Tea & Trains

press release: Tea & Trains is a holiday tradition for Madison area families, enjoying time together while raising money to support Madison Children’s Museum. This special event features signature train collections by guest conductors, activities for children and families and, of course, our annual holiday high tea with hot chocolate.  Find gifts, take family photos, craft keepsakes, and make memories to last a lifetime. Tea & Trains is a treat for the young and young at heart.

All proceeds from Tea & Trains support the museum’s Access for Everyone programs, helping all families play, create, imagine, and learn together. As Tea & Trains is a fundraiser for the museum we do not offer discounted tickets to museum members.

Activities at Tea & Trains

• Holiday high tea featuring gourmet food and treats to delight all ages
• Conductor Joe Schappel’s private American Flyer electric Model Railway Display, plus interactive train toys
• Find gifts for every member of the family in our Tea & Trains Silent Auction 
• Storytime with special guest, to be announced, reading our featured storybook: Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
• Winter arts and crafts with members of the Madison Children’s Museum staff

Special add-on experiences:

• Doll Hairstyling Salon staffed by American Girl Benefit Sale volunteers—bring your own American Girl doll to giver her hair a festive new style
• Toy basket raffles featuring three bountiful baskets of toys, perfect for gifting

Individual tickets are $35 and admit one attendee per ticket ($20 of the ticket price is tax-deductible)

Ticket Packages: All packages include Tea Room recognition and Tea & Trains email recognition, in addition to the benefits listed below:

Jingle Bells Package: $125

• 2 Tea & Trains tickets
• 1 museum admission pass (admits up to 4 guests)

Elves Package: $250

• 4 Tea & Trains tickets
• 2 museum admission passes (admit up to 4 guests each)

Conductor Package: $500

• 8 Tea & Trains tickets
• 4 museum admission passes (admit up to 4 guests each)