sacramento children's museum

johnwP9095WU

Took my granddaughter here and she loves the place. Lots to do and lots to learn...especially loved the interactiveness of the place.

SusanT967

My son's daughter (13 months old) and my daughter's son (two and a half years old) can play for hours at the Sacramento Children's Museum in Rancho Cordova without getting bored. On our last visit, one of our grandson's friends visited the museum for the first time and he loved it as well. In fact, his mother decided to purchase an annual family membership. (They live in Elk Grove.)

RioVistaMomma

We took our 3yo grandson today. He surprised us with what he was drawn to. We thought he would go for the water play or the trains and blocks. Instead he went to the "store", latched onto a shopping cart, filled it up with "groceries" and walked all over the place with it. He did enjoy weighing things on the food scale. I don't know what it is called, but there is a unit that blows air and the child can put different pvc tubes on it and use ping-pong balls. That was the next favorite thing to play with. There are so many choices. It was very pleasant until a group of older boys arrived - they were very loud and rough housing with each other. It was intimidating to the smaller children. We had been there over an hour, so it was a good time to leave. This place would be a great place on a rainy day to entertain preschoolers. There is plenty of seating for grownups. But it isn't for tuning out your child - it is important to pay attention to them. http://www.sackids.org/

Paraplu

We celebrated a birthday party here. They provide a room for an hour or so, allowing you to have some privacy to sing a Happy Birthday song, and afterwards the kids enjoyed the 'museum'. This is more a playground, with lots of educational toys. A great choice, not only for a birthday party but also to take your kids. Ages 2 - 10

kristinah807

I took my 2 year-old and infant to this place while visiting family in Sacramento. I would think for a city that size, their children's museum would be awesome. The "museum" is a shop in a business strip, not a stand-alone museum for kids. Tiny and expensive ... we had to pay admission for myself, my husband and my in-laws all for maybe 1.5 hours of entertainment for my daughter. So not worth it! Even Oklahoma has better children's museums ... come on, Sacramento!

Lorraine777

I've taken my 5-year-old to a few children's museums and was interested in this one because there was a lot of hype. It was a real disappointment from a children's museum perspective. The exhibits make very little attempt to be educational. However, if you are just looking to keep your young child (5 and under) busy for an hour or two, it is fine. Much of the museum is carpeted, and has a bit of a musty smell. Annual membership would probably be great for parents who have young children who are not enrolled in early educational or preschool preschool program since they can take them there often. There are areas for dramatic play, arts and crafts and building (no legos, just big foam blocks). I don't think the $7 admission fee is worth it, and am glad that I paid the Groupon price. I most likely will not be taking my child there again since there is very little educational value and therefore is not worth the trip.

lovemesomeitaly

I got a deal for this place on Groupon so we took our two kids ages 4 and 6. It's a small place but it kept my kids busy for 3 hours. The water play area was my sons favorite while my daughter prefered the plexiglass wall painting area. Not sure what their regular price is but for $16 for my family of 4 it was a good buy!

e3ward

This museum is cute and hands on, but very small. It's geared towards the very young, I'd say less than age 4. The young kids really seemed to enjoy it, but its a little pricey for such a short trip. It was also extremely crowded on a Saturday, so I'd recommend trying to go during the week.

tdenver

This is fantastic to see and the kids have a ball. GO It is closed Sunday and Monday but a great time is had by all.

lvtotrvl20

There is just a ton of things to do such as crafts, dress up, play house, interactive displays and just play with new friends. The staff do a great job of keeping everything neat and keeping the kids busy.

Char52_12

This museum did not have enough to interest my grandkids.It needed to have more older kids items.I guess we went on the off day.

Wanderingfam

The Sacramento Children's Museum is the size of a storefront. There are only a handful of exhibits but the kids enjoy them. Our kids are almost 4 and almost 2. They can both play there for hours, but I don't think older kids would last that long. Everything there is geared towards younger toddlers and kids. I think we can get a couple of more years out of it before they don't find it interesting. I'm not sure what the price is because we have a traveling membership from another children's museum. If I had to pay to go to this place more than once, I'm not sure I'd go. Again, though, it's great for really young kids.

ArjunJ908

Good Museum lots to see. My daughter enjoyed the museum we will visit again. Parking was good and admission was not to bad. Very reasonable

LacyB0404

Sacramento waited a long time for a Children's Museum, and this one doesn't disappoint. We purchased a membership last summer and will be renewing it. My 4yo and 1yo both enjoy visiting. There is an art area, a water play area, a dress-up area which my son really enjoys, and post office, market and play house areas great for pretend play. Lots more. Definitely worth a visit!

VictoriaM619

Good place if you have an hour or two to kill. I would recommend it for children 6 and under. My 7 year old was not impressed except with the arts and crafts area. It does get quite crowded because it is so small, and unfortunately not all parents supervise their children so you have to watch that the younger ones are safe and have a turn to play with exhibits.