This Week at a Glance (August 3 - 7)
Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Programming Updates:
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 3)
10:00am - 11:00am: Smithsonian Gardens Garden Play: Calm at Mary Livingston Ripley Garden (between the Hirshhorn Museum and Arts and Industries Building)
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
11:00am - 12:00pm: Francis A. Gregory Library Strong Start Playgroups
11:00am - 12:00pm: Northeast Library Toddler Play Time
11:30am - 12:30pm: Portrait Gallery Kids Arts & Crafts and 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)
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Arts and Crafts Time
TUESDAY (August 4)
9:00am - 11:00am: National Zoo Bao Li's Birthday Celebration
9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)
10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Books and Beyond with a Park Ranger at Peirce Barn
10:00am - 11:00am: Northeast Library Percussion Playground
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: Francis A. Gregory Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Parklands-Turner Library Music and Movement Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Music and Movement Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Cleveland Park Library Lego Play Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: Natural History Museum Play Date at NMNH
11:00am: The Living Room Cry Baby Creative Sessions (parent craft with baby in tow)
11:00am - 12:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place
3:00pm - 4:00pm: Bellevue Library Drummer's Club
5:00pm - 8:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Bruce Monroe Park Play in the Park
6:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Jazz in the Park at Riggs Lasalle Recreation Park
WEDNESDAY (August 5)
10:00am - 10:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (online pre-registration is required)
10:00am - 11:00am: Takoma Park Library Baby and Toddler Play 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: Francis A. Gregory Library Family Story Time
11:00am - 11:30am: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT
11:00am - 11:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (online pre-registration is required)
11:00am - 12:00pm: Francis A. Gregory Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
11:30am - 12:45pm: Meet the Birds at Oxon Run Park James E. Bunn Amphitheater
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Strong Start Playgroup - DC Early Intervention Program (Register)
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place
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 Karaoke/ Icecream Social
5:30pm - 9:00pm: Hillwood After Hours
THURSDAY (August 6)
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: DC Public Library Story Time - at La Cosecha
10:30am - 11:00am: Solid State Books H Street 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 - 1:00pm: American History Museum Performance: Music from the Hearts of America - U.S Marine Corps Jazz Ensemble
12:00pm - 5:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Vision to Learn - No Cost Eye Exams
12:00pm - 6:00pm: Bellevue Library Back to School Bash
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Takoma Park Library Baby Story Time
1:30pm - 2:15pm: American History Museum Performance: Music from the Hearts of America - U.S. Marine Corps String Quartet
2:00pm - 2:30pm: Georgetown Library Baby Story Time
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)
3:00pm - 5:30pm: Palisades Library Lanyard Crafts Event
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Arts and Crafts
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Tenley-Friendship Library Play Time/Activity
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Benning Library I Love the 80's Flashback Photoshoot
4:30pm - 7:30pm: Because Science AdMo Vibe at Kalorama Park Craft
5:00pm - 7:30pm: Deanwood Library Family Game Night
5:00pm - 8:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Oxon Run Park Play in the Park
5:30pm - 7:00pm: Child's Play DC Game Night
6:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Jazz in the Park at North Michigan Park
6:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Outdoor Movie Night: Super Mario Galaxy
6:00pm - 10:00pm: Labyrinth Board Game Night
FRIDAY (August 7)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
9:15am - 10:00am: National Building Museum Story Time
10:00am - 11:00am: National Gallery of Art East Building Story and Play Time
10:00am - 11:30am: Postal Museum Story and Play Time (meet in the historic lobby)
10:00am - 2:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Open Studio: Combine Design
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
10:00am - 6:00pm: National Zoo EleFest
10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)
10:30am - 11:30am: Anacostia Community Museum Big Moments, Little Stories
11:00am - 11:30am: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT
11:00am - 12:00pm: Deanwood Library Strong Start Playgroups
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
2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum Toddler Play Time: Fine Art (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
2:30pm - 4:30pm: Because Science Science Fair Fridays
3:00pm - 4:00pm: Northeast Library Baby Story Time
4:00pm - 7:00pm: The Explore! Kid's Maker Space (395 Ingraham Street NE) Kids Maker Space Activities
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Ukulele Sing-Along
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