This Week at a Glance (May 18-22)
- dcstayathomeparent
- May 17
- 5 min read
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
American History Spark!Lab closed on Wednesday, May 20
Petworth Library is closed for renovations until further notice
MONDAY (May 18)
10:00am - 11:00am: Smithsonian Gardens Garden Play: Seeds! (east side of the National Museum of American History)
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library ASL Story 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
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Capitol View Library Coloring Time
4:00pm - 4:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Story Time for the Spectrum (Register)
5:45pm - 6:30pm: BloomBars Kids Circle Jam Session and Musical Instrument Exposure Session (Ages 1-5, first class free)
TUESDAY (May 19)
9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)
10:00am - 12:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Estudio de Cuentos: Colores de la Ciudad (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis, two time slots: 10am or 11am)
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: Parklands-Turner Library Preschool STEM 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 Play Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: Natural History Museum Play Date at NMNH
11:00am - 11:25am: Northeast Library ASL Story Time
11:00am - 12:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
12:00pm - 2:00pm: The Stage at Union Station Performance: District Strings
WEDNESDAY (May 20)
10:00am - 10:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (pre-register online, ticket required)
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 - 2:00pm: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Capital Harvest Market
10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace
10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center
10:30am - 11:00am: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers
10:30am - 11:30am: West End Library The National Theatre Live at the Library
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: Northwest One Library Arts and Crafts
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Children's Movie
4:00pm - 6:00pm: The Stage at Union Station Performance: Miles Sam Trio
5:00pm - 6:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library The National Theatre Live at the Library
5:45pm: BloomBars Pirate Adventures With Captain Sage! Sing, Dance, and Explore! (ages 2-6, recommended $15 per child)
THURSDAY (May 21)
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 - 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 - 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 - 2:00pm: The Stage at Union Station Performance: Randolph Strings
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)
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 Children's Paint and Sip
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Arts and Crafts
5:00pm - 6:00pm: Rosedale Library Kids Arts and Crafts
5:00pm - 7:00pm: Smithsonian American Art Museum Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Clara Campbell
5:30pm - 7:00pm: Child's Play DC Game Night
6:00pm - 8:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Library Jazz Series with The Parks Main Street
FRIDAY (May 22)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Books and Beyond with a Park Ranger at Peirce Barn
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 - 11:00am: Tudor Place Tutor Tots: E is for Earth (Member Child: $5 | Non-Member Child: $10 | Accompanying Adult: Free)
10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)
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 - 12:00pm: Woodridge Library Strong Start Play Group
2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT

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