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Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
1 Museum Drive,
Greenwich
Age Group:
5+
Cost:
Adults $7.00,Students (5-22 w/valid ID) $6.00,Seniors $6.00 Members &
Children Under 5 FREE
Contact:
203-869-0376
http://www.brucemuseum.org
State of the art museum with changing exhibits +
galleries. Includes a park + playground with views of the tidal marsh and
LI sound. Seaside center offers Free educational activities.
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
303 West Ave,
Norwalk
Age Group:
1-10 years
Cost: $8
per person (children under one are free), $6 for seniors (adults over 62)
Free for members
Contact:
203 899 0606
http://steppingstonesmuseum.org
Offers plenty of activities for kids under 10.
Hand on exhibits, toddlers only galleries, learning through play. Games,
exhibits, and more!
Discovery Museum
4450 Park Ave,
Bridgeport
Age Group:
all ages
Cost:
Adults-$8.50, Children+Students-$7.00,Seniors-$7.00, Under 5 Free
Contact:
(203) 372-3521
http://discoverymuseum.org
3 Floors of hands on fun! Planetarium, Movies,
Learning center, and much more! A must visit!
The Barnum Museum
820 Main Street,
Bridgeport
Age Group:
all ages
Cost:
Adults-$5.00, Students & Seniors-$4.00,Children 4-17 -$3.00, Members &
Children 3 and under-Free
Contact:
203-331-1104
http://www.barnum-museum.org/
A Museum dedicated to the Greatest Show on
Earth. Exhibits, gift shop, and special programs are offered.
Children's Garbage Museum
1410 Honeyspot Road Extension,
Stratford
Age Group:
5-12
Cost: FREE
Contact:
(203) 381-9571
http://www.crra.org/pages/edu_museums.htm#strtfd
The museums' exhibits and programs emphasize
the importance of REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, RECOVER, RETHINK.
Danbury Railway Museum
120 White Street, Danbury
Age Group:
all ages
Cost:
Adults- $6.00, Children 3-12 $4.00, Under 3 free, additional cost to ride
trains
Contact:
(203) 778-8337
http://www.danbury.org/drm/
Offers railway history, train rides, and hand
on rail work.
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
258 Main Street,
Ridgefield
Age Group:
all ages
Cost:
Adults $7, Seniors & college students $4, Members, K-12 teachers & kids
under 18 FREE. FREE on Tues.
Contact:
203.438.4519
http://www.aldrichart.org
Exhibitions feature work by emerging and
mid-career artists, education programs inform adults & children about the
importance of connecting to our world through contemporary art
The
Children's Museum
18 Lindeman Drive, Trumbull
Age Group:
9 and under
Cost:
Adults $8, Kids $9, Kids
under 1 FREE, Grandparents FREE on Tues.
Contact:
203-373-0001
http://www.thechildrensmuseum.biz/
The Children’s Museum’s mission is to create an environment where children
explore and learn by interacting with diverse early childhood exhibits and
hands-on activities.Based on the idea that children learn by doing, each
of our 20 theme-based exhibits uses, interactive components and larger
than life environments to encourage infants to 9 year olds to explore in
new ways that make play and learning connect.
Greenwich Audubon Center
613 Riversville Road,
Greenwich
Age Group:
all ages
Cost:
Adults $3.00, Children and Senior $1.50, free for members
Contact:
203-869-5272
http://greenwich.audubon.org/index.html
285 acres of nature sanctuary, with miles of
trails. Offers hands on nature activities, nature art gallery, and nature
store. As well as natural history, and wildlife exhibits.
Fairchild Wildflower Garden
North Porchuck Road,
Greenwich
Age Group:
all ages
Cost: FREE
Contact:
n/a
127 acres with 8 miles of trails through native
flowering plants and ferns.
New Canaan Nature Center
144 Oenoke Ridge,
New Canaan
Age Group:
all ages
Cost: FREE
Contact:
203-966-9577
http://www.newcanaannature.org/
Smaller nature center with trails, gardens,
greenhouse, gift shop, youth and family programs, + more!
Stamford Museum and Nature Center
39 Scofieldtown Road,
Stamford
Age Group:
all ages
Cost:
Adults: $8, Seniors: $6, Students (over age 17): $6 Children (between 4
and 17) $4, Members - Free
Contact:
203.322.1646
http://www.stamfordmuseum.org
118 acres with a working 19th century
re-created farm, farm animals, and trails. Natures playground is a wooded
1 acre kids play area, which has a 30ft slide + sand pit for fossil digs.
Nature center with hands on exhibits. A planetarium open on Sundays.
Earthplace Nature Discovery Center
10 Woodside Lane, Westport
Age Group:
1-10 years
Cost: $7
Adults and children over 12, $5 Children 1�12 yrs & Seniors
Contact:
203-227-7253
http://earthplace.org/
A 62 acre wildlife sanctuary with trails, live
wildlife, and hosts many public nature programs and events. Also has a
preschool, summer camp, and more.
Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary
314 Unquowa Road, Fairfield
Age Group:
all ages
Cost:
Adult: $2; children under 14: $1, members free
Contact:
203-259-0416
http://www.ctaudubon.org/visit/birdcraft.htm
Many species of birds, youth programs, trails,
story-time, summer camp, +more
Mother Earth Gallery
806 Federal Road,
Brookfield
Age Group:
5+
Cost: Cost
for mine dig is $15.00
Contact:
(203) 775-6272
http://www.motherearthcrystals.com/motherearthdig.html
Cool store with crystals, minerals, wind chimes
ect. Has a mine inside were kids can dig for crystals, minerals and
semiprecious stones. They can keep what they find.
Silverman's Farm
451 Sport Hill Road,
Easton
Age Group:
all ages
Cost:
Adults- $3.00, Children $2.00
Contact:
203-261-3306
http://www.silvermansfarm.com/
Attractions include an animal farm, pick your
own apples, peaches, and plums. Farm market with pies, jams and more.
Picnic
tables are available, Tractor drawn wagon rides, and pumpkin patch are
offered in the fall.
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 North Water Street,
Norwalk
Age Group:
all ages
Cost:
Aquarium Only, adults-$11.00, seniors-$10.00, Children 2-12-$9.00, under 2
free
Contact:
203-852-0700
http://www.maritimeaquarium.org
A great place to go, aquarium, IMAX theater,
Spongebob ride, Hands on educational programs and so much more. A must
visit with kids!
The Beardsley Zoo
1875 Noble Avenue,
Bridgeport
Age Group:
all ages
Cost: Ages
12 and up-$9.00, 3-11-$7.00, Seniors $7.00, Under 3-Free, Member-Free
Contact:
(203) 394-6565
http://www.beardsleyzoo.org
Over 300 animals from North and South America,
cafe, picnic grove, carousel, youth programs, and much more! A must
visit.
Fun 4 Kids and
Grown UPS Too Arcade
370 West Main Street,
Stamford
Age Group:
all ages
Cost: Fees
vary, call for more details.
Contact:
203-326-5656
http://www.fun4kidsarcade.com
A family entertainment center with arcade, soft
play area, laser tag, and more. Check it out.
Sports Center of
Connecticut
784 River Road,
Shelton
Age Group:
all ages
Cost: Fees
vary, call for more details.
Contact:
203.929.6500
http://www.sportscenterct.com
A family entertainment center with ice skating,
laser tag, mini-golf, fun bowl, inline skating, batting cages, and so much
more!
Playtime Village
380 Monroe Turnpike,
Monroe
Age Group:
7 and under
Cost:
Child: $10.00, Each additional child: $8.00, Adults: Free
Contact:
203-445-8626
http://playtimevillage.com/
Indoor Play space and Activity center. Pretend
play in a child sized town, with dress up, hobby shop, school house,
market and more. Offers weekly events, birthday parties, art, music and
play classes, and much more.
Elephant
Steps
205 Main ST, Norwalk
Age Group:
10 and under
Cost:
Varies, see website for info
Contact:
(203) 956-0354
http://www.elephantsteps.com
This is
not your ordinary indoor gym or playground which may be focused in one
area; this is a multi-faceted, high-quality programming facility. Our
unique indoor playgrounds offer a wide range of challenges for children of
all ages and abilities. Our water room, designed by our own toy engineers,
provides a sensory experience that will have children begging to come
back. Not only do we offer common play areas, we also offer high quality
programs, and exciting birthday parties. Parents with children in drop off
classes can wait in our café or exercise on an elliptical trainer while
their child participates in one of several programs.
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Creative Castle
715 Post Road, Fairfield
Age Group:
10 and under
Cost: Fees
vary, call for more details.
Contact:
203-226-5090
http://www.creativecastle.net
At
Creative Castle we offer creative, multi-media art and cooking classes for
children 18 months to 11 years designed to help build self-confidence,
encourage independent thinking, develop problem solving skills, enhance
individual focus, concentration and fine motor skills. Our art classes for
children are based on age-appropriate, open-ended creative art rather than
crafts. We focus on the process rather than the end product, which
encourages individual self expression and creative exploration.
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