{"id":472,"date":"2026-06-13T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mnm\/?p=472"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:58:14","slug":"camp-au-pair-art-experiences-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mnm\/2026\/06\/13\/camp-au-pair-art-experiences-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp Au Pair &#8211; Art Experiences Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Art Experiences can mean a lot of different things, from quietly sketching in museums to running from sculpture to sculpture in a big outdoor garden, to making messy art with rubber bands, to painting bread with stripes before eating the whole creation. Our Pinterest board has all of these ideas and a ton more, as well as local art Field Trips.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can find tons of great ideas at our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pin.it\/sd068KWSH\">Pinterest board<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Local art field trips include Walker Art Center and Sculpture Garden, MIA, the Weisman Museum on the U Of M campus, the museum of Russian Art, Caponi Art Park in Eagan, Western Art Park in St. Paul, Franconia Art Park near Taylor&#8217;s Falls, Harrison Scultpure Garden in Chaska, and more. While you&#8217;re there, spend just enough time talking about what they see without overwhelming them with fancy details. You can bring a sketchbook and pencils to most museums so kids can make a lasting record of the visit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you&#8217;re not sure your kiddos are ready for a visit to a real museum, you can do a virtual visit to any museum in the world &#8211; are there any you visit in your hometown?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Seeking inspiration? Here are museums you can visit virtually. (list courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/minnetonkaarts.org\/\">Minnetonka Center for the Arts<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/partner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">500+ Musuems and galleries via Google collection<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/britishmuseum.withgoogle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British Museum<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/partner\/the-j-paul-getty-museum?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">J. Paul Getty<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/streetview\/solomon-r-guggenheim-museum-interior-streetview\/jAHfbv3JGM2KaQ?hl=en&amp;sv_lng=-73.95902634325634&amp;sv_lat=40.78285751667664&amp;sv_h=30.75703204567916&amp;sv_p=0.06928383072430222&amp;sv_pid=MfnUmHRyOSzMtY3vtYU05g&amp;sv_z=0.9645743015259166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guggenheim<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=49YeFsx1rIw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hermitage<\/a>\u00a0(5 hr video)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/partner\/masp?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MASP<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Museu de Arte de S\u00e3o Paulo<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/new.artsmia.org\/art-artists\/explore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mia<\/a>\u00a0(Minneapolis Institute of Art)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/partner\/musee-dorsay-paris?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Musee d\u2019Orsay<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/partner\/national-gallery-of-art-washington-dc?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Gallery of Art<\/a>\u00a0(Washington, DC)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/asset\/the-national-museum-of-anthropology-mexico-city-ziko-van-dijk-wikimedia-commons\/bAGSHRdlzSRcdQ?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Museum of Anthropology<\/a>\u00a0(Mexico City)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/partner\/national-museum-of-modern-and-contemporary-art-korea?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art<\/a>\u00a0(Korea)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/entity\/pergamon\/m05tcm?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pergamon<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/streetview\/rijksmuseum\/iwH5aYGoPwSf7g?hl=en&amp;sv_lng=4.885283712508563&amp;sv_lat=52.35984312584405&amp;sv_h=311.1699875145569&amp;sv_p=-5.924133903625474&amp;sv_pid=fOVcUXQW2wpRf33iUmxEfg&amp;sv_z=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rijksmuseum<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/partner\/uffizi-gallery?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uffizi Gallery<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/partner\/van-gogh-museum?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Van Gogh Museum<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>But remember, parents love to have some kid art for the fridge, or for the office, or to wear as jewelry. No matter how old your kids are, you can create truly meaningful memories just splashing paint around on a piece of poster board in the back yard. Have fun! (and try to control the mess!)<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art Experiences can mean a lot of different things, from quietly sketching in museums to running from sculpture to sculpture in a big outdoor garden, to making messy art with rubber bands, to painting bread with stripes before eating the whole creation. 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