Have you been to the Virginia Living Museum on J Clyde Morris Blvd. in Newport News, Virginia? The Virginia Living Museum is a wonderful little treasure that has a lot of activities for children of all ages.  They also now have a planetarium.  One year memberships are reasonable, and they host wonderful birthday parties for kids.  My daughter had her sixth birthday there.  They bring two live animals into a designated birthday room, and everyone gets an admission to see the entire museum during their stay.  All of the animals at the museum/zoo are natives of Virginia.

Visit them at www.thevlm.org