This Week at a Glance (February 16-20)
- dcstayathomeparent
- Feb 15
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Updated: Feb 19
Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Programming Updates:
Petworth Library is closed for renovations until further notice
American History Spark!Lab and Wegmans Wonderplace will be closed on Friday, February 20
Zoo closed on Thursday, February 19 for construction
MONDAY (February 16) Presidents Day
Most DC public libraries closed, MLK and one per ward open:
9:00am - 5:00pm: Mt. Pleasant, Tenley-Friendship, Woodridge, Southwest, Benning, Anacostia
9:30am - 5:30pm: MLK
9:30am - 5:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Black History Month Coloring Drop-In
10:30am - 12:00pm: National Building Museum Korean Lunar New Year with K-Harmony Children’s Choir
1:00pm - 2:30pm: National Building Museum School's Out: Lunar New Year
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)
TUESDAY (February 17)
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)
9:30am - 9:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Black History Month Coloring Drop-In
10:00am - 11:00am: Woodridge Library Toddler Story Time
10:00am - 12:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Estudio de Cuentos: Persiguiendo el arcoíris (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: Anacostia Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Bellevue Library Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Deanwood Library Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Lamond-Riggs Library Family 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 Duplo Lego Play Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: Natural History Museum Play Date at NMNH
11:00am - 11:25am: Northeast Library ASL Story Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Toddler Story Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Palisades Library Baby and Toddler Story Time
12:00pm - 1:00pm: DC Public Library Importance of Early Intervention & Overview of Early Stages - Early Stages Virtual Parent Workshops (register here)
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby Story Time
WEDNESDAY (February 18)
9:30am - 9:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Black History Month Coloring Drop-In
10:00am - 10:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (ticket required, register online here)
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 - 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 Toddler Legos 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: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers
10:30am - 11:00am: Capitol View Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby and Toddler Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Shaw Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
10:30am - 11:00am: West End Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Baby and Toddler Play Time (0-24 months)
10:30am - 11:30am: Rosedale Library Winter Children's Story Time - in Partnership with the Rosedale Recreation Center
10:30am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Family Story and Play 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 (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
11:00am - 11:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (ticket required, register online here)
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place
2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum STEAM Story Time (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Special Olympics Young Athletes Playgroup (Register)
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time
THURSDAY (February 19)
Zoo closed for construction
CANCELED: 9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)
9:30am - 5:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Black History Month Coloring Drop-In
9:45am - 10:15am: DC Public Library Baby and Toddler Story Time at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE - 7th Floor
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
10:15am - 11:00am: Smithsonian Associates Come Rap with Mr. Root! S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater, 3rd Sublevel (tickets here) (buy tickets online $3-$8)
10:30am - 11:00am: Solid State Books H Street Story Time
10:30am - 11:15am: National Building Museum Story Time (free; register for museum admission)
10:30am - 10:55am: DC Air and Space Museum One World, Big Sky: Big Bird's Adventure (Short Film in Planetarium)
10:45am - 11:15am: DC Public Library Baby and Toddler Story Time at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE - 7th Floor
11:00am - 12:00pm: DC Air and Space Museum Story Time (timed ticket required)
11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time
11:30am - 12:15pm: Smithsonian Associates Come Rap with Mr. Root! S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater, 3rd Sublevel (tickets here) (buy tickets online $3-$8)
12:00pm - 2:00pm: African American History and Culture Museum VIVA School of Dance & Washington Performing Arts Children of the Gospel Choir Performance
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Cleveland Park Library Baby Story Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: 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
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 - 4:00pm: Woodridge Library Baby and Toddler Snowball Toss Party
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Arts and Crafts
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Benning Library Baby and Toddler Story and Craft Time: My Hair, My Crown
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Shepherd Park Library Arts and Crafts
6:00pm - 6:45pm: Cleveland Park Library Pajama Story Time
FRIDAY (February 20)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
9:30am - 9:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Black History Month Coloring Drop-In
10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Books and Beyond with a Ranger at Peirce Barn
10:00am - 11:30am: Postal Museum Story and Play Time (meet in the historic lobby)
10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center
10:15am: Zinnia Silver Spring Lunch Bunch Kids Music
10:15am - 11:00am: Smithsonian Associates Come Rap with Mr. Root! S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater, 3rd Sublevel (tickets here) (buy tickets online $3-$8)
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: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Northeast Library Baby and Toddler Music and Movement Time
11:30am - 12:15pm: Smithsonian Associates Come Rap with Mr. Root! S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater, 3rd Sublevel (tickets here) (buy tickets online $3-$8)
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)
3:15pm - 5:30pm: Cleveland Park Library Kids Movie: Black Panther (2018)
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