Education

The Children’s Museum offers a variety of interactive exhibits for children ages birth to 10! Come visit the Museum and attend an education program, role play in the doctor’s office or grocery store, put out a fire and so much more!  Create, enjoy, and head to wherever your imagination can lead you!

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Explore

Explore the wonders The Children’s Museum at Saratoga has to offer

From the iconic fire truck to the treehouse by the lake, The Museum has so much for young minds to explore and run wild with imagination. Pique your curiosity and visit the Museum today!

Can’t make it to the Museum? Book one of the many amazing outreach programs for your classroom or event. Programs are designed to be scaffolded for a wide range of age groups and can be taught virtually to accommodate any need. For more information email education@cmssny.org or call (518) 584-5540. 

Public Museum Programs

Every week we offer programs, free with admission.

Children are invited to take part in hands-on learning and fun activities. Programs start at 9:30 am, 11:00 am, 1:30 pm, and 3:00 pm. Space is limited. For more information visit the Museum Public Programs page.

Public Programs:

  • Tuesday – Tuesday for Tots
  • Wednesday – Art Adventures
  • Thursday – Story Time
  • Friday – Science Explorers
  • Saturday – STEAM Saturday
Each month look for additional programs added to the calendar of events!
Field Trips

Book a field trip for class or school!

Fill out a request on the Field Trips page. Field Trips must be booked in advance! For more information email education@cmssny.org. Download a copy of the Field Trip Brochure.

 

Field Trip Options

  • All About Animals
  • Alphabet Sleuths
  • Animal Tale
  • Build It Up
  • Catching Rainbows
  • Frogs and More Frogs
  • Habitat Hunters
  • Healthy Habits
  • Honeybee Business
  • Innovative Inventors
  • Journey Through the Solar System
  • Kitchen Science
  • Life Cycles
  • Look, Listen, & Touch
  • Mix It Up!
  • The Weather Is Everywhere!
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Outreach and Hybrid Programs

Book an outreach program for class or school!

Outreach programs must be booked in advance! For more information email education@cmssny.org. Download a copy of the Outreach and Hybrid Programs Brochure, or if you’re looking for a program that runs multiple weeks, download the Multi-week Program Brochure.

Outreach and Hybrid Options

  • Alphabet Sleuths
  • Animal Tales
  • Build It Up
  • Catching Rainbows
  • Colors of Invention
  • Habitat Hunters
  • Healthy Habits
  • In Days Gone By
  • Innovative Inventors
  • Investigation: Science
  • Indigenous Ingenuity
  • Journey Through the Solar System
  • Kids Who Code
  • Kitchen Science
  • Look, Listen & Touch
  • Mastering Measurement
  • Matter, Matter Everywhere
  • Measures for Measuring
  • Motion Madness
  • My Community
  • Our River, Our Responsibility
  • Silent Spinners
  • They Lived Along the Mohawk
  • What’s Eating What?

PreK Outreach and Hybrid Options

  • Alphabet Sleuths
  • Animal Tales
  • Build It Up
  • Catching Rainbows
  • Frogs and More Frogs
  • Healthy Habits
  • Habitat Hunters
  • Honeybee Business
  • Innovative Inventors
  • Investigation: Science
  • Look, Listen, & Touch
  • Oceans in Motion
  • They Lived Along the Mohawk
Kids show their projects off at a program