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New Exhibits add 1,000 Square Feet of Hands-on Play Space
A Mini Farm and a Bouncy Play Loft Open at Children's Museum of New Hampshire Tuesday, February 13, 2025 (Dover, NH) – The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in Dover celebrates the opening of two new exhibits that have been under construction since September. Museum...
Museum Awarded Thompson Endowment Fund Grant
The Roger R. and Theresa S. Thompson Endowment Fund announces the awarding of $119,000 in grants to six non-profit organizations in New Hampshire and Maine: Berwick Academy, Children’s Museum of NH, Pine Tree Society, Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center, Future In...
CMNH Awarded Grant to Support Home-based Childcare Providers
The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (CMNH) was recently awarded a $140,000 grant via a partnership between the Granite United Way and the Community Development Finance Authority to support play-based learning for family-based childcare providers across New...
Find the Fish
Our Afterschool STEAM Club kids designed these amazing coral habitats and cleverly hidden wooden fish using color camouflage! Some are so well-hidden that even we can't find them! Can you spot them all? This hands-on project was a fantastic way to explore marine life,...
Biscuit the Dog Comes to Life at Children’s Museum of NH
The Children's Museum of New Hampshire in Dover is delighted to welcome everyone's favorite playful pup, Biscuit the Dog, for a special Books Alive event on August 23 and 24. This beloved program, designed to promote the joy of reading will feature a costumed Biscuit,...
Charitable Gaming Proceeds Support CMNH
Popular Dover Museum expanding with two new exhibits opening in 2025 The Children's Museum of New Hampshire in Dover, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, was chosen to be a recipient of The Brook's charitable gaming proceeds for a ten day period in June 2024. This is...
CMNH to launch “Wonder & Wellness”
IMAGE: Left to Right: Rachel Peter (KSB Community Engagement Manager), Dory Polanco (KSB Dover Branch Manager), Erica Place (KSB Retail Experience Manager & CMNH Board Member), Jane Bard (CMNH President), Meredith Brustlin (CMNH Content Specialist). Photo courtesy...
CMNH to Host 12th Annual NH Maker Fest
IMAGE: The day-long NH Maker Fest on Saturday, June 1, 10am-3pm will culminate in a Foam Dance Party provided by Sages Entertainment outside the Children's Museum of New Hampshire in downtown Dover. Photo courtesy of Sages Entertainment.Makers of all kinds take over...
CMNH Offering a “Little Farmers” Exhibit Sneak Peak
Kick-off to this year's NH Gives 24-hour fundraising challenge The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (CMNH) will host special evening hours on Tuesday, June 11th as a kick-off to this year’s NH Gives fundraising event. Each year non-profits across the state of New...
CMNH is a 2024 Blue Star Museum
CMNH to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer The Children's Museum of New Hampshire in Dover announced it will again join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently...