Children's Museum of South Carolina in Myrtle Beach SC
The Children's Museum is an educational, fun museum you can take your kids to. They've got a number of "discovery" activities that are designed to teach your kids about normal things they will be doing in everyday life, as well as traditional educational fare like an exhibit on ancient Egypt. Some of the activities include role-playing an emergency room to learn about health care, learning to operate an ATM machine, taking pretend X-rays, pretending to be a dentist, exhibits on how electricity works, one on how forests grow, geology exhibits on digging for fossils and how rocks are formed, and many more. It's all very hands-on type stuff, and your kids will enjoy it and learn without realizing they're being educated against their will.
The only downside is that it's not that great an activity for most adults - it's more in the following your kids around vein, but there's some stuff there you might be interested in. It's still probably worth a trip just because of the benefit to the kids.
The museum opened its doors in 1994 in a 1,200 square-foot location at a shopping mall. It was an immediate hit and the museum quickly began to make plans to expand. They soon purchased a 7,500 square-foot facility, and before it opened in 1996, had designed and built 10 new exhibits. It expanded yet again in the summer of 1998 by adding another 1,200 square-feet.
The permanent exhibits at the Children’s Museum of South Carolina include Discover South Carolina, a natural history exhibit about the state’s animals and habitats; It’s Electric, where kids can generate their own power; The Magic School Bus, a display based on the famous series of books of the same name; Kidz Medical Center and Dental Clinic, a mock-up of a medical facility where kids can learn about the human body and about those who care for it; Express Yourself Art Center, a place for kids to create their own masterpieces; Collin’s Kids Discovery Lab, where visitors can observe live animal and plant specimens; and Pizza Delivery Truck, a place where guests can create and “bake” their own pizza and learn about math at the same time.
In addition, guests can enjoy exploring the USS Kids Afloat, where they’ll learn about boats and boating safety; Bubble Mania, where kids can make bubbles and even put themselves inside one; South Carolina Fossil Hunt, a chance to see what paleontologists do to discover fossils; and Put It Into Words, where kids become actively involved in the reading and writing process.
The Children’s Museum of South Carolina also sponsors special events several times each month including Tales for Tots story time and Digitalis Planetarium, a chance to explore the sun, moon, stars, and planets from the comfort of the museum.
The museum also hosts birthday parties that provide guests with free admission to the facility, one-hour use of the Discovery Classroom, a party area, a birthday gift for the honoree, and various decorations. Food and drinks are not included in the package price but may be brought in from an outside source. Interested parties may also rent the entire museum.
The Children’s Museum of South Carolina, located just 2 blocks from Broadway at the Beach and across the street from the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm. It is closed for major holidays. Admission prices are the same for adults and children. Kids under age one are admitted free of charge.
The museum heartily welcomes volunteers who are willing
to assist with the every day happenings at the museum as well as to handle
other jobs that do not involve any direct interaction with the children and
their families.
The Children's Museum of South Carolina is located at:
2501 North King's Highway
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
843-946-9469
You can check out their web site here. It's designed more to be a virtual tour for kids, but if you hunt around there are some directions on there. Admission is $6 a person, and it's open 10:00 am - 4:00 pm for the entire year, closed on Sundays, and it closes on Mondays also during the off-season (late September through early June).
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