(Ruth as a chipmunk, casually nibbling on an acorn)When it's hot out, or raining, or you're just tired of taking something sharp out of someone's tightly clenched mitts, it's nice to go somewhere groovy and, well, controllable.
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry's Science Playground is just your place. Most of OMSI is geared towards older kids -- they have a submarine docked that you can explore and, currently, there's the wildly popular and somewhat gross Body Worlds 3 showing right now -- but they toss parents of toddlers and bebes a bone with the Science Playground.
And it is a juicy bone. The entire enterprise is near-total kid safe without seeming dull for the three-year-old and with tons of stuff to do, even if it's "just" one room. There's the kid-size eagles' nest, a wet salmon run (with smocks to keep 'em dry), and even a "project" room with crafts set up for you and the little ones to work on (we made a bug headdress the day we were there). It can be a little pricey, but memberships are somewhat reasonable and it just might be the perfect meeting place for your next playgroup.
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