We love this place!
The Sacramento Children’s Museum (SCM) opened the year Vivienne was born and has been in our rotation of fun experiences ever since. It’s in Rancho Cordova, so a bit of a drive now which just means we visit less often. When Viv was little, we visited often and were members. It was well worth it.
The museum has so many different exploration centers: Cityways, a custom train table of Sacramento; Airways, a fun closed-loop system of clear tubes that you can send poof balls and scarves through; Story Factory, a stage with all sorts of dress up and props to create shows; My Neighborhood, a coffee stand, supermarket, flower market, house, and post office; Camp Rancho, a fishing and camping theme complete with a life-size kayak; and the Art Studio, equipped with a variety of supplies should inspiration hit!
Since our last visit, they’ve also added a new exhibit in Leo’s Learning Lab (this area expands the science enrichment offerings) called Building Buddies. As a woman in the construction industry, this new exhibit has me really excited to return for another visit! The exhibit includes: architecture, organize and plan a house; rehabbing a home, painting with light, hang curtain strips, and upgrade landscaping; Interior remodeling, lay tiles, tighten leaky pipes, inspection, and measure and install siding; build a dog house using foam bricks and roof; plan a home expansion; and use pulleys, conveyor belt, and wheelbarrow to move building materials around the jobsite.
I would be remiss not to mention the reptile friends! It is clear that Skittles the bearded dragon, Harold the tortoise and their friends are well cared for in clean habitats. It is so fun for the kids to be able to interact with these “scaly ambassadors” as SCM so aptly put it!
Have you been to the Sacramento Children’s Museum?
