Explorium

Fall/Winter Extended Hours
2022-12-19 - 2023-01-02 | Explorium Denton Children’s Museum, 5800 I-35 North Suite #214, Denton, TX, 76207, United States
Mark your calendars! Explorium will be offering extended business hours for the fall and winters seasons. We can’t wait to see you at the museum!

December:

12/19: 10am-5pm
12/20: 10am-5pm
12/24: 10am-2pm
12/25: Closed
12/26: Closed
12/27: 10am-5pm
12/31: 10am-2pm

January:

1/1: Closed
1/2: 10am-5pm
1/16: TBD

Family Vision Board Pop-Up
2023-01-02 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Explorium Denton Children’s Museum, 5800 I-35 North Suite #214, Denton, TX, 76207, United States
Come make a family vision board at Explorium for the new year! A vision board is a collage-based art form that combines a use of images and words to represent a person, or family’s, goals or inspirations! Explorium will provide supplies for each family, but come prepared with special photographs and/or decorations. ✂️?
This pop-up event will be held on January 2, 2023 from 3-4 P.M. and will be included in our general admission cost.

Instrument Petting Zoo
2023-01-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Explorium Denton Children’s Museum, 5800 I-35 North Suite #214, Denton, TX, 76207, United States
Come play music with Tanya Blum of Coyote Music Studio every first Friday of the month from 3-5 P.M. Instruments include drums, xylophones, piano, ukuleles, recorders, guitars, & MORE!
Event is included with general admission. Tips are appreciated for Coyote Music Studio.

Instrument Petting Zoo
2023-02-04 11:00 - 13:00 | Explorium Denton Children’s Museum, 5800 I-35 North Suite #214, Denton, TX, 76207, United States
Come play music with Tanya Blum of Coyote Music Studio every first Saturday of the month from 11A.M.-1P.M. Instruments include drums, xylophones, piano, ukuleles, recorders, guitars, & MORE!
Event is included with general admission. Tips are appreciated for Coyote Music Studio.

Instrument Petting Zoo
2023-02-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Explorium Denton Children’s Museum, 5800 I-35 North Suite #214, Denton, TX, 76207, United States
Come play music with Tanya Blum of Coyote Music Studio every first Saturday of the month from 11 A.M. to 1P.M. Instruments include drums, xylophones, piano, ukuleles, recorders, guitars, & MORE!
Event is included with general admission. Tips are appreciated for Coyote Music Studio.

Instrument Petting Zoo with Explorium Staff
2023-03-04 11:00 - 13:00 | Explorium Denton Children’s Museum, 5800 I-35 North Suite #214, Denton, TX, 76207, United States
Come play music with The Explorium Staff 11 A.M. – 1P.M. Instruments include drums, xylophones, shakers, maracas, guitars, & MORE!
Event is included with general admission.

Spider-Man Meet and Greet @ Explorium
2023-03-04 15:00 - 15:30
Our next Make and Think Theme is SUPERHEROS (2/22/23-3/5/23) so we have invited a very special guest to come visit with our kiddos on 3/4/23 from 3-3:30 P.M. Come take pictures or play with Spider-Man!
Event is included with admission and free with yearly membership purchase.

Batman Meet & Greet at Explorium
2023-03-04 15:00 - 16:00
Our next Make and Think Theme is SUPERHEROS (2/22/23-3/5/23) so we have invited a very special guest to come visit with our kiddos on 3/4/23 from 3-4 P.M. Come take pictures or play with BATMAN!
Event is included with admission and free with yearly membership purchase.

Members Only Hours
2023-03-13 09:00 - 10:00 | Explorium Denton Children’s Museum, 5800 I-35 North Suite #214, Denton, TX, 76207, United States
Skip out on the crowds and join us for our SPRING BREAK Members Early Access Mon- Saturday, March 13-18th. Members, come play as early as 9 am!

WILD! STEAM Spring Break Camp
2023-03-13 09:00 - 2023-03-17 12:00 | Explorium Denton Children’s Museum, 5800 I-35 North Suite #214, Denton, TX, 76207, United States
Announcing our Wild! STEAM Spring Break Camp where we will dive into the WILD world of animals 🐒🐍🦁🐓🦀Each day we will learn all about different types of animals, their habitats, ways they’ve adapted over time, and more by engaging in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities & challenges. We will also create an animal-themed snack together each day✨
Click here to sign-up.

Spring Break Member Only Early Access
2023-03-14 09:00 - 10:00

SPRING BREAK Member Only Early Access
2023-03-15 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-03-16 09:00 - 10:00
Skip out on the crowds and join us for our SPRING BREAK Member Only Early Access Mon- Saturday, March 13-18th. Members, come play as early as 9 am!

SPRING BREAK Members Early Access
2023-03-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-03-18 09:00 - 10:00

May Sensory Bin
2023-05-11 10:30 - 11:00
Come join us for our Summer-themed sensory bin activity facilitated by our Director of Education & Exhibits.

Past sensory bin events:

Cancelled- Sensory Friendly
2023-05-13 09:00 - 10:00
Program will be available in the Fall. Starting Sept. 2023.

Please visit us during 12-3 P.M. during the weekday to avoid crowds and enjoy a less noisy enviroment.

Delayed Opening
2023-05-13 10:00 - 12:00
We will closed until Noon on Sat. 5/13/23 due to a private event. Please come play from 12-5 this day.

Field Trip Alert!
2023-05-31 12:30 - 14:30
This is a field Trip alert!
We have a planned field trip of 50 students who are scheduled to come play. If you wish to have a less busy play time, please come before the fieldtrip or after 2:30 pm. Thank you.

Caterpillar Adoption Day
2023-06-10 09:00 - 11:00
Choose a time to come at 9-11 A.M. or 1-3 P.M. and come adopt and learn about your new caterpillar. We can’t wait to learn and explore with your family. Only 15 kiddos per session are allowed so hurry and register today! $20.child for members.
Ages: 3-10 years old
1-3 SESSION IN FULL
Activity Plan 9-11 A.M. and 1-3 P.M.
30 min. Play Time
DIY Build & Paint Butterfly House
10-15 min. Educational Workshop
Caterpillar Enclosure Set Up and Decorating

One registration covers the event and admission for one child & one caregiver.
Registration also includes 1 caterpillar, Caterpillar Care 101 Workshop, 1 caterpillar mini enclosure, 1 DIY butterfly house and decorations, glitter tattoos, and museum play time.
Additional Non-participant (adult and/or child) museum admission must be paid at the door. $5/per person.

REGISTER NOW CLICK HERE

Explorium's Summer Reading Challenge
2023-06-12 - 2023-07-27
Click here to register! It is Free
Theme: Bingo
Objective: Increase the reading of guests and children at Explorium. Summer reading programs combat summer learning loss, enhance reading skills, and ignite a passion for reading!. Books take kids into different parts of the world and themselves.
How to participate: Sign up using this form & pick up your yellow bingo card during your next visit. Every time you visit this summer, you can read while at Explorium and a staff member will stamp your bingo square.
Bingo Card:

The card has 25 spots with different reading activities based on time spent reading, making new conections or reading in different spaces of the museum.

Ways to win bingo:

Blackout(25 spots stamped)= End of Summer Movie Night
X Marks the Spot(9 spots stamped)= Panda Kid’s Meal Voucher
5 in a Row(5 spots stamped)= Bookmark Craft Kit

Field Trip Alert!
2023-06-13 09:00 - 11:00
This is a field Trip alert!
We have a planned freld Trip of 40-60 families who are scheduled to come play. If you wish to have a less busy play time, please come after 11 am. Thank you.

Field Trip Alert!
2023-06-15 09:00 - 11:00
This is a field Trip alert!
We have a planned field trip of 30 students who are scheduled to come play. If you wish to have a less busy play time, please come after 11 am. Thank you.

Afternoon Pokemon Trading Card Camp
2023-06-19 - 2023-06-23
Pokemon Trading Card Camp

Camp Description: In this week long camp, campers will decide what skill in the Pokemon World they want to focus on. They can work on becoming more prepared for the trades, battles, and the obstacles ahead in their Pokémon journey! We will spend time trading, battling, and other Pokemon related activities.
More Information: The Pokémon world has many avenues of fun. Casual players simply love Pokémon; the games, the story, the Pokémon themselves! Many have really cool collections and maybe enjoy the occasional Pokémon battle. Collectors are people who simply collect Pokémon to complete sets, look for older more valuable cards, and traditionally know what they are doing when trading, and know the value of cards, and what aspects effect those values. Pokémon trading card game Players are in Pokémon simply to make the best deck as possible and give themselves a chance to have the highest percentage win rate against all different types of decks! Huge tournaments are held locally every year for these battles.
Ages: 7 years or older
Notes: Bring a snack and a reusable water bottle.
DATE: June 19-23
TIME: 1-4pm

REGISTER CLICK HERE

Field Trip Alert!
2023-06-20 09:00 - 11:00
This is a field Trip alert!
We have a planned field trip of 25 students who are scheduled to come play. If you wish to have a less busy play time, please come after 11 am. Thank you.

Story Time with Miss USA
2023-06-24 14:30 - 15:30
Come meet and great Miss United States Lily K. Donaldson for Storytime. She will be reading “Ada Twist Scienctist” and sign autographs cards.
$5 regular admission per person. Summer pass and members are free.

Afternoon Creativity Camp 2.0
2023-06-26 - 2023-06-30
Camp Description: Ignite your creativity this summer at Explorium’s Creativity Camp 2.0! Creativity camp is designed to spark imagination, encourage self-discovery, and make lifelong connections to many expressions of art. Campers will explore different forms of expression while utilizing art and technology to create their own masterpieces.
Ages: 5-10
Notes: Bring a snack and a reuseable water bottle.
DATE: June 26-30

Time: 1:00-4:00 P.M.
Click Here REGISTER TODAY

Summer Extended Hours & Days.
2023-06-27 09:00 - 17:00
Spend the summer with us ! We will be open every Tuesday-Saturday from 5/30/23 to 8/9/22 from 9:00-5:00 P.M. More chances to play indoors and share our mission with families!

Get unlimited play session when you buy your summer pass or your yearly membership: https://exploriumdenton.org/membership/

Summer Extended Day & Hours
2023-07-04 09:00 - 17:00

Afternoon Art Smart 2.0 Camp
2023-07-10 - 2023-07-14
Camp Description: Join us for Art Smart Camp 2.0 with Ryann our Playexpert where campers will explore a variety of mediums in the visual arts. Campers will make their own art pieces through drawing, painting, and crafts with an Explorium twist!
Ages: 5-11
Notes: Bring a snack and a reuseable water bottle.
Time: 1:00-4:00 P.M.
Date: July 10- July 14th

Click Here REGISTER TODAY
