Ongoing Programs
Sacramento Children's Museum offers a variety of weekly and monthly programming designed to provide children and their families with diverse and engaging learning experiences. All our weekly programs are included with your admission to SCM.
Tuesdays, 10am & 2pm
Get ready to READ every Tuesday! Held every Tuesday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Story Time features a different book each week.
Wednesdays, 10am
Baby Bloomers Story Time is an interactive story time specially tailored for the Museum's youngest visitors: infants and toddlers. Adults are encouraged to join their little ones as we read stories and sing songs.
Wednesdays, 3:30 pm
Yoga Play uses games, stories, and play to explore posture, balance, and breath. This class is designed for ages 4 and up, but all ages are welcome!
Yoga Play is sponsored by Western Health Advantage.
Thursdays, 10:30 am
Cultural Connections is a 30-minute class that explores a different country each month.
Cultural Connections is sponsored by ECMC Foundation.
Fridays, 10am & 11am
Music & Movement is the perfect opportunity for children of all ages to get up and DANCE to music with SCM staff every Friday morning!
Music & Movement is sponsored by Western Health Advantage.
Fridays, 3:30pm
Offered each Friday at 3:30 p.m., SCM staff presents a themed art class designed for ages 4 to 8, but all ages are welcome. All materials are provided.
Saturdays, 10 a.m.
Explore instruments, sounds, and music-making during this weekly program on Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. PLEASE NOTE: Sound Explorers will be on hiatus in July 2018.
Sundays, All day!
Science Sundays offers hands-on opportunities for children to conduct their own science experiments. Activities pop up throughout the day!
First & third Sunday of every month, 9 - 11 a.m.
ExplorABILITY is a FREE twice-monthly play-based program offering children on the autism spectrum, ages two to ten, an opportunity to play in a safe setting, explore novel sensory equipment and materials, and work on social skills and building friendships. Social Skills Specialists with backgrounds in both ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) and IPG (Integrated Play Groups) are on hand to answer your questions, help your child with skills they're working on, and help facilitate social skills. We cap attendance at a maximum of 25 kids to keep it sensory friendly.
Beary Special Playdate is a FREE sensory-friendly program for children with special needs and their families and friends where children can enjoy Museum play and light refreshments. This program is offered four times a year. For more info, please email [email protected] or call 916-638-7225 x. 103.
Save the date for our next two Playdates:
Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Featuring Rhythm & Grooves, a music & movement class for children with special needs, and special musical guest Ms. Carly of Melody Tree Music Therapy, with an interactive performance.
REGISTER FOR OUR SEPT. 22 PLAYDATE >>
Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Annual Beary Special Holiday Party featuring Santa!
