Children's Museum of the Low Country - Charleston, SC - Hands On Kids Activities

The Children's Museum of the Low Country is located at 25 Ann Street in the heart of historic downtown Charleston just next door to the Charleston Visitor and Information Center. Parking is available just across the street.

They are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and on Sunday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The Children's Museum is closed on Mondays for maintenance and cleaning. While they are open on most holidays, they are closed on New Years, Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Eve and Day.

Children and adults who visit the museum are charged a $7 admission fee while children under the age of one year old are free. Reservations are only required for groups of 15 or more.

Membership is available on an annual basis, although a two-year purchase is offered at a discounted rate. Paying members do not pay an admission fee for each visit and receive a discount on parties, camps and store purchases. There are extra events for members through out the year. A basic family membership for two adults and all children is $75 a year.

Since the Museum's opening in 2003 they have sought to foster creativity and learning in the minds of children. The Children's Museum offers exhibits, classes, camps, birthday parties and field trip options for school classes. In doing this, little visitors are exposed to science, history and the arts for a well rounded educational experience.

Exhibits are interactive and seek to provide a learning opportunity for kids on everything from gardening to physics. The Creativity Castle exhibit has children making crafts on a theme that changes every week. The Totally Toddler exhibit is specifically for those ages two and under and is aimed at both the mental and physical development of young children.

Classes at the Children's Museum are offered on subjects ranging from theater to nutrition. Kids can learn about gardening through the Garden Time and Five Senses classes. Kinder Art is an instructional arts and crafts class that encourages imagination. Some classes, such as Kinder Art, require a fee.

During the summer, the Children's Museum offers various camps that span a four day week. There are eight total weeks of camps starting in June and lasting through the beginning of August. Most of the camps are for children aged three to five, but some are for five to seven year olds. Camp themes vary from arts to pirates to science. The camps fill up quickly and a waiting list is available.

If a child would like to celebrate his or her birthday at the Children's Museum they offer a basic package or a themed package. The themes include pirates, gardening, royalty and spa. Add-ons are available to each package for an extra cost per child.

The museum is targeted for children under the age of eight and those who are older will find they have outgrown the child activities. Still, reviewers say it is a place for children to blow off steam and a rainy day destination for kids in Charleston, SC.