What to do in Williamsburg with a toddler?
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
What to do in Williamsburg with a toddler?
My mother and I did an annual Williamsburg Christmas trip every year up until 3 years ago. She wants to celebrate the end of her chemo and go back to Wmburg the week before Christmas. I now have a 2.5yo and a 8mo baby. I would love to go with her, but I don't know that I'll be able to keep the kids entertained.
We have been there many times and don't plan on doing much more than walking through the town and seeing the decorations/illumination. What is there to do in the area that a 2 year old would enjoy? That part is totally new for me.
We have been there many times and don't plan on doing much more than walking through the town and seeing the decorations/illumination. What is there to do in the area that a 2 year old would enjoy? That part is totally new for me.
#3
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 649
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I was just there over the weekend and there are plenty of gardens to run around and horses and other animals to see; you obviously wouldn't bring a 2 year old into a craftsman's shop, but she could run up and down the streets, see the horses and watch the fifes and drums.
Or, like my 8 year old, chase a "Colonial" kitty. . .
I actually think it is a doable spot!
Mary in D.C.
Or, like my 8 year old, chase a "Colonial" kitty. . .
I actually think it is a doable spot!
Mary in D.C.
#6
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 57
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Have you thought about visiting Jamestown Settlement Museum? It's a living history museum with replicas of an Algonquin Indian village, the three ships on the James River, and the Jamestown Fort. There are costumed interpreters and you can walk in the dwellings, sit on the beds, experience the cooking, etc. It's much more hands-on than Colonial Williamsburg. Lots of things to touch and do that would inspire a little one. Many kids have a least a little understanding of Jamestown from the Disney movie Pocahontas, so it's interesting to take them to the real location and compare it to the movie.