conuly

ah, I thought Deniz was 4. Well, if she's 5, she very well might be alright doing it!

it's not a question of it being too old for *all* 5 year olds, it just depends on the kid. if it's an idea she's into, she'll probably be OK. I imagine some of the kids we had problems with were not-quite-5, or just not all too excited about the workshop. In fact, thinking about it later, the one kid I'm *really* thinking of came back to another workshop later and was a big pain in the butt there too! Sometimes parents do drop kids into workshops they don't care about, just to have time to take the younger one to do their own thing, etc.

Stop by visitors services when you arrive, ask them to tell you(and Deniz) about the workshop. That way she can hear firsthand and possibly see an example, and if she's not excited about it, then you don't have to do it. I always tried to get the kids excited about the workshops, but if I was doing my best and they didn't care, it was usually my recommendation(if asked) that they sign up later or just play in the exhibits. It always surprised me how many kids said "No, I just want to play today" and their parents signed them up anyway...and then they didn't enjoy the workshop because they didn't want to be there in the first place.

I was more responding to the idea of taking Ana, which I misunderstood. You wouldn't believe the small children that people try to pass off as 5 year olds. I know they're *convinced* that their 3 year old is a genius and all...but then they get to the workshop and the parent wants to drop them off and take the baby to dora, and all hell breaks loose because their 3 year old wants mommy and can't do the workshop...ugh. But I didn't think you seemed the type to try to sneak Ana in, really. :)