-on projects that encourage participants to solve problems, be creative, and collaborate. Check the Museum’s calendar for details on specific activities. 

    • LEGO Robotics,July 13 & 27 / 10:00–10:45am, 11:00–11:45am, 2:00–2:45pm, and 3:00–3:45pm 

    • Stop Motion Storytelling, August 10 & 24 / 10:00–10:45am, 11:00–11:45am, 2:00–2:45pm, and 3:00–3:45pm 

Special Programs and Events 

    • Hundred Acre Wood: A Winnie-the-Pooh Experience 

Through September 28 

https://bostonchildrensmuseum.org/winnie/

Winnie-the-Pooh and friends are back! Return to the Hundred Acre Wood with everyone’s favorite silly old bear. Sort honey and haycorns with Pooh Bear and Piglet, bounce with Roo and Tigger at the Sandy Pit, read one of Owl’s favorite books, or garden with Rabbit. There is so much to discover in the Hundred Acre Wood, with returning favorites, like Eeyore’s Gloomy Place, and brand-new experiences, including a play structure of Rabbit’s House.  

Come back often to experience all different stories from the Hundred Acre Wood. Every three weeks, the Museum will bring to life a new chapter from A.A. Milne’s books through playful, thematic programs and activities. 

Add On Experience – Hundred Acre Wood Honey Hunt! 

Christopher Robin needs your help to plan a surprise picnic for all his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. Can you help get everything ready before all his friends arrive? But what’s this? It appears all the honey and picnic food have gone missing from the Hundred Acre Wood! Christopher Robin needs your help to find everything and finish setting up the party before his friends arrive. 

    • Disney’s Winnie the Pooh KIDS is Coming to Boston Children’s Museum 

      This Summer! 

Tuesday, July 15–Friday, July 18, 11:00am–12:00pm and 1:00pm–2:00pm 

Cap off your visit to the Hundred Acre Wood: A Winnie-the-Pooh Experience with a live performance by Wheelock Family Theatre’s Teen Theatre on Tour Troupe! 

(Please note: Dates and times subject to change. Check the Museum’s web calendar for hours. 

    • Special Event – Summer Carnival!
      Saturday July 26 / 5:30–8:30pm
      Join us for an exciting summer night full of games, unique performances, and fun experiences! Do not miss all the fun—plus everyone will walk away with prizes! 

    • Curiosity Kitchen:  July 1–September 1, 10:00am–2:00pm (weather permitting) 

Explore our outdoor pop-up exhibit that celebrates the delights of playing with natural materials! Make a mud pie, crush up some pinecones, or add pebbles to your stone soup. Materials and activities change frequently so be sure to check out what the chef’s daily specials are. Enter at your own whisk! 

    • Morningstar Access 

Morningstar Access at Boston Children’s Museum offers children with special needs/medical needs the opportunity to visit the Museum at a time when there are only a few other visitors. At these times, we have a limit of 100 guests, and children and their families can explore the Museum with less concern about large crowds. Pre-registration is required.  

Mask Optional Masks are recommended but not required for visitors. Museum staff will wear masks when interacting with visitors. 

    • Saturday, July 5, 2025, 8:00–10:00am 

    • Saturday, August 2, 2025, 8:00–10:00am 

    • Friday, August 15, 2025, 5:00–7:00pm – Eveningstar! 

All Masks On! All staff and visitors ages 2 and older are required to wear masks with no exceptions. Families with any types of needs must be able to follow this strict mask rule in order to maximize health safety for children with medical needs. 

    • Saturday, September 6, 2025, 8:00–10:00am 

The Art of Being Green Gallery Exhibit 

Through September 1 

This exhibition, presented by Artists for Humanity (AFH), provides a platform for young artists to share their evolving voices and ideas, and each piece is accompanied by a statement from the artist, giving viewers a glimpse into their creative process and unique perspective. Visitors are invited to take inspiration from the green-themed artwork in the gallery and make their own temporary artwork on a magnet wall with shapes in various shades of green. 

With all learning experiences we develop, we are focused on creating joyful experiences that make a difference in children’s lives.