Mississippi Children's Museum

TIMED TICKETS
2021-03-30 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
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Timed Tickets
2021-03-30 09:00 - 12:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Reserve your visit for Tuesday, March 30 from 9 am – 12pm!
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Timed Tickets
2021-03-28 13:00 - 18:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Reserve your visit for Sunday, March 28 from 1-6pm!
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GRAND OPENING!
2021-03-27 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-27 09:00 - 12:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
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Bring Awareness to Screen Time Effects
2021-03-27 10:00 - 14:00 | Mississippi
Join us this Saturday, March 27th from 10am-2pm for a special program on the effects of screen time on children, brought to you by Jackson State University’s Department of Communicative Disorders. This program is led by Nicholas Kardaras PH.D., and will include hands-on learning activities suited for both parents and children.
JSU’s mission through this program is to bring awareness to the negative effect of excessive screen time usage by providing literacy-enriched activities, and promoting learning while keeping your child entertained!

MEMBERS-ONLY EVENT!
2021-03-26 13:00 - 17:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Reserve your visit to MCM-Meridian’s members-only celebration before the public grand opening!
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MEMBERS-ONLY EVENT!
2021-03-26 09:00 - 12:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Reserve your visit to MCM-Meridian’s members-only celebration before the public grand opening!
RESERVE YOUR SPOT!

Spring Break Super STEAM Week
2021-03-15 09:00 - 2021-03-19 17:00 | MCM, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Spring Break Super STEAM Week
Join MCM this week as we dive into a Spring Break Super STEAM Week! With each day focusing on a different element of STEAM, this week is sure to provide endless, hands-on fun!
March 15: Science Monday
March 16: Tech Tuesday
March 17: Engineering Wednesday
March 18: Art Thursday
March 19: Math Friday

Magic Monday
2021-03-15 09:00 - 17:00, 2021-02-15 09:00 - 17:00 | MCM, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Did you know MCM is open for special, holiday Mondays from 9 am – 5 pm for extra hours of inspiration and fun? Magic Monday is the perfect solution to a Monday off from school. Each of these special days includes regular museum programming, as well as a special Food Lab program where guests learn about making delicious and nutritious food and snacks.

NASA Day
2021-03-13 09:00 - 17:00 | MCM, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Every March, MCM welcomes the John C. Stennis Space Center from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, area robotics teams, and the Mississippi Mandalorians to the museum for NASA Day. Join us for a day of science fact, science fiction, and science fun!
Check out our Virtual Activities brought to you by NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center!
Pinwheel Galaxy

Mars Helicopter

Artemis Spacecraft

Meridian Scavenger Hunt
2021-03-01 - 2021-03-15 | Mississippi
Join us for a self-guided Meridian Scavenger Hunt! Each of these sites are incorporated in the museum’s exhibit galleries. Tag @mcmmeridian on Facebook or Instagram visiting each location to enter! Each photo entry = 1 entry into our drawing for a GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE!
Before you get started, check out our Scavenger Hunt Guidelines.

Dr. Seuss’ Silly Birthday Celebration
2021-02-27 10:00 - 15:00 | MCM, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Dr. Seuss’ Silly Birthday Celebration
Visit MCM for a Horton-hearing, Lorax-loving, and green-eggs-and-ham eating grand time! Join Thing 1 and Thing 2 for the fun things they do to celebrate the beloved children’s author during the Dr. Seuss’ Silly Birthday Celebration. You won’t want to miss this socially-distanced silly celebration as we cook, craft, laugh, and learn about the beloved author, Dr. Seuss, at our annual birthday bash! Wear your favorite Dr. Seuss inspired costume and get ready to have fun!
Sponsored by: Barksdale Learning Institute

Dr. Seuss Rhyming Word Activity
Enjoy this virtual Dr. Seuss program as we celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Silly birthday! Follow along as Mrs. Sheri reads one of Dr. Seuss’ most popular books, “Green Eggs and Ham,” and walks you through our Rhyming Activity!
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Food Lab
2021-02-15 15:30 - 16:30 | MCM, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Join MCM for Food Lab on Magic Mondays at 3:30 PM!
Food Lab is a scientific, inquiry-based program that incorporates food and at least one of the five senses. Food is a universal language for families and it is something everyone is familiar with. Inferencing, prediction of taste, and observation by smell and sight are a few of the topics that we will explore. We will also reinforce the scientific method and bridge into some literacy skills like: sequencing, predicting, and identifying main ideas, and details. This program is included in general admission.

ABC Come Play With Me
2021-02-03 10:00 - 10:30 | Mississippi
ABC Come Play With Me
ABC Come Play with Me is our program designed specifically for infants, toddlers, and their caregivers. Give your little one a jump start on the ABCs and 123s with this program every Wednesday at 10:00am. We will start the morning with the alphabet song, a story, and either an art project or sensory experience.
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ABC Come Play with Me is sponsored by International Paper.

Tinker with Tuesday
2021-02-02 15:30 - 16:00 | MCM, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Tinker with Tuesday
To tinker (verb): to attempt to repair or improve something.
Tinker with Tuesday is our hands-on program focusing on the practical aspects of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM). Join us every Tuesday at 3:30pm as we explore the idea of tinkering within one of these five categories.
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Tinker with Tuesday is sponsored by Georgia-Pacific
