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Sementha Mathews posted a new Topic
Thursday, Mar 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Children's Museums between 8000-12000 square feet
My name is Sementha Mathews, of Valdosta, Ga. I'm in the middle of construction for a 10,000 sq ft Children's Imagination Station that opens in December 2025. I'm scrambling now to hire staff, develop a budget, create policy, secure safety procedures, all of which I'm progressing and learning so much about. But it is my desire to get a few or more administrators of similarly sized museums as ours--between 8,000-12,000 sq ft--to help each other on various issues. Smaller museums no doubt ...
Laurel Sandage posted a reply on Re: Birthday Themes
Thursday, Mar 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Said: We have two spaces and two party packages that we offer. The first is just a "rent the space" situation on the third floor where we provide tables, a tablecloth, and a birthday banner. The other package rents out our tinkering space on ...
Julie Ward posted a reply on Re: Birthday Themes
Thursday, Mar 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Said: We also just provide a space, tablecloths, birthday banner - no themes.
Natalia Regan posted a reply on Re: Birthday Themes
Wednesday, Mar 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Said: Hi Hayden,We stopped even providing any decorations, letting the host making this party theirs. They can decorate and arrange activities within 3 hours' time frame to their liking.
Patti Van Brederode posted a reply on Re: Birthday Themes
Wednesday, Mar 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Said: Hayden,We also used to do themed parties, but we realized that most folks really just wanted to utilize the museum space and maximize their time there. They bring their own birthday cakes and decorations for the party room, and we h...
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