The Galveston Children’s Museum in Galveston on the first level of the Moody Mansion. The museum seeks to inspire social, academic, and problem-solving skills through creative and imaginative play for children up to 10 years old.
Exhibits
The Galveston Children’s Museum is divided into 8 exhibits that represent different parts of our world where children can engage and play through imagination and problem solving.
Our Town- This exhibit is set up as a small town where children can play in fishing boats and learn about fishing and crabbing, go grocery shopping, or work in a pizza parlor among other fun experiences.
Kid’s Clinic- Doctor’s and healthcare are the focus of the Clinic that teaches children not to be afraid of the doctor or hospital, promoting positive body awareness and practicing medical treatment and care of babies and stuffed animal patients.
Building Zone- A truly hands on experience, the building zone inspires creativity in building through Legos and other materials that provide children an opportunity to problem solve and use their imagination to create.
A Stroke of Genius- The art studio at Galveston Children’s Museum offers many mediums for children to explore including painting, sculpture and textile fabrication. Visitors to this area can expect to get messy, but all paint is washable and aprons are provided.
Tinker Workshop- The Workshop allows children to tinker with mechanics and learn how things work. Children can take things apart, use safe tools, and problem solve through building and inventing.
Explore and Discover- The science of physics in explored in this exhibit that teaches children to be engineers and experiment with materials such as ramps, electricity, and other scientific concepts through safe play.
Now Starring You- Children can use their imaginations to put on plays, puppet shows, dress up in costumes, and play with a word wall. Social skills and imagination are the core concepts of this exhibit.
Room to Grow- Designed for young learners up to age 5, this museum zone features books, sand, and toys to engage toddlers and pre-k visitors in a scaled down version of museum exhibits.
Galveston Children’s Museum, 2618 Broadway, Galveston, Texas, 77550, Phone: 409-572-2544, Map
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