Busy Brains Children's Museum is a non-profit corporation founded in November, 2003.

In 2013, the museum secured a 14,000 square foot building, a former car dealership, in downtown Lake Villa. The museum has hired a well-know architect of children's museum, Bill Greaves of Architects in Design who will work with a local architect, Korte Architecture, to transform, the building into a state-of-the art children's museum. 

Busy Brains Children's Museum encourages the joy of learning and discovery in all children, with interactive exhibits and enlightening programs in the arts, sciences, and humanities.