Resources & Fun
Enhance your learning
Browse educational activities, videos, and games to enjoy at home, in the classroom, or to accompany your visit to the museum. Search by category to zero in on your interests.
Discovery trunks
Teachers, borrow a box of hands-on lessons and activities in a variety of subjects (at no cost).
Finding hidden stories in a Revolutionary War ledger
Engage @ home | Museum Club recordings
Museum Club presentation with Myrna Taylor, author and researcher September 15, 2022
The accidental invention of the slinky
articles | Engage @ home | Toytopia
by Rachel Lallensack Abstract: The idea for the timeless toy sprung to mind when Naval engineer Richard James dropped some coiled wires. Read the article from Smithsonian Magazine
The power of play: 6 benefits for child development
articles | Engage @ home | Toytopia
by Lori Blahey Abstract: They say play is the work of children—and it’s true! Play is how children learn about the world, themselves and each other. It’s as much a […]
The importance of play in promoting healthy child development and maintaining strong parent-child bonds
articles | Engage @ home | Toytopia
by Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MSEd, the Committee on Communications, and the Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health Abstract: Play is essential to development because it contributes […]