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Power of Play Resources

Help spread the word about the power of play! These resources make it easy for you to post information on your website, social media channels, e-newsletters and more. Simply click on a topic, copy the text, download assets and share.

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POWERFUL HOME ACTIVITIES

  • Build a Gnome Home
  • Glue Gun Fun
  • Make Sensory Bins
  • Make Simple Machines
  • Take Things Apart

POWER OF PLAY

  • Make Play a Priority
  • Play Boosts Emotional & Mental Health
  • Prescription for Play: AAP Report
  • The Power of Open-Ended Questions
  • World Health Organization Guidelines On Play

PARENT PLAY TIPS

  • Embrace repetition
  • Focus on the process, less on the outcome
  • Give kids the freedom to explore
  • Pose challenges during playtime
  • View mistakes as opportunities

Need help? Contact Courtney Finn, director of strategic communications, at 612-940-3280 or cfinn@mcm.org.

Regular Hours

View the events calendar for special museum hours, special events, member events and more.

Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday Closed
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m

 

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The Minnesota Children's Museum will provide acknowledgments to donors meeting tax requirements for property received by the charity as a gift. However, except for gifts of cash and publicly traded securities, no value shall be ascribed to any receipt or other form of substantiation of a gift received by Minnesota Children's Museum.

The Minnesota Children's Museum will respect the intent of the donor relating to gifts for restricted purposes and those relating to the desire to remain anonymous. With respect to anonymous gifts, the Minnesota Children's Museum will restrict information about the donor to only those staff members with a need to know.

The Minnesota Children's Museum will not compensate, whether through commissions, finders' fees, or other means, any third party for directing a gift or a donor to the Minnesota Children's Museum.

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St. Paul, MN 55102
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Acceptance of any contribution, gift or grant is at the discretion of the Minnesota Children's Museum. The Minnesota Children's Museum will not accept any gift unless it can be used or expended consistently with the purpose and mission of the Minnesota Children's Museum.

No irrevocable gift, whether outright or life-income in character, will be accepted if under any reasonable set of circumstances the gift would jeopardize the donor’s financial security.

The Minnesota Children's Museum will refrain from providing advice about the tax or other treatment of gifts and will encourage donors to seek guidance from their own professional advisers to assist them in the process of making their donation.

The Minnesota Children's Museum will accept donations of cash or publicly traded securities. Gifts of in-kind services will be accepted at the discretion of the Minnesota Children's Museum.

Certain other gifts, real property, personal property, in-kind gifts, non-liquid securities, and contributions whose sources are not transparent or whose use is restricted in some manner, must be reviewed prior to acceptance due to the special obligations raised or liabilities they may pose for Minnesota Children's Museum.

The Minnesota Children's Museum will provide acknowledgments to donors meeting tax requirements for property received by the charity as a gift. However, except for gifts of cash and publicly traded securities, no value shall be ascribed to any receipt or other form of substantiation of a gift received by Minnesota Children's Museum.

The Minnesota Children's Museum will respect the intent of the donor relating to gifts for restricted purposes and those relating to the desire to remain anonymous. With respect to anonymous gifts, the Minnesota Children's Museum will restrict information about the donor to only those staff members with a need to know.

The Minnesota Children's Museum will not compensate, whether through commissions, finders' fees, or other means, any third party for directing a gift or a donor to the Minnesota Children's Museum.

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Donation Total: $1.00 Monthly

Recurring donations will occur for one year. Once the anniversary of the first installment approaches, we will contact you about renewing your gift.

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