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Playtime (East Building, Ground Level, Atrium, National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑On Activities.
Playtime (East Building, Ground Level, Atrium, National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑On Activities.
Playtime (East Building, Ground Level, Atrium, National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑On Activities.
Playtime (East Building, Ground Level, Atrium, National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑On Activities.
STEM2Go at Anacostia Neighborhood Library offers monthly guided science projects to take home, with step-by-step instructions and supplies available in the children’s section, ages 5–19.
Baby & Toddler Story Time (Northeast Neighborhood Library) — 20‑30‑minute sessions of books, songs, rhymes and fingerplays for children birth to three, for ages 5 and under.
Sing, dance, and read together in a unique story time encouraging enthusiastic learning, at Woodridge Neighborhood Library, for ages 5 and under.
Interactive toddler play on the Children’s Floor at Southeast Neighborhood Library develops pre‑literacy and social skills for ages 6 months to 5 years.
A reading of Allan Wolf’s *The Blanket Where Violet Sits* followed by a play telescope you can use to view museum and night‑sky objects at the Udvar‑Hazy Center.
Guided tours of the West Building’s main‑floor rotunda showcase the National Gallery’s collection up close.
Guided tours explore Italian Renaissance works in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.
Guided tours explore 17th‑century Dutch art scenes in the Rotunda of the National Gallery’s West Building.
Drop-in play at the National Zoo’s Bird House Classroom explores fungi and lichens with creative activities for early learners and families, for all ages.
Museum Educator reads a Native author or illustrator book, while caregivers and toddlers enjoy free play and sensory enrichment in the imagiNATIONS Activity Center, ages 0–2.
Portrait Gallery Kids (Portrait Gallery Education Center, E151) — Hands‑on art activities, music and story times with educators each Monday, for ages 3–13.
Guided tours explore modern and contemporary art in the East Building atrium at the National Gallery of Art.