Children's Museum of New Hampshire

MUSEUM OPEN
2025-11-23, 2025-11-18 | Children’s Museum, 6 Washington Street, Dover, NH, 03820, United States
Today we are open for only 1 play session from 9am-Noon. Please reserve your spots online.
Members enjoy free admission year round.
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Birthday Party Rentals Available - Saturdays
2025-11-22 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-11-15 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-11-08 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Celebrate your child’s next birthday with us! Birthday Parties are available to book at CMNH on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Families have access to a private classroom area for food and cake, along with complete access to the museum’s exhibits. The museum is closed to the public during birthday parties, however parties are at the same time and are NOT private. If you want a private party, you must book both party times. Parents are expected to stay with their children while playing in the museum, and help them follow museum rules. Children may not be left unattended at any time. Online booking required.
Members: $375
Non-Members: $395
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Artist Visit: Elise Morissette
2025-11-22 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Visit the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire today during the morning play session, 9am–Noon, and meet one of our Gallery 6 artists, Elise Morissette, at 10:30am. Elise will guide visitors as they try some Suminagashi—Floating Ink Art! Try this relaxing style of printmaking where water carries ink in swirls and colorful rings. No experience necessary and perfect for all ages. The fun is included with museum admission and free for Members. Elise’s work is currently on view in the museum’s Gallery 6 “Stroll the Rainbow” art exhibition.

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MUSEUM OPEN
2025-11-22, 2025-11-21, 2025-11-20
Today we are open for 2 play sessions; one in the morning from 9am-Noon, and one in the afternoon from 1-4pm. We do close for one hour from Noon-1pm. Please reserve your spots online.
Members enjoy free admission year round.
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Birthday Party Rentals Available - Fridays
2025-11-21 16:30 - 18:30, 2025-11-14 16:30 - 18:30, 2025-11-07 16:30 - 18:30 UTC

Wacky Art Wednesdays
2025-11-19 14:30 - 15:00, 2025-11-19 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-11-12 14:30 - 15:00, 2025-11-05 14:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Join us at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire every Wednesday at either 10:30am or 2:30pm to do a wacky and wonderful art project. Children are invited to join our educators to make a wacky and wonderful art project to take home! We’ll take inspiration from art in our own Gallery 6, from famous artists, or from the world around us. Want to join in? Simply reserve spots in the museum’s play session that correspond to the date of the Wacky Art Wednesday you want to join!
Included with museum admission, and as always, free for Members!
STEAM programs are sponsored by Granite State Development Corporation, Breezeline, Eversource, Sprague, and Novocure.
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Baby Storytime
2025-11-19 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-11-12 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-11-05 09:30 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
Babies (ages 6 months–2 years) and their caregivers are welcome to join Baby Storytime at the Children’s Museum of NH! This weekly program features songs, rhymes, movement ideas, and books for babies and their caregivers and introduces important pre-literacy skills along the way! This drop-in program and informal playgroup is a great way to socialize with other babies and caregivers. Want to join in? Simply reserve spots in the museum’s morning play session that correspond to the date of the Baby Storytime you want to join—it’s included with museum admission and, as always, free for Members!
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Wee Ones Wednesday
2025-11-19 09:15 - 10:00, 2025-11-12 09:15 - 10:00, 2025-11-05 09:15 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
Join Miss Xanthi at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire for this interactive weekly program for children ages 2–4. Designed as a PRE pre-school program for children and a parent or caregiver, we will enjoy art, music, movement, and conceptual learning together! This program is limited to 10 children, and caregivers or adults are welcome to sign up multiple children within their family. Pre-reservation/payment is required and does not include museum admission. Reservations to stay and play in museum exhibits must be made separately.
PRICES: Child $14 ($11 for Members),
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Toddler Tinker Time: Puppets
2025-11-18 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for a weekly program that emphasizes the importance of tinkering! Tinkering helps little ones develop fine motor skills, increases problem solving abilities, and is an open invitation to foster peer relationships! What is tinkering?! Tinkering can range from taking something apart and putting it back together to making an open-ended sculpture, to playing with “loose parts” and special science tools. We will have different activities every week and some old favorites will pop up again and again.
Want to join in? Simply reserve spots in the museum’s morning play session that correspond to the date of the Toddler Tinker Time you want to join – it’s included with museum admission, and as always, free for Members!
Price = Included with Admission
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CLOSED
2025-11-17, 2025-11-10
We are closed today. Please plan your visit for another day and reserve online.
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Birthday Party Rentals Available - Sundays
2025-11-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-09 13:00 - 15:00 UTC

Books Alive with Bruce the Bear
2025-11-16 10:00 - 10:30 UTC
Bruce the bear, that grumpy cook and mother to geese and mice, will be visiting the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire to greet young fans and help promote the love of reading! Books Alive seeks to make reading a regular family experience. Museum educators will be doing a story time while a friendly (but still grumpy) costumed Bruce visits! Bruce will be available for hugs, high-paws, and photos at 10am during the morning play session (9am–noon) on Sunday. The story time lasts approximately 30 minutes—please time your arrival accordingly to guarantee a visit with Bruce. Want to meet Bruce? Simply reserve spots in the museum’s morning or afternoon play session that correspond to the date of the Books Alive program you want to join—it’s included with museum admission and, as always, free for Members!
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Books Alive with Bruce the Bear
2025-11-15 14:00 - 14:30 UTC
Bruce the bear, that grumpy cook and mother to geese and mice, will be visiting the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire to greet young fans and help promote the love of reading! Museum educators will be doing a story time while a friendly costumed Bruce visits! Bruce will be available for hugs, high-paws, and photos at 2pm during the afternoon play session (1–4pm) on Saturday. Each story time lasts approximately 30 minutes—please time your arrival accordingly to guarantee a visit with Bruce. Want to meet Bruce? Simply reserve spots in the museum’s morning or afternoon play session that correspond to the date of the Books Alive program you want to join—it’s included with museum admission and, as always, free for Members!
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Books Alive with Bruce the Bear
2025-11-15 10:00 - 10:30 UTC
Bruce the bear, that grumpy cook and mother to geese and mice, will be visiting the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire to greet young fans and help promote the love of reading! Museum educators will be doing a story time while a friendly costumed Bruce visits! Bruce will be available for hugs, high-paws, and photos at 10am during the morning play session (9am–noon) on Saturday. Each story time lasts approximately 30 minutes—please time your arrival accordingly to guarantee a visit with Bruce. Want to meet Bruce? Simply reserve spots in the museum’s morning or afternoon play session that correspond to the date of the Books Alive program you want to join—it’s included with museum admission and, as always, free for Members!
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