unexpected fun at the textile museum.

After our pizza and donut feast we decided to visit the Textile Museum. There is certainly no shortage of museums around here and I was curious about the Textile Museum, although not sure it would be very interesting for the kids. Somehow we managed to spend well over two hours there. It's a small museum in a beautiful neighborhood surrounded by Embassies. Most of the museum was actually closed while they were setting up for a new exhibit. But the exhibit we did see was pretty cool (Dragons, Nagas, and Creatures of the Deep). There were a few textiles from as early as the 5th century. They had a room where the kids could try different types of weaving and other hands-on activities. We happened to be there while they were having a family craft day. I was able to help Amelia weave a place mat. She was really excited about picking out her fabrics. While we worked on that, Ben played with Elsa and Oliver in the gardens. We eventually joined them and had fun playing hide and seek in what the girls were calling their "secret garden."

Washington Monument in the distance.