It’s not easy parenting in the digital age. For 2020, here are our recommendations for some New Year’s resolutions based on the latest child development research. (1) Enjoy Digital Devices Together Screentime can bring people together and allow for shared experiences. …
Our Holiday Gift Guide Here at San Francisco’s Children’s Creativity Museum, we are always on the lookout for children’s toys and educational materials that live up to our high standards to advance our mission to “nurture creativity and collaboration in …
Summer Learning and Back-to-School Success The Importance of Summer Enrichment Looking back, it’s easy to see why starting school again in the fall was always so difficult for me as a child. Growing up in a working-class community, I never …
Music’s Ability to Empower Self Expression Can you think of a song that, no matter what, makes you happy? How about a song that helped you through the tough times of high school? Is there a piece of music that …
The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival team has made it easy to have fun for free this summer with 11 children-centered events! Most happen twice on the same day. You can take a break from creating in the museum and enjoy …
I vividly remember being 6 years old when my family planned and practiced our fire escape route together for the first time. Although it was scary to think about, practicing this helped me know what to expect and where to …
This year’s Earth Day Festival at CCM is focused on encouraging empathy, agency, and action in our community. As part of this family-focused community event, the Education Team is prototyping an innovative drop in workshop for families called Our Blue Whales. This …
We put together a list of 10 easy ways for you to be environmentally conscious. Not all of them require huge sacrifices to make an impact. In the race for a cleaner environment, we have to remember that it is …
The SF Film Festival has more films and workshops during their 13 day run than fingers you can count. To make it easier to get through them all, we have created a list of the 8 films and workshops that we …
Grace Tenhula is the Assistant Program Manager at the Children’s Creativity Museum, and she has a lot to say about where she wants the museum to be soon. We sat down with Grace to ask her a few questions about …