Chicago Children’s Museum
Three floors of fun for kids and their families!
There are so many ways to play at Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier! Dig for bones on a dinosaur expedition. Scale a three-story schooner, from cargo hold to crow’s nest. Make a big splash in a squirting, pumping water playground (raincoats provided!). Tinker with real tools and materials in the ultimate DIY maker-space. Dress up as a firefighter, drive the truck and put out a “fire.” Paint, print, sew, sketch and sculpt in an authentic art studio. Construct a skyscraper, fish in a river, shop in a grocery store and much more. Chicago Children’s Museum is three floors of fun for kids and their families!
Special Hours
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Summer Hours, May 24-September 2
Open daily from 10AM – 5PM
Chicago Children’s Museum offers a rotating calendar of programs in the Art Studio, Great Hall, Pritzker Playspace, and Tinkering Lab. Please visit program locations for session times and free passes. Space is limited. Free passes are available 1 hour before the workshop starts at each workshop location.
Current programming includes:
Circusville: Play Under the Big Top
Come one, come all! Step right up and join the circus… This circ-tacular experience introduces littles to life under the big top for over-the-top play! They can choose to be the star of the show, take on the role of ticket taker, acrobat, hot dog vendor and more. In Circusville, every role lets littles express themselves, unleash their imaginations, explore their skills, embrace new challenges and shine!
Circusville is made possible by a generous gift from the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation.
Summer Soccer with Chicago Fire FC
June 15, June 22, July 20, and August 24
10am to 12pm | Great Hall
Join Chicago Fire Community Coaches—and Sparky the mascot—for fun, physical play activities that build focus, social interaction, confidence, creativity and problem-solving! Your feet and your brain will be busy!
Art Studio
Workshop Times
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm
Flea Circus
May 8-June 10 | All Ages
Transform every day, recycled materials into a flea circus using your imagination to picture fleas performing circus acts in your single ring circus!
Pritzker Playspace
Session Times
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm
Enchanted Forest March 22 – June 24
Come join us for a fun adventure in the Enchanted Forest! It’s a magical place where children and families can let their imaginations run wild, sharpen their observation skills, and engage their senses in our beautiful woodland garden. See you there!
Tinkering Lab
Workshop Times
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm
Cardboard Lab | May 8-June 17 | Ages 2 and up
What can you create using cardboard? Can you make it strong? Soft? Smooth or bumpy? Explore cardboard like an engineer!
