The Whydah Museum, Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Ages and Grades: 6 (rising 2nd grade) and 4 (Pre-K)
After a half day walking around, shopping, eating and people watching in Provincetown, we headed to The Whydah Museum, a museum featuring items found on a sunken pirate ship. (Note the military gear my younger son begged for at the military surplus shop.) Due to the ages of my sons this was really exciting stuff. It brought to real life, the things they'd been reading in children's picture books. Actually my husband and I foung it interesting also. There were a lot of things to look at and the displays were educational. The museum is located near the end of a fishing pier, kind of an exciting and intesting place to house a museum.
Since my kids were born I've tried to expose them to interesing things. A key is to expand their view of life starting with what interests them. So when they are 6 and 4 it is right and good to go to a museum filled with pirate's bounty. Life is big and interesting and learning can be fun and exciting. Open up kid's world by showing them real life even when they are little. Give them exciting things to do and make learning fun for as long as you can.