Children's Museum of Skagit County

10/11/2026

🤝 Your participation supports vital educational programs and the Help Me Grow Skagit Family Resource Center. Together, we can make a difference! Thank you for your ongoing support! Let’s create magical experiences for children and families in Skagit County.

👉 Get Your Tickets Now: https://charityauction.bid/SkagitChildrensMuseum23

😢 Can’t Attend In-Person? No problem! We have an Online Silent Auction starting on October 12th at noon. Register now to bid on our Auctria auction app: https://charityauction.bid/SkagitChildrensMuseum23 The auction catalog will be available when bidding begins at noon on 10/12.

🎉 What’s in Store?
Live & Silent and Super-Silent Auction Items: Bid on incredible items like trips, experiences, artwork, and scrumptious desserts!

Fund-A-Need: Help us support our Scholarship Program, ensuring access for all families.

Special Guests: Watch the amazing Mike Yeoman as our auctioneer and TJ Fantini emcee the event!

🧡 Your participation supports vital educational programs and the Help Me Grow Skagit Family Resource Center. Together, we can make a difference!
Thank you for your ongoing support! Let’s create magical experiences for children and families in Skagit County.

📍 Location:
Children’s Museum of Skagit County
432 Fashion Way, Burlington

10/10/2026

📣CMSC will be CLOSED all day on Friday, October 16 to prepare the Museum for our 23rd annual Chair-ity Auction📣 We will resume regular hours for the weekend.

If you're interested in participating in the Auction:

🎉 23rd Children’s Museum of Skagit County Chair-ity Auction
🗓 Friday, Oct 16 | 5:30 – 9:00 PM
📍Children’s Museum of Skagit County
🔗Register NOW to bid online https://skagitchildrensmuseum23.charityauction.bid/
📖 Silent auction opens at noon on Oct 12
💰Make a donation https://skagitchildrensmuseum23.charityauction.bid/

CMSC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2003, EIN 91-2081180

10/10/2026

⭐️ Join Us for Our 23rd Chair-ity Auction ⭐️
🏠 COME PLAY AT OUR HOUSE! 🏠

We’re thrilled to invite you to an unforgettable evening at the Children’s Museum of Skagit County on Friday, October 16th! Doors open at 5:30 PM, and it’s your chance to see firsthand how your support helps us BUILD A BETTER FUTURE for children and families in our community.

👉 Get Your Tickets Now: https://charityauction.bid/SkagitChildrensMuseum23

🎉 What’s in Store?

Live, Silent & Super-Silent Auction Items: Bid on incredible items like trips, experiences, artwork, and scrumptious desserts!

Fund-A-Need: Help us support our Scholarship Program, ensuring access for all families.

Special Guests: Watch the amazing Mike Yeoman as our auctioneer and TJ Fantini emcee the event!

😢 Can’t Attend In-Person? No problem! We have an Online Silent Auction starting on October 12th. Register now to bid on our Auctria auction app: https://charityauction.bid/SkagitChildrensMuseum23 The auction catalog will be available when bidding begins at noon on 10/12.

🧡 Your participation supports vital educational programs and the Help Me Grow
Skagit Family Resource Center. Together, we can make a difference!
Thank you for your ongoing support! Let’s create magical experiences for children and families in Skagit County.

📍 Location:
Children’s Museum of Skagit County
432 Fashion Way, Burlington

10/03/2026

🎃🍂 October Fun at the Children’s Museum of Skagit County! 🍂🎃
October is here, and we’re celebrating 23 YEARS of fun and learning, getting ready for our annual auction, and finishing the month with some Halloween fun! 👉 Check out what’s happening:
🎉🎂 HAPPY 23RD BIRTHDAY TO US! – October 3
❤️ Help us celebrate 23 amazing years of PLAY, learning, and community!
🧠 Sensory Explorations – October 10 | 4:30–6pm & October 25 | 10am–Noon
👉 A special time for children with sensory sensitivities.
🇺🇸🌿 Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day – October 12 | 10am–4pm
🎉 MUSEUM OPEN!
👉 Come spend the holiday playing, learning, and exploring with us!
🔟 Community Access Day – October 13 | 10am–5pm
💛 Pay-What-You-Can Admission celebrating Marlys Vollegraaf!
👉 Making play accessible for all families!
🚨 MUSEUM CLOSED – October 16
👉 We’ll be busy getting ready for a very special evening!
🪑❤️ CMSC Annual Chair-ity Auction – October 16 | 5:30–8:30pm
🎉 Join us for our annual fundraiser and help support the Children’s Museum!
👉 Come bid, celebrate, and support CMSC!
👨‍👧 Dad & Me @ CMSC (FREE) – October 31 | 9–10am
👉 Quality time + playful discovery = the perfect start to Halloween!
🎃👻 HALLOWEEN! – October 31
👉 Come celebrate with us before heading out for your Halloween adventures! ❤️
📚 Weekly Favorites
📖 Stories on the Stage – Tuesdays | 11:30am
🎨 Make It, Take It – Wednesdays | 4pm
Plan your visit & see details at skagitchildrensmuseum.org

09/30/2026

Join us and WSU Skagit County Extension at the Children’s Museum of Skagit County for a fun afternoon celebrating Food Waste Prevention Week!

September 30 | 2–5 PM

Explore food waste prevention through art, a scavenger hunt, hands-on activities, and more. Kids and families can have fun while discovering simple ways to make the most of our food and keep good food from going to waste.

Come celebrate with the Skagit Coalition to Prevent Food Waste!

09/28/2026

Join us and WSU Skagit County Extension for a fun afternoon celebrating Food Waste Prevention Week!
Wednesday, September 30 | 2–5 PM
Explore food waste prevention through art, a scavenger hunt, hands-on activities, and more. Kids and families can have fun while discovering simple ways to make the most of our food and keep good food from going to waste. Come celebrate with the Skagit Coalition to Prevent Food Waste!

Join us at the Children’s Museum of Skagit County for a fun afternoon celebrating Food Waste Prevention Week!

September 30 | 2–5 PM

Explore food waste prevention through art, a scavenger hunt, hands-on activities, and more. Kids and families can have fun while discovering simple ways to make the most of our food and keep good food from going to waste.

Come celebrate with the Skagit Coalition to Prevent Food Waste!

09/20/2026

📣Exciting News! We are expanding our Museum Explorers Preschool (MEP) program with MEP Kinder Ready! This program will be for children entering Kindergarten in Fall 2027, and will focus on specific foundational skills for kindergarten readiness, including:
☑ social-emotional skills
☑ curriculum-enhanced experiences
☑ group and snack time
☑ field trips
☑ hands-on play

⏰Monday-Thursday, 2-hour afternoon sessions, with small class sizes.
🗓Beginning in October, 2026
🔗skagitchildrensmuseum.org/education/preschool/