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Museum Members Save on Summer Travel ​We all know vacations can get expensive: Travel costs, hotels, restaurants and souvenirs. Even that high SPF sunblock adds up! Here’s a money-saving hack for you: Use a Minnesota Children’s Museum membership to...

Monsters Are Taking Over the Museum this Summer A batch of friendly monsters is on its way to Minnesota Children’s Museum. We tried to tell them the museum’s three floors of fun are for people, not monsters. But they have their big hearts and furry...

Get Ready for Something New: The Studio Gets a Makeover If you’ve been to the museum recently, you may have noticed a new open floorplan in The Studio. We’ve removed the center island, the first of many changes to give the gallery a new look and feel...

Playful Mindset Turns Chore Time into Play Time There’s no way around it: There are always chores to do and errands to run. Those responsibilities don’t have to be a drag on an otherwise lovely day. What if, instead, they became a way to engage with...

Tips for Tackling the Boredom Blahs Kids are hard-wired to play. But even for children, the free and imaginative play that research shows is best for their development doesn’t always come easily. Sometimes their energy levels are low, daily frustrations...