Play Matters Blog

We firmly believe in the fundamental value of play for children—and families—to support emotional, developmental, and social health and well-being. This blog will explore why play matters, and touch on all aspects of our work to encourage play and support early STEAM learning.

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Your NEW museum is ready!

Neil Gordon

March 1, 2018

accessibility, community, renovation, science, staff, support, universal design

Your new museum is ready! It’s time to celebrate, to take pride in what we’ve accomplished, and to express tremendous gratitude to everyone who helped us get here. For so long, this day seemed. . .

How Did We Get Here?

Neil Gordon

January 25, 2018

accessibility, community, giving, history, outdoors, renovation, support, treehouse

The new Discovery Museum will soon be open and ready to welcome our curious, capable, imaginative young visitors. This has been our goal for many years and the focus of innumerable hours of imagining. . .

Actual Living Scientists and Engineers!

Denise LeBlanc

February 16, 2017

community, engagement, engineers, experiment, research, science, scientist

Can your child name a living scientist? Can you? In the past two weeks an explosion of initiatives and media around science has erupted. The March for Science has been scheduled for Earth Day, April. . .

Every Gesture

Marie Beam

February 2, 2017

community, giving, philanthropy, support

I recently received an email that moved me. It said in part: “I can't save everyone, but I can at least help shore up the walls around the things that really matter to me, and I've decided that I'm. . .