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At Playtime, Explore the Great Indoors
Eric Boysen of Sterling, son Grant and daughter Sophia have their ducks in a row at Claude Moore Recreation Center's pool.
(2007 Photo By Tracy A. Woodward -- The Washington Post)
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Open: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 to noon.
Cost: Adults $3, free for children (chaperon required).
Open Gym at Lee District RECenter
6601 Telegraph Rd., Franconia; 703-922-9841
This Fairfax County recreation center hosts an open gym for children 5 and younger to play in a converted racquetball court full of structures conducive to crawling and climbing. It includes soft, geometric shapes; tunnels; a padded floor; and a ball pit. Only 16 children are allowed at one time, so call ahead to reserve a space.
Open: Monday-Friday 3:30 to 5:30, Saturday-Sunday 12:15 to 1:45.
Cost: $2.50 for every half-hour of play.
Explore and Moore Children's Discovery Museum
12904 Occoquan Rd., Woodbridge; 703-492-2222
With a play space shuttle, kids' climbing wall and sandbox, this interactive family play space has lots of opportunities for creative fun. Kids can primp in a beauty shop, save lives in a medical center and exercise their bodies and imaginations.
Open: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays noon to 6; Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 to 6; Saturdays 10 to 6, Sundays noon to 5.
Cost: Free for adults, age 2 and older $5, younger than 2 $2.50.
PlayWiseKids
6570 Dobbin Rd., Columbia; 410-772-1540
PlayWiseKids houses a real, life-size fire engine and ambulance, a mini beach filled with sand, a kids' grocery store and multiple climbing and building centers. Little performers can tap in the dance studio or put on a puppet show, and junior scientists can assemble human or dinosaur skeleton replicas.
