Talking to Children About Difficult Situations
When tragic events happen in the world, especially in places that relate to you, it can often be difficult to cope with these events. Parents and anyone who works closely…
Tag: Play
Project Play: 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…
Get Lucky and Build Your Brain
Did you know that physical activity helps children not only expend energy but also sends that energy to their brains? Here are some examples: Rocking a baby does more than…
Imagine Science
Science is not about facts. That may sound like an odd statement – after all, it is quite likely that the way you were taught science in school was ALL…
Making Sense of Art
At the start of every month, the Boston Children’s Museum Art Studio unveils a new creative endeavor intended to get the gears turning in our young visitors’ minds. For the…
Enjoy the Olympics at Home!
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics/Paralympics will be starting soon! (To avoid redundancy, I will just say “Olympics” when referring to both the Olympics and Paralympics.) Watching the Olympic Games is…
Dadding in the Kitchen: Oobleck
If you find yourself at home with your children this vacation week, and you are looking for a kind of amazing, simple, fun and educational activity to do with them,…
Life Lessons from Children in PlaySpace
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…
The Power of Play 