by Alix Tonsgard
Does this scenario sound familiar? You pick your little one up from school, or maybe you are sitting at the dinner table, and you ask the ag...
by Alix Tonsgard
A toy with no blinking lights? No microchip? Nothing that wiggles, twinkles, or giggles? Why would kids want to play with something like tha...
by Alix Tonsgard
Increasing the quality of early childhood programs has come with much effort to create environments that are safe, welcoming, and respectful...
by Alix Tonsgard
We usually discuss different ideas of activities to do and ways to play with your children, but now I want to talk about taking time to sit ...
by Alix Tonsgard
Research has demonstrated time and again that providing rich and varied play experiences for children definitively has been proven to boost ...
by Alix Tonsgard
Stories, for many of us, are the way that our brains store, organize, and recall information, and tie content together. Storytelling is an e...
by Alix Tonsgard
Most of our young visitors are of the mindset, "What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine too!" Some of our grown-up visitors may get ups...
by Alix Tonsgard
Two fundamental beliefs that guide everything that we do at DuPage Children’s Museum are that children learn best when they are directing th...
by Alix Tonsgard
While cleaning out my closet recently, I was inspired to dust off an old jigsaw puzzle. The enjoyment of puzzles is one of those activities ...
by Alix Tonsgard
Almost everything we do is connected to mathematical thinking! Imagine setting a table or preparing a meal without some understanding of mat...
by Alix Tonsgard
While the epic meltdowns experienced in the early years are difficult for us grown-ups, it is important to remember that the emotions that s...
by Alix Tonsgard
If the topics of food and meal times in your household stress you out, you are not alone! Between the ages of two and five years it is commo...
by Alix Tonsgard
A love of playdough seems to be timeless and understandably so! For sensory oriented people, it can be relaxing or even stress relieving. Fo...
by Alix Tonsgard
If you have little ones in your life there is no doubt that you are very familiar with the fact that from the moment they are able to grasp ...
by Alix Tonsgard
I find dramatic or pretend play to be so fascinating in part due to the fact that it is universal. Research has been done that documents thi...
Above / The DuPage Children's Museum welcomes families to take a “Walk on the Wild Side” during its fun-filled New Year’s Eve Bubble Bash 2017 when Naperville M...
by Alix Tonsgard
Taking risks and failing are a natural part of childhood and perhaps, at times the most terrifying part of childhood from a caregiver perspe...
by Alix Tonsgard
The reality of all things fun and play-like is that there will be a mess to clean up. If you are like most parents or caregivers, getting ch...
Above / 'When Failure Fuels Innovation' event is set for Wed., Sept. 27, 2017, at Hotel Arista. Registration is now in progress.
Panel will discuss “When Fa...
by Alix Tonsgard
Math concepts and skills naturally begin to develop very early in life. As a result of the interactions children have with adults, and their...
The DuPage Children’s Museum’s mission is to stimulate curiosity, creativity, thinking and problem solving in young children through self-directed, open-ended experiences; integration of the arts, science and math; the child-adult learning partnership.
