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Abigail Scanlon posted a reply on Re: Hard Foam Blocks and Bite Marks
Wednesday, Apr 12, 2023 at 12:32 PM
Said: Our Museum has the blue blocks from the Imagination Playground, and we have the same issue. Bite marks, fingernail scratches, broken corners, etc. I was leaning towards just getting rid of them, but my BoD wants to keep them because the...
Alexandra Wood posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Apr 12, 2023 at 11:39 AM
Hard Foam Blocks and Bite Marks
Hi All,
We have some hard foam blocks from Bright Day in one of our exhibits and have found that many of the blocks are getting chewed on resulting in very obvious, full impression bite marks. We haven't really seen chunks taken out except in a few pieces but it's very clear a child (or multiple) have taken a bite of the block. These blocks are similar to Blue Blocks though the hardness/density level of the Bright Day blocks might be a bit different (possibly not as hard? I haven'...
We have some hard foam blocks from Bright Day in one of our exhibits and have found that many of the blocks are getting chewed on resulting in very obvious, full impression bite marks. We haven't really seen chunks taken out except in a few pieces but it's very clear a child (or multiple) have taken a bite of the block. These blocks are similar to Blue Blocks though the hardness/density level of the Bright Day blocks might be a bit different (possibly not as hard? I haven'...
Merredith Christos posted a reply on Re: Confirmation Email
Wednesday, Apr 12, 2023 at 11:35 AM
Said: Hi Andrea,Send me an email & I can forward you a sample of what we send. My email is mchristos@everwondermuseum.org.
Katherine Livengood posted a reply on Re: Indoor Sand Experiences
Wednesday, Apr 12, 2023 at 10:15 AM
Said: We have an AR sandbox and use Sandtastik play sand. It is $20 for 25 pounds. We lose quite a bit of it onto the floor. The height of the edge of the sandbox is about 2.5 feet and there are catch basins lining the...
Andrea Sanchez posted a reply on Re: Confirmation Email
Monday, Apr 10, 2023 at 4:19 PM
Said: Thank you! Sending email now.
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