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Jessie Collins posted a reply on Re: Field Trip Check In
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Said: The London Children's Museum in London, ON, Canada just moved into a new space back in Jan 2025. With this move, we had to test and completely redesign our entry process for field trips to better suit the physical layout of our new spac...
Jamie Bonnett posted a reply on Re: Field Trip Check In
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Said: KidsQuest Children's Museum in Washington here -- we see about 70 different school groups a year amounting to over 2,500 students during the school year. Of these 40 are groups over 60 students at a time.
Stephanie Ashton posted a reply on Re: Sensory Backpacks - What actually gets used?
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Said: Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum in Greensboro, NC. - We provided backpacks for years and tried a number of strategies to improve utilization before a meeting with a community partner led us in a different direction. A couple of year...
Rachel Hamilton posted a new Topic
Monday, May 11, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Aging Out of Early Learners Areas
Hello friends,
We have a wonderful Early Learners gallery at our museum and folks are always sad to learn they have aged out of that space. We are pondering adding a little celebration to our interaction with a child who has recently aged out to help soften the blow, but also to get them excited to explore the museum and other galleries in new ways.
Has anyone ever implemented something like this for their guests? If so, would love to hear about what you did and...
We have a wonderful Early Learners gallery at our museum and folks are always sad to learn they have aged out of that space. We are pondering adding a little celebration to our interaction with a child who has recently aged out to help soften the blow, but also to get them excited to explore the museum and other galleries in new ways.
Has anyone ever implemented something like this for their guests? If so, would love to hear about what you did and...
Jen Alexander posted a reply on Re: Who has purchased their building?
Monday, May 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Said: We opened our museum in 1998 and bought our building in 1999 -- we had made a deal with our landlord for a purchase price before we began to rent. We had a great experience getting a mortgage once the museum was open and we had a ...
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