# Glazer Children's Museum: Create and foster engaging, impactful PLAY experiences for children and families to learn and thrive\.

> Our Mission We create and foster engaging, impactful PLAY experiences for children and families to learn and thrive\. Our Vision We’re building a community

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## Pages
- [Plan Your Visit](https://glazermuseum.org/visit/): Every visit to the Glazer Children's Museum invites imagination, exploration, and play with a purpose\. With 35,000 square feet of interactive exhibits, there’s always something new to discover\. Ranked among the Top 10 Children’s Museums in the country, GCM is Tampa Bay’s place for hands\-on discovery where kids climb, build, imagine, and follow their curiosity wherever it leads\.
- [Volunteer](https://glazermuseum.org/volunteer/): We offer volunteer opportunities for teens, adults, and groups\. Volunteers welcome guests, play alongside children, support programs, and help create joyful, meaningful experiences throughout the museum\. Whether you love working directly with kids or supporting behind the scenes, there’s a place for you here\. We welcome volunteers of all abilities, interests, and schedules\. All volunteer candidates are subject to criminal background checks\.
- [Home](https://glazermuseum.org/)
- [Our Partners](https://glazermuseum.org/our-partners/): We appreciate our awe\-inspiring donors and partners\. Their support helps ensure that every child in Tampa Bay has access to brain\-building play and their generosity will ripple through our community for generations to come\.
- [Celebrating Neurodiversity](https://glazermuseum.org/visit/neurodiversity/): At Glazer Children’s Museum, we believe play should be joyful, welcoming, and accessible for every child and family\.

## Camps
- [Fall Break Camp](https://glazermuseum.org/camps/fall-camp/): Fall fun is here\! Campers celebrate autumn with science experiments, art projects, movement activities, and plenty of seasonal surprises\.
- [Homeschool Heroes Camp](https://glazermuseum.org/camps/homeschool-heroes-camp/): Bring your homeschool curriculum to life with 90 minutes of playful, hands\-on learning\! Designed for elementary\-age learners, these standards\-centered workshops enrich your child’s homeschool education through playful projects, activities, and museum exhibit exploration\. 
- [School’s Out Camp](https://glazermuseum.org/camps/schools-out-camp/): When school’s out, the adventure is on\! These one\-day camps keep kids engaged and entertained with creative projects, experiments, and playful discovery\.
- [Summer Break Camp](https://glazermuseum.org/camps/summer-camp/): Summer is for imagination without limits\! At Camp Imagination, campers dive into themed weeks full of science, art, movement, and discovery that keep curiosity alive all summer break\.
- [Spring Break Camp](https://glazermuseum.org/camps/spring-camp/): Step into the role of citizen scientists as you observe plants and insects, collect and analyze data, experiment with natural materials, and turn everyday items into upcycled art this Spring Break\.

## Exhibits
- [Curiosity Corner](https://glazermuseum.org/exhibit/curiosity-corner/): Kids can drive trains along winding tracks on an expansive train table, and even crawl underneath through special openings and pop up in the center to reach buildings, trees, and hidden details\. Oversized, brightly colored acrylic pegs invite kids to create bold designs on a giant Lite\-Brite wall\. Families can gather on benches and stools for storytime, science demos, and special performances, all while admiring the colorful and striking Structural Sorcerer sculpture towering nearby\.
- [Water’s Journey](https://glazermuseum.org/exhibit/waters-journey/): Kids climb, crawl, and scramble through a towering netted climber that stretches to the museum’s ceiling\. Platforms shaped like water droplets and leaves carry kids higher and higher, until they can touch the rafters and enjoy a breathtaking bird’s\-eye view of the museum below\. With multiple entrances and exits, kids can race friends across levels or journey solo through the structure\.
- [Vet Clinic](https://glazermuseum.org/exhibit/vet-clinic/): Kids can examine dogs, cats, lizards, and other pets, study animal x\-rays, feed hungry patients, and groom pups with pretend tools\. Every creature gets plenty of pats and care\.
- [Twinkle Stars Theater](https://glazermuseum.org/exhibit/twinkle-stars-theater/): Kids can take center stage in a real theater, choosing costumes, stepping in front of themed curtain backdrops, and performing for a cheering audience\. Those who prefer working behind the scenes can run lights and sound effects from the AV control panel\. With seating for caregivers to be the audience, every show feels like opening night\.
- [Tugboat Tots](https://glazermuseum.org/exhibit/tugboat-tots/): In this cozy, shoe\-free haven, babies and toddlers can safely explore soft textures, cuddle with animal plushies, and discover sensory panels designed just for little hands\. Kids can pretend to drive a tugboat or snuggle up with a book beneath a big pretend tree\. This peaceful nook lives within KidsPort, allowing toddlers to play in an enclosed space while older siblings splash and explore nearby\.

## Field Trips
- [Summer Field Trips](https://glazermuseum.org/field-trips/summer-field-trips/): Summer field trips at Glazer Children’s Museum offer students a playful break from the heat while keeping minds engaged and imaginations active\. Through hands\-on exhibits curated by educators, students explore science, creativity, and collaboration in ways that feel like fun—but deliver real learning\. It’s the perfect mix of summer excitement and meaningful enrichment\.
- [School Year Field Trips](https://glazermuseum.org/field-trips/school-year-field-trips/): Chaperone\-led field trips at Glazer Children’s Museum give students the freedom to explore, question, and discover through hands\-on play\. Designed by educators, our exhibits encourage thoughtful questioning, collaboration, and imagination while reinforcing classroom learning\. Students aren’t just observing, they’re experimenting, problem\-solving, and building confidence as active learners\.

## People
- [Patrick Mosley](https://glazermuseum.org/people/patrick-mosley/)
- [Isabel Dewey](https://glazermuseum.org/people/isabel-dewey/)
- [Sandra Murman](https://glazermuseum.org/people/sandra-murman/)
- [Suzy Mendelson](https://glazermuseum.org/people/suzy-mendelson/)
- [Grayson Kamm](https://glazermuseum.org/people/jimmy-jim/)

## Signature Events
- [Gingerbread Village](https://glazermuseum.org/signature-events/gingerbread-village/): Celebrate the season at Gingerbread Village, where creativity, collaboration, and winter wonders come together inside our MakeSpace exhibit\.
- [Spring Into Art](https://glazermuseum.org/signature-events/spring-into-art/): Spring Into Art invites families to explore creativity through stories, artists, and materials that celebrate identity, innovation, and our planet\.
- [Pirate Invasion](https://glazermuseum.org/signature-events/pirate-invasion/): Set sail for adventure during Pirate Invasion, a month\-long takeover inspired by Tampa Bay’s legendary Gasparilla season\.
- [Summer of Play](https://glazermuseum.org/signature-events/summer-of-play/): Summer at Glazer Children’s Museum is all about play without limits\.
- [Toddler Takeover](https://glazermuseum.org/signature-events/toddler-takeover/): When the big kids head back to school, the Museum becomes a toddler\-sized wonderland during Toddler Takeover\.

## Venues
- [Glazer Children Museum](https://glazermuseum.org/venue/glazer-children-museum/)
- [Glazer Childrens museum](https://glazermuseum.org/venue/glazer-childrens-museum-2/)
- [Glazer Children's Museum 110 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL, United States](https://glazermuseum.org/venue/glazer-childrens-museum-110-w-gasparilla-plaza-tampa-fl-united-states/)
- [Glazer Children's Museum](https://glazermuseum.org/venue/glazer-childrens-museum/)

## Facilitators
- [Test Facilitator](https://glazermuseum.org/facilitator/test-facilitator/)

## Events
- [Camp Imagination: Campsgiving](https://glazermuseum.org/event/camp-imagination-campsgiving/)
- [Felt Ornament Workshop ](https://glazermuseum.org/event/felt-ornament-workshop/)
- [Santa Meet \& Greet](https://glazermuseum.org/event/santa-meet-greet-3/)
- [Camp Imagination: Homeschool Heroes \(3rd\-5th\)](https://glazermuseum.org/event/camp-imagination-homeschool-heroes-3rd-5th/)
- [Camp Imagination: Homeschool Heroes \(3rd\-5th\)](https://glazermuseum.org/event/camp-imagination-homeschool-heroes-3rd-5th/2027-02-03/)

## Series
- [Camp Imagination: Homeschool Heroes \(3rd\-5th\)](https://glazermuseum.org/series/camp-imagination-homeschool-heroes-3rd-5th/)
- [The Very Hungry Caterpillar Meet\-and\-Greet](https://glazermuseum.org/series/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-meet-and-greet/)
- [Early Childhood Council of Hillsborough County](https://glazermuseum.org/series/early-childhood-council-of-hillsborough-county/)
- [Help Me Grow](https://glazermuseum.org/series/help-me-grow/)
- [WEDU Storytime](https://glazermuseum.org/series/wedu-storytime/)

## Tags
- [Gingerbread Village](https://glazermuseum.org/tag/gingerbread-village/)
- [Spooky Science](https://glazermuseum.org/tag/spooky-science/)

## Keys
- [New Exhibit](https://glazermuseum.org/key/new-exhibit/)
- [Guest Fav](https://glazermuseum.org/key/guest-fav/)
- [Playologist Fav](https://glazermuseum.org/key/playologist-fav/)

## Signature Event Categories
- [Seasonal Celebrations](https://glazermuseum.org/signature_events_category/seasonal-celebrations/)
- [Special Events](https://glazermuseum.org/signature_events_category/special-events/)

## Event Categories
- [Special Guests](https://glazermuseum.org/events/category/special-guests/)
- [Signature Events](https://glazermuseum.org/events/category/signature-events/)
- [School's Out Camp](https://glazermuseum.org/events/category/camps/schools-out-camp/)
- [Camps](https://glazermuseum.org/events/category/camps/)
- [Neurodiversity Affirming](https://glazermuseum.org/events/category/neurodiversity-affirming/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://glazermuseum.org/sitemap_index.xml)