Reviews of Canadian Children's Museum (Museum)

Marco Marcoccia

Great fun for the kids! Lots to do.

Yuleidy Gonzalez

Great place for little kids, they really enjoy playing pretend to be so many different things, since the museum is a playful environment for the kids to play and learn about theatre, construction, the port, the post, the store, the Cafe, countries of the world, and so much. You easily have things to do for half a day or more. The give you a passport at the entrance for the kids, and they're supposed to stamp it on each location they play, in the stamp post, this also is very attractive for them to look forward to.

Tao Chen

Educational and entertaining, recommend to kids under grade 4.

Charles White

(Translated) The children could stay there the whole day. The ticket included an imax projection which was great too. (Original) Les enfants pourraient y rester la journée entière. Le billet inclus une projection en imax qui étaient très bien aussi.

TOXIC GAMING12

Historically accurate

Chris Kiff

Great place for kids, will be updating the whole museum starting September 2020.

Scott Morrison

There's a kids section that's good for young kids but there's only a general admission and its impossible to enjoy the rest of the attractions with young kids. There should be an admission for just the kids museum since that's all you can do with them.

Amy C

Kids can spend hours here!!!

BLip

Great place for kids

François-Michel Brière

A must to visit with the family!

Christopher LaHaise

The Neanderthal exhibition was very interesting and informative.

Nicolas Poisson

Super busy day if you are taking in both the children's museum and history museum! Arrive at opening if you want to see everything!

Laurie S

Beautiful facility

M-C H

Fantastic museum where kids can touch everything and "visit the world" while stamping their passports in the various sections. They usually have arts and crafts workshops and sometimes shows. My kids loved that place!

Derek Taylor

Perfect for small kids. They will love it. Wish you didn't need to buy museum pass with it by the kids were over the moon.

JOEL VIERA

A must see!

Darius Dela Cruz

My son had a blast! So much to see and experience. Definitely worth the trip.

Hani Bouazizi

Kids enjoyed the place. And Honestly. We did too.

tonyross1977

Excellent museum for kids! Lots to do but try and avoid week-ends as it's soooo busy and loud!

Kajla G

Boooooriiiing! For the cost, not worth it. The only good part is the adorable pizzeria but depending on how busy it is, you might not be able to get a go at it because it’s really the only thing to do there. Adults could appreciate this covert very small setup more than children. They definitely need more child friendly and child focused activities.

Anne Dorris

(Translated) The Canadian Children's Museum is one of our finest museums. No one remains indifferent, regardless of age everyone loves it. The costumes, the bus, the toys, the exchange counter and the sale of products, there is everything to have fun! (Original) Le musée canadiens des enfants est un des plus beaux de nos musées. Personne ne reste indifférent, peu importe l'âge tout le monde adore. Les costumes, l'autobus, les jouets, le comptoir d'échange et vente de produits, il y a de tout pour s'amuser!

Jérémie Lodomez

Kids live it

Duane Martin

We've been here a few times. My kids love it.

S P

Kids loved it!

A Duhaime

Kids loved IT!

Martin Lau

A lot to see for kids. You can spend hours there.

Belal Ghadban

The kids love it!!

The Chretiens

Nice place to spend the day with the kids.

Marian Nykiel (cOffEEtArIaN)

Awesomeness for kids....

桝谷幸弘

(Translated) Visited with a 3 year old daughter. In the child museum there are various countries and there are plenty of plays in theater, sitting in the driver 's seat of the bus, entering the kitchen of sushi and pizza restaurant, and playing with the crane of the ship . Recommended for those with young people. There are two cafes in the lobby floor where you can eat and a wide cafe in the place where you lowered by an escalator. When you come from Ottawa you can use UVER and Lyft, but you can not use these on your way home. I guess it is divided between Quebec and Ontario across the river and I guess that these services can not be used from the museum side. Since there is a telephone to a taxi company that can be used for free in the information corner, I called a taxi using it and went home. (Original) 三歳の娘と訪問。子供博物館の中は色々な国ごとのだしものがあり、演劇の舞台で遊んだり、バスの運転席に座ったり、寿司やピザレストランのキッチンに入ったり、船のクレーンを操作して遊んだり出来る。幼い人がいる方にはおすすめ。食事が出来る場所はロビーフロアに二カ所、エスカレーターで一つ下がった場所に広いカフェがある。移動で気をつけないといけないのは、オタワから来る際はUVERやLyftがつかえるが、帰りはこれらが使えない。どうも川を挟んでケベック州とオンタリオ州に分かれており、これらのサービスが博物館側からは使えないと推測。インフォメーションコーナーに無料で使えるタクシー会社への電話機があるので、それを使ってタクシーを呼んで帰った。

Todd M

Great place for kids to visit.

Dominick Dépot

(Translated) The children did not want to leave! The only problem is the narrow parking at P2 .... but much better at P1 (Original) Les enfants ne voulais plus repartir ! Le seul hic est le stationnement étroit au P2....mais beaucoup mieux au P1

Haobin Li

A gem inside the Canadian Museum of History. Little had changed since our first visit five years ago. Time to add some upgrade.

Kurt Streit

Great place! Wonderful play-space and staff! My girl loved it!

Aline Bernard

(Translated) Very interactive. The children did not want to leave. We could have left them all day. (Original) Très interactif. Les enfants ne voulaient plus partir. On aurait pu les laisser la journée.

Nick O'Hara

My son had a ton of fun, however, it's pretty expensive to go since they charge full admission to the entire museum for entry into the children's museum.

Serge Blais

(Translated) Agreed to be part of the Canadian History Museum in Gatineau, but it is happening quickly. Lack of interaction with young people It lacks a "spirit" of something that has not awakened in me, nor for the children present. (Original) Concepte intégrer au musée d'histoire du Canada à Gatineau, mais on y passe rapidement. Manque d'interaction avec les jeunes. Il manque un "esprit" de quelque chose qui n'a rien éveiller en moi, ni pour les enfants présents.

Adam Dove

The whole family enjoyed the trip here. Lots of interactive exhibits.

Idar Nouti

Very nice place for kids

René Guerra Salazar

Simply outstanding for kids.

Nancy Norton Murray

Fabulous spot

Joao Martins

Nice place to be with the ???? kids!

Ahmed Harith

Very nice

Jason Arkell

Had another amazing time here with my kids!!! Worth the money, we were there for hours!!!

Jonathan Anderson

The Children's Museum part of the Canadian Museum of History is phenomenal! I took my 3.5 year old there, and she had an amazing time! The children's part has many small to medium exhibits that are designed for the attention span of kids. The theatre is top notch. It gives kids a chance to play dress up, "act" on stage, and play with theatre sound and lights. There are several structures set up for playing make believe, like a post office, shops, a ship, and a kitchen. Mine stopped into each to play with other kids. There are even crafts, like where kids can color and cut out shadow puppets, then put on a show. .... And lots more! It's a bit expensive, but it's worth going with young kids if you've never been. It gets busy though, so be prepared to chase your kids around through a crowd of other kids and parents!

D. Hall

Best for kids 5 and under

Ben Jean

Very special place! Finally a "museum" where kids can touch whatever they want!! Thats the whole idea! I suggest weekdays, if not bring ear plugs... gets a bit crazy!

Michael Weisz

Kid's love it

avril azueta

I recommend it ????????????‼️ it's beautiful

Beatrice-Alyssa Jean

Kids love it

Dave Cotterill

Super way to introduce kids to history.

Noura Aouchiche

(Translated) Very beautiful the museum .... very enriching! My children were in heaven .... (Original) Très beau le musée .... très enrichissant! Mes enfants étaient aux anges....

Ottawa Tours

When you're tired of learning go and become a kid again! Before they kick you out and call you too old!

Carlo Amunategui

My kids absolutely loved it. Highly recommended.

Jim

Great views of the city from the balcony outside. Love taking my toddler to the children's museum. The temporary exhibits are great, recently it was Daniel the tiger, currently its Doc McStuffins. The cinema screen is also a treat to have right there, plus a coffee from second cup too.

Brad Royer

A lot of fun for children and educational

Rozalina Wainstein

Was a fun flace for kids

Miguel Piédrola Nadal

(Translated) Fun guaranteed for children. Very creative and interactive. Great variety of entertainment. (Original) Diversión asegurada para niños. Muy creativo e interactivo. Gran variedad de entretenimientos.

Dave Celeste

Rebranding effort is paying dividends. Hockey night at Cine+ was a treat.

Malek El Kouzi

Attractive. The kids zone is very interesting.

Raynette Petrie

Wonderful! So worth the trip! A lot to do that stimulates children's learning and energy!

Grace Woo

Very large interactive museum located inside the Museum of Canadian History and included in the price of admission to the latter. There is a range of activities including a working theatre for the kids to explore being on stage, costumes and working sound and light. Kids can control a working crane, pretend to drive a bus, tuk tuk, motorcycle, shipping boat, camel... The landscapes are colourful and miniaturized so that children can feel like adults. There's a room with giant foam blocks to build whatever they can imagine. There's an arts and crafts room. My kids enjoyed it immensely and is totally worth the price of entry.

Zed Dean

If had lived in Ottawa I would be a member here for sure..

Joy Hawkins

My kids had a blast here. It could easily entertain them all day. I would definitely come back.

Shawna Gryszkiewicz

Kids had a blast

Stephen Hayes

If you have young kids, the Children's Museum is fantastic. There's so much variety of shapes, colours, and activities all built into the series of buildings and structures representing many different countries and regions. The buildings are kid-sized, so watch your head if you are over 6' tall. We tried taking them into the rest of the Museum of History, but that lasted maybe 15 minutes before they wanted to go back to the Children's Museum.

Jason Pitre

Quality public education.

SandrIsa Maldonado Vasquez

What a great place, for sure we are coming back

Guy Beauregard

My 7 year old boy says this...it was fun.

Debbie Convery

What an amazing area for children.... Young and old!

Barbara

Great entertainment for kids of all ages.

Jonathan Gaudet

(Translated) Kids absolutely love it, though it might need a bit of refreshing. Children love it, but they need a makeover. (Original) Kids absolutely love it, though it might need a bit of refreshing. Les enfants adoren, mais ils aurait besoin d'un renouveau.

J Lee

Fun place.

Nicole C

Great time as always. So much to do and love the exhibits that come and go.

Rui Pinto

Its heaven for kids. Everything is well maintained. There is a lot to discover and enjoy for kids.

AKH

Very nice experience

Cheryl Lim

Such a fantastic place to take the kids, toddlers included! Be prepared to spend a couple of hours here at least, so fuel up beforehand or take a break and grab a bite in the lobby. When the kids need a little break, tour the rest of the museum. Highly recommended to add to your list of must visits when in Ottawa/Gatineau!

Daniel Laprise

Drop the kids and go see a flick.... Best time off ever ;)

Nina rRchel Roy

So many lovely activities for kids to enjoy! Lots of little pavilions n country oriented activities n settings. Great way for young minds to explore n learn! There was also an instrument making session which was just great! Mom n dad enjoyed it too. Those weary of crowds, go prepared...there will be lots n lots of kids running around and it will get noisy but if that bothers you, wait out n let your better half take care of your child inside while u go chill at the cafe in inside the museum itself!

Humera Faisal

Superb place to visit with kids

Sandra Charron

Perfect museum for kids. I really enjoyed it with my toddler.

Jenny-Ann Webster

First field trip with my last little one. Fun stuff.

Danielle Boucher

(Translated) What a wonderful place for children ... and adults !! I went there during the traveling exhibition of films and comics, the children could try to make their own little e animation .. Really t recommend! ! (Original) Quelle endroit magnifique pour les enfants ..Et les grands!! J'y suis aller lors de l'exposition itinérante des films et bandes dessinées , les enfants ont pu tenter de faire leur propre petit e animation.. Vraiment t à conseiller ! !

Fiona W

Pleasantly surprised with how fun it was for the kids (ages 5 and 2.5). Us adults were never bored either. Even though there were a lot of kids, it never felt overly loud or crowded. My 5-year-old was asking when we could go again!

D “Dovbr” Br

Great place to bring the wee ones. Usually the PD days and holidays are bonkers but if you get a pass and go on a regular weekend you'd be surprised at how much running room the kids have. Plus the free cine+ is an added benefit.

Pierre Paul Barbier

(Translated) My family likes to experience the museum. My little one loved it all even though it was too small for some things (Original) Ma famille à beaucoup aimer l'expérience au musée. Ma petite à adoré tout même si elle été trop petite pour certaines choses

Kyle McColl

The kids can't get enough of this place. Lots of stations to keep them busy in a safe environment that encourages learning.

Mark Groot

Outstanding museum...and the kid's museum in particular is amazing, there's SO much for the kids to do it could easily keep my younger ones (6 & 3 yrs) entertained ALL day. My littlest still asks if we can go back, 5 months later.

Maria Amada

Love it

Jessica Tomic

My son LOVES coming to this museum. We always discover something new

gabriel hidalgo

Nice

Memo The Pro Gamer

My son had fun there

Glenn Murray

Loads of things for kids to do. My kids (3 & 6 years old) had a ball.

Daniel Karuga

Very good place to visit

Mil “Cliffy” R

Kids had a blast. I was looking for the globes. Found all of them without help.

Kathleen Bradley

Excellent !

maziyar madani

Very good for kids. Don't miss it.

Adnan Faisal

Very nice specially the free Thursday evenings!

Craig Purdie

Brilliant. Full of hands on activities for kids while they explore around the world. Really well thought out. Kids even get their own passport to stamp in different lands and travel activities.

Sana Wasim

Amazing for kids!

Courtney Craig

Great for kids to run around but it is quite hectic. Parents take a very hands off approach and that can interfere with the enjoyment but overall it is a good place to take kids for a fun afternoon.

Aamer Basit

The kids loved the place.

Leonardo Hébert

My kid loves it. Ilove it even more!!!

Suzie Kim

We only had a 1.5 hours to spare but really wanted to check out the Children's Museum. It did not disappoint. My two-year-old could have easily spent the entire afternoon there. This part of the museum is filled with kid-size replica of artifacts and "homes" from around the world.

Brenda Kalweit-Padley

Awesome place. I used to take my kids there. Now we take our grandchildren. A must see and do for all canadian kids!!

Mike Cobb

Great place for kids to run around for 3 hours

Weronika Dubois

AMAZING for my 17 month old. Not as many physical activity as some other children's museums. My 6 year old liked it but I don't think we will take him too often.

Gisela Flores

(Translated) The best I have visited. My daughters of 1 and 4 years had an incredible time all day. (Original) El mejor que he visitado. Mis hijas de 1 y 4 años la pasaron increible todo el día.

Renee Edery

My grandson love the place

Audrey Eroglu

Beautiful museum with lots to see for everyone of all ages! Also beautiful view of Parliament from the lovely grounds.

Kim Alcock

Clean and has lots of stuff.

Marlene Sena da Silva Huth

(Translated) What a marvelous place, my grandson did not want to go home! And those apples in the basket, or sit and drive a bus! Wonderful family day out! (Original) Que lugar marzvilhoso, meu neto nao queria voltar para casa! E aquelas maças no cesto, ou sentar e dirigir um ônibus! Dia maravilhoso em família!

Trevor Llewellyn

Best day ever! Spent most of the day having a great time with the family. Fun for kids and adults alike!

Cody Higgins

What a great place for kids! My 4 and 7 year old had a blast and could have played there all day if we had the time. It was all very well thought out, and was super interesting.

Mart M

Great place for kids from 4 to 12 I would say, can be hard to go through when packed since there is not a lot of space between activities. Also be aware that you have to pay full admittance to the whole museum to get access to the kids section even if just a small part of the history museum....

Richard Smith

Spent 3hrs with the kids and only got through about half of the exhibit. They loved it. So much variety.

Igor Kanshyn

The best place to spend time with your kids, entertaining, educational, inspiring ...

Philip Wouda

There's a reason why this is Canada's most visited museum. Especially great for kids with the Children's Museum, the IMAX theatre, and play areas. Lots of interesting exhibits for adults, too. A bar, restaurant, café, and beautiful trails, views, and parks adjacent as well. Highly recommend visiting the Vieux-Hull neighbourhood afterwards as well - a cute, little French quarter. And, lookup the biannual beer fests!! Festibière d'hiver is my personal fave.

Raj P

Kid's section is absolutely fantastic. Great place to visit if you are visiting Ottawa.

Jeff Vincent

Plenty of activities to keep the kids busy and lots to learn.

Jessika McKinnon

Perfect place to take your tiny human to let them explore, experience a museum, and run out all their energy!

Brian Riley

Awesome place to lose several hours with your kids in. Our three year old loved it. I still don't know how we actually managed to pry him away to leave. There are so many interactive stations we couldn't keep up with him!

Mike Wazovski

Lots of stuff to do for little ones. Our kids had more fun here than even at the Ontario science center. Definitely a must visit of you have kids.

Jad Ghie

Awesome for kids, also a good place for them to get lost!

Jason Jackson

The children's centre was good. IMax film was ok. Worth a visit once every few years.

Ryan Cormack

Very busy on the free (Thursday) night, but kids still really enjoyed it. It is a "world travel" theme. Kids really liked getting all their passport stamps. Lots of hands on activities. The place is a bit like a maze, so its easy to lose your kid for a while (I like the ikea style layout a little more for this reason). We spent about an hour there.

Kate Goos

Love it. Be warned it is always busy and you are highly likely to lose a toddler at some point, but the children's area is separate from the larger exhibits and has a single entry point so they can't get too far. There are crafts, dress up, tactile toys and lots to see. Pack a picnic lunch and check it at coat check for free!

Zeeshan Zakaria

This is a must visit place. Especially for children the Children Museum section is a must see.

Jesse Demers

Wow!!

Pat Patterson

My granddaughters, 4 and 2, love it. They can run and play with other kids and experience so many activities. My main complaint is the cost. Folks only going to the Children’s museum should not have to pay the full amount for entrance to the entire museum. If we were able to go through the rest of the museum sections, it would be well worth the cost. But you can't do that with small children.

pat gaming

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Vicky McArthur

Amazing! Great place to bring children of all ages. Highly interactive, educational place to play and see the world! The tatami in the Japanese house reminds me of living there! The pyramid rocks! Friendly, helpful staff!

C S

Great place for kids to spend some time.

Richard Domino

Great place, amazing events

Cesar Maciel

(Translated) Great room for the younger ones entertained while older visit the Museum. (Original) Ótimo espaço para os mais jovens se entreter enquanto os mais velhos visitam o Museu.

Matt Hallett

World class!

Alexandre Contreras

(Translated) It is a wonderful place that children love. The museum is divided into "countries" and allows you to discover the culture of each. There are a lot of costumes and accessories. Definitely a place to go and return to as children get older. The only downside is the price for adults ($ 23), but it entitles you to the entire Canadian Museum of History. (Original) C'est un merveilleux endroit que les enfants adorent. Le musée est divisé en "pays" et permet de découvrir la culture de chacun. Il y a des costumes et des accessoires en grande quantité. Assurément un endroit où aller et à retourner à mesure que les enfants vieillissent. Le seul inconvénient est le prix pour les adultes (23 $), mais ça donne droit à tout le Musée canadien de l'histoire.

Julie Geitner

Great for the whole family. Interactive fun learning experience. A must see!

shari skakun

Love it there. The kids could have spent all day there

Rada Marza

My favorite

Cheri-Lyn Opara

Great place for the kids on a cloudy summer day!

Cheri-Lyn Opara

Great place for the kids on a cloudy summer day!

Melodie Siano

Great place, kids love it. Can spend the entire day

Debbie Webber

A wonderful bonding time with my 5 year old Grand Daughter!

Yunis Rajab

Fantastic place for curious kids. It's themed around different countries with plenty to explore and do.

Sureni Rout

Must place to seee adults and kids

Adam Eastman

Awesome. Tons of space and things for kids to explore and play with. Attentive staff always around tidying up.

Adriana Motino

(Translated) Great activity to do but please the parents loose your cell and watch your children! The knight zone was pretty rough! Dangerous for the little ones because older children are playing battles, it would be necessary to monitor this place unfortunately because the parents are not doing their job (Original) Super activité à faire mais svp les parents lachez votre cell et surveillez vos enfants! La zone chevalier était assez rough ! Dangereux pour les petits car des enfants plus vieux jouent à se batailler, il faudrait de la surveillance à cet endroit malheureusement car les parents font pas leur job

E L

Great place for the kids and lots of activities.

Danielle Furgoch

My daughter loved this place, lots to interact with

Vespa Hair Design

A great place to let children play, do crafts and use their imagination.

Alaa Araji

Adorable great activities and crafts for kids. Cant wait to see what they do with the renovations!

Anne-Marie S.

Great place but get there early before it gets too busy. :)

Kevin Ramnares

Awesome place to spend the day with the kids... Excellent way to learn about different cultures from around the world.

hope 86

Great for kids

Basel Mansour

Nice for kids between age 3 to 8

gm cristy

(Translated) Beautiful museum, very modern, hyper interactive, which allows an easy and modern approach to the history of the country, interesting documentary, and more free like 3 other museums every Thursday evening from 17h to 19h ... deserves the detour and sufficient time for a first visit (Original) Beau musée,très moderne,hyper interactif,ce qui permet une approche facile et moderne de l'histoire du pays, documentaire intéressant, et de plus gratuit comme 3 autres musées tous les jeudi soir à partir de 17h à 19h... mérite le détour et durée suffisante pour une 1ère visite

mega blaster

Verry colorful place with a lot of visual history :)

Ricardo Otake

My kids love this place !

Wilfried Fauvel

It feels like adults hell on Earth ! Perfect for kids but a bit too expensive

Jessica Rybka

A great place for kids to spend a few hours exploring!

Vitor Hugo Hoffmann da Costa

Good place!

Steven Aubertin

(Translated) The whole family enjoyed his visit. It's diverse and interactive. This museum is worth a visit. (Original) Toute la famille a apprécié sa visite. C'est diversifié et interactif. Ce musée vaut le détour.

Luc Bossé

(Translated) Really a great experience for young children. Several countries represented, the children have to go through them and punch their passport. Employees are comfortable with children. The purchase of the ticket also gives access to the museum of history. Your children will no longer want to leave! (Original) Vraiment une belle expérience pour les jeunes enfants. Plusieurs pays représentés, les enfants doivent les parcourir et poinssonner leur passeport. Les employés sont à l'aise avec les enfants. L'achat du billet donne droit d'accès au musée de l'histoire également. Vos enfants ne voudront plus partir!

Tariq Sheikh

Good for kids

Paule-Inès B.

GREAT PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO SPEND HOURS, OR A FULL DAY TIRELESSLY PLAYING, AND GETTING INVOLVED IN ENGAGING ACTIVITIES

Sara Scott

If you're looking for an amazing place for your little(s), look no further! So much to do! Take your time and let them lead the way! Worth ever penny!

Dan Closs

Lots of fun and always a blast for the kids

Nicolas Haddad

Kids loved it

Jazzy Pj

I just love Canadian history. They have everything and well explain... Congrats

Daniel Laprise

Drop the kids and go see a flick.... Best time off ever ;)

Carolyn Beckner

While I don't recommend going on family day weekend. I do HIGHLY recommend making time to go to the Canadian Museum of History and specifically the Canadian Children's Museum located inside. It is amazingly fun, well thought out and every child's dream. It might be every parents logistical nightmare but again - go off peak. Planning to go again whenever we are back in the area!

Anouchka Dumont

(Translated) Wow wow and rewow. We will definitely have to devote a whole afternoon next time. My son LOVED me and dad came back to childhood. Everything is well thought out +++ for the crane on the boat wow my son is a crane fan he was served :) (Original) Wow wow et rewow. Nous devrons définitivement consacrer une après-midi entière la prochaine fois. Mon fils a ADORÉ moi et papa sommes retomber en enfance. Tout est bien pensé +++pour la grue sur le bateau wow mon fils est un fan de grue il a été servi :)

Francia Aguilar

(Translated) I loved it, my children enjoyed it to the fullest and I went back to being a jijij girl (Original) Me encantó, mis niños disfrutaron al máximo y yo volví a ser niña jijij

Christina Roy

(Translated) Very interesting for children. The activities are varied which stimulates the interest of children of different ages. (Original) Très intéressant pour les enfants. Les activités sont variées ce qui stimule l'intérêt des enfants de plusieurs âges.

Roshan Fernandes

Good place for kids of all ages to dissipate their energy levels ..

Ryan Adelson

Very fun place to bring young children. There is so much to do and so much to see. Encourages education through play. Will definately be coming back when my child is a little bit older!

Anita Marks

Really great place for the Kids .

simon mak

Great place for kids to spend a day

All Ways Clean

Amazing place for our family, the twins absolutely love exploring here!

Ann Lara

Exhibits clean and interactive. One of the best kids museums I have been to! Lots of staff to help keep the place orderly and put back together. My husband and I took turns with the kids while the other went to the history side. Make sure you leave plenty of time, as there is only one price for entry.

Jonathan Le Lous

(Translated) Located in the museum of history it is an ideal complement :-) My daughters, 11 and 7 years old, loved it. (Original) Situé dans le musée de l'histoire c'est un complément idéal :-) Mes filles, 11 et 7 ans, ont adoré.

Andrew Colpitts

Very cool.

R B-P

The children could spend an entire morning in the children's museum, if not longer. Very fun, interactive, engaging. We also really enjoyed the 3D movie, Tiny Giants.

Famille Bitton

The Ottawa Childrens museum was sensational, very busy and lots to do. Our 2 girls had a blast 4 and 5 years old. Only down side, they are left alone and it does feel overwhelming if children are unattended since there is hardly any staff to watch over toddlers. Other than that, we had a great time and fun worldly experience!

Christie Brien

This was a great evening activity for my 7 year old during the holidays. Not giving 5 stars only because the navigational spaces aren't designed for as many people as there were at the time that we were there. Loud and crowded, I had a hard time keeping her in my sights around corners and other people. She had a great time though.

Angie Romano

My two year old son could have spent all day here; there's so much to see and do!

Adam Carter

The best children's museum that you will ever find! Kids can dress up, run, climb, play with theatrical equipment, get in cars and buses, and reach area is a new country or idea. Incredible detail for kids. They can get their passports stamped at reach spot and play with other kids. Amazing!!

Selva ECS

Awesome place for kids. My daughter loved this place!! We stopped for only few hours on our trip to Ottawa but that wasn't enough time to spend at this place. So much to do inside for the kids. Staff is just amazing and very friendly with kids. Clean washrooms for changing kids also! Overall this place deserves all the stars.

Valérie Langlais

(Translated) Fun, children all find activities to their liking, the Imax is very pleasant and interesting (Original) Amusant, les enfants trouvent tous des activités à leur goût, le Imax est très agréable et intéressant

Sam Lee

Not as good as some other children's museums.

Loic Pravaz

(Translated) Very nice museum, for children of all ages. They can touch everything. All inside the Canadian Museum of Civilization which is a magnificent building. A film screening was included in our ticket. The room was huge, few people, and a pretty crazy picture quality. Incredible experience! (Original) Très beau musée, pour les enfants de tous les âges. Ils peuvent toucher à tout. Le tout à l'intérieur du Musée Canadien de la Civilisation qui est un bâtiment magnifique. Une projection de film était incluse dans notre billet. La salle était immense, peu de monde, et une qualité d'image assez folle. Expérience incroyable!

Manoj Pathak

Great place for kids, not good food

Ephraim Yuen

For children only. Younger than 6 would enjoy the most.

Carlos Alberto García

Great experience.

ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ “ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ” ᕗᓯᒥ

Plan to spend at least a half day in this section of your children are 5-10 years old.

Eli Green

You could spend a whole day here with your child and only do this part of the museum. There is SO MUCH to do. Now, that said, this is really for kids 5+. Kids 2+ may still run around and play with things, but it ends up as more of a play/activity centre for them than a place of learning.

Alaaeddin Ali

It is my favorite place to take the kids on THURSDAYS ... you just need to pay for parking, everything else is FREE !!

stessy cam

Love it

Leigh Trelaine Farrow

Love it! So amazing for little kids! Basically a massive playroom full of forts, toys, cars and interactive stuff!

James Liu

Great display and interact presentation for kids to ask

Andrew McDonald

We had a great time here at the museum. We tried to attend one of the activities but it was closed before the time it was closed. I guess we will have to return.

Karen Liow

Great place for young children. A very interactive space.

Karolina Cybelius

Amazing place. You need one whole day to enjoy everything.

Raji B

Definitely kids will love it.

Gino Isabelle

I was disappointed. I was expecting more out of it

Fabien Saugeon

(Translated) Very good, a little visit in an atmosphere of the cities of the worlds, each country has its own themes, the children have fun really well. (Original) Très bien, une petite visite dans une ambiances des villes du mondes, chaque pays à ça propres thématiques, les enfants s'amuse vraiment bien.

Kelly Rigole

I can't say enough good things about this place in this post alone. AMAZING. It's literally an epcot centre for kids! Every area/country is their height from pyramids to japanese tea house, to puppet theater in Indonesia. Hands down the …

Valerie Belanger

(Translated) How we had fun! Truly a beautiful museum for a 5 year old child. Playing pretend, disguise, being able to touch everything ... it was very pleasant, very beautiful and it gave lots of ideas for games to redo at home! We really liked it. (Original) Comme on s'est amusées! Vraiment un beau musée pour un enfant de 5 ans. Jouer à faire comme si, se déguiser, pouvoir toucher à tout... c'était très agréable, très beau et ça donnait plein d'idées de jeux à refaire à la maison! On a beaucoup aimé.

John Hanna

Very impressive, the kids had a great time. Will go back for sure.

Steven Derouin

We loved the museum. It was a great time for my little 2 year old. With that said, the cost was outrageous. We should have packed a lunch, so I will take some blame there but 50 bucks for 2 adults, 36 for lunch and 13 for parking is steep!

Steve Garon

Great fun for young kids

Shu Yang

Great place for the little ones????

Bilge KAYIK

Must see

Kannan Muthiah

The kids had a blast. This place will keep the kids busy from 2 to 3 hrs or even more. There is a theatre area for kids, where they can dress up in cool costumes. Tons of costumes are made available for free for the kids to try and come pose on the stage. There are a lot of displays and kids activities. Each is based on a country theme. There is an auto rickshaw, bus, religious dress-up, kitchen with spices and stuff for Indian theme. Similarly, each country has many such displays.

Michel Larose (Dr. Noah Buddy)

Well organised, lots of room, modern and attractive building, big parking, nice resto terrasse with view on the river and the parlement, interesting exibition.

Isabelle Gagnon

(Translated) Very beautiful the museum of history we do not have enough of an evening to visit everything. My kids have grown too big for the children's museum but we have been there often. (Original) Très beau le musée de l'histoire nous n'avons pas assez d'une soirée pour tout visité. Mes enfants sont rendus trop grand pour le musée des enfants mais nous y sommes allée souvent.

Nicole St-Jean

(Translated) Nice meeting with the Vitrerie de la Vallée team. Excellent meal before the fires of the Casino. Very nice evening with excellent service ???? (Original) Belle rencontre avec l'équipe de Vitrerie de la Vallée. Excellent repas avant les feux du Casino. Très belle soirée avec un excellent service ????

Fábio Bento

(Translated) Fantastic museum very well organized tells the story in a different way, that really catches the child's attention (Original) Museu fantástico muito bem organizado conta a história de uma forma diferente, que realmente chama a atenção da criança

Nurse Cinthia Robinson

(Translated) Great thank you IDFA contest for letting me know this beautiful place (Original) Super merci concours IDFA de m'avoir faite connaître cette endroit magnifique

Sunan Liang

very good place, been there for many times.

DAWMCC

I took my grandchildren there, ages 4 and 7. It was so much fun for them and myself. Very interactive and entertaining. After several hours there, we had lunch at the Bristol, reasonable prices, then to the Imax. All around, perfect day for all of us.

Adam Val Bonzil

I brought my baby cousin are he adored it there is something for every one, really all ages. Super fun.

Anchal Khare

It's actually good. We can get in house stroller and move around the museum. Many things to keep your toddler active.

Pablo Listingart

One of the bests (if not the best) i've ever been to. Hours of fun. I highly recommend it with more than 5 stars

Alexander Riccio

Great museum for kids and adults alike!

yaramarie palacios

Kids love it and its very interactive which is nice

Ivan Brgic

Epic place for children

Igor Pessoa

Excellent for kids

Jamila Akter

I have to drag my kids out everytime ????

Jake Wong

Great museum. I spent easily 3 hours with my 2 years old boy.

Claire Smashcroft

Excellent place for kids! Total chaos with all the little people running around yelling which I think is testament to a fun place. Various different cultures and parts of the world are presented through hands on activities and you can collect a little passport and stamp it at different countries you have 'visited'. There's art's and crafts dotted around, costumes for dress up and different vehicles for them to mount & pretend to drive. It's a cool idea and well laid out. Best part is that entry price is included in the larger museum entry! There's a number of places for parents/guardians to sit for a rest. Also pretty handy are the toilets right there rather than having to go into the larger museum. Its quite compact making it easy to locate your kids once they've run off

WHERES PERRY

Best friendly work's ????

Gabriel's Games

Best place for kids ever! So many levels to suit all ages including Adults. I love this place.

Maïté Bonenfant

(Translated) We loved ourselves as much as our 3 year old daughter. Impossible to do everything in one go! There are many small workshops to do with his child, it allows a nice moment of complicity. The decor is really beautiful and the employees are there to guide us and help us. (Original) Nous avons adoré autant nous que notre fille de 3 ans. Impossible de tout faire en une seule fois! Il y a beaucoup de petits ateliers à faire avec son enfant, ça permet un Beau moment de complicité. Le décor est vraiment beau et les employés sont là pour nous guider et nous aider.

Sebnem Gavin

A lot of fun stuff for kids to explore. We've been there a few times and our kids find something new to play with each time. Note that it's packed during the free admission on Thursdays.

YVONNE HOLY

Nice a big. Good ppl

Richard Kiefl

Definitely a 5 star visit,

Pablo Samuel Castro

Excellent museum for kids.

G Lewis

Great place to entertain the kids, NY for year old can spend hours in here so perfect for those wet wintry days.

NIRANJAN SHAH

Excellent collections and very nicely maintained. Worth to visit at least once in life time. Good Luck !

Herta Neufeld

Love the passports that the kids can fill out as they go through the museum.

Jason Perry

Absolutely an amazing place to take kids. Lots for them to see and do. All kinds of crafts.

Kat Lok

Highly recommended for those with children to visit, good learning of various cultures

Michael Cornez

(Translated) Exceptional place with what to spend a nice day. A lot of activities and interactivity for kids. Many issues or parents can participate. Underground parking but paying ... The place is beautiful and the staff very nice. A place to do absolutely if you are in town with children. (Original) Lieu exceptionnel avec de quoi passer une belle journée. Énormément d'activités et d'interactivité pour les enfants. Beaucoup d'enjeux ou les parents peuvent participer. Parking souterrain mais payant... Le lieu est beau et le personnel très sympa. Un lieu a faire absolument si vous êtes en ville avec des enfants.

Jonathan Côté

(Translated) Very interesting for the "playful" and participatory side of the children. As with any children's place, some have little respect and their parents don't do anything about it, but it's not the museum's fault. Very busy most of the time. Correct price for families. (Original) Très interessant pour le côté "ludique" et participatif des enfants. Comme à tout endroit pour enfants, certains n'ont pas grand respect et leurs parents n'y font rien, mais ce n'est pas la faute du musée. Très achalandé la plupart du temps. Prix correct pour les familles.

François Gosselin

One of the very good place to go with your kids lots of activities. We have spent so much time in the merchant area. Very fun.

Christie Harris

Wonderful children's museum! Just the right size for a few good hours of entertainment and exploration. All of the displays are beautifully designed and there are plenty of opportunities for interactive play. Would definitely recommend.

Villa Mont Chocolat (Villa Esplanade)

(Translated) The kids loved it Wait at the end to visit the kitchen because the kids will not leave there because they like it (Original) Les enfants ont adoré Attendez a la fin pour visiter la cuisine parce que lea enfants ne partiront pas de là tellement ils aiment ca

Richard Smith

Spent 3hrs with the kids and only got through about half of the exhibit. They loved it. So much variety.

JennMark MarkJenn

Entertaining for the whole family. This is an interactive museum that will give the whole family a day of fun. The only setback is that I do not think they clean the toys often enough so they are grungy and germy. Stay away during cold and flu season ????

Bisher

We have spent a great time there, so we have a membership now

Greg Paul Mault

For all children young and old...????

mahdi fakhimi

Amazing architecture made by local architect

Brandon Clark

Amazing place for kids to have hours of fun

Christoph Hutter

It's a lot of fun for children. The museum is set up in different stations. Children get a passport when they arrive and can get a stamp at each one of the stations. Examples of stations are a theater where kids get to dress up and go on stage, a post office, a bus which is super popular as kids can sit behind the wheel (don't worry, it does not drive ;-)), a British phone booth, a cargo ship and lots of interesting places from all over the world. A special highlight is the crafts room where the museum sometimes organizes crafts for the children. Really a great place. The Children's Museum is in the same building as the Canadian Museum of History.

Carolina Ulloa

Great place to take the kids! My daughter loved it

Tech Tricity

Great

David G

The kids loved it.

Nixo Night

My kids could have spent the hole day here no problem!! Fun kid place

Jose Muller

I have so many good memories of this part of the museum of history and I hope everyone gets a chance to see the amazing thing that is this museum.

Aisulu Ashirbaeva

Amazing time with my son.

John Currah

This place is a family favorite. It's hard to beat for an Ottawa excursion on a rainy day for young children.

Haitang Feng

A lot fun staff

Will MacMillan

Great fun for the kids.

Khoan Nguyen

Great family fun and lot's of kid friendly activities

Allene Ambrose

Completely amazing experience for adults and children alike.

Wenchao D.

Great place for kids.

Naema Noor

Have funny time wuth my kid

Summer Gao

Love the children’s museum, didn’t know it before but quite interesting. My daughter was enjoying the birthday party a lot.

Kina Ink

Always a pleasure to take the kids for the day. Access to a great cafeteria. Lots of wonderful things to keep kids busy all day in an educational environment.

some characters not allowed

Great place for kids. Why? Because I remember being here 15+ years ago when I was a kid and having a great time. If your child remembers activities years after the fact, you know it was worth it.

Shaun Govender

Great spot for kids

viola caissy

My grandson loves it

A C

Great little children’s museum. Excellent layout, it’s not a huge ground to cover but it’s packed with different activities/stations. We went there for free-Thursday hours and had to return for a full day of visit on Friday and my soon to be 5 year old still was not done with exploring. Not to mention the beautiful landscape and view to the back of the building. We enjoyed our time there a lot!

Graham Falt

Nice

Naumi Haque

Great place - kids (age 10, 8, and 6) lov d it!

Subrata Roy

Cool place

Candice Yam

Great museum. Pretty interesting for children

Dee L

Very interesting place. Everything can be touched and played.

Daniel Frezin

I loved the experience because we had a great time there my family and I

Marysia P

We could spend a day in the children's space alone. Excellent activities for 2+. Dress up, drawing and lots of vehicles to pretend to drive. Our toddler also enjoyed the play Italien and sushi kitchens.

reham darwish

Good for children but exhausts the parents

Lorrie McEwen

There’s always something to interest even the most active little boy. I love this place

Rebecca L

Although low tech, our children and all the other children we saw there had a great time. There are lots of activities and fun to be had by all. The passport activity is a great idea to ensure that you don't miss anything.

Susan McKeever

Loved it!

Joshua Peters

Great 0laces for kids!

Sam Stiban

It’s a bit small but it’s a nice place to go to with the family and kids. You can spend a fun day if your kids are under 10 years of age. I highly recommend it.

Pavel Girshevich

Great museum wit a lot funny things to do and to see.

paulo souza

(Translated) Much better than Boston, it is within a complex that caters to the adult crowd, and is located on the waterfront with a great view of the city. The restaurant is small so if you want to taste the duck you have to go early (I don't know if you make reservations) (Original) Bem melhor que o de Boston e fica dentro de um complexo que atende também o público adulto, alem de localizado a beira rio com Bela vista da cidade. O restaurante é pequeno, então se quiser provar o "pato" precisa ir cedo (não sei se fazem reservas)

Matthew Graveline

My kids love this place and insist on going back again and again.

Tabitha Bertrand

Great experience

Patrick Wheeler

Interactive around the world experience for children. Provides something to do that will kill a couple of hours and has special exhibits throughout the year. Recommended all year.

Betty Danciu

Best place for children's

Sean C

Could learn other culture for children, but it costs some

J O Fur

Wonderful place to visit while at the big museum

Alex Wiens

Glad I got to take my son before they closed for renovations. I am looking forward to seeing it when they reopen.

Summ Yung Guii

Great staff! All the kids I’ve taken here love the hands on activities and crafts you get to take home. Perfect spot to spend half a day exploring and creating.

m direnzo

Awesome

Smart GX

My little kid spent a great time there making me very tired running after him:-) It is very nice place.

Trevor Smith

Great place to bring your kids of all ages.

Leila De

Very nice, give yourself at least 2 hours to go through everything. A bit pricey but decent experience.

Alain Pilon

(Translated) Only hours of pleasure. My children had a lot of fun in the temporary exhibition. The kitchen area is always appreciated without missing the show place. The place of walking is a hit with children. The boats to load and unload parcels. I recommend everyone, young and old. (Original) Que des heures de plaisir. Mes enfants se sont grandement amuser dans l'exposition temporaire. Le coin cuisine est toujours apprécier sans manquer la place à spectacle. La place du marcher est un succès auprès des enfants. Le bateaux pour charger et décharger les colis. Je recommande à tous, jeunes et moins jeunes.

Natasha Angelovski

great

Jeff Kimber

Wonderful place for the whole family.

Lea Downs

A favourite for our family. Informative and interactive.

Bec sucré

(Translated) Excellent for children under 10 years old. The Children's Museum is located inside the Canadian Museum of History. (Original) Excellent pour les enfants de moins de 10 ans. Le musée des enfants se trouve à l'intérieur du musée canadien de l'histoire.

Isaak Bueckert

Lots for kids to do here. Our kids loved it.

Anna ARP

(Translated) It's a great place, it's worth spending at least half a day (better still the whole day) for quiet sightseeing. (Original) Super miejsce, warto poświęcić co najmniej pół dnia (jeszcze lepiej cały dzień) na spokojne zwiedzanie.

Karla Rab

Perfect to enjoy with the hole family, we loved it!

dennis aubrey

Excellent

Siby Samuel

Really nice place for kids

Tatiana Knyazeva

Great for children. A lot of fun.

Ahmed Ali

The best in ottawa for kids

Terry Fraser

Great education for children as well

Kathy Osterland

Very neat place! Our kid had a day full of fun playing with all the interactive areas. Go early though. It’s hard to maneuver around with a stroller when it gets busy.

Ying Zheng

A Great place for kids to have lots of fun.

Jennifer Cohen

The children's museum is guaranteed fun for little kids. Lots of taxtile, hands on fun for kiddos. Running around getting their 'passports' stamped and trying not a miss a thing is a sure fire way to spend all-day playing at this museum.

Smita R

Beautiful place and lots of fun and learning for kids

Peter MacDougall

Our 2yr old son enjoyed the children's museum and the masks and totems in the pacific coast exhibit.

Mary Pat Thompson

Good for younger children.

Jean-Sebastien Bleau

It's ok for what it is, it's cute and all but I would not go out of my way to go there with the kids. I happened to be in Ottawa that day and it was a free entrance day. My 5 year old kind of liked it but it's a 2 hour activity max. They usually charge 50$ for a family of 4, i guess they have to make money somehow, you do get full museum access however my young kids did not care much for the totems or medieval exposition.

Nima Arad

In my second visit I noticed many things has been changed although I enjoyed more on my first visit

David Pritchard

We enjoyed our visit here, it had been 10 years since our last visit. Our youngest had as much fun as our oldest did 10 years ago.

Nick Wakeham

Awesome

Kristina Shirai

The best! 100 % worth to visit. It is interesting for children and for adults!

Guicho Amador

Best museum in the National Capital Region

Guicho Amador

Best museum in the National Capital Region

Elizabeth Robinson

Leave plenty time for this! We went with kids aged from 2 to 10 and they all loved it. It was very difficult to leave!

Steve Roberts

A unique experience, the voices and stories from children as they lived through the everyday, quite moving

Maxime Trudel

(Translated) The children would have spent at least the day there! Very beautiful places which made everyone happy. (Original) Les enfants y auraient passés au moins la journée! Très bel endroits qui a fait le plaisir de tous.

Pete Larson

Very good exhibits.

Bruce Donnelly

Great place for the kids.

Ali Malik

Plenty to see and learn , some of the exhibits are just marvellous. Easily Need half a day to see all

Pierre Laberge

Visit takes about 3 hours. Kids (6 & 3 y.o.) enjoyed the time there. There's also a quite good cafeteria in the building which makes it easy for lunch.

Connie Trepanier

Great to have a screen free zone that encourages imaginative play for children. A great range of activities suitable for all!

Elizabeth Layton

The layout is such that it is nearly impossible to watch more than one child at a time so this may be a difficult outing if your children out number you. Otherwise it is a fun place. Ideal age range 2-10

Mu Kan

Nest place take kids,love it.

David B

Great half day for kids.

JAMES GRANT

Nice for kids

Ambrish Srivastava

Very very very good for kids - loved it!!!

Adam Cohn

Great for kids

Stan Tomlinson

Great for the 4-9 yo crowd.

Matthew Dickie

Lots for the kids to do

Stephanie Grant

Fun children's museum. Hours of fun for the kids and 3D kids movies and others in their theater. Usually 30-45mins long. Museum is huge and great. They have a museum store, food places, coat check. Parking is paid.

Steven Lovell

Very very expensive. It was nearly 60 for us to take our 3 year old.

A A

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Atlas global world

Super fun place for kids

Shiri Granot

Great place for kids. Educational and fun on the same time.

John

Hours of great play for ages 3-12.

Roger Cyr

Meals are great

Cherry Lau

My kids had a blast! Didn't want to leave.

Bruno Villegas

Great place, lots of interactive activities for the kids and young at heart. Well worth the drive.

Katrine Deburggraeve

I will always return to this museum. It is absolutely well priced and great experience. Whether you are adults or kids, there is something for everyone. I have done school trips here and recently brought my 11month old. He had a blast!!!

Patrick Barclay

Kids loved this

Ugo Bellavance

Very nice, but it was full of people when we went.

Agnies K

(Translated) Super stimulating activity for children of all ages. I went with my 21 month old daughter and she was amazed. Allow at least 2 hours for this section of the museum. NOT (Original) Activité super stimulante pour enfants de tous âges. J'y suis allé avec ma petite de 21 mois et elle était émerveillée. Prévoyez aux moins 2 heures pour cette section du musée. N

Steve Mcallister

Great fun for little ones

makayla myre

Filled my passport, great place

崔涛

Ok

Tracey Berghammer

My granddaughter lives this place

May Yuan

Find out Canadian history. Fun place to visit for the children too.

Bruce Gray

We had a great visit. Lots to see and do for both boys. We really enjoyed our visit and would recommend it to other families.

Google User

My kids love it. They can explore and be free

Nancy Suzie

Kids had so much fun

Rupal Trivedi

Nice museum

Anne Michiels

Amazing place for children!

Marcela MA

Great place to spend the day with the kids, they have different countries in the children's museum with their clothes, food, etc. There's also a Imagination playground, where they can build, climb and have fun. Beautiful outdoor area by the river next to the museum.

Hector Tellez

(Translated) Many attractions for children and adults. (Original) Muitas atrações para crianças e adultos.

Michael Ott

Full of incredible activities. Hours of fun!!

Tony S

Kids really enjoyed it, a little chaotic at times with lots of kids with no parents watching.

Daniel Tang

Kids love it.

Didier Martinet

(Translated) Always a fun and interactive family experience. It is very suitable for children from 4 to 8 years old (Original) Toujours une expérience amusante et interactive en famille. C'est très adapté pour les enfant de 4 a 8 ans

Steven Wolodko

Lots for kids to do

Marilyn Syversen

I attended by granddaughter 's dance competition.. She was Awesome !!

James Friesen

Great place for kids to run and play! My 3 year old loved it. Lots of interaction available with the displays.

Aquaviva N'gapele

Amazing place to visit for everyone.One thing is to find a place to park outside if you plan to stay all day long because there are so many things to explore. I usually manage to find a spot outside which save me money. Not easy to get the kids out of there when it's time to leave. they enjoy so much.

Sahran Shahriar

Great for kids

Amanda Ennis

We love this place. Colorful, noisy and wonderful. The kids always have a blast. Every exhibit is hands on

Jean-Roch Bécart

Excellent place for children, my infant and toddler love it!

Kaylynn Leaf

It was nice, wished there were more things tho.

Donald Irish

One of the best museums in Ottawa Gatineau area

River He

Super great for kids.

JS Lee

Wonderland for kisd. We have visited more than 20 times. It feels like always new visiting for kids and variety of crafts are also available.

Brooke Lachapelle

Not much i find for kids to really play in and touch

Stephen MacKenzie

Had a wonderful visit. The staff was great and very helpful. We visited artifacts that were once family owed. Viewed these with staff whom were very well informed and helpful. Thank you to everyone for the wonderful visit.

Arvin K

Very good place for children to use their imagination and have a great time. Tough to keep track of the little ones as there's lots of places for them to hide.

David Siksik

Kids love it even as they get older

S Ghaffari

Best part of the museum for young children but the museum is a must see for everyone

ola banda

My kids loved it soo intertaining and all facilities are available

Hervé HUBERT

(Translated) Excellent museum, the children spent a long and pleasant time there. (Original) Excellent musée, les enfants y ont passé un long moment agréable.

Martin Saumure

Always fun for the kids. Movies are now included!

Swati Rai

Awesome place for kids, hours of entertainment.

Kennith Blais

Good interactive museum.many things to see around the world..price lets in both museums.

Israel Pastor

An amazing experience for children of all ages. Allow for 3 to 4 hours so that the kids can complete their passport.

E AJ

Great place to take your kids so they can explore, learn, play and run around too. We had a good time and it was fun to learn facts about different countries. If you visit with little kids, always check on them as they can easily get lost. We went on a Monday and stayed 2 hours , not busy and loud, just a few kids running around .

Gillian Koz

This is a great place to play and learn!

Mark Minifie

The family loved the children's museum as we traveled through all of the different history each culture has to offer

Stéph W.

(Translated) Great for kids. They can touch everything, discover things of different cultures. No fear for parents as children break an object (Original) Super pour les enfants. Ils peuvent touchés à tout, découvrir des choses de différentes cultures. Aucune crainte pour les parents que les enfants brisent un objet

Don Copping

Amazing displays of important aircraft including space items. Please enjoy a visit here.

Gini Cornell-Ribet

My granddaughters loved this museum. Age 3 & 6.....I had to bribe them to get them to leave. So much to do and see.

Damien Joyce

Fun for kids

Isabelle Grenier

(Translated) A chance that there was the children's museum because the exhibition did not interest me at all my daughter ... And me neither to be honest. We should have started with that! (Original) Une chance qu'il y avait le musée des enfants car l'exposition m'intéressait pas du tout ma fille... Et moi non plus pour être honnête. On aurait dû commencer par ça!

Lewis Nicoll

Excellent Museum for Children especially the multi-cultural area

chris mcallister

Fantastic place for kids

kevin chevrier

Thursdays 1700-2000 (5-8pm), is free access to all the museum. It's well worth the trip. I used to love it as a kid,, and my kid loves it also

Jessica Auger

Super fun!! Great place to bring the kids!! Pack a lunch and stay the day!

Ovidio Olmedo

Beautiful and nice the children really love it we have a good time

Denyse Labrecque

(Translated) My little 4 1/2 loves. The change is coming in 2020..we liked it like that..a follow..we are members (Original) Ma petite de 4 1/2 adore. Le changement s en vient en 2020..nous aimions bien comme cela..a suivre..nous sommes membres

Eric Chan

Great place for kids!!

christa fleury

Children section was great

Chetan Newaskar

Must visit place in Ottawa. Kids have lots of fun. Film could have been short since 45 minutes is lot of time.

Betty Boop

This place us AWESOME. I'll certainly returned. We had a great time and my granddaughter will certainly be enthusiastic about returning to that little piece of paradise for little people and big kids at heart.

Keith

Kids wanted to go back the next day.

Chantelle Matton

Absolutely beautiful and strategically organized fun for the kids! We entered on Canada Day, and moved fairly quickly through the museum as it was very busy, but I guarantee if you have more time to spend an entire day would not be enough for my girls! Absolutely loved it! Wish our home children's museum was like this!!

M. D

Amazing experience! My kids had a blast! Its an all day family activity! Would definitely recommend this place!!

thomas whitlock

Great fun

Dan Ogonek

Very exciting tour around the world!

Madonna Agar

Fun for everyone!

priti naik

It's awesome

Hạnh Nguyễn Như

Lovely place for kids.

Rafael Villegas

Lots of fun and interesting stuff for kids, easy a 4 hour entertaining activity.

Beckey Fehst

AMAZING! We could have spent our whole day in just the children's museum.

Emilie Forget

(Translated) Great for ages 3 to 8. Quality decor, clean suit; many things to see and interactive activities like theater, cooking, traditional costume of various countries, construction and + (Original) Génial pour les 3 à 8 ans environ. Décors de qualité, costume propre; beaucoup de choses à voir et activité interactives comme théâtre, cuisine, costume traditionnels de divers pays, construction et +

Brandis Maier

Amazing! Lots to do and see. Magical place for kids AND adults

Ian Percy

Expensive but worth it

IT Support

Great for littles

Guillaume St-Laurent

(Translated) Super nice museum????, I was there when I was young and today bring my son reminded me of very beautiful memories! (Original) Super beau musée????, j'y ai été quand j'etais jeune et aujourd'hui amener mon fils me rappellais de très beau souvenirs!

Simon Lam

Perfect for kids under 8

M Palmer

Only negative is that I didn't get to visit when I was a child. A great place to be a kid!

siyu ke

Its a really great place and my kids love it so much

Onna Todd

Enjoyable place for an adventure

Patrick Pelletier

36$ for a 4year old and 1 adult it's very expensive and not a lot to do :-(

Theresa Lynch

This is a beautiful place. It takes a long while to get through it all. There were crafts and activities at each location. My daughter's favourite place was the kaleidoscope where she could build with large blocks. She also loved playing the drums, making origami, riding the toy camel, and cooking food. It was a little busy on the Sunday we went and do there was a lot of sharing needed which was hard when some children didn't want to share. The staff was also friendly and helpful.

Chaouki SAHLI

Great especially knowing this is free from 16h to 17h everydays

Annie Morneau

(Translated) I didn't do the whole museum, I only did the Canadian Children's Museum and my kids and I really liked it. The children first take their passports at the entrance and they go around the world. They must stamp their passport at each country visited. Each place is a new experience where they can play and touch. I recommend. (Original) Je n'ai pas fait tout le musée, je n'ai fait que le musée canadien pour enfants et mes enfants et moi-même avons beaucoup aimé. Les enfants prennent tout d'abord leur passeport à l'entrée et ils font un tour du monde. Ils doivent tamponner leur passeport à chaque pays visité. Chaque endroit est une nouvelles expérimentation où ils peuvent jouer et toucher. Je recommande.

Alfonso Lira del Alto

Kids love it

Gord Tremaine

The passport hunt was great fun for the kids.

Jennifer Knudson

Great place for kids. Go early and you will not have to wait to drive the bus :)

Erez Katznelson

Endless recreation for children

Attila Nyitrai

Amazing for the entire family. We brought a group of kids and I'd go back again.

Kokhui Dang

Severely in need of more cafes or restaurants that parents can feed their children easily.

Faisal Abdul Sattar

fund museum for kids

May Shaban

Great place to take kids! There are a lot of nooks and crannies for young kids to disappear from your sight line, so make sure to have enough adults. For kids under 5, I would take no more than 2 kids per adult; a 1:1 ratio would be better. There is stroller parking available, and I would recommend parking them. Some of the paths are too tight to easily maneuver a stroller, especially with so many children running about with parents at their heels. There is no microwave available in the cafeteria, so either plan to purchase food or take a lunch/dinner that doesn't need to be heated up. The cafeteria accepts cash, credit & debit. Make sure to take refillable water bottles with you unless you want to pay $3 per bottle in the cafeteria. The food is decently priced, but the bottled drinks are definitely not. I love that there is a Beavertails store there! (For those of you who don't know: beavertails are famous & delicious local pastries.) Members get 10% off in the cafeteria, so make sure to show your card. (They won't ask you whether or not you're a member.) Not sure why this isn't on the menu, but they do have a decent veggie burger if you ask for it. The fries are gross though, so pick another side. If the weather is nice, the outdoor patio is right on the Ottawa River and has a great view of the Parliament Buildings. If you're driving there, you may have to put 'The Museum of History' in your GPS; the Children's Museum is inside of the Museum of History (formerly the 'Museum of Civilization'). Note: unlike in Ontario, it is illegal to turn right on a red light in Québec. (If it's a right turning lane with just a yield sign - the kind with the little triangular 'island' - then it's fine as long as you yield to traffic that has the right of way.) There is paid parking available in an underground garage. Expect to pay around $12.50 for parking if you're not a member and around $9.50 if you are. (Members will receive a coupon from the security guard at the entrance of the Children's Museum - the one who stamps people's hands & gives out the 'passports' - and they do usually ask if you parked downstairs.) I believe that the machines take credit cards only, but I'm not 100% sure. Make sure to take the correct elevator: one elevator is just to go to the parking garage (the one by the escalator near the admissions counter) and the two elevators next to the gift shop / coat check go down to the cafeteria. I would plan to stay for around 2-3 hours with young kids; with older kids, you could stay there all day without their getting bored. There are also documentary movies showing there that you can purchase tickets to see; I don't think younger kids would enjoy them, but grade-school kids might find them interesting. There is a gift shop with all kinds of toys, games, clothing, and other memorabilia. There is a baby nursing room & the bathrooms have drop-down change tables.

Manpreet Singh

Great place, friendly staff. I felt more Canadian today

Tracy deernsted

Great place for kids.

Margaret Marks

My five Grandchildren aged 2,3,5,8 and 10 were all enthralled by this museum. None of them wanted to leave. Well done Canada.

andrew11z

Brought back great memories.

Danika Adam

Amazing spot for kids!

KP Cons.

Great place to take your kids! The cafe has delicious food

Richard Finney

Our grandchildren absolutely loved it

Lana Korolevych

Amazing!!!!

Jenny Walls

We went there with our family. pretty cool place not enough to do.

M. T

More suitable for kids 5+

M Bob

Great place for toddlers to run around explore. Very safe environment, help encourage childs desire to explore and learn. They give you a passport booklet for your little one to stamp. They have little ports, ships, coffee shops, pyramids, camels. The ticket is 20 dollars for adults. Kids under two is free.