Worldwide Day of Play at the Edwardsville Children's Museum
Saturday, September 27, 2025
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Edwardsville Children's Museum invites families to participate in the Worldwide Day of Play. Dedicated to joyful learning through play, this event is focused on getting kids and their families up, out, and playing around.
Kids will be challenged to play in all of the Museum's exhibits by completing a scavenger hunt of activities, including a special, one-day SLIME! zone. All young adventurers who complete the mission will get to choose a prize courtesy of ECM. Worldwide Day of Play activities are free for members and with paid admission for non-members.
“Play is a powerful experience that enriches people’s lives in museums, schools, homes, and beyond,” states Arthur G. Affleck, III, executive director of the Association of Children’s Museums. “ACM is pleased to partner with Nickelodeon on amplifying the importance of play on wellbeing and healthy brain development, and to make learning more effective and joyful for everyone. As children’s museums, we believe in the power of play and we strive to nurture more play and playful learning everywhere we go.”
Added Kristen Fries, executive director of ECM, “We’re so excited to team up once again with Nickelodeon, ACM, and our fellow children’s museums around the world in celebrating play and curiosity. Our goal with this event is to engage the entire family in the ECM experience, giving kids and their caregivers the chance to explore all of our exhibits side-by-side, and just as important, continue the fun of play-based, imaginative learning long after they leave the museum.”
Worldwide Day of Play is happening Saturday, September 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Edwardsville, Illinois Children's Museum.
For more information, visit edwcm.org
