The Escondido Children’s Museum – Where Learning is Fun

The Escondido Children's Museum educates and entertains children of all ages. Offering an array of indoor and outdoor exhibits, the museum offers each and every visit the potential for unique lessons. The multi-sensory and gross motor skills exhibit is perfect for the younger crowd. Toddlers will have so much fun playing, they won't even realize they are learning. The wildlife tree house provides a climbing area as well as a living exhibit of various native plants and animals. The Science Shack, their newest exhibit, has among its hands-on science based experiments, a magnification station, microscopes with slides and a lightning plasma ball.

Outside there is a beautiful garden, with sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle, the Adobe Ramada Exhibit, constructed of bricks handmade by clay taken from the base of Palomar Mountain. A water table, raised garden beds and "Pioneer Schoolhouse" are other outdoor exhibits which incorporate learning into fun. Thanks to the Escondido Kiwanis Club, the Woodworker's Club of North County and Storage Barns of San Marcos, families can dress-up as 19th Century pioneers.

The Museum offers free admission on the first Wednesday of every month. Free admission is also available for teachers the first Saturday of every month!
Membership will cover parents and all children at a variety of museums including Monterey Country Youth Museum, Lake Arrowhead Children's Museum and Gull Wings Children's Museum.
There are five guest passes so visiting relatives can enjoy a day at the Museum with you. The Saturday programs are included for all members and a 10% discount helps if you plan a birthday party here.
When considering options for birthday parties consider providing your own goodie bags, food and cake, as well as your own set-up and clean up. Whichever option you choose they include exclusive use of the museum for your party guests for two hours.

Pre-book your group's excursion to the Children's Museum two weeks in advance for a dollar-off-discount and special use of the facilities. Be sure to read the details to ensure your group meets the Museum's guidelines and to be prepared for what is included.
Be sure to check out the Museum's Second Saturdays Program and Summer Movies in Grape Day Park.