This Week at a Glance (August 17-21)

Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC

Programming Updates:

• National Mall: Pedestrian and vehicle access along and across the National Mall is currently limited due to the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. Visitor access to some Smithsonian museums on the National Mall will be modified August 21–23. Plan ahead.

• National Building Museum's The Playground is free for Ward 7 residents on Friday, August 21 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm

• Petworth Library is closed for renovations, will reopen on August 23; Southeast Library will reopen on September 10

• Rock Creek Park's Nature Center and Planetarium are closed until further notice. Programs will take place outside when scheduled at the Nature Center

  
  

MONDAY (August 17)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Capitol View Baby and Toddler Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Chevy Chase Library Baby Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time

• 11:00am - 11:45am: Woodridge Library Baby Story Time

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Northeast Library Toddler Play Time

• 2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum Baby Jam Music Time  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 4:00pm - 7:00pm: Library Day with the Museum of Illusions (register)

• 3:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Arts and Crafts Time

TUESDAY (August 18)

• 9:00am - 3:00pm: Southwest Library Vision to Learn - No Cost Eye Exams

• 9:15am - 9:45am: Northeast Library Baby and Toddler Story Time

• 9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)

• 10:00am - 11:00am: Woodridge Library Toddler Story Time

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Estudio de Cuentos: Capas de Historia (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis, two time slots: 10am or 11am)

• 10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center

• 10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Bellevue Library Preschool Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Francis A. Gregory Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Parklands-Turner Library Preschool Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Cleveland Park Library Lego Play Time

• 10:30am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Baby Story Time

• 11:00am: The Living Room Cry Baby Creative Sessions (parent craft with baby in tow)

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Toddler Story Time

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Palisades Library Baby and Toddler Story Time

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Northwest One Library Strong Start Play Group

• 12:00pm - 2:00pm: Union Station The Stage Performance DC Monumental Strings

• 4:00pm - 7:00pm: Library Day with the Museum of Illusions (register)

• 5:00pm - 7:00pm: Parklands-Turner Library Arts and Crafts

• 6:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Jazz in the Park at Sherwood Recreation Center

WEDNESDAY (August 19)

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Takoma Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Tenley-Friendship Library Family Story Time

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Storytime Studio (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis, two time slots: 10am or 11am)

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Lego Play Time

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Spark!Lab

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace

• 10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Chevy Chase Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Francis A. Gregory Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Mt. Pleasant Library Bilingual (Spanish and English) Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: West End Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Baby and Toddler Play Time (register)

• 10:30am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:45am - 11:15am: Northwest One Library Toddler Story Time

• 10:45am - 11:15am: Takoma Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:45am - 11:15am: Tenley-Friendship Library Family Story Time

• 11:00am - 11:30am: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Francis A. Gregory Library Baby and Toddler Play Time

• 11:00am - 6:00pm: Bellevue Library Bellevue Gives (clothing giveaway)

• 11:30am - 12:00pm: Chevy Chase Library Family Story Time

• 11:30am - 12:45pm: Meet the Birds at Oxon Run Park James E. Bunn Amphitheater

• 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Union Station The Stage Performance U.S. Navy Band Commodores

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum STEAM Story Time  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Parklands-Turner B-I-N-G-O!

• 3:30pm - 5:30pm: Merry Pin Open Craft Studio ($10/kid)

• 3:30pm - 6:00pm: Bellevue Library Kommunity Karaoke/Ice Cream Social

• 4:00pm - 6:00pm: Because Science Craft: Dino Egg Smash ($8) 

• 5:30pm - 6:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time

• 5:30pm - 6:30pm: Lamond-Riggs Library A Very Hungry Caterpillar Story-Craft

THURSDAY (August 20)

• 9:15am - 10:00am: National Building Museum Story Time

• 9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)

• 10:00am - 12:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Storytime Studio (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis, two time slots: 10am or 11am)

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Spark!Lab

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace

• 10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center

• 10:30am - 10:55am: DC Air and Space Museum One World, Big Sky: Big Bird's Adventure (Short Film in Planetarium) (timed ticket required)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Solid State Books H Street Story Time

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Toddler Story Time

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: DC Air and Space Museum Story Time (timed ticket required; note new area: 2nd floor, Pioneers of Flight section)

• 11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time

• 12:00pm - 2:00pm: Union Station The Stage Performance Pique Collective ft. Peter Kibbe

• 12:00pm - 5:00pm: Woodridge Library Vision to Learn - No Cost Eye Exams

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Cleveland Park Library Baby Story Time

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Baby Story Time

• 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Southwest Library Baby Story Time

• 1:30pm - 2:00pm: Takoma Park Library Baby Story Time

• 2:00pm - 6:00pm: Benning Library 3rd Annual Back to School Bash

• 2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum Toddler Play Time: Tinker Tots  (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Shepherd Library Lego Play Time

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Arts and Crafts

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Tenley-Friendship Library Play Time/Activity

• 4:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Family Story Time

• 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Shepherd Library Arts and Crafts

• 4:30pm - 7:30pm: Because Science AdMo Vibe at Kalorama Park Craft 

• 5:00pm - 7:30pm: Deanwood Library Family Game Night

• 5:00pm - 7:00pm: Smithsonian American Art Museum Take Five: Jazz at SAAM with Lyle Link

• 5:30pm - 7:00pm: Child's Play DC Game Night

• 6:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Jazz in the Park at Sherwood Recreation Center

• 6:00pm - 8:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Jazz Series with The Parks Main Street

• 6:00pm - 10:00pm: Labyrinth Board Game Night

  
  

FRIDAY (August 21)

• 9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time

• 9:15am - 10:00am: National Building Museum Story Time

• 10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Books and Beyond with a Park Ranger at Peirce Barn

• 10:00am - 11:30am: National Children’s Museum Back to School Pop Up (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 10:00am - 2:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Open Studio: Paint with Paper

• 10:00am - 3:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Vision to Learn - No Cost Eye Exams

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Spark!Lab

• 10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace

• 10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center

• 10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Anacostia Community Museum Big Moments, Little Stories

• 11:00am - 11:30am: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Northeast Library Baby and Toddler Music and Movement

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Georgetown Library Baby Play Time

• 11:00am - 1:00pm: Smithsonian Gardens Nature Journaling

• 11:00am - 3:00pm: Asian Art Museum Art Break

• 11:00am - 3:00pm: The Phillips Collection at the ARC (in SE DC) Art-Play-Practice

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 2:00pm - 3:30pm: National Children’s Museum Back to School Pop Up (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 2:00pm - 5:00pm: National Building Museum's The Playground is Ward Day: Free for Ward 7 residents 

• 2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum Toddler Play Time: Fine Art (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 3:00pm - 4:00pm: Northeast Library Baby Story Time

• 4:00pm - 5:30pm: Bellevue Library Movie Matinee: Trolls World Tour

• 4:00pm - 7:00pm: The Explore! Kid's Maker Space (395 Ingraham Street NE) Kids Maker Space Activities

• 5:30pm - 7:00pm: The Reservoir District Ice Cream Social