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[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"39689","attributes":{"class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","alt":"Tractor Katie White kids"}}]]Meet Katie White, one of our brand new Children's Museum Blog Ambassadors! Follow Katie's posts on the blog or follow her on Twitter @katieunscripted.
A bit about me: My name is Katie White and I have lived in Indianapolis for almost 15 years now. I'm married with four children—two girls (12 and 8) and two boys (3 and 16 mos.). I work two to three days a week while my girls are in school and I love music, professional football, college basketball, the Indiana State Fair, and dance parties with my kids. I also write at www.katieunscripted.com about the things I'm most passionate about in my personal life— being a wife, mom and friend, and being active in my community.
We’ve been members of the Children's Museum for over 10 years now. Being able to bring my kids to the museum sparks so many conversations and leads to fun ideas at home. When we visited the China exhibit for the first time, the kids were so intrigued by the Chinese way of life— how they live, shop, eat, and write. They still talk about those things now—and even more so, incorporate them into their play. As a parent, I never would have thought, "Let's learn about China for fun!" and further, if I did say that, my kids would never have gone for it. (I can hear it now, "Learn for fun? Outside of school?!") Exposing them to different ideas, to broaden who they are as individuals and who they'll become later, is priceless to me.
So I’m excited to share the next six months of my family’s adventures at (and away from!) the Children’s Museum. I've been a mom for 12 years and I don’t know about you, but I am plum out of new ideas. The internet makes me feel like a bad mom half the time because the crafts and games that are always on my screen are so intensive, and with the age range of my kids, it's almost impossible to do the majority of things I see. The museum, on the other hand, gives all of my kids a place to explore, where they each find something new every time we go, where I don't have to say “no.” We all come home with new ideas. I can’t wait to share with you what grows from those ideas.
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