Glazer Children's Museum

Woohoo! Learn & Play Tampa Bay is now an award-winning program ????? We're honored to receive the Urban Excellence Award for Arts & Culture for making a lasting impact on families across Tampa Bay. This recognition wouldn't be possible without our dedicated team and community. Thank you for your support! ?? Funding for Learn & Play Tampa Bay is generously provided by?the Children's Board of Hillsborough County.

IMAGINATION '25 in the books! ? I'm excited to share I've recently joined the Glazer Children's Museum team and couldn't be more excited to open up our local business leaders' eyes to the power of PLAY! I had the pleasure of meeting some of the folks who make our wheels turn here at the museum and y'all, the future is bright! I can't wait to share more on the important work we are doing and opportunities for my colleagues and family to get involved in supporting a great mission. DM me to learn more about how you and your organization can impact the development of the youngest and brightest minds of our community. ??

This Spring Break is all about nature and citizen science at Glazer Children's Museum. Thanks for having me on FOX13 Tampa Bay!

About last Friday night... ????? Our annual fundraising gala, Imagination, was beyond sensational, and we couldn't have done it without our amazing guests and sponsors! Thanks to their playfulness, enthusiasm, and generosity, we can continue creating a lasting impact on the children and families of Tampa Bay. Want to see more pics from the night? View our online photo album! https://lnkd.in/exZCAhMU

Time to celebrate! ?? Thanks to your votes, GCM is officially one of the TOP 10 Best Children's Museums in the US! ????

Awaken your senses at Imagination, Glazer Children's Museum's playfully elegant black-tie gala on February 21, 2025. Immerse yourself in a night of dinner, dancing, live auction, and sensory surprises at every turn. ??????? This unforgettable evening will spark your curiosity and imagination, all while supporting the museum's neurodiversity-affirming programs that ensure every child has a place to play. Join us and our Honorary Chairs, Sandy & Jim Murman, for an event that promises to be as impactful as it is exhilarating. ?? Purchase tickets at https://lnkd.in/gKy_agjg

GCM has been nominated by USA TODAY 10Best for Best Children's Museum. WE'RE IN SPOT 10! ?? You can vote daily until Monday, February 10, to help us remain in the top 10 ??

We are proud to announce that Glazer Children's Museum is now a?Certified Autism Center? (CAC). This certification from the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES) recognizes our?ongoing commitment to inclusion?and ensures our team is trained to better support?neurodiverse children and their families. ?? https://lnkd.in/ehhzSwKG Thank you to?AP News?for sharing this exciting news!

We are so excited to say that Learn & Play Tampa Bay is nominated for the 2025 Urban Excellence Awards! ???? This program is up for the Arts & Culture Award for making a huge impact on families across Tampa Bay! ? We'd love your support! ? VOTE ?? https://lnkd.in/emEi85Md ?? WHY SHOULD YOU VOTE FOR LEARN & PLAY TO WIN? It's a free bilingual program designed to benefit the entire Tampa Bay community. We provide high-quality, play-based learning experiences to families in their neighborhoods. Our program helps create strong bonds between caregivers and children through interactive play. We're all about building community connections by bringing families together. ?? WHAT IS THE URBAN EXCELLENCE AWARDS? Each year, businesses, organizations, individuals, events, and projects are celebrated for making significant and long-lasting contributions toward creating a unique, vibrant, and diverse downtown environment!

#TeamGCM proudly welcomed our 3 MILLIONTH visitor this week! We celebrated this big milestone with a fun parade and balloons for the lucky family. It was their very first visit to the museum, all thanks to a membership that was gifted to them for Christmas. What a fantastic way to kick off their GCM adventure! Thank you to every family who helped us reach this milestone. Here's to making millions more playful memories with all of you!