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…
Increasing Alphabet
The alphabet exhibit project was kicked into high gear these past few weeks. The ABC’s are nearly complete with A, M, N, O, P, R, T, V, and XYZ being…
Developmental Milestones as Your Child’s Story
Boston Children’s Museum’s centennial theme in June is “Stories.” In this month’s Tasty Tuesday program, we will talk about child development milestones over some healthy snacks and a story for…
Creative Confidence – Create an Art Challenge Area
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…
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…
The Power of Play 