Getting ready forthe Bucks County Children's Museum.
A one-level children's museum in New Hope for kids from 12 months (walking) to 7, with Sensory Backpacks (earmuffs, sunglasses and a fidget toy) to check out at the ticket booth, a storybook guide to read ahead, a multipurpose room for quiet time and calmer afternoons after 1 pm.
Tuesday to Friday, 10 am to 4 pm; most Saturdays, 10 am to 3:30 pm; Sundays, 10 am to 4 pm; closed Mondays. No admission after 3 pm. Closed on New Year's Day, Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas, and for annual maintenance the week after Labor Day. The museum calendar has up-to-date hours and events.
“We are busiest on weekday mornings and weekends. Typically, the museum is less crowded after 1:00 pm.”
The Exploration for All guide is a picture storybook that walks through the ticket booth, lobby, bathrooms and each exhibit, so your kid can pick what to try first. It is from 2022, and some exhibits may have changed since then.
The guide says staff wear blue aprons and can help if you have questions. Bathrooms are in the back of the museum, with step stools for kids and a diaper changing station.
School field trip groups visit on some weekday mornings while the museum stays open to the public; the museum calendar lists them.
The multipurpose room, for quiet time (also used for eating and for group lessons)quiet zone
Admission: $9 per person for adults and children 1 and up. Members are always free. Advance timed-entry tickets are strongly recommended; walk-up tickets are limited and not guaranteed. Timed entry sessions are 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm (select days only) and 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm; include everyone 1 and up in your headcount, and arrive within your session (guests are not admitted before their entry time).
Discounts on the booking page: ACCESS/EBT, SNAP or WIC cardholders $3 (state-issued card, limit 4 from the same household); retired military veterans $5 (for the veteran only); ACM reciprocal members $4.50 (ACM card at check-in, limit 6); Library Museum Pass holders free (bring the museum pass, not a library card, limit 6); active military families free from Flag Day to Labor Day (limit 6 per household, military ID). The museum also takes what you spent on admission off a membership if you ask at the ticket booth before you leave that day; some restrictions apply.
Refunds: tickets are refundable up to 2 hours before the start of your entry time. Call 215-693-1290 or email info@buckskids.org.
Parking: Union Square is a pay-and-display lot; pay at a kiosk with a credit card, or use the Parkmobile app (zone 8925). Parking generally costs $1.00 for every 30 minutes.
Food is not allowed in the gallery areas. Eating is allowed in the multipurpose room most Tuesdays to Sundays until 3 pm, and snacks are always fine in the lobby or outside on the patio; peanut-free eating areas are available.
Storage cubbies are inside the museum for coats. Every child must be with an adult, and adults without a child are not admitted without arranging it with staff first.
The museum is ADA compliant and on one level, and most exhibits are wheelchair accessible. Trained service animals are welcome; emotional support, comfort, companion and therapy animals are not allowed.
Questions: 215-693-1290, or the Send Us a Message form on the contact page.
