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Save $20 on a Minnesota Children’s Museum Membership (Gift Idea)

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MCM Gift Membership Deal

Looking for a great gift idea for a special family in your life? Or how about your own family? Give anyone including your own kids the gift of play with a membership to Minnesota Children’s Museum and SAVE with my discount code! They’ll get free admission to the museum all year, exclusive access to member perks and more.

Use my code: TCFM to get $10 off a gift membership or $3 off gift tickets! https://mcm.org/gift

MCM Covid 2020

Visiting the Minnesota Children’s Museum during COVID:

Masks are required for everyone age 5 and up. They are also have enhanced cleaning procedures, plexiglass and more in place. We’ve been there several times this year and they are doing an amazing job of keeping everything clean and sanitized.

Learn more about how they’re keeping everyone safe!

Discount Details:

  • Anyone who uses my code TCFM at mcm.org will receive $20 off a membership and/or $3 off each gift ticket you purchase.

What do you get with a family membership? There are 3 levels to pick from! Passport, Deluxe or Premier!

Household – Regularly $139. Get it for $119 after discount! 

  • Unlimited family admission for one year
  • $2 discount on up to six guest tickets per visit
  • 10% discount at museum café and store
  • Discounts at partner retailers and attractions
  • 50% off admission for your family at children’s museums nationwide via the ACM Reciprocal Network

Household Plus Perks – Regularly $239. Get it for $219 after discount! 

  • Unlimited family admission for one year
  • 6 free parking passes
  • 4 free admission tickets
  • 4 free ice cream treats at the museum café
  • Exclusive canvas tote bag
  • Free/discounted admission to hundreds of science centers and museums across the U.S. via ASTC Travel Passport Program

Read about our fun experiences at the Minnesota Children’s Museum!

Right now they have “Storyland” as a fun temporary exhibit! Read about our visit.

MCM Storyland

And don’t forget to use my code TCFM to get $10 off a gift membership or $3 off gift tickets! https://mcm.org/gift

Minnesota Children’s Museum’s “Storyland” Brings Favorite Children’s Books to Life (Discount & Giveaway)

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MCM Storyland

So cute!!!!!!!!!!!

That’s what my kids and I thought when we visited the new exhibit “Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites”” at the Minnesota Children’s Museum.

And I have an exclusive discount and giveaway to share!!!

Storyland brings several favorite children’s books to life including:

  • Abuela
  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit
  • The Snowy Day
  • Where’s Spot?
  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
  • Tuesday

My kids have read several of these books many times – we’ve read them together at bedtime over the years and have loved them. And we also discovered some we hadn’t read, like Tuesday! 

And actually – you could read the books while you were there…everything is at kid-height and then they can play in scenes from the books!

MCM Storyland

Watch my video walk-through!!!

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Dinosaurs at the Minnesota Children’s Museum (& Ticket Giveaway – Ends 8/5)

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Dinosaurs MCM

The new Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice Exhibit is open now through September 6th at the Minnesota Children’s Museum in St. Paul!

Plus now EVERYTHING IS OPEN at the Minnesota Children’s Museum! All exhibits including The Scramble!

Save $3 per ticket with my discount and enter my giveaway for 4 tickets below!!!

About the Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice Exhibit

The exhibit opened this May and is there through September 6th, 2021.

We visited the museum this summer and checked it out!

Due to the ongoing pandemic, non-members have to reserve your tickets online in advance (members can go anytime). Masks are strongly encouraged, and there are many hand sanitizer and cleaning stations throughout the museum. 

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Minnesota Children’s Museum FREE Block Party & $1.25 Admission on August 14th

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MCM Block Party
 
The Minnesota Children’s Museum is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a FREE BLOCK PARTY on Saturday, August 14th! Plus they are offering THROWBACK admission of only $1.25 per person that day!
 
On Saturday, August 14th from 10:00am – 3:00pm there will be a FREE Block Party in front of the museum with fun for the entire family.
 
It will include:
 
  • ArtOrg’s steamroller prints
  • a live DJ
  • the Big Orange Dance Machine
  • a giant blow up slide
  • mini golf
  • Pros of the Rope
  • a paint house
  • games and more!
The block party is FREE and open to everyone, but it does not include museum admission.
 
So stay and play inside the museum for just $1.25 per person! That’s the same admission price as when they first opened our doors in 1981!
 
But space is limited. All visitors, including members, must make a reservation in advance.
 
Go to https://mcm.org/40yearsofplay/ to learn more and book your museum tickets.
 
MCM Twister Game

EVERY DAY DISCOUNT

You can save $3 per ticket or $20 per membership EVERY DAY with my code TCFM. Get your tickets for the museum at mcm.org. 

Exploring the Doc McStuffins Exhibit at the Minnesota Children’s Museum

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MCM Doc McStuffins Exhibit

The new Doc McStuffins exhibit is open now at the Minnesota Children’s Museum in St. Paul! Save $3 per ticket with my discount and enter my giveaway for 4 tickets below!!!

About the Doc McStuffins Exhibit

The exhibit opened on January 16th and is there through May 9th, 2021.

We visited the museum this weekend and checked it out!

Because of the COVID pandemic, the museum closed for a while, then opened up, then closed again, and is now open again – and there is every possible COVID precaution in place.

To keep people spaced apart, you have to reserve your tickets online in advance. Masks are required, and there are many hand sanitizer and cleaning stations throughout the museum. 

I will say that it felt so empty when we were there, but that was a GOOD thing. There were no crowds or worries about being too close to anyone. There was plenty of space for everyone. And the staff were cleaning up the place after people in each area, so I felt good about my kids touching blocks and exhibits.

We stopped at the cafe for beverages (yes the cafe is open), and played with giant LEGO-like blocks in Creativity Jam.

MCM Creativity Jam

Then we checked out Imaginopolis, which had cool space props to play with.

MCM Imaginopolis

There were interactive games throughout like Twister!

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Minnesota Children’s Museum reopens on January 14th and NEW Doc McStuffins Exhibit! (Get Discounts)

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MCM Welcome Back
 
Yay! After being closed again due to COVID-19 and the governor’s orders, the Minnesota Children’s Museum is opening again on January 14th, 2021! And I have an exclusive discount code that you can use to save $3 per ticket or $20 per membership!!!
 
They previously opened again on August 1st, closed due to the governor’s orders in November, and now will continue their new guidelines to keep everyone safe while enjoying the museum.
 
Here are some changes:
  • The museum is now open limited hours, from Thursday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • All visitors, including members, need to make a reservation.
  • Masks required for ages 5 and older — and encouraged for ages 2 to 4.

You can read all about their changes and how families have been responding on their website.

MCM

In addition, some areas of the museum are closed, like The Scramble and face painting. But most of the museum is open including:

  • Pretend town in Our World
  • Laser maze and climbing wall in Super Awesome Adventures
  • Maker space in The Studio
  • Space fantasy in Imaginopolis
  • Joyful toddler play area in Sprouts

MCM Our World

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Minnesota Children’s Museum’s Sparklerama New Year’s Party is Virtual and Free this Year

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MCM Sparklerama Virtual

The Minnesota Children’ Museum is currently closed due to COVID business restrictions by Governor Walz. However, they are STILL offering their annual New Year’s Party “Sparklerama” this year – and it will be virtual and FREE! 

Their annual celebration will be virtual with music, dancing, fun activities and a ball drop which you can enjoy from the safety of your own home! Plus, it’s completely FREE!

This free livestreamed event begins at 7 p.m. on Dec. 31st and lasts approximately 30 minutes.

You have to register online in advance so be sure to do so here: https://mcm.org/new-year-party/. 

You can also add a “Party in a Bag” for $10 which you can pick up in advance on Wednesday, December 30th from 11:00am – 2:00pm.

Minnesota Children’s Museum Membership Discount!

MCM Covid 2020

ALSO – use my code TCFM to get $20 off a gift membership or $3 off gift tickets. https://mcm.org/gift

November Deal! $30 off a Minnesota Children’s Museum Membership

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MCM November Deal

Looking for a great gift idea for a special family in your life? Or how about your own family? Give anyone including your own kids the gift of play with a membership to Minnesota Children’s Museum and SAVE with my discount code! They’ll get free admission to the museum all year, exclusive access to member perks and more.

Use my code: TCFM to get $30 off a gift membership or $3 off gift tickets! https://mcm.org/gift

MCM Covid 2020

Visiting the Minnesota Children’s Museum during COVID:

Update 11/20: The museum is closed for 4 weeks due to Governor Walz’s new order. However, this membership deal is still on, and they will be open as soon as they are allowed to be.

Yes, the Minnesota Children’s Museum has been OPEN during COVID-19! There are some differences now though, like you’ll find elsewhere. For example, to visit you need to make a reservation in advances so they can limit how many visit at one time. This applies to everyone including members and it keeps everyone safely distanced.  [Read more…]

Minnesota Children’s Museum is Open Again! Exclusive $3 Ticket Discount

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MCM Welcome Back
 
I’m thrilled to share that after being closed for several months due to COVID-19, the Minnesota Children’s Museum is now open again! And I have an exclusive discount code that you can use to save $3 per ticket or $20 per membership!!!
 
They opened on August 1st, and have new guidelines to keep everyone safe while enjoying the museum.
 
Here are some changes:
  • The museum is now open limited hours, from Thursday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • All visitors, including members, need to make a reservation.
  • Masks required for ages 5 and older — and encouraged for ages 2 to 4.

You can read all about their changes and how families have been responding on their website.

MCM

In addition, some areas of the museum are closed, like The Scramble and face painting. But most of the museum is open including:

  • Pretend town in Our World
  • Laser maze and climbing wall in Super Awesome Adventures
  • Maker space in The Studio
  • Space fantasy in Imaginopolis
  • Joyful toddler play area in Sprouts

MCM Our World

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Hot Wheels at the Minnesota Children’s Museum (Review, Ticket Discount & Giveaway)

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Hot Wheels Minnesota Children's Museum

Hot Wheels!

Hot Wheels are at the Minnesota Children’s Museum in St. Paul! My son has loved Hot Wheels for years so we were super excited about this exhibit opening up. We visited shortly after it opened and had a blast, and I have a ticket discount and GIVEAWAY to share!

First, about the exhibit:

Hot Wheels Minnesota Children's Museum

Buckle Up for High-Speed Fun!

The Hot Wheels exhibit is open now through May 24th!

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