The Woodlands Children's Museum

We love this place!! I have a daughter who is physically disabled (not extreme but very low tone, needs assistance for a lot of things) and we prefer this one over Houston due to the smaller size and better accessibility! My son will be 16 in a few weeks and I always took him here as a toddler, too. I tell everyone about this place. We went last week for fairy day and my daughter was in awe of Tinkerbell! Pro tip: there is no food but they do have covered picnic tables outside by the front door. Bring a lunch and eat outside so you don’t have to miss any play time! 🥰

I disliked this experience today. Ellen was not very compassionate. I wanted to enjoy my experience but the initial impression was that they do not care about the families who may not be able to afford the cost. My kids noted that the staff was not very friendly and there were not a lot of interactions with the staff. One lady just walked around and never spoke or said hi or anything. They could smile more and be more friendly upbeat in a kid friendly environment.

My 4 year old and 1 year old absolutely loved our morning here! We brought a picnic lunch and ate it outside the door at the picnic tables. It was perfect!

Clean, fun, and polite people. A little small but my baby loved it!!

While it is on the smaller side, it was super cute inside and there was plenty for my daughter to do. I came with a few friends and their kids. Our babies are on the younger side and there was a little soft play area for younger kids. The tickets are only $9 per person which I don’t think is bad at all. We stayed for a few hours, it was a great way to spend a rainy day. I’d definitely bring my daughter back, especially when she’s a little older and can participate in more of the activities they offer.

The second time I visited this museum,it was the same thing !! the elderly lady at the entrance always had an attitude, she didn't allow me to bring my Doona stroller (small stroller) for my 5 month old baby, she told me to put it on the "stroller parking" so I carry my baby all the time since following a 3yrs old running around!!! But then I saw a lady with a huge stroller (most like a wagon for two kids) walking around the museum she was having two kids like 4-5yrs!!! I was like what??? What is this about?? Is it because she is white and I'm latin?? What is the big difference???

Excellent place to have a birthday party. We had about 20 kids and 25 adults for my daughter's birthday. The kids enjoyed the experience. It is not too small like other venues yet not too big to get lost and be unable to do all the activities. They worked with us as our guest count went up and were prepared at every point. Great place for kids!

My kids love it here and have a good time every time. Even though it's smaller than the children's museum in Houston we love the ease of this place. Children love the grocery store/ restaurant play part. They have different attractions at different times that are easily found online.

We recently visited this children's museum and had a nice time overall. It's a small space, but very pretty and well-organized, with colorful, creative exhibits perfect for young kids. There's a lot to touch, play with, and explore--definitely entertaining for little ones! My toddler had a blast, and it was a great way to spend a couple of hours indoors. The staff was friendly, and everything was clean and safe. That said, I noticed that older kids don't always enjoy it as much, mainly because the activities are really geared toward younger children. Also, some older kids didn't like sharing or playing cooperatively, which made a few moments a little tense. That's really the only downside I found. Overall, it's a lovely little place for small kids to play and learn--just be prepared to supervise closely if there's a mix of ages.

Fun, pretty clean place. Not too packed. Lots of stuff for kids to do. Very friendly staff. Restrooms were well kept. Great price!

Great place for the kids to get distracted during the summer heat. The place is small but it has well defined sections for the kids to be engaged and entertain. The restaurant and the house were my kids favorite activities. The areas are clean and you see workers cleaning or organizing areas to keep everything in its place. The price is considerate for the type of activities and space they have. Again...good, easy, clean and fun place to take the kids.

I love this place - it's great for children in the toddler and young elementary years. I will say the membership price is very much worth it because individual ticket prices are high when considering parents/guardians also pay for entry. With the membership, you get unlimited entrance all year (sometimes extra for special events). Also, it is definitely worthwhile to check out their summer camp! My child has always loved summer camp there and each week offers different themes.

The front desk lady didn't seem too excited to help us purchase tickets, I'd go as far as saying she was maybe even slightly annoyed. The place was a decent size and lots to do for older kids, but the 2 and under section was very small and not much to play with in that section which lead us to try and play in some other spots. It was pretty busy since it was a Saturday, my child was only about a year old so it was difficult to let him roam since other kids were playing and not paying much attention, just being kids! We won't be going back any time soon. Maybe when he's school age. The older kids looked to be having a great time. If you have kids under 2, i recommend going on a weekday if you want to let them play a little more freely.

Wonderful place, clean and everyone is so friendly. It's awesome for kiddos 2-6y old Altho my 7 year old still loves to go. Highly recommend.

Our kids love this place and I've only been a few times, but every time I come, I want to get a membership and I decided that I am finally going to take that plunge next time I go. We've seen the magician show, who is absolutely fantastic, and there's lots to do for the little ones. It is on the smaller side but it's enough for an afternoon and not get over tired. I would like to see that they had more water activities and experience because it does get quite crowded, but for the time being, I love visiting and not having to drive all the way down to Houston.

Very unhappy with the front desk ladies and this place. They kicked out my 8 yr old who was helping me watch his toddler sister from the 2 and under spot. So I guess if you have a toddler and an older kid, this place is not for you or if you go, they will be very rude to you. Also, they have spots for older kids but there is not enough security to let your older kids play around by themselves. It was my first time going. My baby, my toddler and my 8 yr old were hanging out in the 2 and under spot. He was helping watching his sister. He was respectfully pretending to be a knight protecting a castle, not bothering anyone and being very careful. He did have a plastic toy sword that should have stayed in the car, but some rude and random guy came and told my son to get out of the spot in what he thought was Spanish, without my consent, he is the nicest kid so he listened, and I tried to be understanding and respectful since he wasn't supposed to be playing in that spot, but I asked my son to come sit next to me instead. The lady from the front came and told him to get out and she wanted to confiscate his toy. I understand he wasn't supposed to be there specially not playing with a sword, but they way they kicked him out was so disrespectful, so rude, instead of letting me know in a nice way privately. We were so nice and understanding, and their approach was terrible. It totally felt like discrimination while the random rude guy spoke to us in Spanish and the lady screaming at us to get out of the spot. Of course, I requested a refund and they denied it.

Why 4 stars? Because our son enjoyed his time here. --- --- --- We have been taking an outing or two each weekend on behalf our son lately, especially as it's been a bit too cold to go to the park. This was next up on our list, so we headed down the Woodlands to check it out. We had a similar museum to this when we lived in Tampa and we liked this one a bit more because everything was a bit more closer together. In Tampa, there was a lot more square footage, which meant a lot of moving around for Mom and Dad - especially when it came to things on multiple floors. Here, it's all on one floor and you can almost see the entire museum when you stand near the center. But it's also not *too* small to where there's not much to do. Our son, at this particular age (three), does tend to prefer places that are more playground-ish than places like this children's museum which are more toy-centric. But he still enjoyed himself and had plenty of fun - especially when it came to playing with the trains. But there are a bunch of different rooms with various toys and a bunch of things in every direction that a toddler would look at and be excited about. For $22 for the three of us, it was certainly worth it. We would definitely come back and check it out again.

Decided to check this place out today. When you pull up you almost miss it. It's so small and there's just a tiny sign up too saying children museum I almost drove past it honesty. It's on the smaller side for sure but they do have a lot of things for kids. We came during Chinese New Year so they had a dragon show every hour. Very cool but my youngest who's 15 months was in sensory overload by how loud the drums were. For 7 bucks the places isn't to shabby. I just wish they would offer a veteran discount and not just for active duty.

This place is awesome, a true hidden gem! A kids dream, there is so many different things to do here for sensory place and imaginative play. I love that they have costumes for kids to dress up in. It is very clean here and not crowed. There is someone constantly picking up. The price to get in is very reasonable, I ended up getting an anual pass for my family of 4 for only 129.99. I can't wait to go back!

My 3yr old loves this place. He would spend all day here if he could. Ha. We usually spend 2-3 hrs when we go. It's a little hard for mama, because there's not many paces to sit and you can't have water with you. But it's worth it, my son has so much fun with the fire truck, restaurant, and giant blocks. The special events they bring in are always fun to attend as well.

I gave two stars because this place is not monitored at all. If you have a little one in the ages of 2 and under, do not take them here. They do not monitor big children going in and these children will not care whether they step on your baby or push them.

A kids' wonderland! We came for a birthday party and fell in love with all the wonderful exhibits and hands on learning. We love this place!

Cute, cute, cute, cute, cute! Visiting Houston from Southern California for a weekend, the Woodland's Children's Museum was a choice spot to bring four young children, my two and my sister's two, to get out the Sunday morning sillies. From being welcomed warmly by staff on entering, to the various themed-areas for exploring, to the art station with its special little craft -while on the smaller size- this Children's museum is just enough to fill an hour-hour and a half with kiddo fun/entertainment! Play-pretend section was a huge hit for both me and my kiddos! Loved that this zone of the museum was the largest! Adorable and kept rather tidy, all things considered! Next, we loved the blue (daba dee...) foamy, construction corner in the back-most part of the museum! Lots of creating to be done! Wish they had more pieces...for building bigger fortresses! The items for purchase at the entrance of the museum definitely caught my eye! Tons of nifty-gifties to pick up and consider buying! Could have asked for a more exciting art-project that was not just paint smeared around with a q-tip, but it was a passable project for my 4-year old daughter, so eh. Not sure about a membership (errr, if I actually lived in TX), but I'd come back!

Cute little museum, it had a theater, a mini grocery store, a house for them to play in the little kitchen, an arts and crafts table, fishing area, etc. A cute place to go and let your kid go wild while also being able to keep an eye on them since it isn't that big, but it has a good amount of things to do, my only problem is that some of the staff are won't wait for the kids to finish playing with the toys and then clean, they will literally take the toys from their hand sometimes and put it up, sometimes even from their little shopping cards. Not ok with that

Such a good place for kids, staff very friendly and very helpful. Place its neat and clean. We just went for the day and got credit for a year membership, we'll be definitely going back during this summer and rest of the year :)

If you have kids (or grands like I do) this is a really great and fun place to take them. Fun filled activities and very educational. Make sure that you plan to spend a LOT of time as the kids never seem to get tired of playing even though they have already tried and played with all the toys and activities here. They WILL go back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and will not get tired. But the BEST thing is that they are truly having so much FUN at this place.

What an amazing place to have so near my in-laws. Military families get in free, so we take our son basically every day that we're in town when there's spare time. On our most recent visit I think we went three days in a row. And every time, my two year old boy was very entertained and wouldn't have left if I hadn't carried him away. I think his favorite parts were the firetruck (with buttons, lights, costumes and a fire pole), the red truck (an actual truck that they can sit in and press buttons and they look under the hood where all the parts are labeled) and the grocery (with mini carts, plastic produce and a register to check out). We also took out 9 year old niece on one visit. She absolutely loved the house with a full play kitchen. I'm pretty sure she stayed in there for the whole hour. There are many other entertaining options, a stage (with costumes), a shelf full of books), a closed off area specifically for those 2 and under, trains and train tracks, a water play area with plastic fish and fishing rods, an area with large, soft building blocks, arts and crafts and an oversized light up board. Just a note, no liquids allowed. So you'll have to leave your Starbucks sitting at the counter.

The Pros : my almost 4yo loves it there and could spend 4hrs or more just playing and exploring with friends or alone all the little stations/display. The staff is always picking up after the kiddos and the place is reasonably clean. For $12 ($6 each me and him), it is well worth the entrance fee. There are shows available that is already included with the entrance fee so I was glad we got to spend Tanabata there this year. Well, a bit of it anyway and he got to see an authentic Japanese dance. I specially love the microscope and Bernoulli (?) blower. I know its not going to sink in yet to my toddler but at least he's already exposed to it and curious enough to ask questions about it. The train table and lego table is a huge hit and I like the little area full of foam lego looking things for them to build. For the 2 and under, there's a special fenced in area so they don't get over run by the older kiddos The Cons : I would give it a five star if there were more places to sit . I am not a helicopter mom but I do feel comfortable to be able to have eyes on my kiddo at all times. Most of the time, I end up sitting on the floor a few feet away from him. A charging station and a strong WiFi would be nice. It would enable moms like me to multitask while allowing our littles to play and learn to their hearts content without prematurely tearing them off from their new interest because of time constraints. A small snack area inside would be nice as well. The picnic areas outside are nice but during the hellish Texas summers, it is pretty useless even with fans blowing. Even a little area inside for a place to eat would be a huge plus in enjoying the place longer.

Both of my sons had a blast! Both running in different directions They has a blast. They were pretty good about cleaning toys. They have designated baskets for dirty tops that they were constantly gathering and cleaning. They also have tables out front for you to eat at.

Wow, so much fun. Went with toddlers and they had an amazing time! From active and water play to dress up and arts / crafts, they have it all!

Nice indoor playground in the Woodlands. Not as big as I anticipated but it has a good variety of play areas. Gets crowded on hot days... especially weekends. Employees are courteous and the facility is in good condition. Expect to hear lots of kids playing from one end to the other. Not much seating for adults... probably due to their kids moving from one play area to the next play area. Overall 3 stars. It's a good place for letting kids tire themselves out.

Not really a "museum" in my eyes, but it is a fun educational play place for children aged 6 or so and under. We came here on, of all days, Fat Tuesday. Big Mardi Gras celebrations with entertainers, parades and lots of Mardi Gras festivities. Between the huge lite brite peg board, the gravel dump truck pit, the large foam Tinkertoy play space and the "fish pond," (along with other activities), my 4-year-old grandson had a great time. Supervised craft tables and activities are available, but he didn't seem too interested in those (and they were pretty crowded). Facility is well maintained, although it is a bit small for the volume of children and parents that come here. It did get quite crowded as the morning approached lunchtime. Seating is quite limited for adults, so be prepared to stand quite a bit while you're here. Of course, you may not be standing for long as you shadow your little one from activity to activity -- sometimes rather quickly! Admission is $6 per person (adult or child over age 1) per day. This allows you all-day entry with the ability to come and go for the day. After several hours of running around (and if you don't live nearby), that all-day entry really doesn't come in too handy, though. Memberships (with unlimited access every day) are available: Family Membership is $76; Grandparent Membership (2 grandparents/2 children) is $66. We did have a great time and I know my grandson enjoyed himself. Definitely worth it. Lots of parking, too, since this is located in a strip shopping center that contains small restaurants, nice shops and a large grocery store.

This museum is smaller than the one in Houston. My son always have a good time every time we come. The museum has two arts and craft stations, a toddler area, fishing area, grocery store, a play house and many more. Also it has private rooms for birthday parties. It doesn't sell food but you can't bring your own and eat it outside in the patio. It's a great little place for kids.

We were in town for Spring Break. We looked for fun activities to do with the kids and this was a winner. We have a 9 year old and a 3 year old so it can be difficult to find outings that they will both enjoy. They played, made slime, enjoyed the magic show (petting the rabbit was a treat) and the water feature. I was glad I had extra clean shorts so they could both get wet and have fun.

This location is cute and a little smaller than the main and Sugar Land ones. They have lots of play areas including a market, stage, toddler space and water exploration/fishing. Their birthday parties are affordable and you get a large room to use.

Took my 3 year grandson on a Saturday--pretty crowded, but doable. He had a great time! My only recommendation is that they purchase more dump trucks, rakes, scoops, shovels, etc. for the digging area. Several were waiting in line for one child to finish before they could play. There was plenty of space for more toys. Also, the train tables were lacking in train cars, buildings, people, trees, etc. Hope to see more on my next visit.

Took my almost 2 yr old here and I was pleasantly surprised! Prices are reasonable and there is a lot for the little kiddos to do here. They've done a great job including activities for kids and I'd have to imagine having a birthday for them here would be fantastic. Definitely going to check it out again whenever we're on the north side next time. -McLovin

We need something to do on a hot afternoon and this was PERFECT! There was so much to do for kids of all ages! It was clean and people were constantly picking up stuff also! Highly recommend this place!

The Woodlands Children's Museum isn't a museum in the traditional sense. It's very much a hands-on, playful type of place. I would say it's more of an educational indoor play area. It's very small and geared towards the 18 month to 5 year old age group. So if you're taking a child under one there is a very small enclosed area, though nothing fancy. The overall space is small so don't expect it to be large and spend hours on end there looking around and experiencing things. I would say on average expect to spend one to two hours there tops. There isn't really any place for adults to sit so plan on standing the entire time as well. So if you need a place to sit be prepared. It is handicap accessible and easy access to get though for anyone with a disability. They don't allow food or drink on the main floor so if you're needing a snack you'll have to take it outside. It's very inexpensive to go ($6 per/person). Especially compared to most other indoor play places. Definitely worth going and at least checking out once. The great thing about that is if you decide after paying admission to upgrade to membership they'll credit that amount towards the cost.

Fabulous place to take the little ones and there's always something to do. Check the online calendar for daily discounts and events.

Visiting family from out of town, and went here on New Year's Eve. It's a great play and learning space for kids. Because of the holiday, I think, it was ridiculously crowded, and a little frustrating to have to wait in line at a couple of the crafts stations. I will say that the staff stationed in each area did a great job managing the number of people in the controlled spaces. There are a lot of great, interactive areas that mirror what we have experienced at our local equivalent museum we usually go to in San Jose. However, because of the overall shape of the venue, people traffic bottlenecks at a number of points. I would take my kid here again, though. She had a great time running around and playing, which was the overall point.

Cute fun place for the kids. We really enjoyed the arts and crafts station too! There's so many things to keep the little ones busy for a couple hours and they keep asking to go back!

I knew the museum existed, but my son was too old to enjoy it. What an amazing treasure that I am thoroughly enjoying with grandkids!

First time at this museum, we went because they were hosting a cars event. Drove an hour to get there and when we arrived the staff was very unfriendly, very poor coordinated event. I just notified my colleagues and friends who have little ones not to bother or wasting their money on tickets Anymore. Also because we were wearing masks, no one there were, including staff, and I understand if is no longer a requirement but they had no reason to discriminate or stare at us that badly just for wearing a mask. Greatly disappointed and will not bother going back there.

This is a fun place to go but the front desk isn't always good. I first started coming when my son wasn't one yet but because he's so big they charged me any way because they didn't believe me. Fast forward to now, I have a friend who has a daughter who is almost my sons age but very petite and they weren't going to charge her an entry. Children all grow at different rates and they should have to go by what the parent says. We ended up getting a membership and they spelled my daughters name wrong and wouldn't change it. Minor things but irritating things.

I would give this place 5 stars but the staff is unfriendly. Especially the women in the arts and crafts area. Very unfriendly!

I absolutely love bringing my child here. She never wants to leave once we arrive here. The bathrooms are clean and the staff is very friendly. They have great events to engage the children. For example, the build a gingerbread house was a wonderful time for my family and me. In all of my visits I have never had a complaint.

Went to the Mad Hatter tea party and had a blast!! Great sense of what children truly love!! Hands on displays, independent growth encouragement, discovery and imagination boosting happens here!! Puppet show staging and costumes are provided and dress up is hugely encouraged!! Definitely going back again and again!

More chairs please for adults. There is no where to sit, except behind the wall where the kids FISH at. A lot of pregnant moms visit here. I avoided it because of that.

Wow nice place for kids. My son loves it there. They have a lot of activities for kids to play. Mine loves to play at the train stations. They also offer birthday party too. This is a place that every parents need to check it out.

My daughter loves this place!! We have been going for a little over a year now. My daughter has the best time when she's there, the only thing is that we wish it was just a little bigger. We recommend this place to anyone!

I only recently found this place when my son became old enough to walk around and enjoy fun activities. I have been here a hand full of times and I look forward to bringing him here. He loooooves it! It is no where near as big as the one downtown but that's what I love more about it. Its a neighborhood type place. They have different activities for all ages. We have already booked my sons birthday party here and look forward to working the workers for set up. So far everyone we have talked to that works there is very nice. The grocery store area is my sons favorite because he loves pushing the little carts around. They have a fire truck with the whole uniform the kids can put on and large seating area for the plays and puppet shows they host.

This place is part of the whole wave of "museums" for toddlers that are more like indoor playgrounds (there's a similar but nicer--and more expensive--one in New Braunfels). You pay $5 and the kids run around and build stuff (Legos, giant blocks, arts and crafts) or play with a giant Lite-Brite or bulldozers in fake sand. Or rice in little sifters. Stuff like that. It's not fancy, and it's smaller than when it was at the Woodlands mall, but all in all it's a good way to let toddlers kill a couple hours when it's 100 degrees outside. I only wish they hadn't had a Brio train set, because that's all my son wants to do when he sees one of those. Though he eventually really enjoyed playing with the Legos and the kitchen stuff. If you are looking for a fancy museum, or if you are hoping to educate or entertain tweens, this is NOT the place for you. I'm kind of mystified by the disgruntled people saying it wasn't what they expected. You can see 90% of the place before you pay. Did you intentionally not look around so you could complain later? Or is this more of a snobby thing you are doing?

Most people don't even know this place exists. It's on the 2nd floor across from the indoor play structure and above the MNSH's discovery thingy. There is also an exteriour ground level entrance from the mall parking lot. taken from their website "Excavate a dinosaur habitat. Perform surgery in a realistic operating room. Deposit funds into a kid-friendly ATM. Create an artistic masterpiece. Explore the depths of the ocean. Imagine. Create. Discover. The streets lead to fun, and the sky is the limit at the Woodlands Children's Museum where exhibits engage parent and child in interactive, hands-on play and exploration." My son has enjoyed himself for hours here without feeling crowded or rushed or hassled. It's much closer to where I live so we go with a fair amount of regularity. Admission is $5 for all - children under 2 are free. If you haven't been I highly recommend it. I think you will find it a nice relaxing change to the loud haphazardness at the Houston Children's Museum.

Cleanest, most organized children's play place I've ever been to. Staff was extremely attentive. Great music playing, lots of activities for the little ones, parents were expected to watch their kids and did a wonderful job doing so...so different from California! I loved that they had a art project station also (potato stamping). My son immediately walked away from me and just started playing which rarely happens. He was immediately comfortable in this environment which allowed me to relax also. Highly recommend.

A simple play place that is cooled for the parents in the summer and hot in a child's imagination. As a parent, I love the creative nature of our children and this place allows you the opportunity to let them explore that and socialize with other kids in the mean time. The cost is minimal at $5, its fun to bring your kids play group or cousin visitors here, and you can simply stay back and let them have fun while you supervise from afar. The staff was friendly to the point that they expect kids to make a mess, be rampant, and overall not worry about much of what they do. They ensure that there is no safety issues while the kids play (eating/throwing sand/paint/toys/etc.) and let everyone have fun. There are many things that your kids can do and you should also help them out as well. Lots of learning and fun in this simple place. Stay an hour or more, the crafts and laughs will last a lifetime.

I'm new to the area & wanted to take my littles out for something fun & this is where we ended up :) Let me start by saying, I have a five & six year old. One of my children has mild CP so she relies on a walker/wheelchair to get around. That being said, I loved that The Childrens Museum was handicap accessible! I did NOT feel discriminated against at all! Check in was quick & for 2 children 1 adult I paid $18 (all day play) which I thought was a great deal. The temperature inside was nice & cook yet not overly so & all the staff was friendly. I constantly saw staff members cleaning up or putting things back. The museum also had things for both boys & girls. For a first time visit, this was great. It kept my girls busy for a bit. Unfortunately a bit did not last very long. This is the smallest Children's Museum that I have been to & though there were some great activities It wasn't enough to keep them busy. If you have a toddler, THIS IS A GREAT PLACE for your little one with lots to do. Anyone older and you may find yourself leaving within an hour or so. I wish they would post that on their website OR have more activities geared towards older children besides playing house/firefighters or dress up. I also felt It would've been nice to have an indoor area where we can purchase/eat drinks/snacks. Would we come again? Probably but It wouldn't be our first pick.