Search
Go


Hey kids! 
With your parent's permission, click here for fun activities you can do at home with your family! 



Kids can also visit the website below for more fun activities!



Click here to visit the Come On Over website 






 

Looking for some PLAYFUL ways to extend your museum visit?  Here are just a few books that have great ideas to get you thinking and playing with your child:


  • Little Hands Paper Plate Crafts: Creative Art Fun for 3 to 7 Year Olds (Williamson Little Hands Series) by Laura Check and Norma Jean Martin-Jourdenais
  • Preschool Art: It's the Process, Not the Product by MaryAnn Kohl and K. Whelan Dery
  • Mudworks: Creative Clay, Dough, and Modeling Experiences by MaryAnn F. Kohl
  • The Little Hands Art Book (Williamson Little Hands Series) by Judy Press
  • 365 Ways to a Smarter Preschooler by Marilee Robin Burton, Susan G. MacDonald, Kate Flanagan, and George Ulrich
  • Kid's Squish Book: Slimy, Squishy, Sticky Things to Do That Should Only Be Done When Wearing Your Oldest Clothes by Loris Theovin Bree and Marlin Bree
  • Seven Times Smarter: 50 Activities, Games, and Projects to Develop the Seven Intelligences of Your Child by Laurel Schmidt
  • Unplugged Play: No Batteries. No Plugs. Pure Fun. by Bobbi Conner
  • Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
  • The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally by David Elkind
  • Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice by Howard Gardner

 


Parents can also visit some our favorite websites for tips on fun activities to continue your learning through PLAY at home!



The Crafty Crow: A wonderful blog full of hands-on art and craft ideas that kids and their grown-ups can make together, recipes, games and more!  

Family Fun Magazine's Website: Lots of great art and craft projects, games, recipes, etc.

Discount School Supply: The supply store where GRCM buys most of our art supplies

 

 

Parents, to see the latest in fun and educational toys for your child, be sure to check out Creative Learning Toys, Tools & Experiences by clicking here!

 

 

 

 

 

 



Listen up families!  Do you love working as a team?  Get excited about making things?  Then the GRCM Family Challenge is just for YOU!

What better way to reuse old milk cartons, paper towel tubes, and aluminum cans then to make your own unique sculpture as a family?  Be as creative as possible--there is no right or wrong way!  Whether it is a small sculpture that can live on a table top or one big enough to fill your front yard, please display your sculpture proudly!

GRCM's own "Junk Beast"

The Grand Rapids Children's Museum invites you to visit www.GoodtoGrow.org, a Web site that lets you and your child “grow” the silliest, most colorful family tree while discovering healthy eating choices and the benefits of an active lifestyle. 


Simply register (no fees, no ads, no spam) to choose a tree, give it a fun name and then start playing to learn. Each time you visit a question or challenge will appear for you to answer. Each family member’s answer counts towards earning online stickers (some with wacky sounds and neat animations) for your Good to Grow! tree. 


Designed as a daily, but brief, online activity for caregivers and children ages 2 and older, the Good to Grow! tree is just one area in this brand new website designed by the Association of Children's Museums, and is as part of an overarching health initiative in the children’s museum field.

Visit www.GoodtoGrow.org and discover useful facts and tips for living healthly, as well as fun activities for the entire family!