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More Proof that Play Unlocks Innovation
Minnesota Children’s Museum hosted our second Pints & Play event on Tuesday evening at Bauhaus Brew Labs in northeast Minneapolis – and ran a fun experiment. Here’s how: We split people into two groups and gave each a set of Rigamajig building materials (wooden...
Lifelong Kindergarten
Cultures, the social domain of practices, discourses, and material expressions that unite a community, are created when people play together, and creativity and creative expression is an essential part of this process. Sadly, emphasis on creativity decreases as...
Brains Need to Play
The Importance of Play "It's not just superfluous," says Researcher Jaak Panksepp. "It's a very valuable thing for childhood development. And we as a culture have to learn to use it properly and have to make sure our kids get plenty of it." Play and Social Skills...
Minnesota Children’s Museum Awarded Service Enterprise Status by Points of Light
At Minnesota Children’s Museum we value the work of our volunteers. Young or old, we want you to play with us! You can help promote playful learning and have a positive impact on the children of Minnesota and their families. Points of Light Accolades We...
Play – A Key to Early Childhood Learning
Earlier Academic Instruction Doesn't Deliver Preschools and kindergartens across the country operate under the belief “the earlier is better” when it comes to academic instruction. Not only are these assumptions not supported by research, an early focus on academics...
Learning Through Play
Academic vs. Play-Based Education Educational curricula such as Every Student Succeeds Act, Race to the Top, and the Common Core State Standards have prompted a switch toward more academic-based education for our American youngsters. While these programs may have good...
