# Things to do with kids at Bell Museum

> 9 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Bell Museum, 2088 Larpenteur Ave W, St Paul, MN 55113, in the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Beavers and Botanicals at the Bell Museum](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/beavers-and-botanicals-at-the-bell-museum--listing-fc35373696fd903e6f6d4e9d) — Oct 14 – Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Bell Museum, St Paul · With admission · checked Oct 13. From the MEA break to the end of October, the Bell Museum adds extra family fun to the galleries: learn about beavers in Collections Cove as you build a beaver puppet, see a…
- [Spotlight Science: Beavers and Beyond!](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/spotlight-science-beavers-and-beyond--listing-778f657ee4cec241f48d508a) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Bell Museum, St Paul · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 13. Drop-in science program at the Bell Museum on Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:00 am-2:00 pm, with University of Minnesota researchers and partners. Explore semi-aquatic mammal…
- [Story Time: The Lodge That Beaver Built by Randi Sonenshine](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/story-time-the-lodge-that-beaver-built-by-randi-sonenshine--listing-0b73e83b0b109a6f1597f0e0) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM · Bell Museum, St Paul · With admission · checked Oct 16. Calling all future scientists, techies, engineers, artists, and mathematicians for story time at the Bell Museum! \n
- [Collectors Day 2026 at the Bell Museum](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/collectors-day-2026-at-the-bell-museum--listing-17cca5066a882c4515267ea0) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Bell Museum, St Paul · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 13. Annual daylong event at the Bell Museum on Saturday, November 7, 2026, 10:00 am-3:00 pm, where members of the community share and showcase their own personal collections…
- [Creating Art, Thinking Science: Kids' Art Contest Display](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/creating-art-thinking-science-kids-art-contest-display--listing-2c5d194350f03758d741c1af) — Wed, Nov 11 (+19 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Bell Museum, St Paul · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. A pop-up display in the Bell Museum's Imagine the Future gallery showing winning art from a collaboration between St. Paul Public Schools fifth graders and the Bell. Students…
- [A Dance of Seasons: Opening Weekend Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/a-dance-of-seasons-opening-weekend-celebration--listing-cda336cf2d033b03fe1e7607) — Sat, Nov 14 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Bell Museum, St Paul · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 13. Celebrate the opening of the Bell Museum's newest original planetarium production, A Dance of Seasons, on Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2026, 10:00 am-3:00 pm…
- [Story Time at the Bell: North Woods Girl](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/story-time-at-the-bell-north-woods-girl--listing-d2434dad0b09dc40d85d2003) — Sat, Nov 14 · 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM · Bell Museum, St Paul · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. A 30-minute Saturday story time at the Bell Museum for young children and their families. This session reads North Woods Girl by Aimée Bissonette, in which a hike through…
- [November Star Party at the Bell Museum](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/november-star-party-at-the-bell-museum--listing-664211d1c12ddc0cb8ff407f) — Fri, Nov 20 · 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM · Bell Museum, St Paul · All ages · Free · checked Oct 13. Free monthly star party at the Bell Museum on Friday, November 20, 2026, 7:00-8:30 pm, with outdoor telescope viewing (weather permitting), hands-on activities and short free…
- [Sensory Friendly Saturday at the Bell Museum](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/sensory-friendly-saturday-at-the-bell-museum--listing-7b255ba069fd1995158af8c4) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Bell Museum, St Paul · With admission · checked Oct 13. Monthly early-opening series at the Bell Museum providing a welcoming environment for individuals, families and children with sensory sensitivities: experience the Minnesota…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Bell Museum](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/bell-museum--listing-2cf25e01c70f61dc5a78acf8) — Wed-Sun 10am-4pm · Bell Museum, St Paul · From $12 · checked Oct 13. Minnesota's official natural history museum and planetarium, on the University of Minnesota campus in St. Paul. Features the Minnesota Journeys permanent exhibit, wildlife…

## Recently ended

- [Kolshorn Lecture: Tribal Land Management: Balancing social, economic and environmental aspects of stewardship by Dr. Serra J. Hoagland](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/kolshorn-lecture-tribal-land-management-balancing-social-economic-and--listing-a503208e97fce1b32fbfe587) — ended Thu, Oct 22
- [Be a Baby Beaver at the Bell](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/be-a-baby-beaver-at-the-bell--listing-d27771b123fd3a2cca35fe87) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Guided Birding Walk with MOU](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/guided-birding-walk-with-mou--listing-07ccf8651b8e66de86a3c589) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Open Birding](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/open-birding--listing-7e8a327b6fd920861d615186) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Sensory Friendly Saturday](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/sensory-friendly-saturday--listing-69fb60c9e5583e0d36c3bb16) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [October Star Party at the Bell Museum](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/october-star-party-at-the-bell-museum--listing-f85aa011dbe99756a909cb64) — ended Fri, Oct 16
- [Beavers and Botanicals](https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/beavers-and-botanicals--listing-36d98f5645927f9ee1724ead) — ended Thu, Oct 15

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