Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine | Cumberland County, ME

Great place to bring your young ones to enjoy many different areas of play. Outside play area with sand, jungle gym, and music. Inside so much to explore! Water play area, interactive learning, and theater. They are all about STEM! And it is amazing! Check out their website for more information. They have an elevator and stairs. They have picnic tables outside near the outdoor play area. Many benches to sit on for parents to relax as they watch their children. Restrooms on each floor.

Posted on: July 13, 2025

Lovely little place! Staff is always super friendly and there is enough to do for a few hours with kids of all ages. If you’re going to go more than a couple times a year, I highly recommend the membership! 👶🏼: It’s great for all ages but babies and toddlers specifically will love the second floor. There is a soft play area & on the third floor, a light room and water play area! 🅿️: is a PITA. If you get there early enough or go on a not busy day, it’s fine BUT most days, the parking lot is pretty full in front. However, there is plenty of parking behind/close by. Parking is extra $$ though. I think it’s like $2/hr or something. It’s way easier with the Passport app. They will ticket you if you don’t pay! 🛝: There is a nice little outdoor playground with benches, a sand pit, slides, and climbing structure.

Posted on: May 12, 2025

This children’s museum offers a ray of make believe, fun crafts and ways to get energy out. They have area for kids under the age of 8 and an area the lighthouse which is for 2yo and younger (meant for non crawlers). They have a small aquarium and huge water table area. Great place to go to in the winter. Downfalls, kids get soaked at the water table area even with apron on. Bring a change of clothes. The space is very tight so when busy no strollers can fit and you are on top of one another. Wish there was more space as it’s defiantly tight inside. Another downfall is you must pay to park. Communal area to put jackets and bags but no lockers. Very easy to steal belongings. Also no food or drink allowed so makes it difficult for the bottle kiddos.

Posted on: January 27, 2025

Really cute museum. Very well thought out and nice floor planning. The bathrooms were very kid friendly. I never understood why children oriented museums would have super tall sinks. Small enough to do pretty much everything in a morning (and honestly your kids are overstimulated by then anyway). But their play areas are definitely enjoyable if there's extra energy to bring. Be sure to bring your own food, there isn't a cafeteria.

Posted on: July 09, 2025

Excellent staff and a great array of exhibits! My daughter is 4 and had a wonderful time on the summer afternoon that we visited (Wednesday), particularly in the Maker Space. The only two issues we had were that 1) A number of the exhibits weren’t working properly, like balls getting stuck in the air play area, the periscope not working, etc., and 2) The 3 hour time block for an afternoon visit is really not anywhere near enough time to explore. My daughter spent an hour in the Maker Space and could have easily spent an hour in the water play area, but only had about 30 minutes after we got there before closing.

Posted on: July 11, 2025