Discovery Center at Murfree Spring

Story time around the indoor campfire in the Great Outdoors exhibit, with seasonal stories for young children.

Kitchen science on Tuesday afternoons, where kids mix, taste and learn how food works.

A short, hands-on animal talk twice a week at the museum, centered on the resident turtles.

A short, hands-on animal talk twice a week at the museum, centered on the resident turtles.

A three-day marine-science camp for kindergarten through 5th grade covering water testing, turtles and ocean ecosystems. Handy coverage for the school break.Cost: Full session $185 members / $200 non-members; per day $65 / $70; extended care extraWhere: Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Murfreesboro, Tenn.Details and any registration: event page.

Story time around the indoor campfire in the Great Outdoors exhibit, with seasonal stories for young children.

Kitchen science on Tuesday afternoons, where kids mix, taste and learn how food works.

A day-after-Thanksgiving museum day with hands-on holiday activities.

A Monday-morning drop-in for little explorers with free play, a lesson and a craft. This session plants tulip bulbs in the museum garden.

Cultural Heritage Day brings winter traditions from around the world, with a museum-wide hunt for kids.