Children's Museum of New Hampshire

Birthday Party Rentals Available - Sundays
2025-08-24 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-17 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-10 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-03 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-27 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-13 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Children’s Museum, 6 Washington Street, Dover, NH, 03820, United States
Celebrate your child’s next birthday with us! Birthday Parties are available to book at CMNH on Friday 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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Birthday Party Rentals Available - Fridays
2025-08-22 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-08-15 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-08-08 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-08-01 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-25 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-18 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-11 16:00 - 18:00 UTC

Fairy Tales and Tutus with Lila Dance Festival
2025-08-21 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Visit during the morning play session (9am-Noon) to enjoy a dance performance by special guest dancers from the Lila Dance Festival, and their Fairy Tales and Tutus show, including a special fish themed performance with Ariel, the Little Mermaid! After the dances, visitors can join along for bubbles with the princesses (weather permitting), or try out dancing with scarves. This performance is included with museum admission (free for Members) thanks to the generous sponsorship by The Fuller Foundation and the TD Charitable Foundation.
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Wacky Art Wednesdays
2025-08-20 14:30 - 15:00, 2025-08-13 14:30 - 15:00, 2025-08-06 14:30 - 15:00, 2025-07-30 14:30 - 15:00, 2025-07-23 14:30 - 15:00, 2025-07-16 14:30 - 15:00, 2025-07-09 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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CLOSED
2025-08-18, 2025-08-11, 2025-08-04, 2025-07-28, 2025-07-21, 2025-07-14
We are closed today. Please plan your visit for another day and reserve online.
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"Paper Mosaics" Art Workshop with Cassie Doyon
2025-08-13 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
Join artist Cassie Doyon to learn about mosaics and make your own paper mosaic fish! Cassie will share the steps needed to make mosaics, show examples of her work, and invite participants to make their own paper mosaics. This workshop is included with regular Museum admission and free for members. No separate registration required—please reserve tickets online for the Wednesday morning play session, 9am–Noon. Cassie’s work is currently featured in the museum’s Gallery 6 art exhibition “Curious Creatures” on view through September, 2025.
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Teddy Bear Clinic
2025-08-08 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Kids and their favorite stuffed friends are invited to join the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire for our annual Teddy Bear Clinic, a fun event that helps educate kids about what happens at the doctor’s office. Each child’s stuffed animal is checked in and given an ID bracelet; then children take their animals to meet with a volunteer doctor or nurse for a check-up. If needed, animals can be taken to the surgical table for stitches, band-aids, and ribbons. Each animal receives a certificate of good health at the end of the process. Upon leaving the museum, children will be offered snacks-to-go that they can enjoy on the way home or outside in the park. Online reservations are required. Please reserve for the morning play session from 9am–noon. Thank you to our Teddy Bear Clinic Sponsor, Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
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