Staten Island Children's Council Review

One of the best children museum in the five boroughs

Kids love it! Never too crowded. Can easily spend 3+ hours.

Fantastic museum for kids as well as adults! The have a party room for birthdays. Great staff.

It s cool fun time for the kids if you want tonkill a few hours.. had a blast in Game Center

It is just a giant playroom... NOT a "museum"...
very worn out "exhibits", not a lot to see... children won't learn nothing from this place.
staff looked very bored and did not care much about anything other than what's going on on her phone
I would not recommend anybody visiting this place.

Another hidden gem that goes unappreciated about the island. My daughter loves it here.

Great place to keep the kiddies entertained. They offer art classes on Sunday which is nice. It can get crowded, so be prepared. We have attended birthday parties there and have always been pleased! Ages can be from 1 years up to teens!

The museum is old and not well maintained, although my kid still liked it.

The children enjoyed it there. Staff were helpful and kind.

The kids I was babysitting had a blast. It was hours of entertainment for a very reasonable price on a cold day.

Cute, clean, nice place for the younger set. Spent about 2hrs here kids enjoyed.

Lots of stuff to do. Quite entertaining and enjoyable

Gramma takes the kids. Never been, but they swear by it. They love the life-size chess set!

This is a wonderful experience for kids of all ages. Worth an annual membership. Also enjoy the many shows and wonders of the location which is within the snug harbor cultural center. Birthday parties also held here and are lots of fun, reasonable and little work for the host. Highly recommend visiting the SHCC and museum.

Worth every penny! Came all the way from brooklyn to see what all the hype is about. Kids (6 and 3) loved it. We spent 4 hours there and couldn't get the kids to leave. This one has much better offerings for kids then the Brooklyn one and is more compact, so less walking and lots more playing. Will return again very soon

Very interesting.. good for keep kids busy during the. School holidays ..

I had to do a project for a class at Wagner College and they gave me a private tour I wasn t allowed to explore the museum alone because I was unaccompanied by a child. They cared about their patrons safety and experience. There are over a dozen of themed exhibits that allow children hands-on exploration. I was absolutely floored by the attention to detail and the creativity on each one of the room. I loved it and was jealous that I wasn t a kid anymore.

A Must Visit Museum for
Parents and Children ! !

Awesome place for kids, but exhibits haven't changed in ten years. Maybe more? Kids don't seem to mind that. I guess as a parent I feel bored there, but kids love it.

It's clean, well maintained, and has a nice staff.

Easy parking, big territory, museum is not as crowded as the ones in Brooklyn and Manhattan. My 3.5 old son enjoyed playing in the fire truck a lot!

If I could give minus the stars I would give! One old woman at reception, people waiting and waiting, and one idiot shouting outside instead of helping her! In addition, they say open to 5, but already at 4.15 removed people from the bottom floor! Maybe the lady there had bigger plans to do ... At 4.35 people were removed from the top floor! Nice place but the people who work there are nuts

The kids had a great time! The staff was very nice and accomodating. I would recommend for birthday parties or just to visit.

Great fun for younger kids at a great price ($8). Free if you have cool culture pass!

Good place to kids. A lot of activities for kids, lovely small garden and cafe.

Great asset to the island. Great kids birthday parties

Great Museum for children to explore and play. Having a great Children's Museum here in Chicago we were very impressed with what the SICM had to offer and so much more affordable. My family had a great time and loved the outdoor space. I think 3 hours is a good amount of time to spend there. We will visit again on our next trip to NYC

It's a great place to take the kids the people are helpful"

Beautiful place that better, a time of recreation with children

Nice place for kids. I thought we would only spend an hour there but we ended up spending 3. The kids loved it.

It's a fun summer and winter spot for the kids. It's just enough to entertain for an hour or so with out overwhelming. The joint membership for the zoo and children's museum is well worth it, especially for parents with little kids. The exhibits maybe dated but the kids have fun. Remember to be on the lookout for free days and special events.

Great interactive museum for children. Can get crowded at times. Very popular for school trips. Has both indoor and outdoor exhibits. Lots of fun.

As a parent, I really love this place. Especially the addition of the Barn and renovation within the main building. There is so much this museum has to offer and entertain young children. This place is not a bore and with seasonal events, this place is worth visiting repeatedly.

Way to rush for my preschool class that came all the way from Jersey City. It's over sold! Staff tried to make the best way possible!

Great place for kids.
Came for a birthday party and kids had a blast.

I participated in an event there today, presented by Staten Island OutLOUD and Cre-a-tion Dance Collective. Staff was very helpful in making everything run smoothly.

Great place for kids. Most exhibits have been the same for years but are well kept up and it's the kids that change anyway

This place has three floors and so much for kids to do! You can make a great learning experience or day of this.

Cute museum with many different activities for kids of all ages.

Spacious & lots of fun stuff. Even 10 year old had a blast. Cafe closed on Sundays but they have lots of vending machines & sell ice cream at the front. Hot Pokemon site too

Cool place to let your kids let off the steam and they have a outdoor area which is cool. Love the house construction area and most of the exhibits are pretty interactive. But they have to update every so often so please do

I love taking my daughter to this place when I visit my family on Staten Island. It has so many things to offer for all age groups. It s a very reasonable price and you only pay once a day you can leave and come back to play some more. The snack shack in the museum is super reasonable too and the staff though out the whole facility are helpful and friendly. I would recommend going to this place for sure.

Grandkids had fun, enjoyed hands on collage work and making up a play to perform on the stage

Overall a beautiful place to be with excellent coworkers love it

It is just enough museum for the entire family. The kids were tuckered out by the time we got in the car. It was an awesome experience. Looking forward to going again.

Great place. There is so much to do here. Museum is clean, organized and quiet. It's a great place for creative play and quality family time.

we loved the place and different activities for a child. Although different section of the exhibits contained some sex and gender divercity posters. We as a family support the subject and freedom of choice, however couldn't see how it is relevant to those exhibits and why our child who is learning to read and discovering interesting subjects should come across those at this stage. Also the biography of people described seems randomly selected because of their gender and sexual orientation. We thought it would be more applicable to show and describe someone who contributed greatly to the science and progress in different fields instead, considering the nature of the establishment. However i will leave it to the museum team and public to consider as there might be something i oversaw behind this

There are three floors with an outside playground. Very interactive exhibits. It's small but very doable in one day. The bottom level closes the earliest before the rest of the museum. Top level is very warm, live insects such as tarantulas, butterflies, bees, cockroaches, crayfish, millipedes, etc. Construction zone, play fire engine station, over size board games. There's a lot.

A hidden treasure for your family. Provides interactive and learning opportunities. Great place to host an event. Very friendly and supportive staff

Really cute, just wish there was more to it. Also wish the "cafe" was actually up and running.

My daughter loves this place. She loves the fire truck, the light up wall, and the (unfortunately) loud bell that she can ring outside. It can be a day of fun for younger kids (7 and under) but older kids might be bored of it pretty quickly.

My kids really enjoyed the zoo. I parked on the st. That was free.

One of my children's favorite places at Snug Harbor. Membership is worth the price.

Our 2 1/2 year old grandson had fun, especially on the fire engine. However, I was disappointed ... a number of exhibits seemed to have missing parts (world map puzzle for one) and there was no cafe! I should have checked beforehand.

Great place for children to spend time especially when its cold outside. Great place to donate into. Activities are innovative,and interesting for kids. Just wish they had more but they're renovating right now so maybe someday.

My two year old had a great time at the Children's Museum. She didn't want to leave.

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Excellent, with plenty of activities for the children.