EdVenture Children’s Museum

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There’s a line of little chefs preparing a big menu of fun in this busy, kid-sized diner. Cook a pizza in the oven or whip up an imaginary ice cream float using the soda fountain. Food and desserts are always spot on at the Little Spot Diner!

What are we learning?

Sharing and cooperation
Sorting and counting
Recognizing letters, colors, shapes and numbers
Imaginative play/role playing

Sharing and collaboration
Analytical Thinking
Imaginative play/role playing
Classification of objects

Reasoning and problem solving
Social skills and collaboration
Analytical skills
Abstract thinking

Ways to Engage

Role-play with your child to help build imaginative play skills.
Engage basic math concepts by asking for two of an item, then three, then four, etc. Then, ask for combinations - one slice of bread with two tomatoes.

Role-play with your child to build imaginative play skills. Play once then reverse roles to encourage creative thinking.
Discuss the different roles there are in a restaurant and what they do, such as a cook, a server, customer, and hostess.

Have your child create a balanced meal for you by preparing a plate that includes on item from each of the food groups - grains, dairy, vegetables, fruits, and protein.
Discuss the different jobs there are in a restaurant and why each is important.

EdVenture at Home

When you and your child are sitting in a restaurant, practice using your 5 senses. What do you see? What can you hear? What do you taste? How does that feel? What do you smell?
Practice counting and color recognition at mealtime with food items on plate.

Have your child help you prepare meals at home. Talk about the foods being prepared and which main food group they belong to - grains, dairy, vegetables, fruits, and protein.
When at a restaurant with your child, practice reading the menu together. See which words or food items your child knows or recognizes.

Have your child help you prepare meals at home. Teach your child kitchen safety when it comes to slicing, chopping or grating. Model safe usage of appliances like the stove or the blender.
When at a restaurant with your child, go over the menu together. Ask your child which meals are balanced meals. Which are high in protein? Which contain grains?

Literacy Resources

Happy Belly Happy Smile
By Rachel Isadora
Blueberries for Sal
By Robert McCloskey
Dinosaur Diner
By Annie Kubler

Bee Bim Bop
By Linda Sue
Blueberries for Sal
By Robert McCloskey
Growing Vegetable Soup
By Lois Ehlert

Exhibits

Hours Monday - Sunday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Admission

Members Free

Children and Adults $11.95

Seniors (age 62+) $10.95

Military (with ID) $10.95

Educator (with ID) $10.50

Groups (15+ w/RSVP) $8.50

Children under two Free