STEAM Explorers
STEAM brings together a powerful combination of skills, techniques, and experiments! Join us weekly on Friday mornings to explore a variety of STEAM related child-led play activities!
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July 2025
Pollinator Explorers
Join us at CMSM in the Butterfly House to learn more out the importance of pollinators! Interact with the lifecycle of the Monarch butterfly and explore the Minnesota native nectar and host plants that feed and home our butterfly friends!
Raptor Center
Experts from the University of Minnesota Raptor Center will guide participants through raptor identification. Learn about raptor habitats, key adaptations that make raptors different than other birds, and a few fantastic success stories of what is possible when we come together to protect wildlife and their environments. The program includes 3-4 live raptors and an […]
Summer Curiosity Camp – Art Studio
Join us for an awe-inspiring summer filled with opportunities for children to use their curiosity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity! Our 3-day camps will all be a summer highlight! Art Studio – July 22nd-24th At Art Studio camp you’ll be able to create to your heart’s content! Special projects such as canvas art, recycled […]
Pollinator Explorers
Join us at CMSM in the Butterfly House to learn more out the importance of pollinators! Interact with the lifecycle of the Monarch butterfly and explore the Minnesota native nectar and host plants that feed and home our butterfly friends!
Baby Play
Join us on the Infant and Toddler Play Porch! With a goal to support first-time parents or those who are caring for an infant, the Museum staff – who have a background in and a passion for early childhood development, will offer content specific to our birth to two age range. Although topics such as […]
Summer Curiosity Camp – Art Studio
Join us for an awe-inspiring summer filled with opportunities for children to use their curiosity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity! Our 3-day camps will all be a summer highlight! Art Studio – July 22nd-24th At Art Studio camp you’ll be able to create to your heart’s content! Special projects such as canvas art, recycled […]
Young Explorers
This program is for all age groups that are visiting the Museum! Activities are inspired by place, seasons and nature, play schemas and child development. On the 2nd Wednesday each month throughout the year, Young Explorer program activities inspired by one of the six areas of wellness (Move, Relax, Eat Well, Sleep, Maintain, Discover) will […]
Bookmobile
The North Mankato Taylor Library Bookmobile makes weekly stops at the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota on Wednesday afternoons from 2-3pm. Join us for story time on the Lauri Kuch Memorial Stage each week!
Summer Curiosity Camp – Art Studio
Join us for an awe-inspiring summer filled with opportunities for children to use their curiosity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity! Our 3-day camps will all be a summer highlight! Art Studio – July 22nd-24th At Art Studio camp you’ll be able to create to your heart’s content! Special projects such as canvas art, recycled […]
Pollinator Explorers
Join us at CMSM in the Butterfly House to learn more out the importance of pollinators! Interact with the lifecycle of the Monarch butterfly and explore the Minnesota native nectar and host plants that feed and home our butterfly friends!
STEAM Explorers
STEAM brings together a powerful combination of skills, techniques, and experiments! Join us weekly on Friday mornings to explore a variety of STEAM related child-led play activities!
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