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Behind the Scenes – Forces at Play
It won’t be long before we open the first new permanent exhibit in our expanded and renovated museum in downtown St. Paul. Forces at Play in the 3M Gallery will welcome visitors in August. This exhibit will be a blast – literally. You and your kids will experiment...
Parents Agree: Let’s Make More Time for Play
Does your family have a hectic schedule? Do you wish you could find more time for your children to run around and play? Does it seem like you played more when you were a kid? If you answer “Yes” to any of those questions, you’ve got a lot of company. Minnesota...
Play Under Pressure Media Release
Children Often Too Busy to Play, Survey of Parents Finds Hectic Family Schedules Crowd Out Play Time; Less Play Reduces Opportunities for Children to Develop Essential Skills St. Paul, Minn. – Busy family schedules, screen time and safety worries are...
What Is #PlayMoreMN All About?
Ever feel in your gut that we're putting kids under too much pressure these days? Hurry up or we'll be late. Did you practice today? Where's that assignment you're supposed to turn in? Pay attention or you'll never learn. Not now. At Minnesota...
Minnesota Children’s Museum Breaks Ground on Expansion and Renovation as Governor Dayton Declares “Minnesota’s Day of Play”
Museum Remains Open while Reinventing Galleries and Adding Visitor Amenities St. Paul, Minn. (Oct. 5, 2015) – Minnesota Children’s Museum breaks ground Oct. 7 on a major expansion and renovation project in downtown St. Paul – while launching the...
Governor Dayton and Minnesota Children’s Museum Declare “Day of Play” on Oct. 7
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Oct. 1, 2015) – Governor Mark Dayton and Minnesota Children’s Museum are urging Minnesotans to do something fun and creative on Oct. 7 to help show off the power of play.The governor declared “Minnesota’s Day of Play” to help the museum...
