Trains, Trains, and More Trains
2021-11-06 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Trains, Trains, and More Trains
Join us for programming throughout the day celebrating the rich rail history of Meridian.

Visiting Artist Series: An Howard Hill
2021-11-07 14:00 - 16:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Visiting Artist Series: An Howard Hill
Join us for our Visiting Artist Series on Sunday, November 7th from 2-4pm with An Howard Hill for a fun beginner yoga class in the auditorium!
The four-part Visiting Artist Series series is funded by a grant from the Community Foundation of East Mississippi

PHUN Day
2021-11-13 10:00 - 14:00 | Mississippi
PHUN Day
Experience all the “PHUN” at MCM for Physiology Understanding (PHUN) Day on Saturday, November 13 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm!
The Department of Physiology and Biophysics at UMMC will be here along with physiology students, faculty, and researchers! Don’t miss out on all the “PHUN!”
This program is provided by UMMC

Visiting Artist Series: Richelle Putnam
2021-11-14 14:00 - 16:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Visiting Artist Series: Richelle Putnam
Join us for our Visiting Artist Series on Sunday, November 14th from 2-4pm with Richelle Putnam to learn the art of making music!
The four-part Visiting Artist Series series is funded by a grant from the Community Foundation of East Mississippi

Magic Monday: Fall Fest
2021-11-22 09:00 - 17:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
The Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian will be OPEN for Magic Monday on November 22, 2021, from 9 am – 5 pm.
Magic Mondays offer extra hours of inspiration and fun while school is out! Join us for special programming and activities.
Schedule of Activities:
10 am

Storytime in Goodnight Moon

10 am – 3 pm

Turkey Wreaths in WonderBox
Scarecrow Puppets in WonderBox

11 am & 1 pm

Foil Painted Campfire in the Blue Party Room

12 pm & 2 pm

Fall Leaf Chalk Art in My Fantastical Backyard

Journey to the North Pole
2021-11-23 09:00 - 17:00 | Mississippi
Journey to the North Pole
Journey to the North Pole opens on November 22 at 5:30pm for Jammies at Journey! Join us for our special holiday exhibit, Journey to the North Pole, open through January 2!
Drawing inspiration from lessons in navigation and geography along with traditional holiday literature, Journey to the North Pole is set to transform the Gertrude C. Ford Exhibition Hall into a magical winter village of twinkling lights and train cars. Only a few feet from the entrance into the exhibit will also be a 45-foot slide down the center staircase of the museum called the Snowflake Slide!
Journey Kickoff event: Jammies at Journey
Learn more about our Journey to the North Pole Exhibit

Question It? Discover It!
2021-11-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Mississippi
Question It? Discover It!
Join us Wednesday, November 24 from 10am-2pm for our monthly program, Question It? Discover It! This program will focus on Sensory Nerves, and will be led by University of Mississippi medical professionals. This “Sensory Overload” activity will allow children to experience one of the five senses- touch, taste, smell, vision, hearing.

Visit our program page for videos bringing Question It? Discover It! (QI?DI!) to your living room! This program is designed to provide children and families with opportunities to learn about healthy habits through fun, engaging activities, with the support and guidance of medical professionals.

Winter WONDER-Land
2021-11-30 09:00 - 17:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Winter WONDER-Land
Experience the magic of the holidays at the museum! Enjoy Sundays with Santa, cookie decorating classes on Saturdays, Magic Mondays, and so much more. See dates and details on the Events Calendar.

Peppermint & PJs (members-only)
2021-12-03 17:30 - 19:30 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Save the date for Peppermint & PJs, a members-only holiday celebration!
Join us on Friday, December 3rd from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm as we light up our holiday tree and kick off the holiday season in our favorite pair of PJs. Become a member to put your name on our invitation list!

Family Cookie Decorating Class
2021-12-04 09:30 - 10:30 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Family Cookie Decorating Class
Gather your crew for a festive cookie decorating class on Saturday, December 4th from 9:30 am – 10:30 am.
Facilitated by: Merrin Watson, owner of Bakers Street Cookies.
Regular Price: $20/person
Members Price: $15/person (Be sure to ‘Log in‘ on the registration page to apply your discount!)
Includes admission, a box of baked cookies, and supplies for the class
Best suited for children 5 years old and up
Spots will be limited – Register online in advance to secure your spot.
Click Here to Register!

Storytime with a Christmas Elf!
2021-12-04 14:00 - 14:30 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Join us for storytime with a Christmas elf on Saturday, December 4th at 2 pm.

Family Cookie Decorating Class
2021-12-11 09:30 - 10:30 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Family Cookie Decorating Class
Gather your crew for a festive cookie decorating class on Saturday, December 11th from 9:30 am – 10:30 am.
Facilitated by: Merrin Watson, owner of Bakers Street Cookies.
Regular Price: $20/person
Members Price: $15/person (Be sure to ‘Log in‘ on the registration page to apply your discount!)
Includes admission, a box of pre-baked cookies, and supplies for the class
Best suited for children 5 years old and up

Spots will be limited – Register online in advance to secure your spot.
Click Here to Register!

Family Cookie Decorating Class
2021-12-18 09:30 - 10:30 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Family Cookie Decorating Class
Gather your crew for a festive cookie decorating class on Saturday, December 18th from 9:30 am – 10:30 am.
Facilitated by: Merrin Watson, owner of Bakers Street Cookies.
Regular Price: $20/person
Members Price: $15/person (Be sure to ‘Log in‘ on the registration page to apply your discount!)
Includes admission, a box of pre-baked cookies, and supplies for the class
Best suited for children 5 years old and up

Registration is closed! We’ve reached capacity for this class.

Magic Monday: Holly Jolly Christmas
2021-12-20 09:00 - 17:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
The Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian will be OPEN for Magic Monday on December 20, 2021, from 9 am – 5 pm.
Magic Mondays offer extra hours of inspiration and fun while school is out! Join us for special programming and activities.
Schedule of Activities:
10 am

Storytime in Goodnight Moon

10 am – 3 pm

Pipecleaner Icicles in WonderBox
Clothespin Snowmen in WonderBox Lab

11 am & 1 pm

Fork Painted Christmas Trees in the Green Party Room

12 pm & 2 pm

Reindeer Ornaments in the Blue Party Room

2pm

Special guest, Eagan Tilghman, will read and sign a limited number of children’s books he illustrated, Elf E. Ramone by Alexander Hiers, Elise Isabella, and Jonah Fujikawa in the Library exhibit

Holidays Around the World Day Camp
2021-12-21 07:30 - 17:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Holidays Around the World Day Camp
The Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian is offering a Holidays Around the World themed Day Camp on December 21, 2021!
This day camp will run from 7:30am to 5:00pm, and is appropriate for children ages 5-10 years old.
Click here for details!

Storytime with Santa
2021-12-23 14:00 - 16:30 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Storytime with Santa
Join us on Christmas Eve Eve to meet Santa and his helpers from 2 – 4 pm, and gather round as Santa reads aloud, Twas the Night Before Christmas next to the big holiday tree in the museum lobby.
Please note: The Museum will be closed on December 24 & 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday.

Magic Monday: Snow Day
2021-12-27 09:00 - 17:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
The Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian will be OPEN for Magic Monday on December 27, 2021, from 9 am – 5 pm.
Magic Mondays offer extra hours of inspiration and fun while school is out! Join us for special programming and activities.

Schedule of Activities:
10am

Storytime

10am-3pm

Coffee Filter Snowflakes crafts in the WonderBox Lab
Torn Paper Snowflakes in WonderBox

11am & 1pm

Snowmaking experiment in the green party room

12pm & 2pm

Snowman craft in the blue party room

Magic Monday
2021-12-27 09:00 - 17:00 | Mississippi
Magic Monday
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.
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Visiting Artist: Mary Frances Massey
2021-12-27 10:00 - 13:00 | Mississippi
Visiting Artist: Mary Frances Massey
Join us at the museum on March 12 and 26 for our Visiting Artist: Mary Frances Massey!
Mary Frances Massey is the Director of North Mississippi Dance Centre in Tupelo, Mississippi. Massey’s teaching programs include incorporating movement into the narration of favorite children’s books and using movement to teach core classes. Click here to learn more…
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This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

New Year's Eve Party - Midnight at the Museum
2021-12-31 20:00 - 2022-01-01 01:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
New Year’s Eve Party!
Midnight at the Museum: Magical Masquerade
TICKETS: SOLD OUT!
Join the New Year’s Eve revelry at the Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian for, Midnight at the Museum: Magical Masquerade presented by BankPlus, a signature fundraising event of MCM-Meridian Partners.
Guests (21+) will get to dress in their best (black-tie optional) attire for an evening of celebration unlike any other. Enjoy unlimited food, an open bar, a live auction & raffle, games of putt-putt golf, karaoke, and beyond as the clock counts down to midnight!
All proceeds raised from this event support the mission & vision of the museum for the year ahead. So let’s raise a glass and cheers to a new year of possibilities at the Mississippi Children’s Museum-Meridian!

Thank you to our Sponsors!
Presented by:

Sponsored by:

Anderson Regional Medical Center, Burns & Burns, Citizens National Bank, E. & J. Gallo Winery, Cindy and Jim McGinnis, Mitchell Signs, Pampered Bodies Day Spa, Primary Eyecare & Optical of Meridian, Minh Duong, OD, Sysco, Wells Fargo Advisors
Woodstock Furniture, Sissie and Fred Wile, Melanie and Ric Alexander, Amanda and Matt Cassell, Broadmoor Ace Hardware, Cater’s Market, Charcuterie Chick Mississippi, Charcuterie Chick Mississippi, Elite Flooring, Great Southern Bank, Harvest Grill, Hill Real Estate, Ice Plant, Inc., Magnolia Steel, Meridian Pediatric Dental Group, Shelley McDonald; DMD, Meridian Plastic Surgery, Onin Staffing; Stephanie Gurley, Pearson & Company Insurance, Anne and Logan Rush; In Memory of Sonny Rush, Rush Health Systems, Sequel Electric Supply, Gina and Randy Sharman, Hal Singley, Lauren and Ed Smith, Stifel, Threefoot Brewing Company, Total Pain Care, Weidmann’s Restaurant
Funded in part by grants through:

Visiting Artist: Niketa Pechan
2022-01-15 11:30 - 13:00 | Mississippi
Visiting Artist: Niketa Pechan
Join us at the museum on January 15 & 29 for our Visiting Artist, Niketa Pechan! Niketa is a first-generation Jamaican-American who moved to Jackson, Mississippi 4 years ago. Move your body to the rhythm of the music as Niketa leads a Kukuwa African Dance Fitness class! Learn more about Niketa Pechan

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This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Magic Monday: Dream Big
2022-01-17 09:00 - 17:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
The museum will be OPEN on January 17 from 9am-5pm for Magic Monday, a special event that offers extra hours of inspiration and fun while school is out. Join us to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
Schedule of Activities:
9am-3pm

Freedom Quilts (WonderBox)
Folk Art inspired by Clementine Hunter (WonderBox Lab)

10am

Storytime (Goodnight Moon)

11am

Abstract Paintings inspired by Alma Thomas (Green Party Room)

12pm

Storytime (Goodnight Moon)

1pm

Abstract Paintings inspired by Alma Thomas (Green Party Room)

Question It? Discover It!
2022-01-18 17:30 - 18:00 | Mississippi
Question It? Discover It!
For this January’s Question It? Discover It!, UMMC Pediatric Residents will be on site administering the COVID-19 vaccine, and will be scheduling/referring patients to UMMC clinics who would like to receive the vaccine at a later date. UMMC will be at the museum on Tuesday, January 18 from 5:30pm-6:00pm during our Play. Eat. Learn. workshop.
Question It? Discover It! is sponsored by University of Mississippi Medical Center

Play. Eat. Learn.
2022-01-18 17:30 - 19:15 | MCM, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
“Sleeping Soundly: Supporting Healthy Sleep in Young Children”
With Hannah Ford, PhD
Join us for our “Play. Eat. Learn.” workshop, on January 18! The Play. Eat. Learn. series was founded through a collaboration between Center for Advancement of Youth and the Junior League of Jackson. This educational learning series is geared towards helping parents and caregivers understand the complex mind of a child.  This program presents a wonderful opportunity for the community to learn more about the pressing issues and needs that children and families face from experts in the field.

This free educational series is open to the community.
Dinner will be provided (first-come, first-served).
Childcare is available for ages 3-10.
Children will be allowed to play in the museum with supervision provided by members of the Junior League of Jackson while parents attend the program.
Dinner is from 5:30-6:00 and the presentation is from 6:00-7:15

Play. Eat. Learn. is sponsored by the Junior League of Jackson and in Partnership with the Center for the Advancement of Youth

For the Love of Learning! Pop-Up Program
2022-02-11 11:00 - 23:30 | Mississippi
For the Love of Learning! Pop-Up Program
Join us at 11:00am in WonderBox to create three-dimensional heart shapes with 3D pens!
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Professional Development Workshop
2022-02-21 09:00 - 14:00 | MCM, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Professional Development Workshop
February 21, 2022 – Wild About Reading
Explore the importance of auditory learning, learn teaching tactics for expressive teaching and use literature for cross-curricular instruction. This workshop uses visual and performing arts, and inexpensive technology to teach standards-based story elements to students.
E-mail Director of Education and Programs, Monique Ealey for more information at monique@mcm.ms.
Learn more and sign up

Magic Monday
2022-02-21 09:00 - 17:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Magic Monday
Theme: Arctic Animals
The museum will be OPEN on February 21 from 9am-5pm for Magic Monday, a special event that offers extra hours of inspiration and fun while school is out.
9am – 3pm

Arctic Fox Puppets in WonderBox Lab

10am

Storytime in the Fantastic Flying Books Library

11am

Arctic Animal Yoga in My Fantastic Backyard

12pm

Ice Paintings in the Blue Party Room

1pm

Arctic Animal Yoga in My Fantastic Backyard

2pm

Penguin Waddle Race in My Fantastic Backyard

3pm

Ice Paintings in the Blue Party Room

Schedule of activities subject to change

Members Appreciation Week
2022-03-22 09:00 - 2022-03-27 17:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Members Appreciation Week
The Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian is celebrating its members all week long from March 22 – 27. Join us for giveaways, a special members-only breakfast to kick-off the museum’s 1st birthday, games and activities, and so much more!
25% off all merchandise at the Trading Post from March 22-27
March 22: “I Love MCM-M” buttons
March 23: Free admission pass for a friend
March 24: Cool off with free popsicles
March 25: Hourly raffles for MCM-Meridian goodies!
March 26: Members-only pastry breakfast from 9:00am – 10:30am
March 27: “I Love MCM-M” buttons
Not a member yet? Join the fun today!

Rocky's House: Traveling Exhibit
2022-03-22 09:00 - 2022-04-03 17:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Rocky’s House: Traveling Exhibit
Rocky’s House is coming to the Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian on March 22 through April 3!
Rocky’s House introduces caregivers and children to a cast of characters representing the diverse population of Mississippi, Rocky’s Friends. Along with Rocky, they guide guests through three primary methods of language and literacy development: playing, talking, and reading. Visitors will learn about these methods and have a chance to play them into practice!
Talk from the Start is a partnership between the Mississippi Children’s Museum and the Barksdale Reading Institute, funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. It was formed to raise awareness that talking to and with children from birth is essential to learning and literacy.
Learn More About Rocky’s House

MCM-Meridian's 1st Birthday!
2022-03-26 09:00 - 17:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Join the fun as MCM-Meridian turns ONE!
Join the fun as the Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian turns ONE on Saturday, March 26th! Let’s celebrate a magical and ONE-derful year of imaginative play and memories made with festive music, food trucks, birthday cake, games, and activities from 9am-5pm.
Follow the fun and be sure to share your favorite museum moments with us on Facebook and Instagram @mcmmeridian.
