Learning about Good Food at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan

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In New York City  the children’s museum has dreamed-up a creative way to tackle rising rates of childhood obesity.

The Children’s Museum of Manhattan in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health is hoping to teach children to love fruits and vegetables through hands-on learning.

The permanent exhibit features a food-based curriculum called “Eat Play Grow,” which comes with ready-made lessons in both Spanish and English on things like portion control, healthy drinks, exercising and sleeping.

While similar efforts have been aimed at older school-age children, this program is devised specifically to reach kids under-5 through interactive displays, classes infused with art and music, and workshops for their parents.

And the learning doesn’t stop when families leave the museum.

The children’s museum has partnered with a variety of community groups, like public housing projects and Head Start Centers, to bring the curriculum to kids who can’t get to the museum.

To instill healthy eating habits at home, museum educators have held parent workshops to dispel misperceptions about food.

Read more about the museum’s successes here! Could your local children’s museum help get kids excited about fruits and vegetables?