Children's Museum

If you are looking for a fun way to spend a few hours with that special little someone is your life, come see us  at the Dawson County Children's Museum. We are full of possibilities, we offer free play in 15+ centers, great possibilities for birthday parties, exciting 2nd Saturday programs, and festive celebrating with Polar Express. We're open year round with "fun" they key ford for everyone!

The mission of the Dawson County Children's Museum is to offer children and adults the opportunity to explore areas of science, math, social studies, and fine arts through free play, hand on exploration, and demonstrations.

The museum offers 15 centers to experience and explore. Play in a treehouse, search for hidden wildlife while "camping," relax and read a story, explore science, create art, put together puzzles, build with Legos, dress up, or have a puppet play, plus much more! Also offered is an area specifically designed for toddlers. The open floor plan of the museum makes it easy to adult caregivers to supervise multiple children simultaneously, with each child engaged in the activity of their choice. 

The museum offers a themed program on the second Saturday of each month. Past activities have been related to science, health, culture, or music. Participants are welcome and stay and play n the museum's center after the program.

Dawson County Children's Museum also offers the Polar Express Adventures during the holiday season. Tickets are purchased in advance for a ride around Lexington to see the holiday decorations while listening to the story "Polar Express." The evening includes a stop for cookies, hot cocoa, and a visit with Santa.

Donations received through past Give BIG Lexington events helped get us where we are today. They allow us to keep admission costs low, offer educationally sound programs, and event. We are an all-volunteer, non-profit organization, and we strive to offer a safe, clean, fun spot for families to come and enjoy time together, through help from folks like you.

Lexington has lots of young families and we want to offer a great place to come to play, learn, and grow.

Thank you in advance for considering giving BIG to the Dawson County Children's Museum to make our dream of welcoming all children and their families possible.