Sunday 27 October 2013

London Transport Museum

Museums usually offer fun ways to engage children and encourage them to take interest in their surroundings. Otherwise such places could be quite boring for them. When I visited the London Transport Museum, there were many children present and all of them were rushing around, excited to be in this environment. 
 Why was this? Well, the museum did have a number of fun activities specifically aimed at children. Seen here:Version: http://londonmumsmagazine.com/event/summer-fun-and-new-displays-at-london-transport-museum-covent-garden-30-july-to-31-august-2013-2
Also, in each different section of the museum, there was a stand where you could “stamp” your ticket. The machine punctuated a hole in your ticket, into the shape of something that usually related to the museum itself. So, for example, you could collect a bus stamp, train stamp etc. The idea was to “collect them all”, which also encourages the children to move around the museum and explore each section. 
 A card could also been given to you at the start, which you could use to collect the stamps. It also briefly explained how to work the stamping machine. 
This is a fun, creative way to interest children all the way through the museum. 
You can also receive a leaflet that doubles up as extra activities that children can complete, such as spot the difference, other games and fun facts. Seen here: http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/assets/downloads/documents/familes/londontransportmus_track_it_down_trail1.pdf
Colour has been used, bright enough to stand out to children. Illustrations also break up the text, stopping the leaflet from becoming overwhelming.

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