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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Williamsburg--lots of hands-on museums for the 5 year old
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OP here. I was thinking about Norfolk/Williamsburg, as it seems to check alot of the boxes of what we're looking for. Talked to a friend who used to live there and she said there's not much for little kids to do; can you talk more about the kinds of hands-on museums are there?[/quote]

Norfolk/Williamsburg aren't that close together but:

Williamsburg -- Kidsburg playground (outdoors)

Newport News, which is between Williamsburg and Norfolk -- Virginia Living Museum is hands on and has a cool outside trail, Mariner's Museum has a small kids room and is only $1 entry. Has an outdoor playground also.

Hampton, also between Williamsburg and Norfolk -- Bluebird Gap Farm - it's outside. Fort Monroe probably has an outdoor concert series if you're there the right evening.

Portsmouth -- has a children's museum

Richmond has a children's museum next to the aforementioned science museum, also next to McDonald's. Virginia Museum of History and Culture has a small kids room with IIRC, state post card sorting, pretend food truck, dental kit, etc. to play with. See https://virginiahistory.org/exhibitions/commonwealth-explorers  (It's a small museum in general so one parent could do that and one do the adult exhibits -- definitely think before letting the 5-year old in the Robert E. Lee room, but that's off by itself). Maymont mansion isn't currently open but I believe the grounds are, including a nature center.[/quote]

Note if you do the children's museum in Richmond, bring bathing suits for the kids. They have some water stuff outside. They had tricycles to ride around in a splash pad last time we were there.[/quote]

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