The Children’s Museum offers a variety of interactive exhibits for children ages birth to 12! Come visit the Museum to put out a fire, build science exploration equipment, or hop aboard the bus and head to wherever your imagination can lead you!

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! 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! Whether in-person or virtual, these programs are fun and engaging, even through a screen! Pique your curiosity and visit the Museum today! For more information email education@cmssny.org or call at (518) 584-5540. Download a copy of the Programs Brochure for descriptions of all Museum programs. You can find brochures specific to each program type under their headings.

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 am, and 3:00 pm. Space is limited! For more information visit the Public Museum Programs page.

Public Programs

• Monday – Growing Up Green
• Tuesday – Tuesday for Tots
• Wednesday – Story Time
• Thursday – Art Adventures
• Friday – Science Explorers
• Saturday – STEAM Saturday

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!

Book an outreach program for class or school! Fill out a request on the Outreach and Hybrid Programs page. 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
• Iroquois 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