San Diego Children's Discovery Museum

03/24/2023

Create Your Own Springtime Flower Sculpture

Did you know the start of the spring season was this week? Celebrate by creating a beautiful Springtime Flower Sculpture with Ms. Erin! 🌹🌼

03/22/2023

Nature Night is one month away! 🌎 Explore the Museum after hours and find your passion for science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math (STREAM) with us on Earth Day, April 22 from 5:00pm to 7:30pm. Guests will enjoy fun hands-on activities, a performance from Ruth and Emilia, and treats ☀️

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3YLCgBK

03/20/2023

Looking for an educational activity for your kiddos spring break? Register for our Little Explorers Spring Camp! 🐞🐛

April 3 - 7 we are inviting excited entomologists for a whole week of insect exploration. Campers will enjoy learning about creepy crawly creatures and participate in fun hands-on activities and crafts.

Today is the last day to register so save your spot today: https://bit.ly/3JVmpfF

03/17/2023

Check out these bell pepper sailboats from today's Jimbo's Garden Workshop.🫑⛵️ We shore got a good sail-ection of boats here.🌊 Join us for next month's workshop where we will create Edible Pinwheels and learn about solar energy!

03/17/2023

Learn How To Irish Dance With Ms. Erin

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Celebrate the day by learning Irish Dance with Ms. Erin🍀

03/14/2023

Observe what happens when color meets water in our Rainbow Bridge chromatography experiment! 🌈💧 View the blog post here: https://bit.ly/3FlX0Zc

03/09/2023

San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum hosting Jimbo’s Garden Workshops

We're giving little ones permission to play with their food, thanks to Jimbo's! 🥦🍎🥕

Special thanks to CBS 8 San Diego and Neda Iranpour for having us!

Kathleen Sandoval and Bridget Lee along with some kids talked about the workshops, when they are held and the benefits of participating. Jimbo’s Garden Works...

03/08/2023

"Here’s To Strong Women: May We Know Them, May We Be Them, May We Raise Them" ✨

Celebrate all the strong women and girls in your life today and everyday! And continue honoring Women's History Month by learning about amazing female inventors like Nancy Johnson. Learn about her invention of the ice cream machine in today's blog post. View the blog post here: https://bit.ly/3IOmMX4

03/07/2023

Create a Four Leaf Clover Pinwheel!

St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner! Get in the spirit with Ms. Erin and create a Four Leaf Clover Pinwheel and learn about wind energy and where we can find it in the world🍀

03/06/2023

Our team was delighted to host Dane M. White - City of Escondido - Mayor and his little one at the Museum last week! Together, we are eager to continue serving our community's youngest learners through quality, hands-on educational programming.

03/06/2023

Enjoy the Museum in a quiet and accepting setting during our Sensory Friendly Morning! Every Sunday from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. families with children on the spectrum or with sensory sensitivities can experience an early morning geared to them.

03/03/2023

Earn your next Girl Scout badge with the Museum! Our 2023 Girl Scout Workshops are now live on our website. Sign your troop up for one of our monthly workshops that provide a great opportunity to mingle and meet other Scouts in San Diego.

Learn more and register today: http://bit.ly/3SGOZDz

03/02/2023

Our next Growing Together session is live on our website! Register for our Budding Engineers session where caregivers and children will explore different forms of building, construction, and creation through songs, stories, and sensory exploration at each themed class.

Learn more and register today: http://bit.ly/3jQaQvj

03/01/2023

UPDATE: All spots have been filled! Be sure to follow us to know when more opportunities become available!

Do you want FREE admission to the Museum? We're looking for families with kiddos 3-4 years and older to partake in a CBS8 news segment in San Diego on March 9 at 7:45 a.m.! Send us a DM if you're interested. Availability is limited!

02/28/2023

Inside Out: Watercolor Resist Art

In our third and final video in the Inside Out: Water Wise series lets join Ms. Erin and create a calming watercolor resist art masterpiece!

02/27/2023

Have you ever wondered what happens to a puddle of water on a hot day? Where does the water go? In today's blog post let's be environmental scientists and experiment with water evaporation! View blog here: http://bit.ly/3klfThF

02/25/2023

❗️Reminder❗️The Museum will be closed tomorrow, February 26 for a private Girl Scout event. Sensory Friendly Morning and Members Only Hour will be canceled and will resume the following weekend on March 5.

02/24/2023

Fun Animal Friday with Zovargo was un-fur-gettable! Check out highlights from today's event and get ready for next month's Fun Animal Friday with My Reptile Guys. Guests will get to meet a ball python, geckos, a tortoise, a bearded dragon, and a black milk snake on March 31.

02/24/2023

Roots: Philippines - Samahan Dance

Folk music and traditional dance are a great way to learn about a countries culture! Today, in our third and final Roots: Philippines video, we will learn about traditional filipino dances with our friend Bernard Ellorin from Samahan Filipino American Performing Arts & Education Center.

02/22/2023

Storytime Picks | San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum

Celebrate Black History Month by reading some of our favorite books for kiddos by Black authors and about Black characters! Check out the "Diverse Voices" category to find our top picks.

Storytime Picks Our favorite titles from live storytime! Get your thinking caps off the shelves! In honor of our 100th story, we’re celebrating some of our favorite reads, plus more ways you can encourage your children to put their thinking caps on while reading. Thinking Jobs Diverse Voices Famil...

02/22/2023

Inside Out: Water Scavenger Hunt

In our second video in the Inside Out: Water Wise series lets join Ms. Erin for a Water Scavenger Hunt!

02/21/2023

The Museum will be closed Sunday, February 26 for a private Girl Scout event. Sensory Friendly Morning and Members Only Hour will be canceled and will resume the following weekend on March 5.

02/20/2023

Are you ready to join the quest to protect the Earth? Explore the Museum after hours and find your passion for science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math (STREAM) with us for Nature Night!

Join us on Earth Day, April 22 from 5:00pm to 7:30pm for fun hands-on activities, performances, and treats 🌿🐞🌙
Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3YLCgBK

02/16/2023

Did you know that February is Black History Month? To help us celebrate the STEM contributions of Black Americans we are honoring inventor Garrett Morgan. Garett Morgan was one of the first African Americans to acquire different patents, or special certificates and rights, for his inventions. One of his most famous inventions was an improved traffic light! 🚦

Create your own Stop Light Sort in today's blog post. View the blog post here: https://bit.ly/3Inw0JR

02/15/2023

Inside Out: Water Wise

Welcome back to the Inside Out series! This month Ms. Erin will teach us about the water cycle at our Water Wise exhibit. 🌊

02/14/2023

Registration for Little Explorers Spring Camp is OPEN! This spring we are inviting excited entomologists for a whole week of insect exploration. Campers will enjoy learning about creepy crawly creatures through daily art and science activities from April 3 - 7 🐞🐛

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3JVmpfF

02/14/2023

Enjoy the Museum in a quiet and accepting setting during our Sensory Friendly Morning! Experience an early morning geared for families with children on the spectrum or with sensory sensitivities. Our Sensory Friendly Morning are now offered every Sunday from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

02/10/2023

These Isaac Newton Apple Sandwiches from today's Jimbo's Garden Workshop were apple-solutely delicious!🍎 Join us for next month's workshop on March 17 where we will create St. Patrick's Day Bell Pepper Sailboats🫑⛵️

02/10/2023

Roots: Philippines - Rio Villa

In the first video of our Roots: Philippines series, learn about Filipino culture with Rio Villa, from the filmmaking group Out of the Boondocks! 🇵🇭 And don't forget to pick up a free activity kit at your local San Diego Public Library branch!

02/08/2023

Did you know San Diego county is home to 11 different watersheds? In today's blog post, learn more about what watersheds are and build your own out of materials found at home! View the craft here: https://bit.ly/3HGY0rp

02/07/2023

Stop by the Museum next Tuesday, February 14 from 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. to receive a free blood pressure screening with Live Well San Diego during their 2023 Love Your Heart event!

02/06/2023

❗️All openings for this news segment have been filled❗️

Do you want FREE admission to the Museum? We're looking for families to partake in a K**I news segment in San Diego on February 11 at 6:15 a.m.! Send us a DM if you're interested. Availability is limited!

02/06/2023

Celebrate Hats Off to Reading Day on Thursday, March 2 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. with Super Why! Guests will enjoy a socially-distanced photo opportunity, storytimes, book giveaways, and special activities throughout the Museum📚📖

02/03/2023

Black History Month for kids: 11 activities for learning and celebrating

Celebrate Black History Month by creating meaningful conversations with your family. Care.com has compiled 11 activities that will help adults and caregivers teach kids about Black history throughout February and beyond. Read the article here: https://www.care.com/c/black-history-month-for-kids-activities/

Here are several Black History Month activities for kids that will help them learn about Black history throughout February and beyond.

02/02/2023

San Diego Children's Discovery Museum is participating in Museum Month! Throughout February enjoy half-priced tickets for up to 4 guests to over 60 museums.

To redeem this discount pick up the Museum Pass at San Diego public libraries today! Learn more: http://bit.ly/3HmFrIC

*Passes exclude special events. Cannot be combined with other offers.

02/01/2023

Limited-edition, FREE Roots: Philippines activity kits are now available at San Diego Public Library branches! 🇵🇭 Kits include everything needed to create a Bahay Kubo, a traditional Filipino nipa house. Kits are available while supplies last throughout the month of February.

01/30/2023

Let's put your fort making skills to the test! With an architect perspective can you build the ultimate fort? Visit our recent STREAM Activity: Build a Fort to learn how:https://bit.ly/3CreLCx

01/27/2023

Thank you to everyone who came out to shell-ebrate our first Fun Animal Friday of 2023! We had a great time with Living Coast Discovery Center and their sea creature friends 🦀🌊🐚 Check out highlights from today's event!