30 March 2009

Children's Museums make great destinations for any Trip


Although we live in a quite rural section of Western Maine, we are fortunate to live within an hour and a half of TWO great Children's Museums; one in Portland, Maine, and The Children's Discovery Museum in our capital of Augusta. If you live in an Urban area, the Children's Museum option is surely even closer! If you live in an even more rural area than we do, make a day of it (and of course, we can make sure your 'kids travel happy' :-). And, if you plan a trip to a new area, a Children's Museum can be the perfect rainy day remedy or a good way to put a vacation's focus on the kids. Adults will find these places fun too!

These are the things we like most about children's museums and discovery centers:
  • reasonable cost
  • the interactive nature of the activities
  • the activities focus on roleplay and imaginary play
  • the museums offer things for the youngest children as well as school age children (SOMETIMES this happens too: we have friends that just came back from the Cape Cod Children's Museum in Massachusetts and the facility there had 6 tables set up for ADULTS - puzzles, games and other challenges, very cool!)
  • often there are areas that focus on educating about the region the museum is located (in Maine we find there are 'logging' areas, and maple syrup making areas)
  • there are things to learn about animals and insects
  • the 'gift shop' typically provides economical, mind-stimulating activities to take home
  • great place to host a birthday party, and many museums have rooms and/or facilities for cake & festivities (and group rates!)
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Before you know it, your kids will want to go to the 'big person's' museums! Children's Museums are a great place to plant the seed and grow the appreciation for culture and active learning.
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