Children's Museum of South Dakota — Attraction in Brookings Township

Our children have loved the museum. They have wanted so badly to return to your facility. We were hoping for a reasonable and timely reopening. We wanted to support you during the time the virus was very much unknown and you were closed for concern of the community. However, we now see clearly that this type of organization is not for our children. A June 15th reopening is way later than what was reasonable but the most ridiculous thing is the face mask requirement. We have had a whole year to find out how this virus affects people and the evidence is overwhelming that children are simply not affected by it. Instead this has been used by authorities to gain power and control. Your concern is not for community or children, it is for government obedience. That is not the freedom our kids were born into or the values we will teach...

I would rate this place a 10+ if I could. Its 1.5hr drive with my big family. But the amount of fun the children are able to have there, and their parents to join with them is priceless! There is so many things to do. You definitely need a whole day there! It's a museum but also they get to do activities in every category area! Grocery shopping with real size items (boxes for example, they are empty) .. all produce products are really realistic! Painting, café shop, fixing cars, science related, post mail office, dinosaurs outside! And they can even go splash in the small pond outside! So many things to do, it's to much to list. Staff is extremely friendly. There is also a cafeteria inside the building when you get hungry. Or there is close by near fast food areas or restaurants near by. Yearly membership is also available...

This place is just AH-MAZING! It absolutely reaches/touches childrens/adults most important developmental needs so not only you can see what areas they need help in, but this is all taught through play which is the most important way so you & your children forget your learning & just have fun & just enjoy eachother! You can fix cars, food, play grocery store, farm, build a house, shoot scarves through airvents & allow the kids to learn gross motor skills, play in the water, reading corner, dinosaurs, make fake food, play w/Lincoln logs that are huge, play w/huge Lego brites, lots of things to climb on, etc. There's a real cafeteria there as well to eat @ that's amazing. So my nephews/niece left there learning math, science, history, geography, spelling, manners/etc. So worth the time & energy as this place...