之所以要煞费苦心营造出一个自然环境来,是为了回应近些年来各国对一个安全、易得的儿童室外游戏环境的迫切呼唤。儿童博物馆作为一类非营利性的公共机构,是政府、家长、正规学校之外又一类承担着儿童教育功能的机构,在针对性地解决儿童“成长的烦恼”中扮演重要角色。仅在美国,其260家儿童博物馆每年就有高达三千万人次的参观量,其普及程度可见一斑。而在我国,儿童博物馆的发展则较为迟滞,截至目前,全国仅有4家(含在建)儿童博物馆。好在随着时代的发展,中国教育工作者也渐渐意识到,解决儿童成长中存在的问题不仅是学校和 The reason for painstakingly creating a natural environment is to respond to the urgent call of all countries in recent years for a safe and accessible outdoor environment for children. As a kind of not-for-profit public institution, Children’s Museum is another type of institution that undertakes children’s education besides government, parents and formal schools and plays an important role in solving the problem of children’s growing troubles. In the United States alone, its 260 children’s museums each year have up to 30 million visitors, an indication of their popularity. In our country, the development of Children’s Museum lags behind. As of now, there are only 4 children’s museums in China. Fortunately, with the development of the times, Chinese educators have come to realize that the solution to the problems of children’s growth is not only the schools and