Children's Boo!seum Houston

Boo! Something spooky this way comes to “Children’s Boo!seum Houston!” A myriad of enchantment and mystery have maneuvered their way into Children’s Museum Houston to magically transform it into the Children’s Boo!seum Houston for three weeks of Halloween! Partake in spine-tingling experiments, spirit-lifting activities, and slime-filled fun from Oct. 10 to 31, 2023 (Closed Mondays).  Meander your way through the Museum in search of ghosts, goodies and goo!

• Trick-or-Treat: Set out on a safe trick-or-treat quest: Tuesday-Friday, 4-6 p.m.; Free Family Night Thursday, 5-8 p.m.; All day on Saturday and Sunday through Halloween night!
• Party: Move your bones to funky tunes at our “Bad to the Bone” Happy Halloween Bash open till 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31.
• Get Creative: Join these wicked workshops ($5 registration fee):

-Design spooktacular Halloween costume pieces during a wicked workshop on Oct. 14 in Chevron Maker Lab. 
-Spooky Animatronics: It may take more than five nights to put back together or take apart unnerving animatronics on Oct. 21 at Chevron Maker Lab.  
-Make Slime: Ooze in amazement
-Zombie Brain Slime: Go gaga for goo as you probe zombie brain slime from Oct. 17 to 31 in Power Science Lab.
-Oobleck:  Ooey, gooey!  Non-Newtonian fluid’s a bit screwy.  Explore it from Oct. 16 to 22 at Science Station.
-Experiment with Science: Test mystery blood and ID its type from Oct. 10 to 15 in Power Science Lab.

Special Events: 

It's Halloween Showtime!: 
Saturday, Oct. 14, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Funded in part by City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice:  DJ Beetlejuice will get the Halloween party started.  Come on out and shake your bones during a Beetlejuice-inspired party, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Kid’s Hall Alcove.
Hocus Pocus:  Brew a concoction of Hocus Pocus when the “Sanderson Sisters” join us for a meet-and-greet, from 12:30 to 30:30 p.m. and story times at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.
Paint-a-Pumpkin:  Get your creative juices flowing by decorating pumpkins during our wicked workshop at 11:30 a.m., 12:30, 3, 4, and 5 p.m. in Alexander Art Academy.

Solar Eclipse Viewing Party
Saturday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sneak the sunrise past a rooster.  You’re invited to look on the sunny side and hangout when it’s shady out.  Soak up the sun during our solar eclipse viewing party!  Grab a free pair of special glasses to catch a glimpse of this phenomenon (while supplies last).
Solar Eclipse Live Stream:  Prefer indoors?  Watch the path during a livestream of the eclipse.
Big Sun, Small Moon:  Why the same size during an eclipse? Explore more at EcoStation.
Moon Craters:  Investigate how craters form on the moon in Science Station.
Pinhole Viewer and Postcard:  Make a pinhole projector postcard to track the eclipse’s path and safely see it through the hole in the center of the card at Science Station.

Wicked workshops include designing spooktacular Halloween costume pieces, spooky animatronics, making slime, exploring zombie brain slime, and other types of scientific Halloween-themed experiments. 

Get Spooky! 
Saturday, Oct. 21 beginning at 10 a.m.
Funded in part by City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance
Mad Science:  Join mad scientist Bob Botto from the American Chemical Society of Greater Houston as he performs mind-blowing healing experiments in celebration of National Chemistry Week (Oct. 15 to 21) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Kid’s Hall.
Haunted House:  Don’t go to a haunted house; make one instead during a wicked diorama workshop.  Sign up at the top of each hour from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Alexander Art Academy.
Spooky Magic:  Catch a spellbinding show as international man of mystery Jamie Salinas performs at 2 and 3 p.m. in Brown Auditorium.

Happy House:
Free Family Night Thursday, Oct. 26, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Brought to you by Radio One
Watch before your very eyes how the Museum magically morphs into the Happy House!  Join Majic 102.1, 97.9 The Box, and Praise 92.1 for a free, safe, and friendly trick-or-treat party for your little ghosts, goblins and ghouls.  Admission is free!

Monster Mash Bash
Saturday, Oct. 28, beginning at 10 a.m.
Funded in part by City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice:  Summon DJ Beetlejuice for a Halloween throwdown of epic proportions.  Dance to some fangtastic music from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Kid’s Hall Alcove.
Make-a-Monster:  Bring monsters to live during a wicked workshop, then take them home.  Sign up at the top of each hour from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Alexander Art Academy.
Owl Pellet Dissections:  Poke around an owl’s regurgitated food and explore what’s inside of it at 1, 2, 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. in Power Science Lab.
Thriller Dance:  Zombies come back to liven things up.  JDF Elite Dance Academy’s zombie troupe shows you how to do the Thriller dance at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium.

“Bad to the Bone" Happy Halloween Bash
Tuesday, Oct. 31, Open till 8 p.m.
Funded in part by City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice:  DJ Beetlejuice returns to close out this graveyard mash, from 4 to 8 p.m. in Kid’s Hall Alcove.
Haunted House:  Don’t go to a haunted house; make one instead during a wicked diorama workshop.  Sign up at the top of each hour from 4:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. in Alexander Art Academy.
Hocus Pocus:  Brew a concoction of Hocus Pocus when the “Sanderson Sisters” join us for a meet-and-greet, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and story times at 6 p.m.
Spooky Magic:  Catch a spellbinding show as international man of mystery Jamie Salinas performs at 5 and 7 p.m. in Brown Auditorium.

Children's Boo!seum Houston Wonderweeks: 

Spooktacular Tales Wonderweek:
Oct. 10 to 15
Sponsored by Phillips 66
There are tales too spooktacular to tell after dark!  Dare to enter the gates of our imagination as we explore things that go bump in the night (and perhaps the day too), make our toes curl, our hair rise and our spine tingle. 

• Monster Smackdown:  Bring to life other-worldly monsters at Chevron Maker Annex.
• Halloween Masks:  Laser cut your Halloween mask design in Chevron Maker Annex.
• LEGO™ Scorpion:  Code a scorpion robotic tail that stings in Chevron Maker Annex.
• Spooky Investigations:  Use your hands to conjure food oddities and curiosities at Science Station. 
• Blood Typing:  Test mystery blood and ID its type in Power Science Lab.
• Q-Tip Skeleton:  There are no bones about it!  Check out how the skeletal system is made of many bones in Power Science Lab.
• Ghost Garland:  Channel Hegarty’s “Five Little Ghosts” by designing a garland at Junktion.  
• Halloween Puppets:  Use elements from beyond to tell a fun and strange story at Junktion.  
• Spinning Ghosts:  Take a ghost for a ride by making it spin at Junktion.  
• Bat Origami:  Go batty for bats at EcoStation.
• Spooktacular Tales:  Eerie enough stories to tell in Parent Resource Library.

Creepy Concotions
Oct. 17 to 22
Sponsored by BASF
Double, double toil and trouble. Cauldron spills ick, goo and rubble.  Experiments double, bubble, and spell out trouble.

• Zombie Brain Slime: Go gaga for goo as you probe zombie brain slime in Power Science Lab.
• Oobleck:  Ooey, gooey!  Non-Newtonian fluid’s a bit screwy.  Explore it at Science Station.
• Monster Smackdown:  Bring to life other-worldly monsters at Chevron Maker Annex.
• Halloween Masks:  Laser cut your Halloween mask design in Chevron Maker Annex.
• LEGO™ Scorpion:  Code a scorpion robotic tail that stings in Chevron Maker Annex.
• Hopping Spider:  Weave a ghastly spider that jumps and climbs in Junktion.
• Mad Scientist Wig:  OOM! POW! ZAP! Make your hair stand on end with this wig at Junktion. 
• Potion Bottle:  Capture your uncanny science skills in your very own potion bottle at Junktion.
• Potion Recipes: Eye of newt and scale of dragon encase the magic in a potion bottle in Alexander Art Academy.
• Q-Tip Skeleton:  There are no bones about it!  Check out how the skeletal system is made of many bones in Power Science Lab.
• Bat Origami:  Go batty for bats at EcoStation.
• Spooktacular Tales:  Eerie enough stories to tell in Parent Resource Library.

Monster Mayhem
Oct. 24 to 31
Sponsored by INVISTA
Creepy, kooky and altogether spooky!  Mysterious, mad and even monster-iffic.  Countdown to Halloween is howl-ific!

• Zombie Brain Slime: Go gaga for goo as you probe zombie brain slime in Power Science Lab.
• Thermoplastic Monsters:  Transmogrify blob into a magical monster in Science Station.
• Surprise! I’m a Monster:  Boo!  Get ready for a monster of a surprise when you design your own peculiar artwork in Alexander Art Academy.
• Monster Smackdown:  Bring to life other-worldly monsters at Chevron Maker Annex.
• Halloween Masks:  Laser cut your Halloween mask design in Chevron Maker Annex.
• LEGO™ Scorpion:  Code a scorpion robotic tail that stings in Chevron Maker Annex.
• Adopt-a-Monster:  Have you always wanted a pet monster? Someone to scare all the other monsters away? Adopt one in Junktion.
• Cone Monster:  Channel Dr. Frankenstein and piece together a mythical monster in Junktion.
• Monster Headband:  Channel a monster mindset as you design a monster headband in Junktion.  
• Bat Origami:  Go batty for bats at EcoStation.
• Q-Tip Skeleton:  There are no bones about it!  Check out how the skeletal system is made of many bones in Power Science Lab.
• Spooktacular Tales:  Eerie enough stories to tell in Parent Resource Library.

*Activities, events, and times subject to change.
**Children’s Museum Houston will open late till 8 p.m. on Halloween, Tuesday, Oct. 31.