Reviews of Muncie Children's Museum (Museum)

Rayna Coe

This is a well-planned, educational, and fun museum. Although the actual space is small, it feels enormous. Jam-packed with a fantastic tiny town that has a grocery, kitchen, dentist, school, a farm with live snakes and bunnies, a computer lab, fun musical instruments, and so much more! I was so pleased with this museum and the price at $6 per person. (I found a Groupon for $9 for 2 people. This place was really an unexpected gem.

Casey Franks

I found cheaper tickets on Groupon (4 tickets for $16) We were visiting from out of town and made a quick trip. This is great for smaller children, probably under 7. I'm sure they could update some exhibits but overall this is a great trip for my youngest.

Deborah Lewis

Interesting interactive displays that are kid friendly and family oriented. The creative staff is always coming up with attention keeping yet educational displays and programs to keep the Childrens Museum fresh and interesting so you never get tired of going back. We are blessed to have such a fine family Centered venue in Muncie that more than compares with any of the Childrens Museums in any of the surrounding larger cities thanks to the creativity, commitment and caring of the management, staff and volunteers. Make it a point to visit this Muncie Treasure soon.

Ryan Boucher

This is a good place for younger kids.

Lynn VanWinkle

I really liked just wish it was a little more organized

Erika Hartley

Very fun for kids

All Plush videos

Outstanding in great for the kids

Shae Winkle

Our family really loves the Children's Museum. Its interactive, educational, numerous pets , places to climb and explore, pretend play, and the upstairs has a tablet area. The parking lot is tiny so if you plan on coming on the weekend you may have to walk a ways.

Lisa Jenkins

Was our first visit, was a very great experience, we all look forward to going back

Daniel Paul

A great place to visit for anyone with young kids. Affordable with free days at least once a month. My daughter has a blast going every time.

Shane Kirkpatrick

Pretty good for a kids museum and the kids seem to like it to.

Angel Goines

Great place for kids to learn and play. The third saturday of each month is free admission.

Barb

Muncie Children's museum is small but packed full of fun. We went at a time barely anyone else was there so we had the run of the place. We were a little disappointed that the upstairs computer displays were not working. 4 of the 6 were out of order. Also there was no chalk at the giant chalkboard. The cash register in the super market was broken or needed batteries. I understand that museums are expensive to maintain. But chalk and batteries are pretty cheap. Even with those things, our three kids found plenty to keep themselves entertained for a couple of hours. The staff was friendly and helpful. We even had a personal visit from the tortoise.

Becky Taylor

Nice museum. Not so big that everyone is wiped out when leaving, or disappointed from not getting to see everything. Reasonably priced.

Lisa Cormier

My grandchildren love this place.

Kelly Williams

Fun place

Chester Coon

We were there for a birthday party. Good price for parties. The kids always have fun at the museum.

Paul

It's a great place to take a young toddler and kids up to about 12. They have one Saturday per month free, which you can check their website for information on. You MUST park around back or in the parking garage. The only entrance is on Liberty Avenue. You cannot park by the front entrance. It is for private apartments and you WILL get towed. Inside it's not very big but they have a giant train set, an ant wall to climb, slides and toys for "5 and under" section, an outdoor play area, local historical items and information, and an upstairs play area. You can rent some of the party rooms for birthdays and such.

Megan Challender

Great price for the extensive offerings. We are from DC and our son greatly enjoyed this museum. Lots of activities. Would plan for a whole morning/ afternoon, so your kiddo cam thoroughly explore. Great small town museum for kids!

Christine Surber

I am only giving the second star because the tree house slide and the live animals. Everthing is old and broken, my son could barely play with things in the play kitchen and Marsh store. The water table wasn't working, and 1 of the like 9 tablets upstairs were working and you couldn't hear it at all. I had higher hopes, even for only $6 it wasnt worth it. They really need to update/invest in their exhibits.

Sue Leuschke

Great museum for the two boys, 19 mo and 3 1/2. Nice, accessible collection with a small crowd on a rainy Saturday

kelly jean McAuliffe

We were visiting from NC. Had a lovely time.

Teressa Lugar

So much fun!!

Matt Glentzer

We had a great time at the Muncie Children's Museum today. We took the children through Elf Training! They where successful and earned elf names. This is a great place to take the family for a day of fun. We will be sure to come back again.

Kris Parson

The boys loved it

Anthony Edwards

Very nice fun place for children to just unwind highly recommend visiting with your kids

Jenn Smith

Great small interactive museum for kids

Abbie Davis

My 2 year old had a blast ! & I had a blast watching her play .

Jeff Holtzclaw

Nice little museum. Very hands on for the kiddos. Very reasonably priced.

Becky Mann

Great place for kids! Plan to spend some time here when you go.

Ariana Harmeyer

I feel like it's really nice and refreshing here. Really nice to bring little ones!

Paul Fegley

Great place

Jonathan Kuhn

Kids had a blast! I agree with most everybody though, it has a ton of potential but is outdated and needs some love

carol howell

Great ace for younger kids - less than 8. No lines at all!

Andrea Barker

The free Saturdays are an incredible gift for children of all ages to enjoy, as well as the adults!

Malitia Head

I grew up going to the museum so when I had kids I knew I wanted to take them there.

Mr. Wiley

This place is outdated, dirty, has broken equipment and lacks the education you’d hope to get. They have wires/tubes accessible to small children. I wouldn’t waste your time

Kristi Devries

Fun Place and affordable for little kids.

james myers

Great fun for children and parents too!

Emily Anderson

Went on one of the free saturdays they had with my 2yr old daughter, it was neat and i would definitely go again. But i did have an issue with some older kids that came running through the smaller kid area and made it a little dangerous with their careless behaviour. It may be best to take a little one out on non free days to avoid the crowds.

Joseph McCullough

Free weekend on the third Saturday off the month. Awesome! And their was some visitors from the Newport Aquarium; two humans and a penguin! With a special craft of painting a penguin figurine to fit the theme, it was a fun filled day with their regular attractions: tower and swirly slide, rabbits, turtles, Guinea pigs, snake, train set, play farm, ant tunnel, pixel pregs, ball wall, role play scenes (school, kitchen, grocery) outdoor center, etc.

James Krystof

So much to do between the trains, the water table, the supermarket, the kitchen, the classroom and more because i can't remember it all. I do remember my grandchildren 6 and 3 having the best time. The 3 year old that loves in the area didn't want to leave. So i got him a membership so that he could come anytime he wanted. The membership is well worth the money, pays for itself in a couple of visits and gives you access to other museums as well. I suggest getting it if you live in the area and the kids enjoy it.

Jon Davis

It was nice to take my child to. The price was definitely appropriate. Some areas are dated or simply don't function anymore and a few are a bit dirty, but not more than you would expect from toys being touched by kids every day. The place is nice for a quick trip, but don't expect to spend more than an hour or two. Though i'm rating three stars objectively, I had a five star day with my two year old daughter.

Ashley Wilson

Drove from Fort Wayne and it was great. Worth the drive

Mandy Arnold

They always have such fun things for the kids to do! We recently went to the elf training and our kids loved it! It was $4 per person which I feel parents shouldn't of had to pay, but the kids loved it so it made it worth it! We will definitely be back again next year to renew the elf certificates! Everything was very kid friendly, lower things so the kids could see everything. There was even a Santa view from the sleigh that they had a step ladder for the kids to step up to be able to look out. The atmosphere was very laid back, at your own pace, and enjoyable! I think the kids favorite part was the elf snow globe snowball fight! Lol! They had a blast!!!

Clifton Ferguson

Very cute little childrens museum, good for the price!

Rest and Refit

Cheap friendly place to take the kids, parking close and free

jojo perry

Took grandchildren they enjoyed going . the live animal displays were fun

Deon Ochoa

Small but great for kids and day away!

Gulzar Jalal

Clean place and full of safe toys for children’s different ages. Also, the membership fee is fair for what they offer.

Cynthia Hendrix

Not there rode by

Gilead Ministries

Fun

Nicole Kerr

There were so many broken things- lights, water table, structures etc. The clocks in train station were not working, one was missing. Shingles missing from tower in play area. Lights out all over the place. It is all so simple and cheap to fix, so it's disappointing that no one cares to take care of it. It would be a great place otherwise.

Pam S

What a great place to take the kids. Had my 2 daughters with their combined 6 kids. Not one complained of being bored. They all had a good time. Made sand creations at the end of our visit as their souvenir of the day.

David Miller

I got in free as part of military appreciation. Very nice experience and great museum overall. Love how they integrated Muncie life into everything- farming, trucks, trains, water and more!

Mike Trulock

I went with my Granddaughter and her class. We had loads of fun.

Kathy's Timeless Treasures Nursery

Fun for a small town kids liked it

Travis K

Fun, and clean!!

Ben Dean

My daughter (age 2) loves this place. With the new exhibits, she'll keep having more to do as she gets older.

Jr Haskins

Kids love this place just always want to have 2 hours to spare cause they never want to leave

Lisa Lidy

It's a great place for kids to learn and be one on one

William Williams

Excellent experience. Would visit again if I am ever in the area.

T Sanders

Love all the new exhibits

Camden Smith

Quite small and I think not well-funded since they were out of chalk for the very large chalkboard they had lol, but it was a lot of fun for my daughter and perfect for a toddler to feel engaged in. I really love the fact they have it set up like a little town where there's a post office, a Superstore, a train and other things for them to learn about.

SteAnn McBride

Always have a good time here

John Doe

Not educating just a big playhouse for parents to take their kids

Athena Hodge-Henke

Dirty, got locked out in back patio area, girl at front desk was not personable.

Combat Sapper

Ok place for kids. Basically a huge playhouse with slides,activities and such. Really I wouldn't consider it a museum per se in the traditional sense so if you're looking for a place like that-this isn't it.

Nathan Trueblood

Love Miss Laura at the front desk... what a great person to conversate with

PennyJay Osborn

Not alot to do. Been the same ole place for years. Went to 4 different parties within 5 yrs. Nothing new & small. Although the young lady walking around the parties with different animals was wonderful with the kids. Other staff not so much. Maybe they need to put the young lady in charge. She was very personable & friendly.

Trent Goforth

Wonderful place for kids to have fun and a lot of learning for the kids as well, and they can make Sand art

Ashley Plath

My kids love it here!

Matt Mercer

It was better then i thought it would be my little girl lived it

Sarah White

This museum has potential but needs a overhaul and a deep clean. Many times whenever we have visited there is broken toys or things that aren't working. It is also in need of a deep cleaning. Years of grime and build up that needs some major attention. The trains sometimes work other times they don’t. I personally don’t think it’s worth the money to go anymore. I really wish they would remodel and make it more interactive for kids.

Joshua Kauffman

Fun place to bring the little ones every once in awhile. A lot of the stuff seems pretty dated though, an update to more modern things would make this place a blast!

Shaquana Springfield

Okay place for children. Mostly exhibits of bugs and animals. I expected more history and learning atmosphere for the children. Also, wasnt clean...

Stephanie Bolinger

This place is so fun! Even my one year old daughter has fun here! They have cheap party rooms too! Great place for a rainy day as well!

Kirsten Smith

The things to do were good, but the place is looking run down. Also, there were surge protectors near water and within easy reach of little hands. I know parents should watch there kids, but it only takes a moment for accidents to happen.

Brian Mann

It’s affordable! Its something to do but nothing is mind blowing cool! At check-in, it didnt feel very inviting. The facilites and exhibits appeared dirty or unmaintained (bathrooms, water table, scaled, trains, maze, semi, carpet) in comparison to other museums. Also, there was no educational interventions from the musuem’s employees like at other museums. Parking was easy. It wasn't over-crowded and the train dispay is really cool. Overall, the activities were limited per age group and it seemed more like an indoor playground than a place of discovery and education.

brandon combs

Awesome experience. Lots for the children to explore.

Nicole

Kids had fun!

Tina Byrd

Wish it had more. It's a great little place ....the kids had fun running around here.

Adam DeVries

Great place. Very good price

Rachel Morgan

Has some nice play areas. Also has pets interspersed throughout the museum in their respective cages.

Michael Duhass

Maybe I'm spoiled by the Indianapolis Children's Museum, but this museum can't even keep my kids' attention; let alone mine and my wife's attention.

Rebecca Salem

Our daughter is almost 1 1/2 and she LOVED it! It is the perfect museum for little ones.

Mary Weisse

Great place for children

September Zachary

It was ok

Caleb Knepphaston

Great fun for young kids.

Robert Dragoo

Haven't been for a long time. It was great for the kids, they had a lot of fun.

Courtney York

My two and three year old was it it was a great family experience to do

Michele Miller

Fun learning for kids, wonderful staff

Branda McFarren

We were not a fan of the museum. The toys and such were dirty and it was not worth our hour drive. We planned a whole day around it and left after being there for 45 minutes.

Liz Hogbin

Price is low but they don't have much

Steph Pifer

Basically one giant room with tons of stuff for kids to do - one of the better and safer places for children in the town of Muncie.

Sandy Beard

Small enough that it can be enjoyed in a couple of hours. Many displays are tired and need cleaned and refreshed. I feel it was good for the admission price.

Astrid Peeples

Great place to take your kids for half a day. Parking is behind back with plenty of spaces available. Be sure to check out their website for discount days and/or free days. Plus, there are options on their web page to print out a coloring page for your child and if presented at counter you will get a discount on the day's visit. :)

Joshua Hammons

Great place for kids. One of our yearly visits to Indiana is here and our kids always love it.

Jason Booher

Great all round fun for the kids half price Sunday's $15 for family of 5

angel groves

My youngest child has sensory needs and this museum was perfect for him! Interactive exhibits and lots of hands on opportunities!

Jessica Butterfield

For the price it's decent... Only few dollars to get in there's just not alot of things to do and most of what is there is very outdated

Heather G

I really wanted to like this place. This place is filthy, run down and a bit unsafe. Our three year old son had fun, but my husband and I were appalled the whole time we were there. First, at the front desk the employees were sitting there eating while we were paying the admission fee ($6 per person, and they accept cards), which seemed super unprofessional. Next, we took a quick trip to the bathroom. The bathrooms weren’t overly clean. The baby changing station folds down over the sinks in both the men’s and women’s bathrooms and that was super awkward. We couldn’t find a family bathroom there. As we started exploring the museum I couldn’t figure out why it’s called a museum. It’s literally an indoor playground, and a terrible one at that. We headed over to the toddler area and there was no play food in the farmer’s market. Some of the puzzles were broken. There was trash left from someone’s snacks there, too. I noticed a bunch of extension cords out in the open just off the toddler area, close to the turtles. That’s so unsafe! The animals were nice to see, but their cages were dirty. Upstairs was a waste; there was no chalk for the big chalkboard and the tablets weren’t working. The light bright board was fun. My son loves trains, but we couldn’t get the train display to move. It was apparently broken. The Marsh and the play kitchen were just as gross and dirty as the rest of the place. There was a thick layer of dust on top of things in the Marsh. A lot of the parents were just sitting around looking at their phones, not their kids. Like I said, I really wanted to like this place, but it was so yucky we all came home and took a shower. Not fun! This was our first and last time visiting the Muncie Children’s Museum.

Brooke Jones

Great place for kids!

jewls bratt

First time here, and we all had a blast! Definitely would recommend this museum! Staff was very nice & helpful!

ryan y

Our toddler loved it. Lots of different activities and things to learn.

T1000

Neat place if they have something going on.

Joe Hofmann

It's pretty cool but would be better with a little maintenance. The water table only 1/2 works and is falling apart. The model trains don't work well either. On the positive side; very inexpensive. Only $18 for 2 adults and 2 kids with a coupon.

Nancy Borland

I have always loved to take the grandkids here in the past. Today's visit however was very disappointing. I feel that they have let things go, and are not taking care of their exhibits. The clothing covers for the water table...you can't find any which the velcro works. The fishing boat only had two rods and each of those had so many knots tied in them they were too short to catch a fish. They have several model trains that run, but only ONE actually ran when the buttons were pushed. The computers, very few, if any actually worked. The best area was for 5 and under (but we definitely let the 7 year old play there too)! The Marsh grocery store had very little food (although we found a LOT of it in the kitchen). I understand children can be hard on the exhibits, but maintenance needs to be done. They are building a new exhibit, which I'm sure will be nice, but they should take care of what they already have first!

Dawn Williams

My Kids and Godkids really enjoyed themselves

Kristine Davis

It's okay. Small compared to what I'm use to coming from the Baltimore area. Went with my grandson on his Field trip. It was good for a half day but I couldn't see spending an entire day there, at least not while responsible for a group of kids. Would be better to enjoy as a family and when it is warmer out to enjoy the outdoor area. The kids enjoyed it, tho.

George Lin

Wonderful visit for a few hours. Came with grandkids, ages 6-10. Lots of hands on exhibits. Staff was friendly and attentive. A safe venue to let kids play and not have to watch them like a hawk. Worth the drive from Fort Wayne!

Don Scott

Awesome place for a birthday party

Jay Johnson

Very fun had a great time

Erik Current

Went as preschool field trip. Surprised wouldn't let one mom use annual pass. But overall was great. Staff interactive. We made sand art for $2 and well worth it. Was alot of fun...

Rachel Perera

It's ok, especially for the relatively low entry fee. But the museum is desperately in need of organization/clean-up, repairs, maintenance, and some child safety-proofing (to prevent access to exposed electrical cords near the turtle exhibit). The PBS Kids lab features an array of broken and non-functioning screens in an otherwise empty space. All over the museum, exhibits are missing pieces, needing repairs, cleaning and maintenance, and are generally under-developed. Despite these drawbacks, kids can at least entertain themselves here. I wish that the three front desk employees who were present during our visit (during in the office) could have been put to use either interacting with visitors and teaching, or maybe doing work around the museum. I hope a few foundations can help bring this museum up to date and current standards.

Chad Leslie

Great place to let the kids unwind.

Michelle Beaty

So fun. For kids! Clean and very reasonably priced!

Laura Reese

The children's museum was recently updated and has several nice new areas. It is always clean and the price is reasonable for a whole day of fun. It can be very crowded on the free days, but I'm glad that they offer this option.

Kelli Herr

We had a great time. My son really enjoyed the museum, they had a lot of activities for all ages.

68camaro86

My 4 year old loved it. Cheap admission price and easy to keep young children entertained for about 4 hours.

Kayne Adams

I would not recommend this to anyone! It was terrible, they call it a museum but it’s really just a toddler playground! Even at that it was a terrible playground. It was very disgusting with broken toys and the best thing there was a blue slide. McDonalds has a better play area than this. They need to change the name to toddler daycare center. It was about the size of a two car garage. I wish that they would advertise this “museum” as a playground! I am very unhappy!

Amos Wright

Awesome place for kids! Only $6

Ryedogg123

Great place for good family fun!

Matina Mcguire

A fun place for all ages

John Heath

Very good for young children

Amy Caldwell

Granddaughter and her classmates loved it.

Susan Willis

Most interactive displays did not work or were damaged. Staff was nice though.

Bernice Beaty

The museum is a great learning adventure for the kids. There's so many things to do! They also host special events, while we were there, we got to pet a real live penguin from the Newport Aquarium.

sagar maurya

Ur systems are probably hacked...my 2 cards were unsuccessfully used at ur place at 22nd March around 18:00hrs for 5$...i don't even live in US

Gary Keisling

A delightful experience with my granddaughter loving everything about it

Rachel Hunter

Always fun, even my older kids love it.

Kyle Clevenger

Good place to take the kids in lazy weekends. Plenty of exploration and setup for pretend.

MFTSTRIFE Legit

A complete RIP off wouldn't reccomend anyone to go there overpriced for one Room full of junk

Mindy Zizelman

Took our 2 year old granddaughter, perfect for her age, and doesn't cost a lot!

Robert Korthas

Small enough that kids can wander without parents having to worry. They have animals that children can see and even pet. Have a lot of activities for children around 2-7yrs old.

CHERYL BURK

Took almost 3 year old great grandson. He stayed busy for over 3 hours until I was tired. He could have stayed longer. Water table wasn't working - one of his favorites - but plenty more kept him busy and happy. Highly recommended! Went on a free Saturday afraid that it would be overly packed, but it was great.

Kayla Sardegna

Love going here and 1 a month they have a free day

Shanna Lindsey

Good place to take your kids and explore !!!!

Brandy Smith

We took my just 2 year old daughter there this weekend. We had a lot of fun. Very creative and a lot of different types of activities. A lot of the activities have variability that allow them to reach many ages-for instance, there’s a light box and my daughter enjoyed watching the pegs light up and practiced coordination but an older child could make a pattern/picture etc. they even have some challenges like memory games for even older children. Only negative thing is some of the stuff is missing pieces or getting very worn out. Still a great morning and reasonable cost, esp with the monthly discount. Will definitely go again.

Brandon Carothers

I didn't want to kill myself, so it's good.

Allyson Herrington

They refused entry into the museum because my 19 year daughter didn't have a kid with her. I called them and asked them why they denied her entry and they said "because she did not have a child with her to go in." The lady said "They had problems with people before so they won't let any one in without a child now." I said that is isn't on a website and she said that she would email somebody about the situation. She was very disrespectful and talked to me like I was a child. My daughter traveled very far to get there and had to go back home. I hope they will improve in the future. Very terrible experience.

shayla partridge

My kids had a blast!

Tom Renfro

At the Muncie convention center for my DAUGHTER TO TAKE iSTEP. Sleeped in a chair. Nothing to see here. Nothing to eat here.

Bread Pope

i have very fond memories of crying in the ant wall and shopping for fake food in the grocery store. also remember dipping my hands in water tanks that held rubber ducks. tractors are also coming to mind. an overall great place to create vague childhood memories.

Jeri Smith

I think they need to update some aspects of the place. The grocery store needs updating and Some of the trains weren't working, which was disappointing since my son wanted to see them all working. The upstairs area never has anything interesting for kids to do! The water area didn't have enough items to play with. The new ranger area was very cool though and the addition of some of the critters was nice. It has stuff more for toddler to 7 years old. But the older the kid the less stuff there is for them to be interested in. I don't see why they charge every person though. I understand they need to make money, but my 78 yr old mom isn't going to be doing much!

Kurt Beard

Small children's museum but worth a trip. A good variety of activities including a small learning city, animals a unique playground a construction city. It's getting worn down and old but still can be fun.