Events for Kids
Mary Jane Begin is the author of My Little Pony: The Dragons of Dazzle Island and featured artist in our special exhibit Cats in Hats. Learn more about her in an interactive presentation and get a poster or book signed. Books and posters available for purchase in the Museum Store.
What do all reptiles have in common? How are turtles different? Learn all about the turtles that call the Springfield Science Museum home. A museum educator will be on hand to answer your questions.
Meet Talya Goodman, the founder of Imminent Banter Publishing, and learn how she got started. Learn about panels, gutters, tiers, splashes, and spreads, and get started creating your own comic strip or zine.
Meet the museum’s Chilean rose tarantula and learn all about arachnid adaptations, like spinning sticky webs, venom, quick movements, and special senses. A museum educator will be on hand to answer your questions.
Presented by Springfield Conservatory of the Arts, this con will include artist demonstrations, cosplay, Japanese calligraphy, and more. Visitors are encouraged to cosplay too!
Five original stories brought to life using nothing but cardboard and the power of your imagination. With help from the audience, puppeteer and artist-in-residence Brad Shur transforms simple cardboard shapes into elaborate puppet characters, then brings them to life right before your eyes
Kids can change the world! Ruby Raccoon and Benny Bunny are little superheroes in training.
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Take a trip back in time to the dawn of civilization, to an ancient world of gods, goddesses, prophecies and heroes. In this masterful production, you will accompany Perseus through personal trials and glorious quests.
In Animal World Experience's newest program, children get the opportunity to meet several of animal friends and learn about their special abilities that make them a hero.