Indigenous Halloween Costumes: Empowering or Problematic?
By Sara Tess Neumann and Meghan Evans Recent issues have arisen with the lack of career costumes available for girls, or the prevalence of sexualized costumes for young children. Empowering…
Tag: Family
Talking With Children About Tragic Events
Tragic and senseless events such as the one in Charleston, South Carolina can make us feel vulnerable and helpless. For those who have children or who work with children, the…
Wheelock Student Observations at Boston Children’s Museum: Interactions in PlaySpace
This post is part of our series of articles by Wheelock College students documenting their observations of the many different kinds of learning and adult-child interactions taking place at Boston…
Bringing Together the Museum and Hospital Communities
This post was written by Boston Children’s Museum’s Health and Wellness Intern, Viktoriya Dribinskaya. The “Message in a Milk Bottle” project is a new and wonderful tradition here at Boston Children’s Museum. This…
Celebrate Your Child’s Emotions
This month’s blog post is written by Boston Children’s Museum’s Health and Wellness intern, Viktoriya Dribinskaya. She is a graduate student from Wheelock College pursuing a degree in Child Life. Viktoriya…
From “Miserable” to “Manageable”
On Saturday March 28th, we are celebrating our annual Healthy Kids Festival at Boston Children’s Museum. There will be many hospitals and health organizations providing activities to teach our visitors…
Sick of Snow? Get Creative Inside.
SURPRISE! Weather reports predict it may snow again in Boston. This is good because we can still see the very top of our fence and a few more inches of…
Happy Smiles With Healthy Teeth
Did you know that February is National Children’s Dental Health Month? Children are encouraged to visit the dentist regularly starting by age 1 because good dental hygiene habits that are…
The Power of Play 