Last Friday my son was going to spend the weekend at Gramma's house. So we thought we'd head up early and just spend the morning together and then hubby and I could have the afternoon to ourselves.
We went to the London's Children's Museum. We had fun together.
They have one room where they set up short term displays. This month it is on Refugees. We spent a fair bit of time there.
As we walked in, they had this refugee tent set up in the lunch area.
We went to the London's Children's Museum. We had fun together.
They have one room where they set up short term displays. This month it is on Refugees. We spent a fair bit of time there.
As we walked in, they had this refugee tent set up in the lunch area.
The lad asked a fair number of questions, didn't quite understand why someone would have to live in a tent. "Why can't they just move to their gramma's?" The concept is so far out of his scope of living that at seven years old he doesn't quite understand it. I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing.
They had a room upstairs where children could listen to the stories of refugees and even work on building a refugee tent.
They had a room upstairs where children could listen to the stories of refugees and even work on building a refugee tent.
They had two maze games to help children understand why it might be difficult for refugee children to be educated. This raised a lot of questions for the lad. Why would they have to work? Why would it be dangerous for them? Why mom why? It was good to spend time helping him understand why life can be difficult for some children. AND why expectations for girls would be different than for boys.
They also had a display case set up to show a variety of toys for refugees. The lad had no interest in this. Though another display case for showing medical needs and malnutrition created a great deal of interest for him. Daddy's two fingers showed how thin a malnourished child can be and that made an impact on the lad.
"My arm is bigger than that right mom?"
yes son, see? (as I wrapped the band around his arm)
"that person is thin then mom, why???"
it is good to open up a lad's eyes a bit to show him that not everyone is as well blessed as we are right now in our lives.
"My arm is bigger than that right mom?"
yes son, see? (as I wrapped the band around his arm)
"that person is thin then mom, why???"
it is good to open up a lad's eyes a bit to show him that not everyone is as well blessed as we are right now in our lives.
After learning comes play time of course. :) and the lad had a new angry bird friend that needed a nest rather badly. :)
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