This Week at a Glance (October 20-24)
- dcstayathomeparent
- 9 hours ago
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Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Program updates:
Due to the government shutdown, the Smithsonian museums and zoo are temporarily closed
National parks remain as accessible as possible during the federal government shutdown. However, some services may be limited or unavailable. For more information, please visit: doi.gov/shutdown
Museums offering free or reduced admission to government workers during the shutdown: Hillwood Museum, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Planet Word Museum (walk up), Spy Museum (half off), Phillips Collection (reduced admission)
MONDAY (October 20)
10:00am - 12:00pm: Petworth Library Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: National Building Museum School’s Out Program: Indigenous Architecture Workshop (adult $10, child $12, register here)
10:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Story Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Baby and Toddler ASL Story Time
11:00am - 11:45am: Woodridge Library Baby Story Time
11:00am - 12:00pm: Northeast Library Toddler 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
TUESDAY (October 21)
10:00am - 11:00am: Woodridge Library Toddler Story Time
10:00am - 11:30am: Lamond-Riggs Library Toddler Play Time
10:00am - 12:00pm: West End Library Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Deanwood Library Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Cleveland Park Library Duplo Lego Play Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Toddler Play Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Palisades Library Baby and Toddler Story Time
11:00am - 12:00pm: Northeast Library Toddler Bilingual Story Time - English & Spanish
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby Lap Time
3:00pm - 6:00pm: Palisades Library Pumpkin Festival
WEDNESDAY (October 22)
10:00am - 11:00am: Takoma Park Library Toddler Play Time
10:00am - 12:00pm: Petworth Library Toddler Play Time
10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)
10:30am - 11:00am: Mt. Pleasant Library Baby and Toddler Bilingual Story Time - English & Spanish
11:00am - 12:30pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Nanny and Kids Party
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
THURSDAY (October 23)
9:45am - 10:15am: DC Public Library at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE Baby and Toddler Story Time
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)
10:45am - 11:15am: DC Public Library at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE Baby and Toddler Story Time
11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Takoma Park Library Baby Play Time
2:00pm - 2:30pm: Georgetown Library Baby Lap 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: Georgetown Library Kids Halloween Party - Outdoor (costumes optional but encouraged)
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Crafternoon
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Deanwood Library Something Spooky (kids movie or craft or story time, tbd)
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Anacostia Library Special Olympics Young Athletes in the Community - An Early Childhood Play Program (register here)
5:15pm - 7:00pm: Francis A. Gregory Library Outdoor Cinema - Movies Under the Stars
FRIDAY (October 24)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
9:45am - 10:30am: Hillwood Museum Preschool Program | Fall Fun! ($12, $10 Member)
10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Little Tyke Hike (at the Nature Center)
10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Concert with Rocknoceros at Eastern Market ($10 in advance, $12 at the door)
10:30am - 11:00am: Cleveland Park Library Family Story Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Chevy Chase Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
11:30am - 12:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Baby Story Time
11:15am - 12:00pm: Hillwood Museum Preschool Program | Fall Fun! ($12, $10 Member)
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Baby and Toddler Ukulele Sing-Along
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