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Samantha Plocica posted a reply on Re: Faux Foods - Need Garlic!
Thursday, Aug 4, 2022 at 12:39 PM
Said: That is exactly what I needed to know. Thanks so much for that!
John Richardson posted a reply on Re: Faux Foods - Need Garlic!
Thursday, Aug 4, 2022 at 12:38 PM
Said: We predominantly use the Kids foods. We've used some of the other pieces, however, with the amount of usage that they get, it's much more cost-effective to replace the Kids foods, as opposed to the higher quality pieces.~ ...
Lynnsey Childress posted a reply on Re: Destructive Behavior
Thursday, Aug 4, 2022 at 10:39 AM
Said: This is a phenomenon that we have seen for years. We engineer our exhibits with this in mind and laugh because visitors still find ways to break things. I agree with the above comment that signage does not deter the behavior. We do our ...
Kiera Coffelt posted a reply on Re: Abandoned Kiddos
Wednesday, Aug 3, 2022 at 5:58 PM
Said: We have as well. We've had visitors leave their children inside the museum and go out to their cars, or leave their children in different buildings. We've had to go as far as informing our expectations with regards to supervision at ent...
Melanie Vartabedian posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Aug 3, 2022 at 5:49 PM
Abandoned Kiddos
Another unfortunate trend we're experiencing recently (along with destructive behavior), is coming across children, often very young ones, who are unattended for long stretches of time. We had a crying 18-month-old last week whose parent was so dismissive when they came to "retrieve" the child. A similar experience today of a child in a stroller who was alone for over 5 minutes, and once again the parent was dismissive that we were concerned.
Any similar experiences? Suggest...
Any similar experiences? Suggest...
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