We’re excited to introduce you to our new Executive Director, Renee Garcia! Renee is the first-ever Executive Director of Southern California Children’s Museum! She brings a seasoned perspective and a goal of increasing impact by expanding programming and exhibits rooted in cultural awareness, equity, creative learning, and social-emotional wellness. READ MORE
WE ARE OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! We are so excited to welcome all of you back for open play inside our museum (with some extra safety precautions in place)! Check out WEEKLY EVENTS for our updated programming line-up. READ MORE
Join us every Monday for Mindful Mondays! We’ve partnered with Little Renegades to bring you a weekly program aimed at introducing kids to breathing exercises, sensory awareness, stretching, mantras, and easy meditations. READ MORE
At SCCM, we believe in learning through play. That’s why we created the ABC Series, a virtual exploration of the alphabet through fun crafts and activities! Follow along on IGTV or on our ABC SERIES page! READ MORE
Our much anticipated mini series, Story & Craft: Trailblazers is online! Episodes will be available on-demand at socalkids.org/story-and-craft or on our IGTV @socalkidsmuseum. Let us introduce your children to amazing trailblazers in a variety of fields like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Greta Thunberg, Kamala Harris, Ibtihaj Muhammad and Ethel Payne, and then follow along on an activity or craft. READ MORE
Love our Story & Craft program, and want more? Check out our virtual Story & Craft episodes, available on Instagram, Facebook or in our Story & Craft hub where we’ll bring stories to life with fun, simple crafts for your little one!
We stand for inclusion. We stand for justice. We are conscious of the pain in our community. As an organization, we want to support our children and families to have conversations about race and racism. READ MORE
We have worked hard over the past several years and are incredibly excited to announce the Wild California exhibit IS NOW OPEN! We are grateful to this community for helping us bring our collective vision to life and remain committed to our mission of cultivating a child’s wonder, stimulating curiosity, and motivating learning through interactive exhibits, creative experiences and dramatic play, all while promoting the diversity of Southern California. READ MORE