This Week at a Glance (August 18 - August 22)
- dcstayathomeparent
- Aug 15
- 4 min read
Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
MONDAY (August 18)
10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Get Ready for PreK (registeration required, waitlist)
11:00am - 11:45am: Woodridge Library Baby Story Time
11:00am - 12:00pm: Northeast Library Toddler Play Time
11:30am - 12:30pm: Portrait Gallery Kids Baby and Toddler Arts & Crafts, Play Time
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Baby Story Time
TUESDAY (August 19)
9:00am - 3:00pm: Woodridge Library Vision to Learn at DC Public Library - 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 - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center
10:15am - 11:15am: Anacostia Community Museum Little Artists, Big Stories
10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market
10:30am - 11:00am: Deanwood Library Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Parklands-Turner Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Get Ready for PreK (registeration required, waitlist)
10:30am - 12:00pm: Natural History Museum Play Date at NMNHÂ Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals (1st Floor)
11:00am - 11:30am: Palisades Library Baby and Toddler Story Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Tenley-Friendship Library Baby Story Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Toddler Story Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
11:15am - 11:45am: American Indian Museum Story Time (ages 0-2, ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
11:30am - 12:00pm: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby Story Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place
WEDNESDAY (August 20)
10:00am - 10:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (ticket required, register online in advance)
10:00am - 10:30am: Shaw Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
10:00am - 10:30am: Takoma Park Library Family Story Time
10:00am - 10:30am: Tenley-Friendship Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
10:00am - 2:00pm: Capital Arts Collective at the Woodrow Wilson Plaza (Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center)
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 (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
10:30am - 11:00am: Shaw Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
10:30am - 11:00am: Shepherd Park Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: West End Library Family Story TimeÂ
10:30am - 12:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Get Ready for PreK (registeration required, waitlist)
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 (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
11:00am - 11:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (ticket required, register online in advance)
11:15am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
11:15am - 11:45am: American Indian Museum Story Time (ages 0-2, ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place
3:30pm - 4:30pm: Parklands-Turner Library Back to School Party
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Takoma Park Library Lego Play Time
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time
THURSDAY (August 21)
9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)
9:45am - 10:15am: DC Public Library Baby and Toddler Story Time at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE
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: Miracle Theater Kids Movie Sing 2
10:30am - 11:00am: Solid State Books H Street Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: DC Air and Space Museum One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure (timed ticket required)
10:30am - 11:15am: National Building Museum Story Time (free; register for museum admission)
10:45am - 11:15am: DC Public Library Baby and Toddler Story Time at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE
11:00am - 12:00pm: DC Air and Space Museum Story Time (timed ticket required)
11:00am - 11:30am: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time
11:30am - 12:00pm: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
12:00pm - 4:00pm: Woodridge Library Vision to Learn at DC Public Library - No Cost Eye Exams
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Â Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial 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 - 2:30pm: Georgetown Library Baby Story Time
3:00pm - 7:00pm: Capitol View Library Back to School Community Day
5:00pm - 7:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Discover Summer Bash
FRIDAY (August 22)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
10:00am - 4:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Vision to Learn at DC Public Library - No Cost Eye Exams
10:30am: Kidsinger Jim and Rocknoceros Concert at Eastern Market
10:30am - 11:15am: Chevy Chase Library Baby and Toddler Play Time: Friday FunÂ
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Books and Beyond with a Ranger (at the Nature Center)
10:00am - 11:30am: Postal Museum Story Time (meet in the Historic Lobby)
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
11:00am - 12:00pm: Woodridge Library Bilingual Strong Start Playgroup (12-24 months)
11:30am - 3:30pm: Union Station Farmers Market in the West Carriage Porch of Union Station
1:00pm - 4:00pm:Â Portrait Gallery Art Studio
2:00pm: Miracle Theater Kids Movie Sing 2 (sensory friendly)
3:00pm - 4:30pm: Bellevue Library Movie Matinee: Monster's University
3:30pm - 5:30pm: Parklands-Turner Library Family Friendly Movie