How Did I Do?: Reflections on parenting as my son leaves the nest
This is our 100th Blog post. In the 99 posts that preceded this one we’ve learned about developing a child’s creative confidence, tips on fathering, more inventive ways to play…
Tag: Museums
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder…I hope
Collections have been missing from the blog lately, and as it is already February, I am compelled to make up for that absence. We have been keeping quite busy lately.…
Modes of Music Programming: Inspire
In the past couple of months I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with a fabulous local organization, From the Top. From the Top is a Boston-based, independent non-profit organization that…
Exhibit Sneak Peek: My Sky
Boston Children’s Museum is an educational institution. This bears pointing out because amidst all of the giggling and yelling and general fun-having that kids engage in here, it is easy…
Play, Play, Discover: Research at Boston Children’s Museum
Boston Children’s Museum works closely with researchers from local universities to conduct studies into child development, cognition and more; and to translate the latest studies and findings for the general…
H, I and “Pea”
For those of you who have been following our growing alphabet this summer, you may be wondering what happened to those final letter installations. Not to fret! S, W, H…
What is a Collections Manager?
Although I have been posting about the Museum’s collection for a couple of months now, a lot of people still wonder what exactly it is that a Collections Manager does…
The Tao of Turtles
Everyone seems to like turtles. I don’t know what it is about them, but I often find myself smiling when I watch them, even if they’re not doing anything particularly…
The Power of Play 