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Weekly Programs
Free with tickets or memberships
Tue
10am
Tuesday Toddler Time!
CMOP offers facilitated toddler programming every Tuesday morning from 10am-11am. This time is set aside to nurture a love of learning in our smallest visitors. Toddler Time is included with regular admission. Toddler Time programs rotate throughout the month between art, sensory, and story time activities.
Thu
10am & 3:30pm
Artsy Smartsy
Join us in the Young At Art Room as we nurture your child’s creativity through a range of stimulating activities! Children will build confidence, gain vocabulary, and fine-tune those gross and fine motor skills all while having loads of fun exploring art-making techniques! Geared towards children 4 and up.
Fri
11am & 4pm
Random Acts of Science
Random Acts of Science is held on Fridays at 11am and 4pm. During this time, Children can explore a variety of engaging science topics with cool experiments and thoughtful inquiry.
Sat
11am
STEM Saturdays
Foster curiosity, creativity, and learning by participating in the hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) activities at CMOP on Saturday mornings! STEM programming includes experiences like building bridges, art projects, Critter Days with live animals, chemistry experiments, energy demonstrations, lessons in friction and gravity, and much more!
Monthly Programs
Lego Club
Join CMOP on the first Wednesday of every month from 3:30-5pm for Lego Club at the Museum! Our staff will be on hand to suggest fun building ideas and challenges, as well as encourage children to create original designs.
Ages: Children 5 and up
Cost: Free for members, $10.50 for non-members (includes admission into CMOP)
LEGO DONATIONS: CMOP would love to continue to build this program for children! Please consider donating Legos to help our cause.
Sensory Friendly Morning
CMOP recognizes the increasing need for families with children with developmental disabilities to have an accessible and enjoyable place to learn and play with relief from extra stimuli. To help meet this need, CMOP will offer a Sensory Friendly Morning at the Museum on the second Wednesday of each month from 9:00am-12:00pm. Children can experience the Museum with dimmed lights, reduced ambient noise, a less crowded environment, and they will be able to retreat into a designated quiet room if needed. CMOP’s goal is for children with sensory processing difficulties to feel welcome and have a positive experience while they explore the Museum.
The SD Gunner Fund partners with the Museum in coordinating service dogs to visit the children during SFM days.
Please note: Field trips and special events will not be scheduled on this day to limit admission into the Museum.
Homeschool Hour at the Museum
The Children’s Museum of Pooler is hosting Homeschool Hour on the last Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. during the months of August-November. Homeschool students and their chaperones will spend the morning enjoying facilitated activities designed to meet the educational needs of the homeschool community.
Geared for grade levels K through 4th grade.
Price: $8 per person (members/nonmembers), under 12 months free
Includes playtime in the Museum
Advance registration is required as space is limited
* Registration needs to be completed by the Friday before the program. Homeschool Hour is not a drop-off activity at the museum. A child needs to be accompanied by an adult.
Upcoming Featured Events
Thu
July 10th
9:00am-1:00pm
Christmas in July
Children can create fun Christmas crafts and science experiments, decorate Christmas “trees”, launch “snowballs” in the Air Wall, snap a photo with Santa, get their faces painted, and have a blast in the exhibits!
We will have a special visit from Santa from 10am-12pm!
TICKET PRICES: Members: $11; Non-Members: $13
*Tickets are purchased the day of the event at the front desk.
Sat
Sept. 13th
10:00am-12:00pm
Teddy Bear Clinic
Bring in your favorite Teddy Bear (or stuffed animal) for a check-up!
We will check Teddy’s vital signs, boo-boos, and learn what doctors and nurses do to help keep us healthy and strong!
Special thanks to Mercer University School Of Medicine and SouthCoast Health for their participation in this fun event!
Sat
Sept 20th
1:00pm-6:00pm
Community Nerf Battle Fundraiser
Children’s Museum of Pooler will host the second annual Community Nerf Battle Fundraiser, in collaboration with the West Chatham YMCA! This exciting event will welcome children and their families for a day full of fun, competition, and community connection.
Participants will enjoy:
Age-specific brackets for competitive play
An adaptive needs battle for children of all abilities
A family bracket where families can team up and play together
Access to our hydration station, food trucks, and water war zone
Opportunities to win prizes in our community raffle
Registration opening August 18th! Proceed rasied will support the Children’s Museum of Pooler & The West Chtham YMCA.