Comments on: Save money at the Children’s Museum

By: Best Mommy Blogs in the Bay Area

Best Mommy Blogs in the Bay Area — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:12:00 +0000

[...] 8, and they both live in Berkeley, CA. When they’re not blogging – read Heather’s tips for saving money at The Children’s Museum! – they’re busy running 510Families.com, an activity guide for families in East [...]

By: rookiemoms

rookiemoms — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:40:47 +0000

5 ways to save money on your children’s museum membership http://t.co/3JsbDAoP3f

By: Heather Flett

Heather Flett — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:47:20 +0000

Love it Cara! Those places are soooo expensive that I find a membership usually pays for itself after 2-3 visits.

By: Cara

Cara — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:57:32 +0000

Every year, even her very first birthday, my parents have given my daughter a museum membership. Until this year, we actually had one for their museum in Milwaukee because reciprocity got us into so many out here — and in the Bay Area most reciprocity has restrictions of only allowing 2 free visits since so many museums are so close together. I felt a bit guilty, so we would hit up the gift shop to support the local places.
We have also done the splitting a membership at the zoo and Fairyland — same deal, we eat there and will visit the gift shop on some visits to still fully support the local place. And honestly without the membership we wouldn’t visit them often at all, so they are definitely coming out ahead;)

By: Heather Flett

Heather Flett — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 04:01:43 +0000

@Alissa, I do not deal with those gift shops either. Slippery slope, in my opinion.

By: Alissa

Alissa — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:01:40 +0000

I check out all our local children’s museums and see which one has the least cost with the most benefits. Our choice is a VERY tiny museum, that in itself is not worth it. But when the reciprocity gets me in to all the fancy places for a great discount? Totally worth it! We also try to take our own lunch. And we don’t visit the gift shop.

By: Heather Flett

Heather Flett — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:02:36 +0000

@Summersault, I LOVE that. Don’t think I’d do it, but I’ve wanted to for sure.

By: Summersault

Summersault — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:03:28 +0000

Funny story…I was at our local children’s museum yesterday and saw a mom having a nap…hiding out inside the pyramid

By: Heather Flett

Heather Flett — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:03:54 +0000

Thanks @Veena, I tried to talk my mom into renewing it for the next year, my sis loved it so.

By: Veena@littledinos

Veena@littledinos — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:39:44 +0000

The idea of giving membership as a gift is fabulous… Kudos to you’ll.

By: Heather Flett

Heather Flett — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:51:20 +0000

@Katy, You remind me that there are often museum free days courtesy of local or national sponsors: Bank of America and Scholarshare recently hosted some in our area.

By: Heather Flett

Heather Flett — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:50:35 +0000

@Jen, I have a standing “we will not buy souvenirs” policy at places like that. It does make things easier.