What I Would Attempt If I Couldn't Fail (SBC #37)

If I couldn't fail, I think I would actually do a lot of things that I've had rattling around my brain for a long time. 

Like opening a children's museum with a homeschooling/learning room. 

This has been a background thought for a long time now - several years actually. We really have nothing like this in the community where we live. I have fond memories of the children's museum in the town I grew up in. I'm so surprised there's nothing here. It would be an amazing addition to the area. 

I'd love to create exhibits - thinking of topics that kids want to and need to learn about. Hands-on centres, creative centres, interactive centres. Staff doing lesson plans for school groups/homeschoolers. Reenactment zones. Games and Lego rooms. Rotating main exhibits from other children's museums. 

In a separate room or section, I'd create a place that homeschooling families can come for co-op programs, lessons, hands-on activities. It could be a place for challenges and game days, scientist visits, coffee time for moms, support groups. 

One of my friends and I have talked about things like rentable unit-study kits - I love this!

In the summer, we could run theme based learning camps full of fun and activities for everyone. 

I did an informal poll of a local mom's forum a couple of years ago to see what kind of reaction people had to the idea of a local kids' museum. The results were that people loved the idea. 

The only reasons I haven't actually tried to pursue this dream to date are: 

• the cost. 
• the time it would take away from my family.
• the challenge of doing it. 
• not being sure if it would do well. 

If I could do it without taking time away from my family, and succeed, this is what I would attempt if I couldn't fail: I would open a children's museum.