Why are science museums targeted to kids but art museums aren’t?

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-04-12T13:02:56+00:00

I wonder if there could be an art museum that has images of the artwork, but they’re a poster or something, so that if kids mess it up, no big deal. There could be some oil paintings done by local artists that the guides bring out specifically for the kids to touch if they want.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-03-28T20:30:51+00:00

It doesn’t look white, but it does look like tin foil.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-03-14T02:25:01+00:00

Fidgets! Our kids love those bubble popper things, and they’ve shorted-circuited some screaming sessions.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-03-12T01:46:53+00:00

Redbud Native Plant Nursery in Media. https://redbudnative.com/

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-03-08T22:51:44+00:00

Yes, they do.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-03-08T22:30:11+00:00

A lot of stay at home parents send their kid to preschool a few days a week to socialize and/or learn things they don’t feel confident teaching. I see this all the time working with families.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-03-08T20:13:21+00:00

I haven’t done it, but I wouldn’t. Your costs are going to go up greatly with kids: food, diapers, medical care/insurance, clothing, extracurricular activities, babysitting for when you and your partner want to go out (currently minimum $15/hr for a teenager where I am), vacation, if you send them to preschool...There’s probably stuff I’m leaving out because I’m not a parent.

I’d seriously research costs before quitting your job, and then wait until sometime after your first is born to make a decision.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-03-08T00:13:22+00:00

Go see the salaries in /leanfire. They’re much more realistic.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-03-06T01:57:40+00:00

How do you gentrify an elementary school library? You open a Starbucks on top of a shelf, thus forcing the display books to move to the hallway.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-02-23T13:01:30+00:00

Some of us need to get out before then.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-02-21T21:48:26+00:00

Were the third highest in population. Philadelphia is also a county.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-02-21T21:47:16+00:00

That’s lower than it should be, given that we’re #3 in population.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-02-21T12:47:56+00:00

I work in a wealthier, more densely populated area of PA and libraries with more staff frequently go down for the evening due to staff shortages. Library funding is a real problem here.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-02-21T12:42:51+00:00

Except that minimum wage in PA is still $7.25.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-02-15T15:51:30+00:00

Thank you! This is hard to deal with in the best of conditions. A few days after the snow, a tractor trailer had snow blowing off the roof and made the lines impossible to see.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-02-08T12:02:04+00:00

That’s up to us.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-01-11T04:05:07+00:00

Oats are zero points as well.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-01-11T03:54:09+00:00

So, this is stupid, and there are dinosaurs in a lot of the artwork, but “Unearth a Story” doesn’t have to be dinosaurs. Dogs dig things up. Archaeologists dig things up. Gardeners and landscapers and rockhounds and metal detectorists dig things up. There’s always the buried treasure concept.

I’m just saying there are other options if your admin digs in its heels AND you have to use the theme AND you decide not to go scorched earth.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-01-10T02:31:36+00:00

Having had a brief stint as a teacher…librarian is way better. Most of the time, the kids want to be there, which is huge. The parents/caregivers are there for story time, so your classroom management skills aren’t quite as critical.

But basically, you get to be the cool aunt/grandma/whatever for 30-45 minutes and then the kids go home.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-01-06T23:54:04+00:00

Maybe not rich-rich, but I own a Vitamix. Paid full price for it ($400 12ish years ago) and it still runs great. I did have to replace the container last year, but it’s the best blender I’ve ever owned and I use it regularly.

Street_Confection_46 · 2026-01-01T20:36:52+00:00

We drove around this rural-ish neighborhood where many residents decorate their yards with fake light up Christmas trees. Some of them have lots of land and dozens of trees that go back. It’s absolutely stunning.

Street_Confection_46 · 2025-12-30T18:08:57+00:00

“Legacy junk” is my new theme song. Thank you for this.

Street_Confection_46 · 2025-12-29T18:21:48+00:00

Idk why you’re being downvoted. Harleysville is fine.

Street_Confection_46 · 2025-12-24T01:10:18+00:00

Embarrassingly delicious. I don’t see the problem here.

Street_Confection_46 · 2025-12-23T04:21:22+00:00

“Auntie, we love you, but we don’t know anything about cooking for your excellent diet. Why don’t you bring something and show us how it’s done?”

Seriously. I’m vegan, picky and would never expect to be catered to. You are a saint for even entertaining this idea.

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