Children's Museum of New Hampshire

Birthday Party Rentals Available - Fridays
2025-12-12 16:30 - 18:30, 2025-12-05 16:30 - 18:30 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, 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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MUSEUM OPEN
2025-12-12, 2025-12-11, 2025-12-10, 2025-12-06, 2025-12-05, 2025-12-04, 2025-12-03
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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Cultural Crafts
2025-12-11 14:30 - 15:00, 2025-12-11 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-04 14:30 - 15:00, 2025-12-04 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Join us during either the morning play session (at 10:30am), or the afternoon play session (at 2:30pm), to do a fun craft, play a game, or make some art celebrating a culture from around the world. Theme changes each month.
Want to join in? Simply reserve spots in the museum’s morning or afternoon play session that correspond to the date of the Cultural Crafts you want to join—it’s included with museum admission and as always, free for Members.
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Wacky Art Wednesdays
2025-12-10 14:30 - 15:00, 2025-12-10 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-12-03 14:30 - 15:00, 2025-12-03 10:00 - 10:30 (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
2025-12-10 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-12-03 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
2025-12-10 09:15 - 10:00, 2025-12-03 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
2025-12-09 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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MUSEUM OPEN
2025-12-09, 2025-12-07
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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CLOSED
2025-12-08
We are closed today. Please plan your visit for another day and reserve online.
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Meet Santa at the Jingle Bell Extravaganza
2025-12-07 15:15 - 17:00, 2025-12-07 13:00 - 14:45 UTC
Enjoy a special ticketed holiday event at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in Dover! Meet Santa for a photo opportunity and receive a special gift. Engage in hands-on holiday craft activities and a magical science experiment, all while exploring the museum’s many interactive exhibits. On your way out, grab a special treat to enjoy on your trip home. Pajamas are welcome! Reserve your spots early. Space is limited! Cost is $20/Members or $25/Non-members per person and children under 12 months of age are free. Thank you to First Seacoast Bank and McLane Middleton for sponsoring this event.
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Birthday Party Rentals Available - Sundays
2025-12-07 13:00 - 15:00 UTC

Birthday Party Rentals Available - Saturdays
2025-12-06 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)

Exploring Our Way: Sensory Friendly Playtime
2025-12-02 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
For some children, a museum visit is challenging and over-stimulating. The Exploring Our Way: Sensory Friendly playtimes are exclusive to families of children with special needs. These reduced admission, low-sensory events are designed for children with autism spectrum or sensory processing disorders to explore the Museum along with their families without the noise, crowds, and stimulation of a typical day. The museum is closed to the public during Exploring Our Way playtimes. We limit attendance, turn down sounds and lights, provide a quiet zone with sensory activities, and have noise-canceling headphones to borrow. A medical diagnosis is not required. Online reservations are required and cost $3.50/person.
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