Jersey Explorer Children's Museum

Where: East Orange, NJ
More Info: The museum is open Wed - Sat for prearranged group visits including birthday parties. Walk-ins are welcome on Saturdays from 10-3pm. Click here for a list of times and fees. Saturday is by donation only. There is no charge for adult admission.
Trip Assessment:
Ease ✮✮✮
Expense $
Family Fun ♥♥♥
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FrugalNJ recently visited the Jersey Explorer Children's Museum. Our kids loved the exhibits and activities which included snow making, making basic electric circuits and watching a puppet show. The museum is certainly unique among other children's museums that we have visited. The exhibits were created by volunteers from NJ Youth Corps and included The Tomb of the Egyptian Kings, a two-level tomb where kids navigate secret passages and hidden doors to find the treasure. The Stargazer exhibit is a fictional spaceship that travels across the galaxy. There are five workstations where space cadets learn various roles and how to work together as a team. To see more exhibits, click here.

The official website states that its mission is "to provide educational enrichment to the thousands of children who visit the Explorer and to provide academic and vocational opportunities to the at-risk young adults from New Jersey Youth Corps who built and staff the museum." Weekly educational programs provide opportunities for Corps members to complete their high school education and give back to the community. Their artistic creativity and ingenuity has made the children's museum unique compared to other museums.

Directions:

The museum is located at 192 Dodd St, East Orange, NJ 07017.

Contact information:

Call (973) 673-6900 if you have questions.