The CMoR Blog

Keep checking back every week for new activities, videos, and resources!

Dan Rowe as Santa Claus gets a kiss from a little girl. Christmas tree in the background.

The Legendary Dan Rowe

December 16, 2020

The treasured tradition of Legendary Santa began in 1936 at the Miller & Rhoads department store in downtown Richmond. After the closing of Miller & Rhoads in 1990, and following…

Winter gross motor cube with snowflake and penguin images. Activity for kids.

Winter Gross Motor Cube

December 11, 2020

Create a Winter Gross Motor Cube! Learn the importance of gross motor skills and practice them in a fun way.

Snow Much Fun! A cute snowman craft with a hat, scarf, carrot nose, and twig arms. Winter holiday fun.

Snow Much Fun!

December 4, 2020

Let’s play in the snow! Homemade snow that is. Learn how to make snow at home, and who knows, maybe it will be so “cold” you’ll start dancing like a penguin!

Festive Thanksgiving turkey veggie platter! Carrots, peppers, and cucumbers arranged on a plate. Turkey Time! text overlay.

Turkey Time!

November 27, 2020

Make vegetables fun and tasty by creating a veggie turkey picture! Also, play a vegetable game and learn the importance of healthy eating.

Handmade Turkey in Disguise craft. Turkey disguised as a snowman with cotton balls, paper hat, scarf, and colorful feathers.

Turkey in Disguise

November 20, 2020

Have fun creating a unique disguise for your turkey and share your creation with us through social media!

Happy family building social and emotional skills at home. Mother and two sons laughing in the kitchen.

Building Social and Emotional Skills at Home

November 17, 2020

Simple ideas from NAEYC that help your child’s development- bet you are already doing some of them!

Play at Home Blog Assessment: Woman with red hair and tropical print top. Smiling face, light eyes.

Play at Home Blog Assessment

November 13, 2020

We would love your feedback on our Play at Home Blog! Thank you to our intern, Kristen Christian for all of the hard work and creativity that went into our Play at Home Blog during her internship.

Two turkey handprint art projects for Thanksgiving. One turkey is drawn, the other is a handprint.

Turkey Handprint

November 13, 2020

It’s TURKEY TIME! Let’s create, move, and discover how the process is more rewarding than the product.

Kids playing with dinosaur toys in class. PLAY! program support for children's learning.

More Support for PLAY!

November 12, 2020

See all the easy ways to support your kiddo through play at The Children’s Museum!

Thankful Tree craft with paper leaves listing things to be grateful for: family, friends, food, pets, toys, books, house.

Thankful Tree & The Importance of Gratitude

November 6, 2020

Create a “Thankful Tree” and explore the benefits of practicing gratitude all year long!