Saturday Report

Well, I made it through another Saturday.? I decided to go with the National Building Museum, which as it turns out is one of DC’s hidden gems for occupying little kids.? There really isn’t anything special in terms of exhibits.? But there is a huge open space and a kid play area called the Building Zone.

We started our day with some play dough at the kitchen table.? An activity that can only be done when SuburbanMommy isn’t home.? Sure, it gets a little messy, but they actually sat in one place for, like, 30 minutes.

A rare event - sitting still for 30 minutes

Next was the Building Museum.? Thing 2 got a little impatient because it took a while to find a parking spot.? Thing 1 asked a lot of questions about the thousands of Porta-Potty’s which were still out from the inauguration.

Thing 3 fell asleep on the drive, and woke up when I pulled him from the car.? To say he is cranky when he wakes up is an understatement.? He screamed the entire 3 blocks we had to walk to the museum.? That was fun.? I got more than a few double takes from tourists as we jaywalked across the street.

He settled down once we got into the building.? Here they are in the main room, jackets still on.? Just a few days before this was site to one of the 10 official Presidential Inaugural Balls.

Looking Up

Oh look…a large object.? Translation: something we should climb on.

This is the Building Zone.? It’s a lot like our basement, except someone else gets to clean it up.

Thing 1 the builder

As you can see, there are many blocks, bricks, and sticks for building.? And some of the kids work very, very carefully to make the tallest buildings they can.? I saw many three year olds, so proud of themselves for what they’ve accomplished.? Their parents cheering on.

Until, that is, Thing 3 enters the mix.? You see, one of his true passions, along with putting his hands in the toilet, is to knock down any pile of blocks, bricks, or sticks he finds in his path.? You can imagine what happens next.

7 thoughts on “Saturday Report”

  1. I had no idea they had stuff in there for kids! I LOVE that museum. I think you’re right – it’s underappreciated! It was a great choice for a ball.

    I love their fascination with the porta potties. When you first took them to the city, didn’t they become obsessed with Street Lights, too?

  2. Yes, street lights and the parking garage. This time, they really really wanted to park in a garage. But I’m too cheap and insisted on taking one more lap around the museum to find a street spot. It took a few laps, but I found one.

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