Wheat or Whiskey?
I was recently asked, "Why is it important that the child is self-directed when playing at the museum?" I compare it to wheat. 1. Wheat...
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Children's Museum of Montana
- Aug 8
- 2 min
Brains & Houses
The way our brain forms is much like a home. Over time, they are built from the foundation up. From before birth, and into adulthood,...
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Danielle Porter
- Jun 29
- 2 min
A Word from a Mom
A special note from one of our Mom's that visit our museum. We love her focus on self-care!
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Children's Museum of Montana
- May 18
- 2 min
Creating Solutions
Seeing problems is often times the focus, yet creating solutions is so much more important! If every time a child or an employee comes to...
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Children's Museum of Montana
- Apr 25
- 2 min
Passion vs. Required
It has become quite a "buzz" word to be a lifelong learner; yet the significance and power that comes with an open mind that is...
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Children's Museum of Montana
- Apr 13
- 2 min
Sleep Or Not sleep?....That is the question.
Insomnia is a national plague and there are promises of relief by one product or system or another. Trauma induced insomnia was...
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Children's Museum of Montana
- Apr 6
- 2 min
Deprivation in our babies? No!
It is hard to imagine in this day and age that we would have a medical/mental issue that is not being understood or addressed in...
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Children's Museum of Montana
- Mar 11
- 2 min
Powerful Inspiration!
As we put together an afterschool program that inspires, I cannot help but think about what my muse is that inspires my work. My first...
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Children's Museum of Montana
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
First do no harm!
We have heard that term used in creeds and covenants within the medical and first responders fields. I would now challenge all of...
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Children's Museum of Montana
- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
Skills needed!
In our world of employment fluctuations, we hear business owners who cannot keep or find staff and we hear of unemployed saying there are...
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Children's Museum of Montana
- Sep 13, 2021
- 2 min
Reaching the stars!
It is every parents wish for their children to reach for the stars and it touches our hearts when they fail or lose a challenge. Yet,...
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Children's Museum of Montana
- Jun 11, 2021
- 1 min
Importance of Play
Playing is something we see children do every day. When children play, they are not usually thinking “what am I going to learn from this...
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Children's Museum of Montana
- Jun 9, 2021
- 1 min
Are they ready?
It can be difficult for us to know whether our children are ready for school. One moment they are confident, imaginative, and grounded...
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Children's Museum of Montana
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
Why do we have Children's Museums?
Writing by: Luz Chastel Messner History of Children’s Museums Introduced The world’s first children’s museum opened in Brooklyn, New York...
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Children's Museum of Montana
- May 6, 2021
- 3 min
Luz's Perspective on ASL
Why American Sign Language (ASL) is very important to me? Let's start with how I became deaf, during the time that my biological mother...
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Children's Museum of Montana
- Mar 3, 2021
- 1 min
Research
We naturally begin our life continually researching, in fact for parents with three year old's, you are hearing, "But why?" all day long,...
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