{"id":2067,"date":"2017-08-04T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T06:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/?p=2067"},"modified":"2017-08-04T06:00:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T06:00:39","slug":"summer-challenge-10-explore-a-childrens-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/index.php\/2017\/08\/04\/summer-challenge-10-explore-a-childrens-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Challenge #10: Explore a Children&#8217;s Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6263.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2079 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6263-1024x756.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6263-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6263-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6263-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6263-1536x1135.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6263-2048x1513.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6263-1080x798.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6263-1280x945.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6263-980x724.jpg 980w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6263-480x355.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To beat the heat of the dog days of summer, the challenge this week is to explore a Children&#8217;s Museum.<\/p>\n<p>Children\u2019s Museums provide rich environments that stimulate a child\u2019s natural curiosity and creativity. Museums are generally multi-sensory, hands-on, active, and child-centered environments which offers children unique opportunities to play and learn.<\/p>\n<p>Central Ohio is surrounded by a number of Children&#8217;s Museums. A few of our favorites include:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aha4kids.org\">AHA! Children&#8217;s Museum<\/a>\u00a0located in Lancaster, Ohio. You can read all about our experience <a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/2016\/12\/29\/a-visit-to-the-aha-childrens-museum\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebuckeye.org\">Little Buckeye Children&#8217;s Museum<\/a>\u00a0located in Mansfield, Ohio. Our first hand experience is <a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/2017\/04\/20\/little-buckeye-childrens-museum\/\">here.<\/a>\u00a0Also, be sure to ride the carousel down the street from the museum when you are there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cincymuseum.org\/childrensmuseum\">Duke Energy Children&#8217;s Museum<\/a>\u00a0in Cincinnati, Ohio. It&#8217;s worth the drive! Our experience is posted <a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/2017\/03\/21\/learning-through-play-at-the-duke-energy-childrens-museum\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5734.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5730.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1380 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5730-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5730-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5730-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5730-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5730-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5730-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5730-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5730-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5730-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5730-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>My hope is that each and every adventure will be different and exciting. Please connect and share your experiences using #saynplaythesummeraway.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To beat the heat of the dog days of summer, the challenge this week is to explore a Children&#8217;s Museum. Children\u2019s Museums provide rich environments that stimulate a child\u2019s natural curiosity and creativity. Museums are generally multi-sensory, hands-on, active, and child-centered environments which offers children unique opportunities to play and learn. 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