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Author: Alissa Daniels

As the Science Program Manager at the Museum, I can be found researching anything from how to make conductive playdough to proper care of a bearded dragon. I also train our staff in “How to Do Science.” My dad had a boa constrictor when I was 3, so I thought everyone had one. Now I just have cats.
Posted on September 14, 2017February 18, 2021

The Makers are Coming

From the outside, it looks like an ordinary day at Boston Children’s Museum.  Families and local working folks are having lunch, kids are chasing the pigeons, people are texting friends…

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Posted on June 23, 2015February 22, 2021

Let’s Play in the Mud!

International Mud Day is on June 29 (really!) and we at Boston Children’s Museum will be celebrating on Saturday June 27 from 11:00-3:00. We’ll be looking at different types of…

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Posted on October 14, 2014February 24, 2021

Getting To Know You

Many of you are probably familiar with our Visitor Experience Associates (VEAs, for short) here at Boston Children’s Museum.  These are the green-shirted floor staff you encounter at admissions, the…

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Posted on May 13, 2014February 24, 2021

Welcome Critters!

On the third Saturday of each month, Boston Children’s Museum celebrates “Critter Day” when we have special live animal presentations delivered by local organizations.  Most of these presenters bring wild…

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Posted on November 27, 2013February 25, 2021

Tradition!

The holidays are coming and with them, the assorted joys, stresses and traditions of being with family. Some traditions come from your religion or nationality, and some are specific to…

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Posted on August 5, 2013February 26, 2021

For the Birds

If you are a regular follower of the Museum’s Facebook page, you’ve probably seen the photographs of the seagulls that live on our roof.  I watch the gulls and take…

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Posted on June 3, 2013March 3, 2021

The Tao of Turtles

Everyone seems to like turtles. I don’t know what it is about them, but I often find myself smiling when I watch them, even if they’re not doing anything particularly…

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Posted on May 13, 2013March 3, 2021

Fear Not Science!

Raise your hand if you don’t like science, or think you’re not very good at it, or think it’s really hard or that you have to be incredibly smart to…

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