DuPage Children's Museum DropIns

Drop In Activities

Drop in to explore and experiment with plenty of materials to enhance your experience and learning fun! No pre-registration is required. Look for the listing on the Today’s Events sign in the lobby when you arrive. Art materials are provided by Museum volunteers.

Activities can be found in the Studio on the main level, in various exhibit areas throughout the Museum and in the FRC on the upper level.

The DCM Program Calendar contains more information about dates and times.

DCM Art Studio

Create something special to take home! In the Studio, you and your child can explore and experiment with plenty of materials. Topics change throughout the quarter. No pre-registration is required. Art materials are underwritten by Museum volunteers. For more information about activities available the day of your visit, look for the Today’s Events sign in the lobby, by Visitor Services.

DCM Neighborhood Exhibit Activities

Exhibit activities are a great way to explore and learn something new! Discover our wonderful exhibits in new ways -- through different activities with additional materials or new points of view. Free to DCM members or free with admission -- just bring your imagination, watch for our Play Facilitators with extra materials or check the Today’s Events sign in the Museum lobby for times and topics. These activities do not require registration and change throughout the month.

Museum Play Facilitators lead a variety of activities to promote connections you might not have thought of and to encourage interaction with your children and other visitors -- all part of the Museum's mission to provide the best educational environment for you and your child or children.

Tiny Great Performances™: Discover the magic of live performance at DuPage Children’s Museum! Tiny Great Performances™ are free to DCM members or free with admission, held on various Saturday mornings throughout the year, in the Creativity Connections Neighborhood, on the main level. No registration needed.

Family Resource Center Drop In Activities

Drop in activities are also scheduled in the Family Resource Center on the upper level. These activities are normally led by Museum volunteers during daytime hours. Some of the regular activities are listed below, for your convenience. Please check the listings at Visitor Services when you arrive, to see what’s happening each day you visit.

Making Music
Songs, rhymes, music and movement with Nancy Culp and her guitar. Check the calendar for specific dates; usually most third Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Casey, The Therapy Dog
Join Janet Hoff and her dog, Casey--an opportunity for interaction with a gentle dog who is trained to be around children. Casey is an 18-pound miniature American Eskimo. Check the calendar for specific dates and times, usually some Fridays from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Casey the Dog

Imagination Break
Stretch your imagination and join the fun at Eric Ekstrom's Story Reading Hour, in the Family Resource Center on the upper level. Check the calendar for specific dates, usually most Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to Noon.

Imagination Break

Storytelling with Joanne Chase
Join storyteller Joanne Chase in creating original stories using picture blocks, puppets, and musical instruments. Check the calendar for specific dates and times, usually on Wednesdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the Family Resource Center, on the upper level.

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