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…
Out of Order Alphabet
“K” and “Q” joined our window alphabet this past week, which means we are nearly halfway through our ABCs! Take a look at descriptions of the letters we have so…
Modes of Music Programming: Experiment
For Boston Children’s Museum’s recent Family Fest I had the pleasure of working with four different music presenters all in one day! They were a fabulously diverse line-up and exemplified…
Friendship in Young Children
Tasty Tuesday’s topic in May is “Friendship,” which is also the Museum’s centennial theme in May. At Boston Children’s Museum, we see a lot of positive interactions among our little…
Creative Confidence – Go the extra mile
Having creative confidence is trusting and valuing each and every one of your ideas and taking creative risks. In the Art Studio this is goal #1 – to instill creative…
Brain Building and Hugging
Maybe you saw our signs last week asking, “Are you a brain builder?” or maybe you saw the little yellow feet that tracked a path from PlaySpace into Peep into…
A Week of Coming Together
This week has been agonizing for all of us, and especially for parents and caregivers trying to protect children from the terrifying events of the past week. The Museum website…
Talking To Children After Tragedy
We are all in shock as we await news of the more than 100 victims of this unimaginable tragedy in Boston. Our hearts go out to you and your families,…
The Power of Play 