Has anyone visited? I am thinking about planning a trip there this fall (central MA) as my son is really interested in the process Carle used.
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I had no idea there was an Eric Carle museum. DS would love that. We've been meaning to get out to the Dr. Seuss museum which is pretty close to there.
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Following with interest because we're considering both of those when we visit DH's grandparents in a few weeks. I'm confused about the Dr. Seuss one b/c I thought it was a museum, but on the website it's listed as a garden....
I'm not clear on how little-kid-friendly they are. It seemed like they might be more focused on the history of the authors, which my kids are too little to care about.
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http://hvparent.com/visit-the-eric-carle-museum-of-picture-book-art
I learned that there was a museum from the librarian this weekend, as we were looking at a book about Eric Carle's art. I think it might be worth a weekend trip in early October, and possibly bundle it with apple picking or a visit to an orchard.
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Sounds like a great trip! let me know how it goes if you go...maybe I'll do it next year! Our library has a huge Carl's caterpillar hanging from the ceiling and LOs first bday was EC. Plus we all love art.
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I went to it 11 years ago, when it was brand new, so take my reply with a grain of salt. There were some great illustrations from the books, a wonderful library and they had workshops/projects for kids to participate in. That area of MA is quite nice. Amherst and Northampton are two nice towns fairly close by. As far as I know, the Dr. Seuss thing is an outside garden. In Enfield, CT (about 20 minutes away) there is a cool trolley museum that my four year old loves. Or if you head in the opposite direction, towards Deerfield, MA, there is the Yankee Candle Factory.
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I went to a wedding there about 5-6 years ago -- it was beautiful! I remember they had an activity/craft-type room with tons of art supplies that looked really fun. There's a lot of greenery outside too. Didn't have kids at the time so I didn't really think about it with that filter so those are all the details I remember!
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We've been a few times with DS. We really like it - they have exhibits of storybook art, a really nice library of children's books with story times (sometimes by the authors of the books), and an art studio to make your own project. We've always had a good time. It is very kid friendly of course.
Amherst is a cute town to explore as well. -
I haven't been, but just wanted to add that the Dr Seuss thing is actually a museum now (not just a garden anymore).
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@PinkElephant: @mrsbookworm: There used to just be a bunch of statues in a garden, but now there's a whole museum that just opened - https://springfieldmuseums.org/about/dr-seuss-museum/
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