10/1/2008 - Austin Children's Museum Launches New Blog

ACM Increases its Online Efforts

Austin, Texas (October 1, 2008) - Is your child bored at home? Trying to
find activity ideas that are both fun and educational? Then check out
the new online resource for kids and parents developed by Austin
Children's Museum. ACM launches a new blog today linked from the
Museum's homepage at www.austinkids.org. Users will find experiments,
design projects and at-home explorations to try, links to relevant
online resources and a behind-the-scenes look into the Museum's exhibits
and programs.

"The blog allows us to extend our reach beyond our walls," said
Christina Soontornvat, Science Content Developer at ACM. "We can share
ideas for fun, innovative, informal learning experiences with new
audiences and provide a resource for our current audience to delve
deeper into some of the topics we cover at the Museum."

The ACM blog is designed for parents and children to look at together.
Content will be developed by ACM Education staff or guest contributors,
related to Museum exhibits and educational programming and updated
regularly. The blog will also serve as a forum for users to share their
own experiences through comments, photos and video submissions.

The ACM blog is made possible by support from The Dell Foundation.

ABOUT ACM

The mission of the Austin Children's Museum is to create innovative
learning experiences for children and families that equip and inspire
the next generation of creative problem solvers. Located at the Dell
Discovery Center downtown at the corner of 2nd Street and Colorado, the
Austin Children's Museum is one of the city's popular cultural
attractions with 210,000 visitors annually. Founded in 1983 as a
non-profit organization, the Austin Children's Museum delivers its
mission through a variety of exhibits, programs and outreach activities.
For more information, please visit www.austinkids.org.

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