Visit
- - - Let’s Play
      
      Inspiring children and adults in their lives to learn through creative play.
      See our Visitor Guidelines and health and safety plan.
  - - Plan Your Visit
    - Camp Kidzu
      - School’s Out Camps
      - Summer Camps
  - - Field Trips & Group Visits
    - Parties and Rentals
Explore
- - - Get to Know Us
      
      From our interactive environments to our educational programing and virtual activities, there is something for everyone.
  - - Our Mission & Philosophy
      - Meet Our Team
Join
- - - JOIN THE KIDZU COMMUNITY
  - - Memberships
    - A Kidzu membership offers creative play and learning all year long. Membership pays for itself in as little as 5 visits.
    - Join Our Team
    - Join the Kidzu team! Kidzu offers a variety of paid positions, internships, and volunteer opportunities.
Support
- - - SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY
    - Broaden our impact by supporting the Kidzu Community.
  - - Donate
    - Support Kidzu and make creative, playful learning experiences accessible to our entire community.
    - Community Sponsors
    - It takes many hands to hold up a children’s museum. Thank you to all of our sponsors who support Kidzu.
    - Kidzu’s Expansion
    - Support us in Kidzu’s expansion!
The Nest
- - - Welcome to The Nest!
      
      Kidzu’s newest early learning environment for infants, toddlers, and their caregivers to learn and connect with each other through play.
  - - Visit
  - - Explore
      - Mission & Philosophy
      - The Virtual Nest
Special Events
- - - KIDZU SPECIAL EVENTS
    - Join us in celebrating and supporting Kidzu’s community impact at one of our annual fundraising events!
  - - 2024 Summerfest
    - We had a blast at our 2024 Summerfest!
    - 2024 Fall Benefit
    - Save the Date for Kidzu’s Annual 2024 Fall Benefit!

Visit
- - - Let’s Play
      
      Inspiring children and adults in their lives to learn through creative play.
      See our Visitor Guidelines and health and safety plan.
  - - Plan Your Visit
    - Camp Kidzu
      - School’s Out Camps
      - Summer Camps
  - - Field Trips & Group Visits
    - Parties and Rentals
Explore
- - - Get to Know Us
      
      From our interactive environments to our educational programing and virtual activities, there is something for everyone.
  - - Our Mission & Philosophy
      - Meet Our Team
Join
- - - JOIN THE KIDZU COMMUNITY
  - - Memberships
    - A Kidzu membership offers creative play and learning all year long. Membership pays for itself in as little as 5 visits.
    - Join Our Team
    - Join the Kidzu team! Kidzu offers a variety of paid positions, internships, and volunteer opportunities.
Support
- - - SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY
    - Broaden our impact by supporting the Kidzu Community.
  - - Donate
    - Support Kidzu and make creative, playful learning experiences accessible to our entire community.
    - Community Sponsors
    - It takes many hands to hold up a children’s museum. Thank you to all of our sponsors who support Kidzu.
    - Kidzu’s Expansion
    - Support us in Kidzu’s expansion!
The Nest
- - - Welcome to The Nest!
      
      Kidzu’s newest early learning environment for infants, toddlers, and their caregivers to learn and connect with each other through play.
  - - Visit
  - - Explore
      - Mission & Philosophy
      - The Virtual Nest
Special Events
- - - KIDZU SPECIAL EVENTS
    - Join us in celebrating and supporting Kidzu’s community impact at one of our annual fundraising events!
  - - 2024 Summerfest
    - We had a blast at our 2024 Summerfest!
    - 2024 Fall Benefit
    - Save the Date for Kidzu’s Annual 2024 Fall Benefit!

LET'S PLAY!

The Nest is now OPEN in our new location at 1712 Willow Dr., Chapel Hill, next door to Binkley Preschool.

We are hosting Nest Sessions Tuesday – Saturday for children ages 0-5 and STEAM’D Up Afternoons Tuesday-Thursday for children of all ages. Please see the calendar below to find a time.

Registration is REQUIRED for Open Play Nest Sessions and STEAMD Up Afternoons. Click here to reserve a time.

A Message to Our Kidzu Community:

A water main broke at University Place late Friday, August 23rd, while the museum was closed. The break caused severe flooding in the museum with irreparable damage to our space. Our incredible team rushed in before dawn Saturday morning to start the clean up process and we are salvaging everything we can. We are grateful to the fire department and others who helped throughout the night.

In the coming days, we’re going to need the support of our community.

While our University Place location will be closed for the foreseeable future, crippling our ability to generate revenue, we have plans to be able to continue our incredibly important programming almost immediately and will share that information in the coming days.

In the meantime, we appreciate your understanding and patience, and ask you to reach into your hearts and wallets and help us recover as quickly as possible.

What's Happening

Join us for another summer filled with creative exploration, tinkering, and making at Camp Kidzu!

Click Here To Learn More!

Learn About Kidzu's Expansion!

See our Plans Here

Birthday Parties and Rentals

Celebrate your special day in The Nest!

Click Here to Learn More

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Events for December

30th

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

School’s Out Camp: Winter Animals

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Breastfeeding Café

The Nest at Kidzu

Events for January

1st

No Events

Events for January

2nd

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

School’s Out Camp: Build it up and Tear it Down

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 2, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

STEAM’D Up Afternoon (January 2nd)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 2, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 2, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

STEAM’D Up Afternoon (January 2nd)

Events for January

3rd

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

School’s Out Camp: Build it up and Tear it Down

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 3, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 3, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 3, 2025)

Events for January

4th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 4, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 4, 2025)

Events for January

5th

No Events

Events for January

6th

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Free Supported Play Groups

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Breastfeeding Café

The Nest at Kidzu

Events for January

7th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 7, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 7, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 7, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

STEAM’D Up Afternoon (January 7th)

Events for January

8th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 8, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 8, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 8, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

STEAM’D Up Afternoon (January 8th)

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Breastfeeding Support Group

The Nest at Kidzu

Events for January

9th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 9, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 9, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

STEAM’D Up Afternoon (January 9th)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 9, 2025)

Events for January

10th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 10, 2025)

9:30 am - 10:10 am

Jammin Baby

Kidzu Children's Museum

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 10, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 10, 2025)

Events for January

11th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 11, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 11, 2025)

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Parents’ Night Out

Events for January

12th

No Events

Events for January

13th

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Free Supported Play Groups

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Breastfeeding Café

The Nest at Kidzu

Events for January

14th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 14, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 14, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 14, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

STEAM’D Up Afternoon (January 14th)

Events for January

15th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 15, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 15, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 15, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

STEAM’D Up Afternoon (January 15th)

Events for January

16th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 16, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 16, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 16, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

STEAM’D Up Afternoon (January 16th)

Events for January

17th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 17, 2025)

9:30 am - 10:10 am

Jammin Baby

Kidzu Children's Museum

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 17, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 17, 2025)

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Parents’ Night Out

Events for January

18th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 18, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 18, 2025)

Events for January

19th

No Events

Events for January

20th

No Events

Events for January

21st

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 21, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 21, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 21, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

STEAM’D Up Afternoon (January 21st)

Events for January

22nd

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 22, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 22, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 22, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

STEAM’D Up Afternoon (January 22nd)

Events for January

23rd

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 23, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 23, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 23, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

STEAM’D Up Afternoon (January 23rd)

Events for January

24th

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

School’s Out Camp: Math Magicians

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 24, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 24, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 24, 2025)

Events for January

25th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 25, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 25, 2025)

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Caregiver Education Program: Donuts (and Developmental Milestones) with Dads

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Parents’ Night Out

Events for January

26th

No Events

Events for January

27th

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Free Supported Play Groups

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Breastfeeding Café

The Nest at Kidzu

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Programa de Crecimiento del Lenguaje para Niños de 2 a 3 Años en The Nest (en español)

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Language Growth Program for 2-3 Year Olds at The Nest

Events for January

28th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 28, 2025)

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Programa Primeras Palabras en The Nest

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 28, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 28, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

STEAM’D Up Afternoon (January 28th)

Events for January

29th

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

School’s Out Camp: Aeronautics

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 29, 2025)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 29, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 29, 2025)

Events for January

30th

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 30, 2025)

10:00 am - 11:00 am

First Words Initiative Program at The Nest

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 30, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 30, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

STEAM’D Up Afternoon (January 30th)

Events for January

31st

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Open Play Nest Session (January 31, 2025)

9:30 am - 10:10 am

Jammin Baby

Kidzu Children's Museum

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 31, 2025)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Open Play Nest Session (January 31, 2025)

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I love the balance between structured activities and free play, and all of the crafts they get to make and bring home. — June 2024

As a parent of a child on the autism spectrum, I think you all are doing an amazing job being inclusive to neurodivergent children. — June 2024

We really appreciated that you all engage in the community and open it up for free the first Friday of every month. It was a surprise to us and very welcomed. — May 2024

We really enjoyed the activities! The staff were patient, enthusiastic, and encouraging! My kid really loved the build your own stomp rockets. — August 2023

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