Power of Play
Professor Labcoat celebrates National Maker Week!
Hello everyone! Professor Labcoat here. It’s National Maker Week, and today I’d like to show you how to learn about electrical circuits using play dough! We use electricity to power all kinds of things every day. Electricity is what we call it when charged particles are pushed around, and we can make, or “generate”, electricity…
Read MoreGiving children time to explore
Earlier this week, in The New York Times, David Kohn wrote about children and learning, and although he didn’t use the exact phrase that we do here, “The power of play,” it still resonates throughout his story. Children learn through hands-on exploration. They need to set their own pace, and they need to be given…
Read MoreFairy Tales Thrive in the Telling
Ask a dozen academics why fairy tales have such staying power and resonance and you’re sure to get a dozen different answers. Folk tales go back centuries, and the details shift and change in the telling. As books became available, and later, films were made to adapt the stories, they took on new details, additional…
Read MoreStaff Pick: Earth Day Toys
Earth Day is right around the corner and here at the Museum we love to encourage healthy planet habits that take care of Earth! We will be celebrating Earth Day this weekend with Novelis on Saturday and Sunday. This will be the 45th anniversary of the Earth Day movement, meaning 45 years of “broadening the…
Read MoreScience Around Atlanta: Physics & Roller Coasters
Hello girls and boys! Professor Labcoat here! In my last blog post, I said, “No matter what you’re interested in or what question you have, there’s probably a scientist somewhere trying to figure it out.” That’s very true, because science is a way to learn about the world around us and everything that’s in it.…
Read MoreGardening With Kids
Gardening with children is a very important, and fun, activity to experience with your kids! Exposing children to where their food comes from or how flowers and plants grow allows them to understand and experience a natural process that can help them learn patience, problem-solving, science and an overall appreciation of nature’s way. Gardening can…
Read MoreThe Wonderful World of the Wizard of Oz
“I’m melting! I’m melting!” “We’re not in Kansas anymore.” “Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my!” “I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!” And of course, “There’s no place like home.” These quotes have become a part of American culture over the past 75 years since the world was introduced to the…
Read MoreKids Resolutions
Happy 2015! We’re half-way through the first month of a new year and this month is traditionally the perfect opportunity to try new things and improve on others. “New Year’s Resolutions and Kids: A different approach to traditional goal-setting” on mom.me is a great guide to opening up a discussion with your little ones, if you…
Read More2014 Gift Guide: S.T.E.A.M Gifts
Christmas Around the World
You better watch out. You better not cry. Better not pout, I’m telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town! But he’s not just coming to Atlanta – Santa Claus is coming to towns all around the world. To many of us, when we think of Christmas, we think of the festive season around…
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