Calendar & Events

Learn all about that special substance pumping through us: blood! Explore the different components of blood and how those components keep our bodies healthy and active so we can play all summer long. Create a fun model of the blood that flows in our bodies using slime!

Get messy and creative while printmaking! Explore abstract shapes and bright colors while learning about the process of relief printmaking. Use these to create prints inspired by Atlanta street art and landscapes.

Join in on a fun game of  “Lily Pad Leap,” directly following Storytime, where we will be reading I Don’t Want to Be a Frog! written by Dev Petty and illustrated by Mike Boldt.   WEEKDAYS at 2 PM WEEKENDS at 12 PM AND 2 PM (excluding August 16)

TinyCON®, Atlanta’s only con just for kids, returns with a K-Pop Demon Hunters twist! Our annual celebration of POP culture and fandom, features crafts and activities inspired by the beloved film, plus special performances by a trio of Huntrix cosplayers who’ll show us HOW IT’S DONE right on the CMA Stage!

Learn all about that special substance pumping through us: blood! Explore the work of Dr.Jose Celco Barbosa, the first Puerto Rican to earn a medical degree in the United States. In honor of his life and work, create a fun model to learn about all the different components of blood […]

Learn about Latina artist Favianna Rodriguez and create prints inspired by her work. This activity is part of the Museum’s Latin American Heritage Month celebration.

Join in on a fun game of “Lily Pad Leap” directly following Storytime, where we will be reading  Coquí in the City, written and illustrated by Nomar Perez. This activity is part of the Museum’s Latin American Heritage Month celebration.

It’s Members and Friends Day at the Museum on Sunday, September 13! The Museum will be open for play exclusively for members and their guests from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Create friendship polaroids at the Art Studio, and join in on a special storytime and dance party on stage!

Experience the first-ever children’s museum exhibit based on Disney Junior’s award-winning series, Doc McStuffins. Join the magical storytelling of Doc McStuffins as you help Doc and her friends in the new McStuffins Toy Hospital!

The Center for Puppetry Arts will be joining us to celebrate the opening of our new Doc McStuffins exhibit in Morph Gallery!

Let’s make up a silly story of our very own! Play Madlibs to create a fun take on a familiar fairytale.

Create art inspired by stained glass artists! Use bold colors and images from nature to create your own “stained glass” art using contact and tissue paper.

Get in on a fun, hands-on exploration of geology! Learn about different ways scientists identify rocks and minerals, and the tools used in excavation.

Enjoy a sensory-modified experience on select Sunday mornings. This experience includes lowered lighting, limited admission and sound adjustments.

Join us for a purr-fectly fun day with Gabby's Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Days!

Bring your scout or troop for a day of play and badge-earning fun! Join us for special workshop weekends designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and confidence through hands-on STEAM experiences.

Spooktacular family fun! Pull on your costume for trick-or-treating and fang-tastically fun hands-on play.

Get in on a fun, hands-on exploration of geology! Learn about different ways scientists identify rocks and minerals, and the tools used in excavation. We will also be discussing Roger Amerman – geologist, former National Park Service ranger, and member of the Choctaw Nation. This activity is part of the […]

Create art inspired by stained glass artists! Use bold colors and images from nature to create your own “stained glass” art using contact and tissue paper

Let’s make up a silly story of our very own! Play Madlibs to create a fun take on a familiar fairytale.

Bring your scout or troop for a day of play and badge-earning fun! Join us for special workshop weekends designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and confidence through hands- on STEAM experiences.

Learn all about a special kind of super absorbent polymer and see how we can use science to make snow indoors instantly!

Get cozy as we read The Snowy Day by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats. After Storytime, help us write and direct a winter-themed puppet show.

Create winter landscape art using oil pastels. Learn how to blend and draw using pastels to shape stunning mountains and snowy hills all winter long!

Join us for a special kid-friendly New Year's countdown. Enjoy music from our DJ, hands-on fun, and ring in the new year with our yearly bubble-wrap-popping tradition.

Learn all about a special kind of super absorbent polymer and see how we can use science to make snow indoors instantly!

Create winter landscape art using oil pastels. Learn how to blend and draw using pastels to shape stunning mountains and snowy hills all winter long!

Get cozy as we read The Snowy Day by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats. After Storytime, help us write and direct a winter-themed puppet show.

Explore community life and experience the interconnectedness of friends, family, and new acquaintances.

Bring your scout or troop for a day of play and badge-earning fun! Join us for special workshop weekends designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and confidence through hands-on STEAM experiences.

Bring your scout or troop for a day of play and badge-earning fun! Join us for special workshop weekends designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and confidence through hands-on STEAM experiences.

Imagination Ball is Children's Museum of Atlanta's playful charity ball for grownups. Every dollar raised goes towards making learning through play accessible to all children — breaking down barriers while building up the skills kids need to thrive.