This Week at a Glance (May 4 - May 8)

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

Programming Updates:

• Petworth Library is closed for renovations until further notice

• Rock Creek Park's Nature Center and Planetarium are closed until further notice

  
  

MONDAY (May 4)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time

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

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Firefigher-Themed Story Time

• 11:00am - 11:45am: Woodridge Library Baby Story Time

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Francis A. Gregory Library Strong Start Playgroups

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Northeast Library Toddler Play Time

• 11:30am - 12:30pm: Portrait Gallery Kids Arts & Crafts and Play Time

• 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 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

• 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 5)

• 9:15am - 9:45am: Northeast Library Baby and Toddler Story Time

• 9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play (at the Bird House)

• 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: Deanwood Library Preschool Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Lamond-Riggs Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Parklands-Turner Library Preschool 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 Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Cleveland Park Library Duplo Lego Play Time

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

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

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT  

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Toddler Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)

• 11:00am - 12:00pm: Northwest One Library Strong Start Play Group

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

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

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT  

WEDNESDAY (May 6)

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (ticket required, register online here)

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Shaw Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Takoma Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:00am - 10:30am: Tenley-Friendship Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)

• 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

• 10:30am - 11:00am: American Indian Museum Baby Story Time Cradleboards and Crawlers

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Capitol View Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Chevy Chase Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby and Toddler Bilingual (Spanish and English) Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Shaw Library Family Story Time (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: Shepherd Park Library El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros event

• 10:30am - 11:15am: Benning Library Baby and Toddler (0-24 months) Play Time

• 10:30am - 11:00am: West End Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Rosedale Community Center 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 (ticket required, on a first come first serve basis)

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

• 11:00am - 11:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (ticket required, register online here)

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

• 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Strong Start Playgroup

• 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)

• 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 7)

• 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)

• 10:30am - 11:00am: DC Public Library Story Time - at La Cosecha

• 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 - 1:00pm: American History Museum Music from the Hearts of America - U.S. Air Force Max Impact

• 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Performance Lab - Chamber Music at Noon

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Cleveland Park Library Baby Story Time

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial 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 - 3:00pm: American History Museum Music from the Hearts of America - U.S. Air Force Max Impact

• 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 - 5:00pm: Tenley-Friendship Library Family Play Time 

• 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Cleveland Park Library Arts and Crafts

• 5:00pm - 6:00pm: Rosedale Library Arts and Crafts

  
  

FRIDAY (May 8)

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

• 9:30am - 10:15am: National Children’s Museum Member Event: Fairytale Story Time: The Ugly Duckling (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)

• 10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Books and Beyond with a Park Ranger

• 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

• 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 - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Family Story Time

• 10:30am - 11:30am: Deanwood Library Kamishibai Japanese Paper Theater and Story Time: Presented by the Japan Information & Culture Center

• 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: Chevy Chase Library The National Theatre Live at the Library - Making Beats with Words, Beats & Life

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

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm: American History Museum Musical Performance: SHOUT  

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Bellevue Library Special Olympics Young Athletes Playgroup - An after-school early childhood play program

• 5:30pm - 8:00pm: Hillwood Museum Pajama Party Movie Night: Dragons and Other Cool Creatures ($10-$12)