This Week at a Glance (December 30 - January 3)

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

MONDAY (December 30)

10:00am - 12:00pm: Petworth Library Toddler Play Time
10:00am - 2:00pm: National Building Museum Winter Craft Workshop: New Year’s Eve Ball Drop
11:00am - 11:30am: National Building Museum Story Time (Free; Tickets required for Museum Entry)
11:30am - 12:30pm: Portrait Gallery Kids
11:00am - 3:00pm: African Art Museum Kwanzaa Creative Arts Workshop: Design a book cover and create a story that celebrates Nia (purpose) and Kuumba (creativity)
12:00pm - 1:00pm: African American History and Culture Museum Family Activity; The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa: Nia (Purpose) (Free; Tickets required for Museum Entry)
12:00pm - 2:00pm: Anacostia Community Museum Family Workshop Nia (Purpose): African Dance Workshop with Khepera Wellness - All Ages
12:00pm - 8:00pm: National Building Museum Ice Skating
2:00pm - 4:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Crafts and Cocoa
4:30pm: African American History and Culture Museum Kwanzaa Celebration: Lighting the Kinara

TUESDAY (December 31)

9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play
10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center
10:30am - 11:30am: Lamond-Riggs Library Toddler Play Time
11:00am: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
11:30am: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
11:00am - 1:00pm: African American History and Culture Museum Family Activity; The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa: Kuumba (Creativity) (Free; Tickets required for Museum Entry)
11:00am - 3:00pm: African Art Museum Kwanzaa Creative Arts Workshop: Weave a Mkeka (a woven mat, a traditional symbol of Kwanzaa)
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Bellevue Library Story Time and Craft: Create Your Own Fake Snow!
12:00pm - 2:00pm: Anacostia Community Museum Family Workshop Kuumba (Creativity): Creating Family Kwanzaa Bags - All Ages
12:00pm - 8:00pm: National Building Museum Ice Skating
4:30pm: African American History and Culture Museum Kwanzaa Celebration: Lighting the Kinara

WEDNESDAY (January 1)

DC Public Libraries are CLOSED in observance of New Years Day - "open online only"

11:00am - 1:00pm: African American History and Culture Museum Family Activity; The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa: Imani (Faith) (Free; Tickets required for Museum Entry)
10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Spark!Lab
10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Anacostia Community Museum and the Bell Festival Ring the Litter Bell
10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center
1:30pm and 4:00pm: African American History and Culture Museum Kwanzaa Celebration: Musical Performance
4:30pm: African American History and Culture Museum Kwanzaa Celebration: Lighting the Kinara

THURSDAY (January 2)

9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play
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: Northeast Library Toddler Story Time @ La Cosecha
10:30am: Solid State Books H Street Story Time
11:00am - 11:30am: National Building Museum Story Time (Free; Tickets required for Museum Entry)
11:00am - 12:00pm: DC Air and Space Museum Story Time (Free; Timed tickets required for Museum Entry)
11:00am - 11:30am: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time
11:30am: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Performance Lab - Chamber Music at Noon
12:00pm - 8:00pm: National Building Museum Ice Skating

FRIDAY (January 3)

9:00am - 10:00am: People’s Book Story Time
10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Little Tike Hike
10:00am - 11:00am: National Gallery of Art Storytime: The Snowy Day/ Un día de nieve
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 - 11:15am: Chevy Chase Library First Friday Fun
10:30am - 11:15am: Kidsinger Jim Rocknoceros Concert Friday
10:30am - 11:00am: Shaw Library Heure Du Conte - Bilingual fun in French and English
12:00pm - 8:00pm: National Building Museum Ice Skating
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Portrait Gallery Art Studio
3:00pm - 3:45pm: Rock Creek Park Turtle Time with Pokey

DC Stay-at-Home Parent