# Whimsical Winter Play: An Early Childhood Experience > Event for families in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood area (IN). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Wed, Dec 9 · 8:30 AM - Where: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208 - Ages: Ages 5 and under - Price: Ticket required (price on the ticket page) - Organizer: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis - Official page: https://www.childrensmuseum.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/whimsical-winter-play-an-early-childhood-experience--listing-8d642dca870fc432d5e23ab3 ## About Whimsical Winter Play is a ticketed early-morning event at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis for children 5 and under and their grown-ups. From 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., before the museum opens to the public, families get early access to the WinterSlide, the museum's giant indoor snow slide, and the WinterFaire exhibit, plus winter-themed activities designed for young children, and the hour ends with a bubble dance party. Every participating child must be registered, whatever their age. The ticket does not include general museum admission for nonmembers; families with museum tickets or a membership can stay after 9:30. Santa is not part of this event. ## Similar picks in Indianapolis - [Santa's BIG Snowball Fight](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/santa-s-big-snowball-fight--listing-d449f8ce991037d0c918ae6b) — Sat, Nov 21 · 9:30 AM · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis welcomes Santa for the season with what it calls Indy's biggest indoor snowball fight, held in the Sunburst Atrium on the Saturday before… - [Santa's Magical Morning](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/santa-s-magical-morning--listing-0048197e40cc04ead105b30a) — Sat, Dec 12 (+2 more dates) · 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A ticketed early-access morning before The Children's Museum opens to the public. Each family gets a timed visit with Santa without the long public line (bring your own device… - [Santa's Holiday Breakfast in the L.S. Ayres Tea Room](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/santa-s-holiday-breakfast-in-the-l-s-ayres-tea-room--listing-81ac55b5e9a4253bfb8d5701) — Sat, Dec 12 (+1 more date) · 8:00 AM – 10:15 AM · Indiana State Museum · All ages · From $35 · checked Oct 24. A nostalgic breakfast in the Indiana State Museum's re-created L.S. Ayres Tea Room, the department-store dining room many Hoosier families remember. The buffet comes with live… - [Celebration Crossing Opening Day with Santa's Helicopter Arrival](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/celebration-crossing-opening-day-with-santa-s-helicopter-arrival--listing-f12906a809054048c674fbd9) — Fri, Nov 27 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Indiana State Museum · All ages · From $17 · checked Oct 24. The Indiana State Museum opens its Celebration Crossing holiday area the day after Thanksgiving with Santa's annual helicopter landing. At 10:30 a.m. families gather on the front… - [Santa & Carolers at Winterlights](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/santa-and-carolers-at-winterlights--listing-0fe1a1855e8f185f5a84610f) — Tue, Nov 24 (+7 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · The Garden at Newfields · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 24. On eight Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of Winterlights, its 10th season at Newfields, Santa walks the Twinkling Trail from 5 to 8 p.m., stopping for festive hellos and photos… - [Butler Ballet: Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/butler-ballet-tchaikovsky-s-the-nutcracker--listing-a856fafbbb90166c9307d12d) — Thu, Dec 3 (+3 more dates) · Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University · Paid · checked Oct 24. Butler University's Butler Ballet stages its holiday-tradition Nutcracker at Clowes Memorial Hall, billed as Indianapolis' premiere production of the ballet. The full-length… ## More for families - [This weekend in Indianapolis](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Indianapolis](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis.md)