This Week at a Glance (May 11-15)
- dcstayathomeparent
- 3 days ago
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Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Programming Updates:
Rock Creek Park's Nature Center and Planetarium are closed until further notice. Programs will take place outside when scheduled at the Nature Center
Petworth Library is closed for renovations until further notice
MONDAY (May 11)
9:30am - 12:30pm: National Children’s Museum Kids Printmaking Workshop (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
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
12:30pm - 4:30pm: National Children’s Museum Kids Shadow Playtime (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
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
4:00pm - 4:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Story Time for the Spectrum (Register)
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 (May 12)
9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)
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: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers
10:30am - 11:00am: Parklands-Turner Library Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Music and Movement Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Cleveland Park Library Duplo Lego Play Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Deanwood Library Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Shepherd Park Library Baby Story Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: Natural History Museum Play Date at NMNH
10:45am - 11:15am: Northwest One Library Toddler STEM Party
11:00am - 12:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
3:00pm - 4:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
WEDNESDAY (May 13)
10:00am - 11:00am: Takoma Park Library 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 - 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: Tudor Place Tudor Tots: A is for Art (Member Child: $5 | Non-Member Child: $10 | Accompanying Adult: Free)
10:30am - 11:00am: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers
11:00am - 11:30am: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT
11:00am - 11:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (pre-register online, ticket required)
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Performance: Welcome to a Native Place
2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Musical 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)
2:30pm - 4:30pm: National Children’s Museum Kids Shadow Playtime (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Parklands-Turner Library Art Club
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Children's Movie
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time
5:45pm: BloomBars Pirate Adventures With Captain Sage! Sing, Dance, and Explore! (ages 2-6, recommended $15 per child)
THURSDAY (May 14)
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 Baby and Toddler Story 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: 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: BloomBars HARAMBEE Experience: Kid-Friendly Music with Baba Ras D. ($15 per person on EventBright, $20 (suggested donation) at the door.)
11:00am - 11:30am: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT
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
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Southwest Library Baby Story Time
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Takoma Park Library Baby Story Time
2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT
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)
2:30pm - 4:30pm: National Children’s Museum Kids Shadow Playtime (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Create Your Own Puzzle Craft
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Arts and Crafts
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Benning Library Arts and Crafts
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Cleveland Park Library Wellness Soundbath & Guided Meditation - Children Wellness Series (register)
5:00pm - 6:00pm: Rosedale Library Arts and Crafts
FRIDAY (May 15)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Little Tyke Hike with a Park Ranger (meet outside of the Nature Center)
10:00am - 10:45am: Hillwood Museum Preschool Program: Magical Creatures ($12, $10 Member)
10:00am - 11:00am: Chevy Chase Library Kamishibai Japanese Paper Theater and Story Time: Presented by the Japan Information & Culture 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
10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)
11:00am - 11:45am: American Indian Museum Kids Demonstration and Hands On Activity: Hawaiian Kapa Workshop with Page Chang
11:30am - 12:00pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT
12:30pm - 4:30pm: National Children’s Museum Kids Shadow Playtime (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
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
10:30am - 11:30am: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Northeast Library Baby and Toddler Music and Movement
12:30pm - 1:15pm: American Indian Museum Kids Demonstration and Hands On Activity: Hawaiian Kapa Workshop with Page Chang
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT
2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT
2:30pm - 3:15pm: American Indian Museum Kids Demonstration and Hands On Activity: Hawaiian Kapa Workshop with Page Chang
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Bellevue Library Special Olympics Young Athletes Playgroup - An after-school early childhood play program

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