Indoor playspaces in D.C.?

[Anonymous]

Are there any other indoor playspaces located in D.C. other than Jonah's Treehouse and The Family Room?

[Anonymous]

Good question. I'm looking for some, too. I just heard of the Family Room the other day. I don't mean to hijack your post, but can anyone give me an idea of what this place is like? Are there things there geared toward almost-2-year olds?

[Anonymous]

National Building Museum has a great playroom and a great open area for kids.

[Anonymous]

regarding the family room in eastern market, it is a fairly small space but cozy. i took my son when he was just under a year old and he had a lot of fun. there is a train table, a jungle-gym type thing, lots and lots of toys everywhere. i believe they have a website if you want more info as well.

[Anonymous]

Somone told me that the National Building Museum had a great playroom, so we went. I thought it was boring and so did my 4 year old. Only go there if your child is 3 and under, IMO.

[Anonymous]

The ground floor of the Pope John Paul Center Museaum has a huge indoor play space for kids and it is free!

[Anonymous]

What is the Pope John Paul Center Museum and where is it located? That's new to me.

[Anonymous]

The Natural History Museum has a great insect room that kids can explore without running off. Also the hall of mammals is great but less enclosed.

And we love the Air and Space museum -- the room on exploring flight is hands on and pretty easy to keep the kids in one place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Somone told me that the National Building Museum had a great playroom, so we went. I thought it was boring and so did my 4 year old. Only go there if your child is 3 and under, IMO.

Our nephew had his 5 yo birthday party there, and the kids had a blast, so I wouldn't write it off completely for the over-3 set. That said, my almost 3 yo likes it a lot, too.

[Anonymous]

The Pope John Paul Center is a museum about... Pope John Paul. It is on Harewood Rd. right next to the Basilica/Shrine near Catholic University. The ground floor has a play area for kids, and I'd say that kids under the age of 5 probably get the most enjoyment out of it. For little babies/toddlers there is an area with blocks, "baby toys" crawling space, etc. and for older kids there is an area with various different types of activities--many have a religious theme--build a stain glass window, ring church bells, color, blocks that can make a church, etc.

I am not Catholic, but my kids love going there to do the various activities. If you are looking for a way to kill an hour-two on a hot day or cold day, you can easily do it here, but it is not fancy. The building itself is architecturly beautiful and my kids love wandering around the museum and looking at the building itself.