How children play and learn

Hey Reader,

Today we visited the Children's Museum in Cincinnati.
I can't remember that I visited such a museum in my childhood. I only remember that I visited a science museum, which was comparable to these, in the age of 16. The issues were the same and the way the exhibitor wants the visitors to learn something. Learning by doing is the sense in it. The children should discover and try things to understand the causes and effects.

In traditional museums you have for example headphones or a guide who explains things to you. Visitors have to read a lot of text to understand what is displayed. In kids museum the texts are not asked for. Some children can't even read, so it's required to make things understandable without an explanation and that's the fact what is difficult. All in all I thinks in this museum it's was well done. I could notice that the kids understand what they have to do.

In my mind I think the museum was attractive for a wide range of age. Even the parents and older visitors were interested in some sections, for example the balls flying in the wind flow. Children with different ages and development were addressed because it's doesn't matters how old somebody is, you were learning all life long. A prerequisite is, however, that all children could reach the toys. I saw a little girl standing on an stool to attain the water stuff.

The kids learn different things in each specific sections. For instance they learned how to lead water in different ways with pipelines.

I think learning by doing and with fun is more effective than teach kids something in a serious way. Of course it isn't always possible to entertain children with learning stuff. It's positive to awake children interests in science, culture and nature issues as soon as possible. That's why I think such museum is a good way to promote this.