Welcome to the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire
We are CLOSED on Saturday, July 4th!
We are open:
Friday, July 3, 9am-Noon & 1-4pm
Sunday, July 5, 9am-Noon
Please make an online reservation before visiting
Teddy Bear Clinic
Friday, August 14, 9–11am
Bring your favorite stuffed animals to the museum today and get them checked out by volunteer doctors and nurses! Included with admission!
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Sea Trek Marine Docents
Come to the museum to meet a horseshoe crab!
Blue Star Museum Summer
For Military families
We offer free admission to active military personnel and up to 5 family members May 16 – September 6!
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Perfect for Recreation Camps!
Summer rec camps and other organizations can book a summer field trip to the museum! Dates available online now!
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Join Us on Instagram!When we say we reach families across the whole state, we aren`t kidding! Educator Colie visited the Northumberland Public Library this week with our Dino Detectives program, and on her way home, stopped into the Gorham Public Library for another visit! #summerlibrary #CMNHmoment #CMNHstaff
Happy Be a Kid Again Day!
When you`re here at CMNH, you`re invited to remember that childhood isn`t just a stage of life—it`s a way of approaching the world with curiosity, creativity, and wonder!
Whether you`re chasing bubbles, making art, building towers, or imagining something new, play invites us to slow down, connect and discover with each other.
Here`s a friendly reminder--you`re never too grown up to play!!
How did you play today?! Let us know in the comments.
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Erin, this year`s Car or Cash Raffle winner, stopped by the museum to accept her winnings in person! Thank you Erin, and again thank you to all who bought tickets! It really is wonderful to see the happiness it brings to our community! #CMNHmoment #CMNHstaff
Don`t forget to pack a bathing suit, towels and a change of clothes for your next visit to CMNH! The Dover city splashpad is a great way to beat this heat wave, and it`s right next to the museum! #DoverNH #splashpad #NHheatwave #CMNHmoment
Where else can your kids choose between a life sized gundalow overlooking a splashpad, and a play-sized gundalow inside air-conditioning, besides #DoverNH Plan your next visit soon and enjoy both! https://childrens-museum.org/ #CMNHmoment
Thank you to last week`s Dino Detectives for joining us at the @hampsteadnhlibrary for our summer program! Check your library`s summer schedule to see if we`ll be coming to your town soon! #CMNHMoment #CMNHdiscovery
Next Saturday, June 6th is our 14th annual NH Maker Fest and we`re excited to welcome The STEM-MoBILE (STEM Mobile Biofabrication Integrated Lab Experience) run by UNH Manchester! It`s a traveling lab that introduces the cutting-edge field of biofabrication to schools and communities across New Hampshire and surrounding areas! Learn more about the Fest online - link in bio #STEAM #SeacoastNH #CMNHmoment #NHMakerFest #DoverNH
Stop into the museum today and enjoy Toddler Tinker Time at 10:30am, included with admission! It`s Seacoast Affordable Housing Week so all our drop-in programs will have to do with themes of "home"! #AffordableHousingWeek #AHW26 #SeacoastNH #SeacoastME #HomeforAll #MoreHomesMoreNeighbors #CMNHmoment #DoverNH
We`re so lucky! It`s Saint Patrick`s Day, and the chicks from Sturgeon Creek Farms are hatching! Visit us to see the adorable fluffs in person! #CMNHmoment
We`ve gathered so many colorful supplies for this Saturday`s "Family Light Night" Fun-raiser event and can`t wait to welcome you all to play! Get your tickets online in advance because they`re going fast: Link in bio! #cmnhmoment
On occasion our visitors forget beloved stuffed animals here at the museum and we get frantic calls from worried parents in search of them. Foxy here had a recent sleepover adventure at CMNH, so before he returned home we made sure he saw all the museum sites, and even sent him home with a little crown for being so brave. Come again, Foxy! #cmnhmoment
We were joined by over 200 visitors this past weekend for our Family Light Night—a one-time FUN-raiser to support our Luckey Climber exhibit coming in the fall of 2026! A huge thank you to all of you, and of course thank you to all our sponsors and gift card donors for helping to make the evening a big success! Breezline, Chalmer`s Insurance, The Fabulous Find, Ohana Kitchen, HiFi Burritos, and Lickee`s & Chewy’s #CMNHmoment #CMNHhistory #DoverNH
