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My husband and I, who both have teaching degrees, have the common goal to instill in our girls a love of learning. We try to give them opportunities to discover things on their own whenever possible. We offer guidance to help them get even more from the learning opportunity, but do it in a way that they think they did all on their own. It's so thrilling to see their faces light up when they feel successful.
The first time we visited the Children's Museum of Indianapolis we tried to cram as much as possible into our day trip. We didn't want to miss a thing, and we wanted to get our money's worth! We soon discovered, however, that rushing the kids through the museum made the experience not only stressful on us, the parents, but also on them. We decided to purchase a membership and now when we visit we allow them to decide which exhibits to visit and how long they'd like to stay. We never make it to very many different exhibits in each trip but they, and we, come away with so much more because we took the time to explore every aspect of the exhibit. We discover something new with each trip, even in the Dino exhibit which we visit every single time!
I highly recommend the membership program and have recruited a good number of families to join. The museum has so much to offer for all ages and helps provide learning opportunities in a very fun, interactive environment. It completely matches our parenting philosophy for teaching them to love learning. We just can't enough!
Name: Heather Bennett
The first time we visited the Children's Museum of Indianapolis we tried to cram as much as possible into our day trip. We didn't want to miss a thing, and we wanted to get our money's worth! We soon discovered, however, that rushing the kids through the museum made the experience not only stressful on us, the parents, but also on them. We decided to purchase a membership and now when we visit we allow them to decide which exhibits to visit and how long they'd like to stay. We never make it to very many different exhibits in each trip but they, and we, come away with so much more because we took the time to explore every aspect of the exhibit. We discover something new with each trip, even in the Dino exhibit which we visit every single time!
I highly recommend the membership program and have recruited a good number of families to join. The museum has so much to offer for all ages and helps provide learning opportunities in a very fun, interactive environment. It completely matches our parenting philosophy for teaching them to love learning. We just can't enough!
Name: Heather Bennett
