Category Archives: Kids in Museums
Teaching “Raven” to a Toddler
The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington, D.C. is a beautiful building. They have a great cafeteria and a super fun kid’s area. The exhibits are well crafted and incredibly full of information. So full, in fact, … Continue reading
Museum Visit Packing List
One of the universal truths of having young kids is that you don’t travel light anymore. Even an overnight trip requires jamming the trunk full with the portable crib, stroller, diapers, and MAYBE a small duffel of clothes for the … Continue reading
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Tagged infant, museums with kids, stroller friendly, toddlers
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Strength in Numbers
Museums have a reputation of being a place for solitary reflection. It seems like you are supposed to go, wander, read and observe and be hushed by the momentousness of what you are seeing. Sure that can be great, sometimes, … Continue reading
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When the Kids Become the Critics
Everyone is a critic, isn’t that how the phrase goes? When it comes to kids and museums…this isn’t a bad thing! Empowering kids to become museum exhibit critics can get them excited about a topic or a visit that maybe … Continue reading
New Posts for American History, NAEYC and Kid Trips!
I’ve been lucky enough to find a few soapboxes where I can talk about young children and museums. This week, I had three pieces published all within a few days of each other! For American History, a follow up on … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Early Childhood Education, Kids in Museums, Museum Fun at Home
Tagged American History, Kid Trips, museums with kids, NAEYC, preschool, toddler
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Taking a Toddler to the Museum: Why Bother? (New Post on “O Say Can You See?”)
From the last post I put up (When a Museum Visit Goes Wrong), you might think that taking your toddler to the museum isn’t worth the effort. Nothing could be further from the truth! I am a firm believer that … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, engaging, museums with kids, toddler
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When a Museum Visit Goes Wrong…
I really try to practice what I preach (about young children belonging in museums) and get my 1yr old son into museums regularly. I’d say on average we go downtown about twice a month and explore one of the museums … Continue reading
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Tagged museums with kids, National Gallery of Art, planning, toddler, wrong
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Escaping the parent trap: Facing tough topics with kids at the museum (New Post on “O Say Can You See?”)
When I was taking 3, 4 and 5 year olds into the museum every day, my brain was honed to look for “traps.” These were the edgy exhibits that usually involved nudity and maybe had subject matter that was dark … Continue reading
Making Museum Visits Engaging for Kids (New Post on “O Say Can You See?”)
As someone who loves museums, I consider myself to be very, very lucky. I live within walking distance of a Metro that will zip me to downtown D.C. in 45min. From there I can easily walk to dozens of museums, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, engaging, museums with kids
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