Week of Events
MUSEUM OPEN
Today we are open for only 1 play session from 9am-Noon. Please reserve your spots online. Members enjoy free admission year round. PLAN YOUR VISIT
CLOSED
We are closed today. Please plan your visit for another day and reserve online. PLAN YOUR VISIT
MUSEUM OPEN
Today we are open for only 1 play session from 9am-Noon. Please reserve your spots online. Members enjoy free admission year round. PLAN YOUR VISIT
MUSEUM OPEN
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. PLAN YOUR VISIT
MUSEUM OPEN
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. PLAN YOUR VISIT
MUSEUM OPEN
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. PLAN YOUR VISIT
MUSEUM OPEN
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. PLAN YOUR VISIT
Sunday, December 7, 2025
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December 7, 2025 -Birthday Party Rentals Available – Sundays
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Featured December 7, 2025 -Featured Meet Santa at the Jingle Bell Extravaganza
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Featured December 7, 2025 -Featured Meet Santa at the Jingle Bell Extravaganza
Birthday Party Rentals Available – Sundays
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 LEARN MORE
Meet Santa at the Jingle Bell Extravaganza
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. Learn More
Meet Santa at the Jingle Bell Extravaganza
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. Learn More
Monday, December 8, 2025
No events on this day.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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December 9, 2025 -Toddler Tinker Time
Toddler Tinker Time
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 RESERVE YOUR SPOT
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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Featured December 10, 2025 -Featured Wee Ones Wednesday
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December 10, 2025 -Baby Storytime
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December 10, 2025 -Wacky Art Wednesdays
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December 10, 2025 -Wacky Art Wednesdays
Wee Ones Wednesday
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), RESERVE SPOT HERE
Baby Storytime
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! Learn More
Wacky Art Wednesdays
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. RESERVE YOUR SPOT
Wacky Art Wednesdays
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. RESERVE YOUR SPOT
Thursday, December 11, 2025
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December 11, 2025 -Cultural Crafts
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December 11, 2025 -Cultural Crafts
Cultural Crafts
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. PLAN YOUR VISIT
Cultural Crafts
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. PLAN YOUR VISIT
Friday, December 12, 2025
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December 12, 2025 -Birthday Party Rentals Available – Fridays
Birthday Party Rentals Available – Fridays
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 LEARN MORE
Saturday, December 13, 2025
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December 13, 2025 -Birthday Party Rentals Available – Saturdays
Birthday Party Rentals Available – Saturdays
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 Learn More