Playseum question- 4/5yr olds?

JCS2007 · February 2012

DS has a day off of preschool soon, and a group of us froms school were planning to take the kids to Port Discovery for the day. Looking around on here, I saw the Playseum mentioned, and though it says it is for 1-11 (I think that is what it said), is it fun for 5 yr olds? In my search, seems like most comments were regarding 1-3 yr olds. Any advice on which is more fun would be greatly appreciated!!

WinesNotWhines · February 2012

I think a 5 year old would have fun at the Playseum. It's much smaller than Port Discovery though. PD takes up a fairly sizable 3 story building. The Playseum is in the basement of a small shopping center in Bethesda. There's still a lot to do there, but it's on a much smaller scale. It just depends on what you're looking for.

kafunder · February 2012

We checked out the Playseum on Saturday (just ducked our head in, didn't actually play there). I'd say a 5-year old would have fun there. They advertise it as being ages 1-11, but we decided our 18 month olds wouldn't have gotten much out of it other than just wandering from room to room, which they can do at our house. I think it's better for slightly older kids.

vml14 · February 2012

I've been to the one in DC, and I think it would be great for 4/5 year olds. I've taken my daughter (2 yo) and while she loved it, she didn't even scratch the surface of all you can do there. It's really just an amazing space with many different pretend play spaces, all with their own dress up, props and other activities. They also have "extras" that you can pay for -- I think the kids can bake their own cupcake or get their nails done or something like that.

I've also been to Port Discovery, and it's similar in concept, on a much larger scale. And, the central climbing structure would probably be fun for the bigger kids.