power of play

Designing Play

Interview with Collections & Exhibits Manager, Vanessa Eastmure

March 18, 2022

London Children’s Museum loses best friend and founder, Carol Johnston, at 89 years young

Founder of Canada’s first children’s museum, Carol Johnston, died peacefully on Saturday June 19, leaving a legacy of learning through play in the community and beyond.

June 21, 2021

The Importance of Unstructured Play

Unstructured play is the heart of how children learn and an essential part of every child’s healthy growth and development.

April 1, 2020

Benefits of Boredom

August 2, 2019

Why Risky Play?

I know the feeling – you’re watching your child climb headfirst over the back of the couch or race top-speed down a bumpy sidewalk on their scooter. You can see how this will end.

June 28, 2019

Help Open Our Doors to our new home at 100 Kellogg Lane!

After years of planning, dreaming, and building, we are so close to opening the doors to the new London Children’s Museum at 100 Kellogg Lane. But we urgently need your help.

We’ve had incredible support from our community so far, but $1 million is needed before the end of the year in order to open our doors on time. Let’s complete this journey the way we started it and our open our doors together. 

 

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