We found a new home for the Children's Museum of Tacoma!  Wow, this has been years in the making.  Just last week, I celebrated 11 years working at the Children's Museum of Tacoma. The majority of that time, we have been looking for a larger place to play.  What an exciting opportunity to move forward with museum dreams a decade in the making.

 

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Dollars invested in early learning reap a bounty of benifits for each child, family, and our state.  This Saturday night, January 9 at 9pm, King 5 TV will feature "Learning for Life: The Path to Better Early Education". This special was created in a partnership between Thrive by Five and King 5 to highlight our state's action on this important topic.   

Don't miss this conversation about what our state is doing to set a strong foundation for life long learning.

Or for more segments on early learning topics, like our favorite - PLAY, visit the Thrive by Five website about Learning for Life.  And stay tuned to our blog for more about the Children's Museum of Tacoma's involvement in early learning in Pierce County and beyond.

 

Creative thoughts and actions happen every minute in a child's life.  Unfettered by adult conventions, children are free to express new ideas.  Walk through the Children's Museum of Tacoma and you will see creative thoughts flowing as children play everyday.

Most of these creative moments remain with the child, helping them to make sense of the world.  They are expressed in simple ways as children use the skills and materials available to them to share their ideas.  Yet their simple marks on paper or constructs out of sticks are windows into the lives of future artists and engineers. Read more →