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Author Visit with Dr. Meena Julapalli
2024-06-28 11:00 - 12:15 (America/Chicago) | The Woodlands Children’s Museum
Friday, June 28th at 11am, enjoy an Author Visit with Dr. Meena Julapalli who will read “Listen to the Song in My Heart“. When we listen to the unique song in our hearts and discover the joy it brings, we can’t help but celebrate and share the love and light in our hearts with the world! Dr. Meena will be reading her book on stage at 11:00; and that will be immediately followed by a meet-and-greet, where she will sell and sign her books until 12:15. Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets #BookReading #StoryTime #ChildrensBook #Educate #Empower #Excite
Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here

Museum Open
2024-06-28 09:30, 2024-06-27 09:30, 2024-06-26 09:30, 2024-06-25 09:30, 2024-06-22 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-06-21 09:30, 2024-06-20 09:30, 2024-06-19 09:30 and 2 more dates
Summer Hours: Tuesday June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4pm
Sat. 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday.

Admission is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. Please visit here to reserve your timed session tickets.
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As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here

Shadow Puppet Theatre-Mela and the Elephant
2024-06-27 11:00
Shadow Puppet Theatre Thursday, June 27th at 11am presents “Mela and the Elephant” by Dow Phumiruk. This beautiful story set in Thailand is about Mela, who ventures outside her village to explore but encounters trouble when her little boat is swept downstream into the jungle. She is unsuccessful in getting help to return home from the jungle creatures she encounters until an elephant appears and teaches Mela a lesson about kindness. Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. #BookReading #StoryTime #ChildrensBook #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum bit.ly/TWCMtickets
Shadow Puppet Theatre is an introduction to storytelling elements that allow our readers and audience to interact directly with each other, children of all ages are enchanted with the animated shadows.
Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here

Looking at Art Lady Presentation
2024-06-26 11:00
Looking at Art Lady Presentation, on Wednesday, June 26th at 11:00am. Children and adults will enjoy this light-hearted journey through art history. Famous paintings throughout time will plant a seed of interest in the fine arts for you and your child. We will briefly talk about each painting but quickly shift to giggles as each piece will have a parody version. Children will be introduced to various pop culture faces and characters in the parody while subtly remembering the original piece. #Educate #Empower #Excite #Art #ArtHistory This event is included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets
This project is supported in part by The David Gottlieb Education Micrgrant from The Woodlands Arts Council.

Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment.
Donate here.

Boogie Bash-Summer Fun
2024-06-25 11:00
Boogie Bash on Tuesday, June 25th at 11am, presents “Summer Fun“. We’re celebrating summer with fun musical activities using beach balls and rainbow ribbons. We’ll also do The Limbo Rock! #Dance #Movement #Music #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets
Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here

Rhyme Time for babies and toddlers ages 6-24 months.
2024-06-25 09:30, 2024-06-18 09:30
Rhyme Time is a group class focused on gently exposing your child to an environment of music through songs, movement, singing and first introductions to instruments. It’s an excellent way to interact with other families in our community, while fostering socialization for babies. Meets TUESDAYS at 9:30am, included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets
Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here

Museum Closed
2024-06-24 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-06-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-06-17 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-06-16 08:00 - 17:00
Hours: Tues-Thurs 10am-2pm.
Fri. 10am-4pm. Sat. 10am-5pm.
Closed Sundays and Mondays
Starting Jan. 2nd daily admission is $9 per person 1 years and older, children under 1 and Museum Members are free.
Recommended ages 7 years and under.
Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Click for tickets.
As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community. Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Click here to donate now.

Special Storytimes for Fairy Day 11am & 1pm
2024-06-22 11:00 - 13:00
Saturay, June 22nd-Special Storytimes for Fairy Day. At 11am enjoy “Camilla the Cupcake Fairy” by Tim Bugbird. This precious cupcake fairy is challenged by not being experienced in using her very first wand. However, by keeping at it with the help of her fairy friends, they create the perfect cupcake with their perfect friendship. Then at 1pm delight in “Backyard Fairies” by Phoebe Wahl. This magical tale follows a little girl in search of fairies in her backyard and the surrounding woods, not quite seeing the creatures hiding all around her. The story is a celebration of imagination and nature! Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. #BookReading #StoryTime #ChildrensBook #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum bit.ly/TWCMtickets
Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here

Fairy Day and Tinkerbell meet & greets
2024-06-22 10:00 - 14:00, 2024-06-20 10:00 - 14:00
Join us for Fairy Day on Thursday, June 20th, and Saturday, June 22nd. Celebrate International Fairy Day with Tinker Bell photo ops and meet and greets at 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm and 2:30pm. Enjoy face painting and creating fairy wings. Special readings of “Camilla the Cupcake Fairy” and “Backyard Fairies”.All adults and children are encouraged to wear their best fairy outfits.
At 11am enjoy “Camilla the Cupcake Fairy” by Tim Bugbird. This precious cupcake fairy is challenged by not being experienced in using her very first wand. However, by keeping at it with the help of her fairy friends, they create the perfect cupcake with their perfect friendship. Then at 1pm delight in “Backyard Fairies” by Phoebe Wahl. This magical tale follows a little girl in search of fairies in her backyard and the surrounding woods, not quite seeing the creatures hiding all around her. The story is a celebration of imagination and nature!
This event is included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets
Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here

Storybook Theatre-A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
2024-06-21 11:00
Storybook Theatre at 11am Friday, June 21st presents “A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea” adapted by Jessica Law. It’s National Oceans Month, and Miss Jan will share the perfect story to celebrate. We’ll be swimming along with five ocean creatures as Miss Jan sings the story about the ocean food chain from snail to shark with the help of some special puppet friends. Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets #BookReading #StoryTime #ChildrensBook #Educate #Empower #Excite
Introduce your child to the wonder of reading and instill a love of books at an early age. Storybook Theatre combines your favorite childhood books with songs, rhymes and fingerplays which are meant to promote early literacy and enhance language development.
Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here

Special Storytimes for Fairy Day 11am & 1pm
2024-06-20 11:00 - 13:00
Thursday, June 20th-Special Storytimes for Fairy Day. At 11am enjoy “Camilla the Cupcake Fairy” by Tim Bugbird. This precious cupcake fairy is challenged by not being experienced in using her very first wand. However, by keeping at it with the help of her fairy friends, they create the perfect cupcake with their perfect friendship. Then at 1pm delight in “Backyard Fairies” by Phoebe Wahl. This magical tale follows a little girl in search of fairies in her backyard and the surrounding woods, not quite seeing the creatures hiding all around her. The story is a celebration of imagination and nature! Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. #BookReading #StoryTime #ChildrensBook #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum bit.ly/TWCMtickets
Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here

Books Alive! Touring Production of Chicken Big at 10:45am and noon
2024-06-19 10:45 - 12:00
Join us for two special performances of Chicken Big on Wednesday, June 19th at 10:45am and noon. Books Alive! adds the music, with life-size puppetry, to bring just the right touch to this zany tale that celebrates the joy of acceptance. With wacky, laugh-out-loud humor and silliness to spare, this BIG twist on the classic Chicken Little story lends a whole new perspective to what it means to be chicken. This event is included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets

On a teeny little farm, in an itty bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg. And out of this egg came one big, humongous . . . something. No matter how they try, these clueless chickens can’t make sense of the gigantic new member of their family—until he saves the day.
Sponsored in part by ARTreach. Books Alive! from the page to the stage
Bringing the magic of theatre with the gift of Literacy through the Arts

Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here

Boogie Bash-Ocean Boogie
2024-06-18 11:00
Boogie Bash on Tuesday, June 18th at 11am, presents “Ocean Boogie“. It’s National Oceans Month, and we are celebrating the deep blue sea with musical activities that include marching with rhythm instruments and dancing with scarves and ribbons. We’ll also learn some ocean yoga poses. #Dance #Movement #Music #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets
Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here

Special storytimes at 11am & 1pm during Dads & Dinos Day
2024-06-15 11:00 - 13:00
During Dad’s and Dino, Saturday, June 15th, enjoy two Special storytimes. At 11:00am giggle and laugh with a reading of “Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp” by Carol Diggory. Shields. If you’ve ever wondered what dinosaurs did for fun, here’s the answer…they danced, rocked, and boogied at the Dinosaur Stomp! Then at 1:00pm “Dinosaur Rap” by John Foster. Let’s join seven movin’ and groovin’ dancing dinosaurs in a rhythmic romp to the “Dinosaur Rap”! We’ll even learn some cool dino facts. Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets #BookReading #StoryTime #ChildrensBook #Educate #Empower #Excite
Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here

Dads and Dinos Day & Juicebox Jukebox music performances
2024-06-15 10:00 - 16:00
Dads and Dinos Day is Saturday, June 15th. Celebrate Father’s Day and National Dinosaur Day by creating a dinosaur art project and a Nuts ‘n Bolts Key Chain. Enjoy performances by children’s musician Juicebox Jukebox at 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, and 1:30pm. Visit and pose for photos with Ripley the friendly Triceratops from 2:00pm-4:00pm.
This event is included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets
During Dads and Dino, Saturday, June 15th, enjoy two Special storytimes. At 11:00am giggle and laugh with a reading of “Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp” by Carol Diggory. Shields. If you’ve ever wondered what dinosaurs did for fun, here’s the answer…they danced, rocked, and boogied at the Dinosaur Stomp! Then at 1:00pm “Dinosaur Rap” by John Foster. Let’s join seven movin’ and groovin’ dancing dinosaurs in a rhythmic romp to the “Dinosaur Rap”! We’ll even learn some cool dino facts.
This event is supported by The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.

Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here

Storybook Theatre-Shopping with Dad
2024-06-14 11:00
Storybook Theatre at 11am Friday, June 14th presents “Shopping with Dad” by Matt Harvey. A little girl and her dad go grocery shopping together, which results in some minor mishaps here and there sprinkled with humor. The story ends with an important lesson about accidents happening and how to handle those situations with a good attitude. Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets #BookReading #StoryTime #ChildrensBook #Educate #Empower #Excite
Introduce your child to the wonder of reading and instill a love of books at an early age. Storybook Theatre combines your favorite childhood books with songs, rhymes and fingerplays which are meant to promote early literacy and enhance language development.
Summer Hours:
Tuesday, June 4th-Friday, August 9th
Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-4:00pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

As a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, our goal is to make memories and create learning opportunities for children in our community.
Your donation will help children discover, play, imagine, and grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Donate here
