The Big Picture: Art and Science
Close your eyes and picture a typical scientist. Now imagine an artist. You probably conjured up two very different images. But the truth is that artists and scientists have more…
Tag: Play
The Practice of Letting Go
If you visited Boston Children’s Museum on a Monday in June, you may have noticed that the hordes of children playing in the museum looked…very colorful. Why? There was Messy…
Creative Confidence – Get messy, really messy!
Having creative confidence is trusting and valuing each and every one of your ideas and taking creative risks. In the Art Studio this is goal #1: to instill creative confidence…
Dadding on the Go: Travel Bingo
Ah, summertime. Warm weather, outdoor play and…the family road trip. Do you and your kids look forward to or do you dread long rides in the car? Keeping your kids…
Fear Not Science!
Raise your hand if you don’t like science, or think you’re not very good at it, or think it’s really hard or that you have to be incredibly smart to…
Modes of Music Programming: Experiment
For Boston Children’s Museum’s recent Family Fest I had the pleasure of working with four different music presenters all in one day! They were a fabulously diverse line-up and exemplified…
The Power of Pretend Play
Boston Children’s Museum is celebrating its centennial. We have monthly themes for the celebration. April’s theme is “Imagination,” and Tasty Tuesday’s topic in April is pretend play. Pretend play has…
The Power of Garbage Trucks and Toy Soldiers
Today my family remembers the 20th anniversary of my little brother’s death. He was 34 years old when he died as a soldier stationed in Ft. Bragg, NC. I remember…
The Power of Play 