The Benefits of Visiting a Children’s

Museum with Your Family….

By: Joan Butterfield
www.richartistpoorartist.com

Are you a parent? If you are, have you and your family ever visited a children’s museum
before? If this is a trip that you have yet to take, it is something that you and your family
may want to discuss. After a close examination, you will see that there are an unlimited
number of benefits to taking a children’s museum trip with your family.

Before focusing on the many benefits of children’s museum trips, it is first important to
familiarize yourself with these unique museums. Unfortunately, most of us automatically
associate museums with adults. You may be surprised to know that there are a number of
museums in the United States that are designed especially for children. These types of
museums are often designed for children at the preschool level all the way up to high
school or at least junior high.

As previously stated, children’s museums are museums that are designed especially for
children. What does this mean for your child? It means that they will likely have a fun
and exciting time. For many children, museum visits are often associated with boredom.
You will likely find this not to be the case with children’s museums. Although children’s
museums do come in a number of different formats, most are known for their large
selection of interactive displays. Interactive displays mean that your child can do much
more than just walk around a museum and look.

Another one of the many benefits to taking your family on a children’s museum trip is
that the fun is designed for everyone. As previously stated, many children’s museums are
designed for children between the levels of preschool and high school. What does this
mean for you? It means that if you have a large family, everyone should enjoy their day
at a children’s museum. Whether you have a toddler or an elementary school aged child
or even both, everyone should find something that they love at your local children’s
museum.
The knowledge that your child will walk away with is just another one of the many
benefits to taking your family to visit a children’s museum. As previously stated, many
children’s museums have interactive displays and they are designed for children like
yours. This setting often makes it easier for children to learn and retain the information
learned. Your child, no matter what their age, is more likely to remember interesting
facts about dinosaurs if they were able to participate in an interactive display, like
digging for dinosaur bones, than they would be just looking at a picture on the wall.

Perhaps, the greatest benefit of taking your family to a children’s museum is the quality
time that you will be able to spend together. This quality time is difficult to come by
today, as many parents are faced with long work hours and many children have busy
school schedules. If you are able to take a day out of your week to visit a children’s
museum with your child, it is likely a day that no one will be able to soon forget.

As outlined above, there are a number of benefits to taking your family to a children’s
museum. If you are not already familiar with a children’s museum in or around your
area, you can easily find one by performing a standard internet search. When doing so, be
sure to include your city and state.