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A Day at the Boston Children’s Museum

Disclosure:  I received free admission to the Boston Children’s Museum for myself and my family to facilitate this post, All opinions are always 100% my own.
 
I recently had the opportunity to visit the Boston Children’s Museum with the kids.  Growing up in Massachusetts, I have visited the Children’s Museum many times as a child myself and also with Anthony before the twins were born.  This was our first trip back to explore and have some fun in several years, and it remains a perfect place for young families to make memories and learn new things.

 
As you enter Boston Children’s Museum the New Balance Climb structure is located directly after the admission desk.  My children could have spent the entire day playing on this 3-story climbing structure.  They absolutely loved it!  
 
 
From there we visited the Kid Power area which included stationary bikes, rock climbing, rope pulls and more.  This area focused on staying active and healthy. I liked that it was positioned to be easily done as one of the first exhibits because my very hyper boys were able to burn off some energy before moving to the more educational sections.
 
After the kids spent time working their muscles we moved into the Science Playground.  This was Anthony and Lilly’s favorite area in the museum.  Anthony is a huge science lover, but he had the most fun building race tunnel tracks for golf balls with his Daddy.  Lilly on the other hand is obsessed with any type of bubble activity so the bubble room kept her giggling.
The first floor of the museum also features a Kid Stage, where children can watch and participate in short plays, The Atrium, where you can get all sorts of information about the museum to help plan your visit, and The Shop at BCM where you can buy souvenirs, toys, and books.
 
Next we visited the second floor which has a family resource center and PlaySpace area for the littler visitors aged 0-3 years old.  The twins are older so we went directly over to Peep’s World to play with water tables and explore other wonders of the world.  This was another great hands on exhibit, where kids could collect water, dump it, and splash around.  There was also cool tubes to climb on and an area full of foam pieces to jump on and toss around.
Peeps World led into the Countdown to Kindergarten.  This was a perfect room for us because Lilly and Aidan will be heading to kindergarten in September.  This room was designed to look like an actual kindergarten classroom and was filled with books to read, puppets to play with, and shapes to identify.  However the kids favorite part wad the school bus,  they were able to climb on, buckle up, and pretend to drive.
We passed through The Common area next, where they have live performances, and visited the Arthur & Friends area.  This exhibit transports you directly into the world of Arthur, D.W. and their friends with rooms identical to Arthur’s kitchen, classroom, doctors office, backyard and more.
The second floor of the Boston Children’s Museum also has a Johnny’s Workbench area to put on goggles and an apron and get busy building.  Unfortunately that area was closed during our visit.  However we did visit the Recycle Shop, where for a small donation you can purchase tons of different items that would be otherwise recycled like empty CD cases, paper rolls, and magazines.  This is a great way to stock up on craft supplies.
The Art Studio located next to the Recycle Shop was a great place to sit and create for a while after walking through the second floor.  The museum provides a bunch of supplies and a general idea and we sat at craft tables creating up pieces of art.
 
Once our art projects were complete we packed them up and headed up to the third floor, where they have an actual historic Japanese House exhibit, a Kyoto Street exhibit where you can stroll down a street in Kyoto Japan, and Global Gallery area full of different musical instruments.
The Boston Black area was next, where you can dance in a Cape Verdean Cafe, Visit a Barber Shop or do your hair at the African Queen Beauty Salon.  There is also a market to buy food at and a truck to climb on.
The last indoor exhibit was Aidan’s Favorite, the Construction Zone.  This area had bobcats to climb on, trucks to play with, hard hats to wear, and giant blocks to build with.  This exhibit made Aidan’s eyes light up as he jumped around from section to section in awe that he could touch so many “cool things”
After we finally convinced Aidan to leave the Construction Zone we headed outside.  The Boston Children’s Museum is located right on Boston Harbor so they had an area set up for guests to fish, a garden patch to explore, and a great area to sit and eat lunch or dinner after a busy day at the Museum.
This was a great family day!  I loved the Boston Children’s Museum 20+ years ago when I was a child and I still love it today seeing it through my own child’s eyes.
 
The Details:
Where:
Boston Children’s Museum 
308 Congress Street
Boston, Ma 02210
 
Price:
Children and Adults – $14
Babies under 1 year are Free
 
Visit on a Friday night from 5-9 pm and admission is only $1 per a person (sponsored by Target)
 
Many Library also offer Discount Coupons making admission only $7 per person for the entire day.
 
Hours:
Saturday – Thursday: 10 am – 5 pm
Friday: 10 am – 9 pm
 
Connect with Boston Children s Museum:
Website
 
 
Disclosure:  I received free admission to the Boston Children’s Museum for myself and my family to facilitate this post, All opinions are always 100% my own.

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46 Comments

  1. Ahhh we love the Boston Children's Museum. We live in Northern NH so we don't get to visit as often as we like but do whenever we can!

  2. Hands-on experiences are always fun! I didn't get a chance to check out Boston Children's Museum because each visit there has been a business trip that with over-packed itineraries, but I'll have to check them out the next time I'm in town!

    Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly

  3. I love all the pictures, looks like they had a blast! I love our local Children's museum! They're so fun and educational!

  4. My 4 year old would love to venture through this museum for a day. I thought the price would be crazy, but I was wrong. $14 isn't bad at all!

  5. What a fun place and you kids look like they had a great time,really brave on that climbing tower you would never get me up there lol.

  6. I would love to visit Boston! But now that I am seeing this museum, I NEED to go visit!

  7. Kids museum??!!! heck, I would love it there myself. That looks like it would be a fun place to spend the day.

  8. What a great place. It looks like a great time was had by all. I would have loved to take my kids to a place like this when they were younger.

  9. This looks like so much fun! I love all the hands on activities that keep kids engaged and learning while having fun.

  10. There is nothing like this where I live. Looking at your post makes me want to go experience it all. Perhaps a trip to Boston is in our future.

  11. Oh my gosh!! The Children's museum is worth a trip to Boston just for that experience! HOW FUN!!!! Adding to my bucket list!

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