A Playdates Preview

I’m Going on a Playdate! A Playdates Preview
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

"I'm going on a Playdate. Playdates at the Museum are lots of fun!" with photograph of parents kneeling next to standing toddler
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

A guard greets me.
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

Next we go to mats to color.
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

The teachers are all wearing 
name tags. We will be with one 
of the teachers.
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

"It’s time for our group to 
get started." with photograph of guide standing and holding sign
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

We walk into the gallery and sit in a circle. The teacher tells us the plan 
for our visit. We learn some rules.
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

We look at 
art. We don’t touch art.
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

We talk about art in a quiet voice.
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

Each Playdate is different, but we 
always get to sing a song, read a story, 
look at art, and make some art.
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

I can use headphones if I want
some quiet. I can use a 
fidget toy if I am feeling restless.
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

If I need a break, my grown-up and I 
can take a walk and then come back.
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

We stay with the teacher and listen.
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

“Goodbye, Gallery!” we sing. 
It is time to make some art. We follow
our teacher back to the mat.
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

Now I am 
the artist. I can take my art home with me.
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

We are done 
for today. I can’t wait until
it is time to come back again.
A Playdates Preview

This story helps show you what it’s like when you come to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and how much fun you can have at MFA Playdates.

Read this together and we’ll see you at the Museum soon!

For more information, contact Abby McBride, manager of family programs, at 617-369-3299 or amcbride@mfa.org

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