Out of towner looking for Boston present idea...

MTbridess · November 2009

My mom wants to buy my sister a membership to a kid-friendly place in Boston and I was wondering if you guys had some suggestions. My mom bought the zoo membership last year, but my sister thought the zoo was a little small and not too interesting, so what is a good place for my mom to buy an annual membership this year? My sister and her DH only have one child and his is only 1 1/2 years old.

Children's museum? Local family farm/reserve? Botanic Gardens? Art museum?

kiki-W · November 2009

i would suggest the Children's museum. there is always a lot to do and they have great programs for kids.

MrsMcC091909 · November 2009

I think the Childrens Museum is going to be your best bet

Rock-n-Voll · November 2009

I wonder if he's too young even for the Children's Museum. I loved that place as a kid, but a lot of it is interactive stuff and I'm wondering if 1.5 is too young to appreciate it. The Aquarium might be a good option. When he's a little older the Museum of Science is fantastic.

DharmaChick · November 2009

Rock-n-Voll:
I wonder if he's too young even for the Children's Museum. I loved that place as a kid, but a lot of it is interactive stuff and I'm wondering if 1.5 is too young to appreciate it. The Aquarium might be a good option. When he's a little older the Museum of Science is fantastic.

Agreed. My first reaction was the Museum of Science, but then I saw the age. The Children's Museum or New England Aquarium might be good.

Bride0603 · November 2009

I think the aquarium is a great idea.

DevonPow · November 2009

Definitely the Children's Museum - it is great for that age (as well as older kids, obviously). We use our membership all the time.

christar2000 · November 2009

Do they live in the city or outside somewhere? We have an aquarium pass that we use quite a bit, but the membership we use the most is to Drumilin Farm....which is the Audubon membership. It is close to us so in the summer we get there probably about once a week where as the Aquarium is a haul. The membership to the Audubon covers a whole bunch of other places to visit as well.

bostonbaker · November 2009

We took my 1.5 year old nephew to the Children's Museum a few weeks ago. They have a whole room dedicated to kids 3 and under. I think it's worth looking into for sure. He had a great time.

melpfaff · November 2009

another vote for the aquarium

BoosMum · November 2009

As a Mom of toddlers I say the Childrens Museum. It's much more interactive than the Aquarium.

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