Before moving up to Saratoga, I had been told by numerous people to be prepared to spend a lot of time inside my house. They informed me that I needed to get my son a lot of activity toys because we wouldn’t be able to play outside during the winters. This, of course, would terrify anyone, I believe, who was use to going to the beach or the playground on a regular basis. I couldn’t imagine being a prisoner inside my own home with a toddler suffering from cabin fever. Within the first few days of moving up here, between unpacking boxes and setting up our new home, I found our perfect solution: Saratoga Springs Children’s Museum.
Now I could go on and on about what the museum is like and the exhibits they have for children, but their website gives a pretty good description of the place. However, what I can tell you from my own personal experience and watching my own toddler there, he loves it. In all fairness it’s not the best children’s museum I’ve ever been to, but to a child, this place is amazing. Every day they have special activities or events for the kids. Everything has an educational purpose and is focused on children aged around elementary or younger. They even have a “crawlers only” play area. We typically like to go once a week for Toddler Tuesday and spend a few hours. By the time we need to go home I, basically, drag him out because he has had so much fun. Although spring is around the corner, winter is still clinging on. If you’ve never been and have a toddler with cabin fever like mine, I would highly recommend stopping by. Admission is only $6 per person, but I promise it’s worth getting out of the house and having some fun.
A couple of tips we’ve picked up.
1.) A membership pass is a great idea if you go more than five times a year.
2.) For Toddler Tuesday, get there early for parking.
3.) Check out the calendar every month for all the fun activities.
4.) They do have tables and chairs in case you and your little one want to have a snack.
5.) No strollers are allowed inside the exhibits.
