Fold and Fly: Paper Airplane Engineering
Have you ever made a paper airplane? Then believe it or not, you’ve done some engineering! Paper airplanes may be simple, but they’re also a great way to learn some basic engineering…
Tag: Activities
Ahoy There! It Be Boats Afloat on Yonder Water!
Wake ahead and winds a-flurry! What does it take to stay on course and above water when hit by these elements on the kiddie pool? This past Sunday, families got…
How to Be a Bubble Hero
Summer is a great time for kids to be outside investigating the world around them, and there are not many more captivating activities for kids than blowing and chasing bubbles.…
Spring Training: The Importance of Outdoor Play
This month’s blog post is written by our Health and Wellness intern, Ashlee Burgess. She is a graduate student from Wheelock College pursuing a degree in Child Life. Ashlee loves baseball…
Making Sense of Art
At the start of every month, the Boston Children’s Museum Art Studio unveils a new creative endeavor intended to get the gears turning in our young visitors’ minds. For the…
Enjoy the Olympics at Home!
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics/Paralympics will be starting soon! (To avoid redundancy, I will just say “Olympics” when referring to both the Olympics and Paralympics.) Watching the Olympic Games is…
Dadding in the Kitchen: Oobleck
If you find yourself at home with your children this vacation week, and you are looking for a kind of amazing, simple, fun and educational activity to do with them,…
More than 101 Plates
Ramadan came and went but we hope its meaningful activities at the museum will stay with our visitors. This year visitors took part in our Iftar feast for those in…
The Power of Play 