Comments on: Activity #177: Join a museum http://www.rookiemoms.com/join-a-museum/ Two geeky girls' guide to the first years of motherhood. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:42:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: tobasco http://www.rookiemoms.com/join-a-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-146221 tobasco Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:18:04 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/join-a-museum/#comment-146221 We will just be getting a membership to many places this year. Often, it's not worth the cost of a family memebership if your LO is granted free admission (usually up to age 2 or 3 where we live). That being said, we definitely frequent these places! Where else can you go that your kid will, well, be a kid and no one blinks an eye? I love taking my daughter somewhere where SHE gets to be the boss. She gets to pick the activity and how long we stay there. It helps her figure out planning skills and time management. I have to say it really bothers me when I see kids loving an activity at the children's museum, and the parents are like, ok time's up let's move to this other activity! And then they don't understand why the kid is crying and screaming. EVERYTHING there is interesting, and they will often be most attracted to something that correlates to whatever milestone they're coming up on. We will just be getting a membership to many places this year. Often, it’s not worth the cost of a family memebership if your LO is granted free admission (usually up to age 2 or 3 where we live). That being said, we definitely frequent these places! Where else can you go that your kid will, well, be a kid and no one blinks an eye?

I love taking my daughter somewhere where SHE gets to be the boss. She gets to pick the activity and how long we stay there. It helps her figure out planning skills and time management. I have to say it really bothers me when I see kids loving an activity at the children’s museum, and the parents are like, ok time’s up let’s move to this other activity! And then they don’t understand why the kid is crying and screaming. EVERYTHING there is interesting, and they will often be most attracted to something that correlates to whatever milestone they’re coming up on.

]]> By: Heather http://www.rookiemoms.com/join-a-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-28024 Heather Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:21:06 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/join-a-museum/#comment-28024 In Berkeley the deal between museums got much suckier this year. I don't remember the details exactly but I know that Habitot essentially raised the rates significantly, cut the hours in half, and does not honor reciprocity for FREE any more with the neighboring museums. If you don't work and the hours are not a problem, I still say go for it, but they just took away my Thursday evening ritual and I'm still pissed about it. In Berkeley the deal between museums got much suckier this year. I don’t remember the details exactly but I know that Habitot essentially raised the rates significantly, cut the hours in half, and does not honor reciprocity for FREE any more with the neighboring museums. If you don’t work and the hours are not a problem, I still say go for it, but they just took away my Thursday evening ritual and I’m still pissed about it.

]]> By: Melinda http://www.rookiemoms.com/join-a-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-9165 Melinda Sat, 19 May 2007 20:40:32 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/join-a-museum/#comment-9165 In San Diego, the museum at Balboa Park are free on Tuesdays. It is on a rotating schedule so different museums are free every week (except the 5th Tuesday of the month should there be one). Six of these museums have been labeled as "kid-friendly" (Ruben H. Fleet Science Center, Model Railroad Museum, Natural History Museum, San Diego Air and Space Museum, San Diego Automotive Museum, and the San Diego Hall of Champions) www.balboapark.org Also located in Balboa Park is the world-famous San Diego Zoo. A pass for 2 adults for the entire year is only $89 ($129 for Diamond membership). For kids ages 3-11 is $24/year and kids 12-17 is $28/year. Annual passes are good at the zoo as well as the Wild Animal Park in Escondido, CA. www.sdzoo.com or www.sandiegozoo.org In San Diego, the museum at Balboa Park are free on Tuesdays. It is on a rotating schedule so different museums are free every week (except the 5th Tuesday of the month should there be one). Six of these museums have been labeled as “kid-friendly” (Ruben H. Fleet Science Center, Model Railroad Museum, Natural History Museum, San Diego Air and Space Museum, San Diego Automotive Museum, and the San Diego Hall of Champions)

http://www.balboapark.org

Also located in Balboa Park is the world-famous San Diego Zoo. A pass for 2 adults for the entire year is only $89 ($129 for Diamond membership). For kids ages 3-11 is $24/year and kids 12-17 is $28/year. Annual passes are good at the zoo as well as the Wild Animal Park in Escondido, CA.

http://www.sdzoo.com or http://www.sandiegozoo.org

]]> By: Kim http://www.rookiemoms.com/join-a-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-3094 Kim Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:14:28 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/join-a-museum/#comment-3094 Check your local libraries for free passes to local museums! I live near Portland and my local library has a membership to 5 local museums inc. the Children's Museum (CM2). They are usually good for the whole family and are free! It varies on how you sign up for them so ask the librarians. We have enjoyed the local children's museum for free each year when my mom comes to visit. Check your local libraries for free passes to local museums! I live near Portland and my local library has a membership to 5 local museums inc. the Children’s Museum (CM2). They are usually good for the whole family and are free! It varies on how you sign up for them so ask the librarians. We have enjoyed the local children’s museum for free each year when my mom comes to visit.

]]> By: Rookie Moms » Blog Archive » Meet a monkey at the zoo http://www.rookiemoms.com/join-a-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Rookie Moms » Blog Archive » Meet a monkey at the zoo Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:56:48 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/join-a-museum/#comment-18 [...] Just like the children’s museums, when you join, you get to go whenever you want all year. The Oakland Zoo membership includes free parking and a few other benefits. Also, the Zoo is a non-profit, so membership is a feel-good thing. The money helps take care of the animals, and since as a mother, you now have a Responsibility to all things living, including those nasty reptiles your child will soon be fond of, this is a Good Thing. [...] [...] Just like the children’s museums, when you join, you get to go whenever you want all year. The Oakland Zoo membership includes free parking and a few other benefits. Also, the Zoo is a non-profit, so membership is a feel-good thing. The money helps take care of the animals, and since as a mother, you now have a Responsibility to all things living, including those nasty reptiles your child will soon be fond of, this is a Good Thing. [...]

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