KidsQuest’s Director of Education, Jamie Bonnett discusses the intentional design behind the museum’s galleries. Each exhibit was built for multidimensional play, taking into account a wide range of ages, abilities and engagement levels. Jamie and her team have created a series of educator-led videos that bring some of our favorite programming right to your dining room table.
Autumn Young, Director of Community Engagement at Imagination Playground talks with us about their blue block mobile playscapes (a KidsQuest favorite!) and the value of focusing on process rather than outcome while engaging in play. She gives some great tips for families and educators to help us encourage child-directed play through our language and actions.
Audio Postcard From KidsQuest to You!
Invite your kids to listen in on this fun, participatory segment. Each episode we’ll hear a surprise message from someone in our community. Who will it be this week?
KidsQuest would love to receive an audio postcard from your family! Here’s how you and your kids can send one to us:
Use the audio memo app on your cell phone to record a short message to KidsQuest. Hold the phone about four inches away from the speaker’s mouth, with the front of the phone facing the ceiling, as if they were talking on speaker phone. You can use your name or name or keep it anonymous.
What is a message you’d like to share with KidsQuest? Do you miss playing there while the building is closed? What is a happy memory you have from a time you visited? Remember: postcards are short and sweet so keep the recordings to one minute or less. Submissions will be shared on the next episode!
Email your recordings to host, Allie Cheroutes at allie@kidsquestmuseum.org
Links from the episode:
KidsQuest Children's Museum HomeQuest videos: https://bit.ly/32bRJkk
KidsQuest Children's Museum Remote Learning kits: https://bit.ly/32cBUtx
Imagination Playground Learning Library: https://bit.ly/2DDX5dY
