This Week at a Glance (June 29 - July 3)

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

Programming Updates:

• DC Public Libraries are closed on Friday, July 3 in observance of Independence Day

• The National Mall will not be crossable between 4th St NW and 14th St NW until after July 4th. Road closures are in effect for Great American State Fair. Here's a map

  • Information on the Great American State Fair can be found here

• National Building Museum's PLAYGROUND opens on Friday, July 3

• 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 (June 29)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Capitol View Library Baby and Toddler 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: 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)

• 3:00pm - 5:00pm: Chevy Chase Library Discover Summer Kick-Off Scavenger Hunt

• 3:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Coloring Time

• 4:30pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Baby Story Time

• 5:45pm - 6:30pm: BloomBars Kids Circle Jam Session and Musical Instrument Exposure Session (Ages 1-5, first class free)

TUESDAY (June 30)

• 9:00am - 3:00pm: Palisades 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 Family Story Time at Goethe-Institut - for ages 0-5 at the Goethe-Institut Washington (1377 R St NW Suite 300 (Third Floor)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: DC Public Library and Smithsonian Story Time in the Enid Haupt Garden

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Deanwood Library Baby and Toddler Story Time

• 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: 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 - 11:30am: Cleveland Park Library Duplo Lego Play Time

• 10:30am - 12:00pm: Natural History Museum Play Date and NMNH

• 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

• 11:45am - 12:15pm: Portrait Gallery Great Hall Story Time

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby Story Time

• 3:00pm - 5:00pm: Chevy Chase Library Discover Summer Kick-Off Scavenger Hunt

WEDNESDAY (July 1)

• 9:00am - 8:00pm: Benning Library 4th of July Arts and Crafts

• 10:00am - 6:00pm: Northwest One Library America 250 Scavenger Hunt

• 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

• 10:30am - 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 Play Time

• 11:30am - 12:00pm: Chevy Chase Library Family Story Time

• 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Strong Start Playgroup - DC Early Intervention Program

• 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)

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Tenley-Friendship Library Cupcake Craft

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Popsicles in the Garden

• 5:30pm - 6:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time

THURSDAY (July 2)

• 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: DC Public Library Story Time at La Cosecha

• 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 - 1:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Performance Lab - Chamber Music at Noon

• 12:00pm - 5:00pm: Shepherd Park 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)

• 3:00pm - 6:00pm: Palisades Library Fourth of July Decoration Workshop

• 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 Deanwood Recreation Center

• 6:00pm - 10:00pm: Labyrinth Board Game Night

  
  

FRIDAY (July 3)

• 9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time

• 10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Books and Beyond 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: In Suspense!

• 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: National Building Museum PLAYGROUND opens

• 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 - 11:30am: Anacostia Community Museum Big Moments, Little Stories

• 11:00am - 11:30am: American History Museum Performance: SHOUT

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT  

• 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)

• 4:00pm - 7:00pm: The Explore! Kid's Maker Space (395 Ingraham Street NE) Kids Maker Space Activities