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Janelle Benson posted a reply on Re: Rules/Respectfulness of guests
Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 at 11:42 AM
Said: Thank you for the suggestions! It is good to know we are not alone in this struggle. Occasionally we do have volunteers on weekends to assist with pick up, but they are few are far between. (It's been diff...
Brittney Green posted a reply on Re: Rules/Respectfulness of guests
Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 at 11:08 AM
Said: We use a reward system. If we see a child cleaning, we will give them a small prize and make sure the child is praised for their help. This has helped encourage other children playing to then pick up before they leave as well. We've als...
Megan Dietz posted a reply on Re: Rules/Respectfulness of guests
Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 at 10:23 AM
Said: Signs never get read. At one of our properties, you have to drive about 5 miles on a specific path to get to it, and along the way there are 7 signs stating there is a fee for admission. Daily we will still get someone sayin...
Janelle Benson posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 at 10:11 AM
Rules/Respectfulness of guests
We are a small Children's Museum in Northern Minnesota. We are not state-funded so we do not have the ability to staff a "reset person" as some museum do. Does anyone have suggestions for encouraging families to supervise their children, enforce rules such as "Inside voice, walking feet", and encourage children to clean up after themselves? Our front desk person is also the one responsible to clean up at the end of the night, and during tourist season, it's left in such...
Tracey Tomme posted a reply on Re: Mounting a shell
Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 at 9:44 AM
Said: I asked our curator and this is what she said to pass along, "Please be extremely careful drilling into shell. Breathing in shell dust can cause a respiratory disease called Silicosis. Make sure you have the proper PPE if yo...
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