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,…
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Cozy Up Your Winter With Some Healthy Hot Chocolate
What does healthy food mean to you? Vegetables and fruits? How about your child’s favorite treats? We all want our children to eat healthy, but giving up sweets may not…
Collecting and Collections
Collecting things—objects, books, quotes, anything—can be a wonderful and often lifelong pastime. As a museum, we are lucky to have a number of objects that have been collected over the…
Cabin Fever
Dear Diary, Today we woke up to a fresh snowfall and refreshing 8-degree temps. Since all three kids are in robust health this winter and we finished all of our…
How Children Learn to Love
Every first and third Tuesday at 10:30 am, we meet in PlaySpace with some light snacks and a short story time for your little ones. Grownups can also receive a…
Respect is Not the Same as Fear
Kids love animals. Even at a very young age, kids are attracted to them—they learn the names and sounds of animals before they learn other, more practical words and phrases.…
Governor’s Bold Vision Aligns With BCM’s Mission
I loved this quote from Governor Patrick’s speech on January 15th when he unveiled his proposed $550 million education package for FY14: “Unless we ensure that all children have access…
Snakes on a Train
Last month, my family– including my brother’s two daughters, ages 4 and 8– got stuck on an Amtrak train. While the tracks ahead of us got fixed, our five hour…
The Power of Play 