This Week at a Glance (July 27-31)
Updated: Jul 30
Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Programming Updates:
Friday, July 31 National Building Museum Free DC Ward Day - Wards 5 & 6 - free admission from 2pm - 5pm for DC residents; show ID
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 (July 27)
10:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
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
4:00pm - 4:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Afternoon Story Time for the Spectrum (Register)
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Baby Story Time
TUESDAY (July 28)
9:00am - 3:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Vision to Learn - No Cost Eye Exams
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: West End Library Toddler Play Time
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: DC Public Library Story Time in the Enid Haupt Garden - Arts + Industries Building
10:30am - 11:00am: Francis A. Gregory 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
11:00am - 12:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library The National Theatre Live at the Library - Selections from Swan Lake Virginia Ballet Company & School (register)
11:00am - 3:00pm: Natural History Museum Research Outreach Day
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Natural History Museum From These Lands Friday in Q?rius
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 Hardy Recreation Center
WEDNESDAY (July 29)
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
10:30am - 11:30am: Deanwood Library Story Tapestries - Powwow Dance
10:45am - 11:15am: American History Museum Story Time with DC Public Library
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
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Strong Start Playgroup - with Multicultural Rehab
12:30pm - 2:30pm: Because Science Story Time and Craft (reading is free, craft - shark tooth necklace!- is $6)
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)
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Popsicles in the Garden
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Southwest Library Performance: 123 Andrés!
THURSDAY (July 30)
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 - 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 - 5:00pm: Palisades Library Vision to Learn - No Cost Eye Exams
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Southwest Library Baby Play 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)
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Arts and Crafts
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Capitol View Library Story Time
5:00pm - 7:30pm: Deanwood Library Family Game Night
5:30pm - 7:00pm: Child's Play DC Game Night
6:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Jazz in the Park at Petworth Recreation Center
6:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Outdoor Movie Night: Super Mario Bros at The Great Lawn at Yard's Park
6:00pm - 10:00pm: Labyrinth Board Game Night
FRIDAY (July 31)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
9:15am - 10:00am: National Building Museum Story 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 - 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 - 11:30am: Anacostia Community Museum Big Moments, Little Stories
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
11:00am - 11:30am: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT
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
11:00am - 5:00pm: Parklands-Turner Library Harry Potter Movie Marathon
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT
2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT
2:00pm - 5:00pm: National Building Museum Free DC Ward Day - Wards 5 & 6 - free admission for DC residents; show ID
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
4:00pm - 7:00pm: The Explore! Kid's Maker Space (395 Ingraham Street NE) Kids Maker Space Activities
5:00pm - 7:30pm: National Children’s Museum After Hours Ice Cream and PJ Party (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
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