ExpERIEnce Children's Museum

Some dreams are too big to sleep on. Your donation this Erie Gives Day helps keep the lights on for young minds who dare to dream beyond bedtime – future scientists staying up late wondering about the stars, artists sketching by moonlight, and curious kids asking "what if?" long after they should be asleep.

At the expERIEnce Children's Museum, we understand that inspiration doesn't follow a bedtime schedule. Our mission to inspire children to create, explore, imagine, and play happens in those magical moments when curiosity takes over – whether it's during museum hours or in the quiet wonder of the night, still buzzing with excitement from their day of discovery.

We know that the best ideas come when we're supposed to be sleeping, and your support ensures every child's midnight moments of wonder have a place to grow. When a young visitor leaves our museum and can't stop thinking about the airplanes they built at the flight lab, the art they created in the Open Studio, or the story brought to life in My Erie, that's when real learning happens. That's when we've succeeded in our goal to ignite imaginations that burn bright long past bedtime.

Your donation doesn't just support exhibits and programs – it fuels the dreams that keep kids awake with excitement, planning their next visit, their next creation, their next big question. Because at expERIEnce Children's Museum, we believe the most important learning happens when children are so inspired they simply can't sleep on their dreams.