This Week at a Glance (May 25-29)
- dcstayathomeparent
- May 22
- 5 min read
Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Programming Updates:
DC Public Libraries are closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25
American History Wegmans Wonderplace will be open on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. Wonderplace will have a delayed opening, 12:00pm - 4:00pm, on Wednesday, May 27
The National Children's Museum will extend its hours on on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, from 9:00am - 6:00pm
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 (May 25) Memorial Day
Information on wreath laying ceremonies across the National Mall here
10:00am - 12:00pm: The National Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue
10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace
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)
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Dupont Circle National Tap Dance Day Park Jam
5:45pm - 6:30pm: BloomBars Kids Circle Jam Session and Musical Instrument Exposure Session (Ages 1-5, first class free)
TUESDAY (May 26)
9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House) note: special partnership day with African American History and Culture Museum
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 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 - 12:00pm: Northwest One Strong Start Play Group
12:00pm - 2:00pm: The Stage at Union Station Performance: District Strings
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Palisades Library The National Theatre Live at the Library
3:00pm - 5:00pm: Benning Library Family Game Night
WEDNESDAY (May 27)
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 Spark!Lab
10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center
10:30am - 11:00am: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers
10:45am - 11:15am: American History Museum Story Time with DC Public Library
11:00am - 11:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (pre-register online, ticket required)
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Strong Start Playgroup - with Multicultural Rehab
12:00pm - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace
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)
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Children's Movie
4:00pm - 6:00pm: The Stage at Union Station Performance: Parker Speirs Quartet
5:45pm: BloomBars Pirate Adventures With Captain Sage! Sing, Dance, and Explore! (ages 2-6, recommended $15 per child)
THURSDAY (May 28)
9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House) note: special partnership day with African American History and Culture Museum
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: Pique Collective
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Southwest Library Baby Play Time
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Takoma Park Library Baby Story Time
1:30pm - 2:00pm: West End Library Baby ASL 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: Northeast Library Arts and Crafts
4:30pm - 7:00pm: Capitol View Library Family Fun Night
5:00pm - 6:00pm: Rosedale Library Kids Arts and Crafts
5:30pm.- 6:15pm: Cleveland Park Library Book Club: Book Buddies
5:30pm - 7:00pm: Child's Play DC Game Night
FRIDAY (May 29)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Little Tyke Hike 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
10:30am: 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
11:00am - 11:30am: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT
11:00am - 12:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Story Time with the National Building Museum
12:30pm - 4:30pm: National Children’s Museum Kids Shadow Playtime (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
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)
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Ukulele Sing-Along
4:00pm - 7:00pm: The Explore! Kid's Maker Space (395 Ingraham Street NE) Kids Maker Space Activities

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