Category Archives: Museum Education
Sing Out Loud!
It didn’t take me long in the preschool classroom to learn the power of song. Don’t get me wrong, I am not a singer, but that didn’t seem to matter. I could repeat the same request until I was blue … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Early Childhood Education, Museum Education, Museum Fun at Home
Tagged preschool, sing, 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
Posted in Blog, Early Childhood Education, Kids in Museums, Museum Education
Tagged American History, engaging, museums with kids, toddler
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The thrill of seeing the “real thing”
This past week I had a chance to go to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City for the first time. My son was snoozing in his stroller so I really got to take things at my … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Museum Education
Tagged modern art, MOMA, Museum of Modern Art, museums with kids, the real thing
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Workshop Opportunities for Educators and Museum Professionals
When I started Cabinet of Curiosities, offering programs for kids was a no-brainer. I had so much fun teaching preschool and doing education programs in museums and I couldn’t imagine leaving that behind. What I didn’t realize is that I … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cabinet of Curiosities-Updates, Museum Education
Tagged educators, museum professionals, training, workshops
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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
Posted in Blog, Early Childhood Education, Kids in Museums, Museum Education
Tagged American History, engaging, museums with kids
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Locally Sourced Culture
I came back from the Virginia Association of Museums (VAM) Conference full of energy and ideas and ready to share them with you. Then, somehow, this month just galloped away from me! However, I am still super excited about what … Continue reading
Ideas for a Budding Museum Founder
Someone wrote me a really intriguing message through Facebook the other day. I have a 7 year old son who often talks about running a museum with one of his good friends. I am just curious how you got interested … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Early Childhood Education, Museum Education, Museum Fun at Home
Tagged museums with kids
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Museum Professional, Early Childhood Educator…Mom
Museum Professional, Early Childhood Educator and Mom. Those are the opening credentials on my Instructor Profile. The first two are pretty standard, but that last one has caught a few people off-guard. I didn’t write it to be daring, or … Continue reading
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