Exhibits at CMSC Letting Children explore their creativity through interactive exhibits.
DISCOVER SOUTH CAROLINA - Learn about local snakes, shells and habitats while discovering important facts and information about the State of South Carolina. Explore the shells in the SAND BOAT and identify them!
IT'S ELECTRIC - Investigate electricity as you generate your own power to light up a city. Kids and adults learn it takes a lot of energy to create electricity! Families work together to build circuits that turn on lights and motors.
MAGIC SCHOOL BUS - Magic School Bus field trip videos run continuously throughout the day in our very own Magic School Bus. Ride along as Ms. Frizzle and her class take you on a journey.
KIDZ MEDICAL CENTER & DR. MOLAR'S DENTAL CLINIC - Step into the world of medicine as you role-play in the Kidz Medical Center and Dr. Molar’s Dental Clinic. Learn about bones, muscles, teeth, and other parts of the human body while being a doctor, dentist, nurse, medical receptionist, X-Ray technician, or even a patient.
EXPRESS YOURSELF ART CENTER - Take this opportunity to express yourself creatively and artistically. Discover the artist in you while creating a masterpiece. New activities and craft choices change weekly!
PIZZA DELIVERY TRUCK - Hop in, create a pizza, bake it, and it’s ready to serve. Practice counting while the pizza is heating and even learn about fractions. Who thought pizza could be this much fun?
NEW! WILD LIFE ABOUT PLANTS - Enter the world of Flora Wild! In Flora’s house, you can identify the parts of a plant we eat, create a plant-filled meal while learning about the importance of plants in our everyday lives! Children enjoy putting on puppet shows with plants and animals and solve the Plant Puzzler and learn how plants are used to make paper and clothing!
GET READY, GET SET, GROW! – Enjoy this soft-play area for toddlers filled with learning toys for our youngest visitors!
SNAIL MAIL POST OFFICE – Be the postman and deliver and sort the mail. Then, create a postcard or letter to tell your friends all about your experience at CMSC!
LEARN TO DRIVE VW – Sit in the driver’s seat in this classic VW beetle!
RECYCLING CENTER - Learn more about the fascinating world of plastics and discover how plastic bottles can be transformed into new materials. Students also have an opportunity to sort the recyclables into appropriate bins including: mixed paper, cardboard, or commingle.
GEM & FOSSIL MINING - Sift and wash your choice of authentic Brazilian ore or fossils in the 15 ft. flume complete with running water. Over 16 gemstones or fossils are discovered and identified! This exhibit is facilitated by a Museum educator and everything you find is yours to keep. Additional fees required.
HURRICANE SIMULATOR – Learn how to protect yourself in the event of a hurricane and feel 78 mph winds of a Category I Hurricane in the Hurricane Simulator! Identify hurricane strength winds with the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. $2 per ride, for up to 4 people.
HABITAT HABIT – Learn about our local habitats as you explore the animals right here in our backyard! Find and see live tree frogs, anoles, and a box turtle that live at CMSC!
COMING SOON! WPDE CONTINUOUS NEWS DESK – Stand in front of a live green screen and report the weather conditions or sit behind the news desk and report the news LIVE from the Children’s Museum of South Carolina!
USS KIDS-A-FLOAT - Do you know the names of the different parts of a boat? Do you follow boating safety rules while on the water? Experience what it is like to be on a real boat as you investigate and explore the USS KIDS-A-FLOAT. Make predictions and sort objects at the Sink or Swim table.
BUBBLE MANIA - Bubbles big and small are the focus of this exhibit. Find out what makes a bubble and then children and their parents love to put themselves inside a giant bubble.
SOUTH CAROLINA FOSSIL HUNT - Become a paleontologist, dig through and brush away the sand as you look for 65 million year old fossils from ocean animals of South Carolina.
PUT IT INTO WORDS - Explore your imagination and “Put It Into Words!” Become actively involved in the reading and writing process with Alphabet Soup, the Kidz Talk Post-It Center, and Spotlight on Authors and Illustrators.
