This Week at a Glance (March 9-13)
- dcstayathomeparent
- Mar 8
- 4 min read
Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Programming Updates:
DC Public Library story time is on a scheduled break, back next week. Some libraries will have structured play times. Story times listed below reflect the library websites, please verify with individual libraries
Petworth Library is closed for renovations until further notice
The Zoo’s Elephant Community Center is currently closed (you can still see the elephants outside)
MONDAY (March 9)
9:30am - 10:00am: Cleveland Park Library Play Time (registration required)
10:15am - 10:45am: Cleveland Park Library Play Time (registration required)
11:00am - 11:30am: Cleveland Park Library Play Time (registration required)
11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Baby and Toddler ASL Story Time(ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
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 - 4:45pm: Tenley-Friendship Library Coloring Time
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Library Coloring Time
TUESDAY (March 10)
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: National Gallery of Art Play Time (East Building Atrium)
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: Deanwood Library Preschool Play Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Dance and Music Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Cleveland Park Library Duplo Lego Play Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: Natural History Museum Play Date at NMNH
10:45am - 11:15am: Northwest One Library Toddler STEM Play Time
11:00am - 11:25am: Northeast Library ASL Story Time
11:00am - 11:45am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Baby and Toddler Music and Movement Time(ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)
2:30pm - 3:30pm: Cleveland Park Library Family Dance Party
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Parklands-Turner Library Art Club
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Northwest One Library Arts and Crafts
WEDNESDAY (March 11)
10:00am - 11:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (no walk-ins, pre-registration only)
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 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
10:15am - 11:00am: Smithsonian Associates Walloping Weather! Performance (geared toward kids 6+ but anyone can attend) (prices range $8- $3)
10:30am - 11:00am: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers
11:00am - 11:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (no walk-ins, pre-registration only)
11:30am - 12:15pm: Smithsonian Associates Walloping Weather! Performance (geared toward kids 6+ but anyone can attend) (prices range $8- $3)
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)
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Children's Movie
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Special Olympics Young Athletes Playgroup (Register)
THURSDAY (March 12)
9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)
9:45am - 10:15am: DC Public Library Baby and Toddler Story Time at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE - 7th Floor
10:00am - 11:00am: Capital Jewish Museum Story Time: Using Your Voice
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 Walloping Weather! Performance (geared toward kids 6+ but anyone can attend) (prices range $8- $3)
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) (timed ticket required)
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 Walloping Weather! Performance (geared toward kids 6+ but anyone can attend) (prices range $8- $3)
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Southwest Library Baby Play Time
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Takoma Park Library Baby Play Time
1:30pm - 2:00pm: West End Library Baby ASL Play Time
12:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Performance: Music from the Hearts of America - U.S. Air Force (Broadway and contemporary)
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
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Benning Library Arts and Crafts
FRIDAY (March 13)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Little Tyke Hike with a Ranger at Nature Center
10:00am - 11:30am: Postal Museum Story and Play Time (meet in the historic lobby)
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: Zinnia Silver Spring Lunch Bunch Kids Music
10:15am - 11:00am: Smithsonian Associates Walloping Weather! Performance (geared toward kids 6+ but anyone can attend) (prices range $8- $3)
10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)
10:30am - 11:30am: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
11:30am - 12:15pm: Smithsonian Associates Walloping Weather! Performance (geared toward kids 6+ but anyone can attend) (prices range $8- $3)
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

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