Vacation Exploration: Constellation Creation
Constellations are pictures that people have imagined in the patterns of the stars. They are now accepted scientific ways of organizing the night sky. This idea that a scientific model…
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Vacation Exploration: Grocery Store Gifts
“I just want something interesting and educational….not just another piece of plastic. You know?” “I know they like to do art and science stuff…but the kits are expensive.” “Help! I…
Sing Ho! A Silly Old Bear Turns 90
When I was One, I had just begun. When I was Two, I was nearly new. When I was Three, I was hardly Me. When I was Four, I was…
More Than a Mess
“We have fabric, hula hoops, flagging tape, little drink umbrellas, string, some scissors, chalk, and cardboard tubes. What else do we need? What’s missing?” “There are more cardboard tubes upstairs.…
Power of Play in Action: One Mom’s Story
Welcome to our guest blog post from Mimi Tovar, mother of five and parent partner in Boston! Mimi was one of fifteen parent partners who participated in Boston Children’s Museum’s Power…
Talking Art
Holiday break can be a great time to see art as a family at a local museum or gallery. Ever wondered how to engage children in conversation about art? Here…
Poetry Collage
I recently offered a poetry collage workshop in the Museum’s Art Studio, focusing specifically on free-association and shaped poetry. Too often, writing in schools is presented in a way that…
At The Intersection of Music and Art, Collections and Education
Boston Children’s Museum has an art gallery on the second floor, which is sometimes overlooked as children run from Arthur’s World to Johnny’s Workbench. Exhibits rotate every two months, with…
The Power of Play 