The Resiliency Gap
Our work at Boston Children’s Museum has taken us well beyond our walls, into our local community and even to schools and afterschools across New England and around the United…
Family Fest Preview: On Keeping an Open Mind
“You should really come to the Lunch and Learn next week,” said my coworker, who works in the Development department. “I think it’s going to be a good one!” “Really?…
Family Fest Preview: Learning about Learning
On Saturday, April 6th, as part of our Centennial Family Fest celebration, we will be offering parents the chance to attend presentations by parenting and child development experts, who will…
Family Fest Preview: Collaborate in Paper World
On April 6th, Boston Children’s Museum will celebrate 100 years of collaborating with families by holding our Centennial Family Fest, a day in which we will celebrate families, the Museum,…
Winter Wonderland!
For the past few years, I have brought out a variety of “winter” objects to share during the “Explore Collections” program. This year, the program timing couldn’t be better. We’ve…
What Is It? #2
So, how did you do? Were you able to guess any of the objects from the last “What Is It?” post (click here for a refresher)? All of them are…
Failure Is Always an Option
Here at the Museum, I regularly teach a program called “Balls and Tracks” for school groups. The kids are given some simple materials and are challenged to design “the coolest…
Creative Confidence – Display and Honor
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…
