Bring Playing Together:Games to us!
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The Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert (CDMOD) is a valuable community resource for children and families to experience the joy of learning about themselves and the world around them. The museum inspires personal growth by engaging curiosity and creativity through hands-on explorations of exhibits and programs.
The Museum is trying to purchase an exhibit called Games for an opening in May. This hands-on exhibit invites kids of all ages to explore and play games from around the world and across the centuries. As visitors play together, they not only have fun, they also learn about cooperation, build skills, gain knowledge and share memories. Games of strategy, math, luck and physical coordination are all featured. The focal point is an oversized chessboard with giant chess pieces. The exhibit also includes the House of Cards, a games library with over 50 popular contemporary board games visitors can check out and play in the gallery.
The Museum will use the funds to purchase Games and use it as a part of its exhibit collection. The exhibit has to travel from Memphis on a 53' truck!
The Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert is building itself to be a place of excellence for learning in the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas. With more and more children plastered to their iPhones, games of the past have become a fond, but distant memory. Board games are important as they teach children about patience, foster the ability to focus, lenghten attention spans and offer meta-messages and life skills. The message inherent in board games is: Never give up! We hope to bring back the joy of playing games like chess, checkers, skittles, dominos, pigs-in-a-pen and so many more!
The Museum is trying to purchase an exhibit called Games for an opening in May. This hands-on exhibit invites kids of all ages to explore and play games from around the world and across the centuries. As visitors play together, they not only have fun, they also learn about cooperation, build skills, gain knowledge and share memories. Games of strategy, math, luck and physical coordination are all featured. The focal point is an oversized chessboard with giant chess pieces. The exhibit also includes the House of Cards, a games library with over 50 popular contemporary board games visitors can check out and play in the gallery.
The Museum will use the funds to purchase Games and use it as a part of its exhibit collection. The exhibit has to travel from Memphis on a 53' truck!
The Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert is building itself to be a place of excellence for learning in the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas. With more and more children plastered to their iPhones, games of the past have become a fond, but distant memory. Board games are important as they teach children about patience, foster the ability to focus, lenghten attention spans and offer meta-messages and life skills. The message inherent in board games is: Never give up! We hope to bring back the joy of playing games like chess, checkers, skittles, dominos, pigs-in-a-pen and so many more!
Organizer and beneficiary
Sunny Discovery
Organizer
Rancho Mirage, CA
Brian Holcombe
Beneficiary