Performance: Jenny the Juggler
Jenny the Juggler is Boston’s Best (“and ONLY!”) Female Professional Juggler since 1997. In this variety show, she creates fabulous experiences with unforgettable memories for kids of all ages.
Performance: Barefoot Puppets
Can a spider defeat an elephant at tug-of-war? Overpower a python? Capture a cloud of hornets? With Anansi the Spider, world famous trickster, all things are possible…if you only have a plan!
Performance: Malik the Magic Guy
Malik is a full time comedy magician with over 25 years of experience performing for family, corporate and college audiences. Come and enjoy this laugh filled magic show featuring magic with sports equipment, sleight of hand, and other fun surprises.
Fun & Games in the Galleries
Pokemon Go!, 10 am-5 pm We’ll be dropping 3 lures per day across our campus. Grab your smart phone, load up on pokeballs, and start searching! Design Your Own Board Game, 11 am-3 pm We’ll provide boards, spaces, spinners, and cards – everything you need to get started to create and play your very own board game!
Art Discovery Playgroup
Come explore hands-on play and activity stations, make new friends, and learn about our world. Open to all children 0-5 with their caregivers. Activities may include dressing up in kimonos, light table play, changing art projects, a reading corner, a Tanabata wish tree, and Chinese New Year activities, and storytelling.
Africa Playgroup
Come explore hands-on play and activity stations, make new friends, and learn about our world. Open to all children 0-5 with their caregivers. Activities may include playing with Galimotos, building our own African Safari exhibit from Legos, printing Adinkra symbols, handling furs and skins from different animals featured in the museum’s Africa Hall, and creating a different clothespin animal each week.
Congratulations to the Winners of Our 2016 Gingerbread Competition!
The votes are in! We are happy to announce the winners of the 2016 gingerbread competition. A big THANK YOU to all those who donated time and resources to create the…
Gallery Activities
Microbes and Microscopes, 11 am-2 pm Analyze and sketch some specimens through the museum’s microscopes. Live Animal Demo, 11 am-2 pm Learn about the characteristics and adaptations of the scaly residents that call the Springfield Science Museum home.
Performance: Robert Rivest
Science in Motion! A mesmerizing blend of comedy and science that enthralls both children and adults. Robert Rivest comically explores how scientists and artists see the world around us. Through…
Super Gallery Activities
Wall of Heroes, 10 am-5 pm Let the world know who your hero is! Whether he or she someone famous or someone right from your own home, tell us who your personal hero is and why! Super Hero Photo Booth, 10 am-5 pm Dress up in super hero gear and take a photos in front of our City Scape backdrop. Share your photos with the hashtag #atthemuseums.