conuly

well, some kids insist on having parents there..and if the parents are only with one kid, they generally do stay. but you do have the option of dropping them off, since they are older-we just ask that you stay in the museum, rather than going out to the shop on the corner or something! (See? I say we. I don't, for the moment, work there!)...But I know you're not the type to do so, so why do I even mention it? no idea. But if we didn't let people drop off the older kids, we'd end up with a bunch of 1-3 year olds running around during our lessons...which is not fun when the older kids are trying to concentrate.

Ana and Deniz may decide they don't want to be separated, but if they know it's only for a short time, and if Ana feels like she has her own special thing to do at the same time(works well if there's an exhibit she really loved, or a drop in program going on that she's interested in) it might be easier. after all, 30 minutes apart seems long to them, but they'll be back together before they know it.

some of the kids are REALLY little. their conversation goes more like "DOWA!! MOMMY!" "honey. mommy's bored, we're going to go see clifford. you'll like clifford". "NO CWIFFORD! want play with dowa!"...and then they cry and scream "dowaaaaaaa!" like they're being tortured. So not worth the screaming, really. And yes, I agree about the multiple kids thing. People try to leave their 7 year old alone in an exhibit so their 3 year old can move on...um, no, not really a good option. In fact the ONLY place you're allowed to leave kids is the workshops, but that's just because the door is closed and the educator's at the front/at the tables, so they're not wandering off or being taken or whatnot. Make your kids take turns and share. they'll be better people for it, really.