Your time is a gift to MMCM!

Volunteers help with many museum projects – from field trips to special events to behind-the-scenes work, too!
Make some time in your schedule for fun! Join our team of volunteers and discover how rewarding giving back to our community’s children can be. Here is a quick sampling of our ongoing volunteer opportunities:
Gallery Guides – Gallery volunteers help us keep the galleries organized, lead activities for our guests like obstacle courses or parachute play, encourage young artists in the Art Mart, and much more.
Educators – Education students, current and retired educators, scientists, engineers, and passionate professionals help us with field trips, interactive hands-on programming, and day camps.
And more!
This is just a quick snapshot of the opportunities we have available. Let us know your specific talents HERE and we can find a way to make the most of them.
In addition to the satisfaction of a job well done, our regular volunteers can receive documentation of hours and letters of recommendation. We are excited to have you join us!

Who can volunteer with us?

  • Individuals in 9th grade or 14 to 120 years old (may be hard bending after 120)
  • Sports teams from schools, semi-professional and professional
  • Businesses that volunteer in the community
  • Fraternities & Sororities
  • Service groups & Honor society groups & students

New volunteers must submit an application and background check by clicking one of the buttons below.

**If you are a current or returning volunteer, you do not need to submit a new application. Send Whitney an email with your name and preferred shift time here:  volunteer@michildrensmuseum.org**

Event volunteer needs:

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum (MMCM) needs volunteers to help beautify, deep clean, and organize areas of the building and grounds to help prepare for the families visiting during our busy season.

 

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

There are 4 shifts available*:

Shift 1: 9am–11am

Shift 2: 11am–1pm

Shift 3: 1pm-3pm

Shift 4: 3pm–4:45pm

*Volunteers can sign up for more multiple shifts

 

Volunteers are needed for the following:

• Removing debris & trash from parking lot & grounds

• Washing walls & dusting in galleries

• Washing interior & exterior windows

• Sanitizing gallery items

• Vacuuming galleries

• Assist with gallery repairs

 

For this date only:

MMCM is closed to the public the week of September 7-11. Volunteer applications and background checks are not required. If you want to return to volunteer at a future date an application and background check authorization must be submitted on MMCM’s website.

Set-Up of Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum (MMCM) 13th Annual Touch-A-Truck Community Event.

MMCM’s biggest event of the year.

 

When: Friday, September 18, 2026

Shift: 3:00 pm-4:45 pm

Volunteers are needed for the following:

  • Removing debris and rocks from museum grounds and parking lot

  • Folding and moving tables

  • Stacking and moving chairs

  • Craft and game set-up

  • Resetting toys in galleries

 

The Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum (MMCM) 13th Annual Touch-A-Truck Community Event. This is MMCM’s biggest event of the year!

At the event kids can experience different vehicles such as firetrucks, semi-trucks, race cars, and so much more from the drivers’ seat on this awesome day of learn and play! The museum will also have a number of fun activities throughout the day like face paint, a bounce house, and make-and-take crafts!

Saturday, September 19, 2026

There are 6 shifts available – 15 volunteers needed per shift:

Shift 1: 7:30am – 9:30am
• Barricade Monitor (Letting in only presenting vehicles and staff members)

Shift 2: 9:15am – 12:30pm
• Assisting in set-up & completing another task listed

Shift 3: 12:00pm – 3:15pm
• Completing one of the tasks listed

Shift 4: 3:00pm – 5:15pm
• Assisting in outside and inside clean-up

Shift 5: 9:15am – 5:15pm
• Assisting in set-up & clean up, completing other tasks listed

Shift 6: 7:30am – 5:15pm
• Barricade Monitor, assisting in set-up and clean up, completing another task listed

Volunteers can sign up for multiple shifts

Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting in directing vehicles to park in assigned spot

• Entry-level to experienced face Painters needed

• Setting up tents and moving fence pieces, picnic tables, and other larger items

• Monitoring a craft or activity like making vests, making school bus crackers, playing bean bag toss

• Maintaining a safe environment in the galleries

• Emptying trash cans in the parking lot throughout the event

• Handing out food and drink to volunteers and presenters

• Handing out goodie bags

• Monitoring the bounce house

• Monitoring a vehicle or table while the presenter takes a break

• Acting as mascots periodically throughout the day

• Sanitizing, folding, moving and setting up tables and chairs

• Removing debris and rocks from the museum grounds and surrounding parking lots

• Monitoring the barricades throughout the day

Set-Up of Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum’s Worldwide Day of Play

 

Friday, September 25, 2026

There is 1 shift available (5 volunteers needed):

3:30 pm-5 pm

Volunteers are needed for the following tasks:

  • Sanitizing and moving tables & chairs

  • Assist with gallery organizing

  • Set-up themed craft and game stations

  • Tasks may not be limited to this list

For Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum’s Worldwide Day of Play Special Event

 

Saturday, September 26, 2025

 

There are 3 shifts available:

Shift 1:  9:45 am – 1:30 pm

Shift 2:  1:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Shift 3:  9:45 am – 5:15 pm

 

Volunteers are needed for the following tasks:

  • Entry level to experienced Face Painters needed

  • Assisting kids with themed crafts and games

  • Assist guests and maintain a clean and safe play space in one or more museum galleries

  • Take down & put up tables in correct areas

  • Sanitize tables and chairs

  • Organize and clean up craft and game stations

  • Tasks may not be limited to this list

Set-Up of Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum’s Worldwide Day of Play

 

Friday, September 25, 2026

There is 1 shift available (5 volunteers needed):

3:30 pm-5 pm

Volunteers are needed for the following tasks:

  • Sanitizing and moving tables & chairs

  • Assist with gallery organizing

  • Set-up themed craft and game stations

  • Tasks may not be limited to this list

For Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum’s Worldwide Day of Play Special Event

 

Saturday, September 26, 2025

 

There are 3 shifts available:

Shift 1:  9:45 am – 1:30 pm

Shift 2:  1:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Shift 3:  9:45 am – 5:15 pm

 

Volunteers are needed for the following tasks:

  • Entry level to experienced Face Painters needed

  • Assisting kids with themed crafts and games

  • Assist guests and maintain a clean and safe play space in one or more museum galleries

  • Take down & put up tables in correct areas

  • Sanitize tables and chairs

  • Organize and clean up craft and game stations

  • Tasks may not be limited to this list

Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum (MMCM) is thrilled to be a participating museum for Gabby’s Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Days. DreamWorks Animation and the Association of Children’s Museums is a joint commitment to reinforce the magic of imagination and discovery that is “unboxed” with every visit to a children’s museum.

There is a photo opportunity while MMCM is open. The photo props are borrowed and must be always monitored to preserve the integrity of props and safety.

Shifts available to monitor photo backdrops & photograph guests using the guest’s phone

Friday 9/25/26

Shift 1: 9:45am-12pm
Shift 2: 11:45am-2pm
Shift 3: 1:45pm-4:15pm

Sunday 9/27/26

Shift 1: 11:45am-2pm
Shift 2: 1:45pm-4:15pm

Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum (MMCM) is thrilled to be a participating museum for Gabby’s Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Days. DreamWorks Animation and the Association of Children’s Museums is a joint commitment to reinforce the magic of imagination and discovery that is “unboxed” with every visit to a children’s museum.

There is a photo opportunity while MMCM is open. The photo props are borrowed and must be always monitored to preserve the integrity of props and safety.

Shifts available to monitor photo backdrops & photograph guests using the guest’s phone

 

Friday 10/2/26

Shift 1: 9:45am-12pm
Shift 2: 11:45am-2pm
Shift 3: 1:45pm-4:15pm

Saturday 10/3/26

Shift 1: 9:45am-12pm
Shift 2: 11:45am-2pm
Shift 3: 1:45pm-5:15pm

Sunday 10/4/26

Shift 1: 11:45am-2pm
Shift 2: 1:45pm-4:15pm

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