Brooklyn Children's Museum

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is such an amazing experience! From the moment you walk in, everything is super interactive, packed with knowledge waiting to be discovered. It feels like a wonderful blend of a water park, a beach, and a climbing gym all rolled into one delightful adventure. I love taking my autistic children there because they genuinely enjoy trying to connect and socialize with other kids. Plus, there are plenty of opportunities for great photos and moments to learn, all while honing their hand-eye coordination skills through the various activities offered. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes, as you’ll be doing a lot of walking! I found out the hard way that getting in during the week can mean a bit of a wait, so I highly recommend getting advance tickets to cut down on any delays. There’s so much to love about this place! Just a heads-up: it can get quite crowded, but honestly, with all the different celebrations of art, life, and learning going on, you might hardly notice. They even feature live dancers upstairs when the weather's nice or hold fun events in the park that ties into the museum's theme. For me and my crew, it’s a solid 10 out of 10!

So fun! I went for the first time with my son the other day and we didn't get to spend much time here. We actually ended up in the toddler zone even though he's ten and we had so much fun with the sand.

It’s a whole day event, it’s clean, big and spacious. I love that during kwanza holiday they has list of things to do such as classes and activities. I loved this place especially for my toddler.

Underwhelming. We've been to countless children's museums in New York and beyond and I'd have to say this is the bottom of the list. The exhibits were old and grungy and offered little by way of exploration or learning. For example - there are a handful of replica shops (a pizza place, a grocery store, a travel agency, etc) but very little for them to interact with and much less for them to learn about the businesses. The grocery store has some toy food (and seemingly real old cans and boxes wrapped in packing tape) but everything was just dumped in a toy shopping cart in the corner. The cash register didn't work nor was there toy money to help teach kids numbers, counting, etc. The travel agency had merely a desk and a phone and a globe. Any explanatory elements are delivered via videos from the early 90s. There's also a fair bit of stuff behind plexiglass which seemed out of place at a children's museum (instruments in the performance space, etc). My 3 year old was happy to run around for an hour on a freezing cold day and for that I can't complain but I don't know that we'll be back anytime soon.

Quite different than what we expected. All in a good way. Besides the usual experiments and some nature sections, the most interesting exhibitions of the museum are related to urban life. They have model versions of NY shops where the kids can make fake pizza, do grocery-bakery shopping, or even some clothing and garment stores of different nationalities. They even have a model construction site with scaffolding and foam blocks. Something they curiously see every day, walking down the street but never been into. That part is a blast for the kids. Obviously, they also have a model city bus, which is an essential item for any NYC children's museum. We also loved the STEM lab and the fun experiments they did with the kids there. The instructors were very engaging and helpful with the kids. Overall we easily spent a good 3 hours there. Lastly, one last thing that we enjoyed was the absence of a museum store, so no dramas on "I want to buy a toy" :)