Thursday, June 30, 2011

Horny Footstool

Ha!  I bet that got your attention.  This is one of the coolest footstools I have ever seen.

Horny Footstool

This was a footstool down at the Wadena Historical Museum. They have a really nice Museum and they are open year round, so I will head over there again sometime next winter.  I was tempted to turn it over and look at the bottom.  I know better than to touch!    I try to enforce the “Look but do not touch” policy..and I know how hard it is not to touch..especially for children.

I am working on a couple of hands on displays for children. I think that children learn by touching and doing more than they do by listening to some old lady drone on and on.  I have a display up and running now..but no kids have tried it yet…eventually I would like to have one or two children’s activities per room. I am anxious for feedback from a few kids…or maybe some little kids at heart..I tried it and thought it was fun.  I will share after I get some feedback:)

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19 comments:

That Janie Girl said...

Yup, that got my attention. It's really cool!

Gail said...

You are in your element! You are enjoying this entirely too much to call it a job.

We all should have a job we love so much.

troutbirder said...

Yup. It's horny all right. And I'm sure I've got that same rock picture from childhood to with my eldest grandson a couple of years ago. And you right it was a spectacular year for those Dames...rockets that is.. :)

DJan said...

I think that middle horn is to help you get your boots off, right? Otherwise it's kind of in the way. Cool footstool, though. I hope you get some kids in to try your hands on stuff and I get to hear about their reaction.

Anonymous said...

Wow - what an amazing stool!

And yes, hands-on displays for kids - and adults - really is the best, and most fun, way to learn!

Country Gal said...

Oh wow that slool is awesome I would have to ouch never mind the kids lol ! It sounds like you are really enjoying working at the museum good for you ! Have a wonderful day !

Dreaming said...

Oh, my Grandpa would have loved that stool - it would have complemented his cowhide chairs!!

I LOVE seeing and trying hands-on exhibits for kids (and adults). I've taken enough kids through museums and know that you have to 'catch' them - they won't stick around and read much! I've often thought that designing exhibits would have been a fun sideline career for me! I can't wait to hear more about what you came up with!

Many years ago I took my young boys to the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia - I was in awe. I just checked out their website - and I'm in awe again! I know that what they have is way more impressive than pictures could ever show - their exhibits have changed... wish I could take my boys there again - even at 22 and 25 I think they'd have fun!!

Judy said...

I really like hands on displays...must mean I'm a kid at heart...

LindaG said...

What an interesting use for horns. I wonder what kind they are.

And how wonderful to have interactive displays for the kids. That's great! I hope they start using them. :)

RURAL said...

Great idea, can you imagine the kids when they leave telling others that they got to touch!

It's a memory that will stay with them forever.

Great ah footstool, I am sure.

Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams

The Retired One said...

Wonderful idea~ We have a whole separate children's museum in Marquette where all displays have either touch, smell or music...tactile and fun for most of them and the kids love it.

Leenie said...

Hands-on is always a great way to get kids' attention and help them remember. Good for you for putting the display together. The people who hired you got a valuable employee.

Anonymous said...

Yes, it did get my attentionn! I have a gastro dr. named Horny!!!

It was always difficult to visit museums etc. with mama because she could not see the displays. I like the idea of "hands on."

Jennifer said...

It looks like something right out of Harry Potter!

Linda said...

I've seen a horny chair that would get alongside that stool to be a pair!

L. D. said...

It sure doesn't look like a footstool that you would want to have your bare feet near.
Kids with cowbells or old butter churns, they would have fun. Well maybe not the bells, too noisy.

Red said...

Some kids are the touchy feely type but not all. We find that computer terminals with programs that lead kids through a process work well, but that's a big project which requires outside expertise.

Lynda said...

I do hope you can find some great hands-on displays for children. It is difficult for them to pay attention or be still longer than a minute per their years of age.

Karen said...

Wow, that is some stool alright!