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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]3 and 1 are a little young for the museums.[/b]  Check out the Chiquipin Rec soft playroom of King Street, Lee Rec soft playroom near Kingstowne, or My Gym, Gymboree, Little Gym, JW Tumbles... Or go to a pet store (SuperPetz in Annandale has a nurse shark).

There's nature centers all over - Hidden Pond in Springfield, Hidden Oak in Annandale, Gulf Branch in Arlington - they have indoor play areas. The Springfield one has aquariums with fish, turtles, snakes, frogs, plus puzzles and things to draw on. if you get there at feeding time, they'll let you feed a turtle. The one in Annandale is similiar, except it has a "treehouse" to climb and costumes to play with.[/quote]

The Smithsonian has its own daycare, and the teachers take the babies and toddlers on museum outings every day.

NASM is always popular, NMAI has an exhibit about horses that my three year old really liked, Botanic Garden is a favorite, the Building Museum, American History has real train cars and trucks, and so on.

http://www.si.edu/Kids[/quote]

Yes, because BABIES love to be pushed around in buggies for hours and see peoples asses. Because really, that's what they see.

I started taking my older son to museums when he was 3. I left my infant at home. I felt sorry for all those toddlers being dragged around the museum, holding onto a rope. Or the ones sitting in a buggie for hours. My youngest is 2 1/2, and I have yet to take him to a museum. He's not missing out on anything this young. And its far less stressful to take him to a place designed for toddlers, that isn't crowded, that has plenty of parking.

So, I'll revise my advice to the OP. Take your 3 year old. Not your 1 yr old. Or go to the many places that are suitable for [i]BOTH [/i]ages.

Also, the building museum building zone is designed for 3+. Yes, it can be fun for toddlers as well. But it is [u][b]not [/b][/u]designed for a 1 yr old.[/quote]

My two year old LOVES the building zone.  We go fairly regularly.  The building zone actually says recommended for TWO and older.[/quote]

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