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2025-12-09 09:30, 2025-12-10 09:30, 2025-12-11 09:30, 2025-12-12 09:30, 2025-12-16 09:30, 2025-12-17 09:30, 2025-12-18 09:30, 2025-12-19 09:30 (America/Chicago) and 1 more date | The Woodlands Children’s Museum
Fall Hours: August 12th-December 30th
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm, Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
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

Rhyme Time for babies and toddlers ages 6-24 months
2025-12-09 09:30, 2025-12-16 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
Fall Hours
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm, Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
Closed Sunday and Monday.
Click here to see our event calendar.

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-Santa and Friends Bop
2025-12-09 11:00
Boogie Bash on Tuesday, December 9th at 11am, presents Santa and Friends Bop. Join us for fun songs and activities celebrating jolly ole Saint Nick and his special friends!
#Dance #Movement #Music #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum #TheWoodlands #WoodlandsMom #TheWoodlandsChildrensMuseum Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets
Fall Hours
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm, Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
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.

Houston Grand Opera’s Storybook presentation of Maria's Magical Musical Adventure
2025-12-10 11:00
Houston Grand Opera’s Storybook presentation of Maria’s Magical Musical Adventure, Wednesday, December 10th at 11:00am. Maria’s Magical Music Adventure features a girl named Maria, who loves to sing. When Matthew the Magician appears, Maria is hesitant, but after Matthew explains that he is a magical musician with the ability to time travel, the two travel to Venice, Italy to meet Antonio Vivaldi, who has just written The Four Seasons. With breathtaking illustrations and a story full of adventure and excitement, Maria’s Magical Music Adventure transports readers back in time alongside Maria and Matthew, delighting and inspiring audiences of all ages.#Music #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum #TheWoodlands #WoodlandsMom #TheWoodlandsChildrensMuseum Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets

Fall Hours
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm, Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
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.

Shadow Puppet Theatre-Llama Llama Holiday Drama
2025-12-11 11:00
Shadow Puppet Theatre, Thursday, December 11th at 11am presents “Llama Llama Holiday Drama” by Anna Dewdney. Llama Llama wonders if Christmas will ever arrive while he and Mama Llama rush around getting ready for the holidays. Overwhelmed by all the hustle and bustle, his meltdown is met with his understanding mama’s hugs and love. Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum #TheWoodlands #WoodlandsMom #BookReading #StoryTime #TheWoodlandsChildrensMuseum
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.
Fall Hours
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm, Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
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-Santa’s Sleigh Is on Its Way to My House
2025-12-12 11:00
Storybook Theatre, Friday, December 12th at 11am presents “Santa’s Sleigh Is on Its Way to My House” by Eric James. It’s Christmas Eve, and Santa is on his way with all those presents! All the children in town are sleeping except for you! How can you possibly fall asleep?…but Santa won’t visit if you’re awake! Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum #TheWoodlands #WoodlandsMom #BookReading #StoryTime #TheWoodlandsChildrensMuseum
Cultivate a lifelong appreciation for literature by introducing your child to the enchantment of reading at a young age. Storybook Theatre seamlessly integrates beloved childhood stories with engaging elements such as songs, rhymes, and fingerplays, fostering early literacy skills and enhancing language development in a dynamic and entertaining manner.
Fall Hours
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm, Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
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.

Santa's Merry Mingle-Reservation Required Event
2025-12-13 09:00 - 14:00
Santa’s Merry Mingle.
Saturday, December 13th, 2025, 9am-2pm.
• Professional framed photo visit with Santa
• Live holiday music by the Lone Star Strummers
• Le Theatre de Marionette Peppermint Twist shows at 10:30am and 12:30pm
• Gingerbread House building with Mrs. Claus
• Special story time with Mrs. Claus at 9:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm
• Create holiday art projects
• Holiday goodie bag
• Visit and photos with Olaf
• Snow play
• Write a letter to Santa
Children 0-13 $30, Adults $10. Click for tickets.
Santa’s Merry Mingle – An Annual Holiday Experience at The Woodlands Children’s Museum.
On Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 9:00am – 2:00pm, The Woodlands Children’s Museum will offer an atmosphere of pure North Pole magic, filled with music, art and interactive play, truly embracing the holiday spirit.
As guests step inside, they are greeted with live holiday music presented by the Lone Star Strummers. During the day, guests are invited to visit and pose for photos with Olaf from Frozen and engaging in hands-on snow play creating shapes with handfuls of white flakes.
The event also features a visit with jolly old St. Nick. Santa will be happy to hear all of the children’s Christmas wishes as well as pose for a framed professional photo which will surely be a treasured family keepsake.
At 9:30am, Mrs. Claus will present her first special holiday reading followed by two more readings at 11:30am and 1:30pm.
Stroll over to Mrs. Claus’s Gingerbread House Workshop, where young candy architects can use frosting as cement and gumdrops to decorate shingles and construct a holiday masterpiece.
“We are excited to welcome back Le Theatre de Marionette’s Peppermint Twist show on stage at 10:30am and 12:30pm,” stated the museum’s Executive Director Angela Colton. “The show’s puppetry offers an opportunity for young guests to experience this timeless art form with its unique blend of artistry, skill, and imagination.” After the show, children can spend time exploring exhibits and visiting The Muse art bar to create a special holiday art project. Upon exiting, be sure to enjoy a holiday treat bag to take home.
Tickets for children 0-13 are $30 and adults are $10. Limited tickets are on sale now at www.woodlandschildrensmuseum.org. The museum will be closed to the public and open for event-only admission on Saturday, December 13th from 9:00am – 2:00pm. The museum will re-open for general admission from 2:00pm – 5:00pm.
Special story times

• 9:30 “The Night Before Christmas” by Clement C. Moore. Mrs. Claus will read Santa’s favorite story, the classic Christmas poem with vibrant illustrations by Steph Lew.
• 11:30 “Dream Snow” by Eric Carle. The old farmer is wondering how Christmas can come without any snow as he settles down for his nap. He dreams of a snowstorm covering him and his animals named One, Two, Three, Four, and Five. Will his dream come true?
• 1:30 “If You Take a Mouse to the Movies” by Laura Numeroff. The beloved little mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is back and celebrating the holiday! “If you take a mouse to the movies, he’ll ask you for some popcorn…,” and so it begins!

Thank you to Sonic, Boni’s Dance and Performing Arts Studio and The Young Learners Academy for your support!

This event is supported in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts and The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.

Fall Hours
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm, Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
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 with REGULAR admission 2pm-5pm
2025-12-13 10:00 - 17:00

Boogie Bash-Holiday Hop
2025-12-16 11:00
Boogie Bash on Tuesday, December 16th at 11am, presents Holiday Hop. We’re celebrating the season with fun musical activities including fingerplays, the Reindeer Pokey, and, of course, Jingle Bells! #Dance #Movement #Music #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum #TheWoodlands #WoodlandsMom #TheWoodlandsChildrensMuseum Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets
Fall Hours
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm, Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
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.

Mrs. Claus’s Gingerbread House Workshop
2025-12-17 10:00 - 12:00
Mrs. Claus’s Gingerbread House Workshop
Wednesday, December 17th, 10am-noon
Meet Mrs. Claus while decorating your very own gingerbread house. Member/Non-Member children $6 plus admission.
Click for tickets.
#ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum #TheWoodlands #WoodlandsMom #BookReading #StoryTime #TheWoodlandsChildrensMuseum
Fall Hours
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm, Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
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 Storytime with Mrs Claus
2025-12-17 11:00
Storybook Theatre, Wednesday, December 17th at 11am presents “Gingerbread Mouse” by Katy Bratun. Mouse needs to find a new home after a tree branch falls and destroys her house. With some help from a visitor in a red suit, she finds the perfect place to live! This tasty story, read by Mrs. Claus, fits in perfectly with the Gingerbread House Workshop.
This special story time is included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum #TheWoodlands #WoodlandsMom #BookReading #StoryTime #TheWoodlandsChildrensMuseum

Mrs. Claus’s Gingerbread House Workshop
Wednesday, December 17th, 10am-noon
Meet Mrs. Claus while decorating your very own gingerbread house.
Member/Non-Member children $6 plus admission. Click for tickets.
Fall Hours
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm, Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
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.

Shadow Puppet Theatre-Hanukkah Bear
2025-12-18 11:00
Shadow Puppet Theatre, Thursday, December 18th at 11am presents “Hanukkah Bear” by Eric A. Kimmel. We are celebrating Hanukkah with this delightful tale about Bubba Brayna, her famous latkes, and an unexpected visitor to her home on the first night of Hanukkah! A hungry bear, awakened from hibernation by the aroma of the latkes, is mistaken for the rabbi by Bubba Brayna; and the fun evening begins! Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum #TheWoodlands #WoodlandsMom #BookReading #StoryTime #TheWoodlandsChildrensMuseum
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.
Fall Hours
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm, Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
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-Runaway Dreidel!
2025-12-19 11:00
Storybook Theatre, Friday, December 19th at 11am presents “Runaway Dreidel!” by Lesléa Newman. A young boy receives a shiny new dreidel for the first night of Hanukkah. However, once he starts it spinning, it refuses to stop. Across the floor, out the door, and down the street it goes with the whole family in on the chase! Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum #TheWoodlands #WoodlandsMom #BookReading #StoryTime #TheWoodlandsChildrensMuseum
Cultivate a lifelong appreciation for literature by introducing your child to the enchantment of reading at a young age. Storybook Theatre seamlessly integrates beloved childhood stories with engaging elements such as songs, rhymes, and fingerplays, fostering early literacy skills and enhancing language development in a dynamic and entertaining manner.
Fall Hours
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm, Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
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.

Anna, Elsa, AND Olaf Photo Opportunities 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm
2025-12-20 10:30 - 13:30
Anna, Elsa, AND Olaf Photo Opportunities Saturday, December 20th, 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm. Included in the price of admission, which is $9 for adults and children 1 year and older. bit.ly/TWCMtickets #ToddlerMom #Art #ChildrensMuseum #TheWoodlands #WoodlandsMom #TheWoodlandsChildrensMuseum
Fall Hours
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm, Friday 9:30am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
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 for Christmas
2025-12-21 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-22 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-24 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-25 08:00 - 17:00

Museum Closed
2025-12-23 09:30, 2025-12-24 09:30
