Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt, Jr. is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Kowal as Executive Director of the Northshore Children’s Museum.
Jennifer Kowal Named Executive Director of North Shore Children’s Museum
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How to Turn Your Own Space into a Makerspace
The evidence is clear that play is good for kids’ emotional, social, and intellectual development. Here at the North Shore Children’s Museum, our Makerspace exhibit is a place where kids can build and be creative – using mostly recycled materials such as paper towel rolls, index cards, and other loose parts.
Museums Are for Everyone: How We Ensure Access for All Income Levels
The early childhood years are a crucial foundation for future social and emotional health, learning, and achievement. That’s why at North Shore Children’s Museum we’re committed to ensuring that all children can visit and play.
Parties at the North Shore Children’s Museum Offer Customizable Birthday Options in Peabody
If you’re looking for a place to host a child’s birthday party in the Peabody area, the North Shore Children’s Museum offers a great option. Aimed at kids between 2 and 8 years old, we provide several party options to meet your needs.
8 Tips to Get Ready for Kindergarten
The transition to kindergarten can be emotional for kids and for their caregivers. At the North Shore Children’s Museum, we’re happy to be a resource to help set children up for success. Here are some of our top tips to help you get ready for kindergarten.
Exhibit Spotlight: Bring the Outdoors Inside
Play is important for learning, and that’s particularly true for outdoor play. Time spent in nature is important for children’s emotional and physical development and can help children understand concepts such as where their drinking water originates, what species live in the local area, and how food is grown.
Five ways to help fight summer learning loss
For kids, summertime can be a welcome and long-awaited respite from school. But among summer’s beach days, ice cream cones, and backyard games, the long break can also have an unwelcome side effect: summer learning loss,
Museums Are For Everyone: Explore Our Sensory-Friendly Options
At the North Shore Children’s Museum, we believe in the power of play to help all kids practice new skills, build social connections, and enhance their curiosity. But for kids with autism or other sensory processing difficulties, a museum experience can be overwhelming. That’s why we offer special tools, exhibits, and designated play sessions designed to foster a safe and welcoming place for all children.
Everything Starts With Play: Why Play Matters for Kids
The North Shore Children’s Museum in Peabody offers things to do for kids with creative and imaginative play that enhances emotional and intellectual growth and development.
A Special Message from Executive Director Ali Haydock
In the past two years, North Shore Children’s Museum has secured and renovated space, hired a team of passionate employees, and has welcomed over 50,000 visitors from across the Commonwealth and beyond. The museum has met, and far exceeded any of our expectations.