This Week at a Glance (July 6 - 10)
- dcstayathomeparent
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Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Programming Updates:
National Building Museum's PLAYGROUND is now open
Petworth Library is closed for renovations until further notice
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 6)
10:30am - 11:00am: Capitol View Library Baby and Toddler Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
11:00am - 11:45am: Woodridge Library Baby Story Time
11:00am - 12:00pm: Francis A. Gregory Library Strong Start Playgroups
11:00am - 12:00pm: Northeast Library Toddler 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)
3:00pm - 4:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Family Play Time
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Coloring 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 7)
9:00am - 3:00pm: Georgetown Library Vision to Learn - No Cost Eye Exams
9:15am - 9:45am: Northeast Library Baby & Toddler Story Time
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 - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center
10:00am - 5:00pm: Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the Arts + Industries Building (North Hall) at 900 Jefferson Dr SW
10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)
10:30am - 11:00am: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers
10:30am - 11:00am: Bellevue Library Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: DC Public Library and Smithsonian Story Time in the Enid Haupt Garden
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 Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:15am: Anacostia Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Baby and Toddler Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library ASL Story Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Baby 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
11:00am - 12:00pm: Northwest Library Strong Start Play Group
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby Story Time
3:00pm - 4:00pm: Bellevue Library Drummer's Club - children of all ages welcome
6:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Jazz in the Park at Takoma Park
WEDNESDAY (July 8)
10:00am - 10:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (online pre-registration is required)
10:00am - 10:30am: Takoma Park Library Family Story Time
10:00am - 10:30am: Tenley-Friendship Library Family Story 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
10:00am - 5:00pm: Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the Arts + Industries Building (North Hall) at 900 Jefferson Dr SW
10:00am - 6:00pm: Library Day at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
10:30am - 11:00am: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers
10:30am - 11:00am: Chevy Chase Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Francis A. Gregory Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Mt. Pleasant Library Bilingual (Spanish and English) Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: West End Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Toddler Story 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
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 Story Time
11:30am - 12:00pm: Chevy Chase Library Family Story Time
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
2:00pm - 2:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Baby and Toddler Story Time
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)
5:00pm - 8:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Bruce Monroe Park Play in the Park
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time
THURSDAY (July 9)
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
10:00am - 5:00pm: Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the Arts + Industries Building (North Hall) at 900 Jefferson Dr SW
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: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers
10:30am - 11:00am: Solid State Books H Street Story Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Toddler 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: American History Museum Music from the Hearts of America - U.S. Army Strolling Strings, performances at 12 Noon & 1:30 PM
12:00pm - 5:00pm: Woodridge Library Vision to Learn - No Cost Eye Exams
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Cleveland Park Library Baby Story Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. 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)
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Arts and Crafts
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Shepherd Park Library Arts and Crafts
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Family 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 Hilcrest Recreation Center
6:00pm - 6:45pm: Cleveland Park Library Pajama Story Time
6:00pm - 10:00pm: Labyrinth Board Game Night
FRIDAY (July 10)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Little Tyke Hike with a Park Ranger at Nature Center
10:00am - 11:30am: Postal Museum Story and Play Time (meet in the historic lobby)
10:00am - 2:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Open Studio: Artistic Reflections
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 - 5:00pm: Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the Arts + Industries Building (North Hall) at 900 Jefferson Dr SW
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: Anacostia Community Museum Big Moments, Little Stories
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
11:00am: Rock Creek Park Children's Tour: Peirce Barn
11:00am - 12:00pm: Deanwood Library Strong Start Playgroups
11:00am - 1:00pm: Smithsonian Gardens Nature Journaling
11:00am - 3:00pm: Asian Art Museum Art Break
1:30pm: Rock Creek Park Children's Tour: Peirce Barn
2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Musical 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)
3:00pm - 3:30pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT
4:00pm - 5:30pm: Bellevue Library Movie Matinee: Finding Dory
4:00pm - 7:00pm: The Explore! Kid's Maker Space (395 Ingraham Street NE) Kids Maker Space Activities
5:00pm - 8:00pm: DC Parks and Recreation Oxon Run Park Play in the Park
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