Play Street Museum

Muccio said she has visited children’s museums with her children and saw they were not interacting as much as they should with the exhibits. So Muccio got the idea of creating a small-scale museum with interactive spaces and unstructured play.

The Frisco location is designed as a town square, complete with a miniature versions of common city locations. While playing, the children can develop social and problem-solving skills, Muccio said.

[caption id="attachment_205883" align="alignright" width="220"] he museum is designed for children up to age 8. Children are free to use the objects in each building with which to play.[/caption]

“One of the things that is important especially for preschool children to learn are social skills,” she said. “When they’re playing, they’re able to do that because they’re interacting with a lot of different children. They’re learning to share, they’re learning how to communicate.”

Muccio said the next chapter for Play Street Museum is to franchise the business. She is also growing the Play Street Museum Foundation, which provides free parties and events for families experiencing loss.

“I opened Frisco just hoping someone would come play,” Muccio said. “My vision when we opened wasn’t this big, but the response was so great that we opened a second one.”

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Play Street Museum 5729 Lebanon Road, Ste. 120, Frisco 469-362-8624 www.playstreetmuseum.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.