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Enjoy constructive play! Children birth to 5 and their caregivers are invited to a special early literacy play date themed around building, knocking down, and building back up again!

Enjoy constructive play! Children birth to 5 and their caregivers are invited to a special early literacy play date themed around building, knocking down, and building back up again!
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Constructive play at Southwest Neighborhood Library features an early literacy play date where participants build, knock down, then rebuild structures, for ages 5 and under.
Constructive play at Southwest Neighborhood Library features an early literacy play date where participants build, knock down, then rebuild structures, for ages 5 and under.
Constructive play at Southwest Neighborhood Library features an early literacy play date where participants build, knock down, then rebuild structures, for ages 5 and under.
Constructive play at Southwest Neighborhood Library features an early literacy play date where participants build, knock down, then rebuild structures, for ages 5 and under.
Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library hosts 30‑minute Baby Lap Time story sessions with books, songs, rhymes, tickles and bounces for infants and their caregivers, ages 5 and under.
Family Story Time (Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library) — 30‑40‑minute sessions featuring books, songs, rhymes and movement to promote early literacy, for ages 5 and under, large crowd.
Books, songs, rhymes and finger play fill Capitol View Neighborhood Library, introducing language and early literacy skills, for ages 5 and under.
Interactive play and exploration sessions for toddlers and caregivers in the library’s basement meeting room, moving outdoors to the garden when weather allows, ages 5 and under.
Creative drop-in play exploring garden plants year‑round in the Bird House Classroom, all ages.
A DC‑themed Pokémon Scavenger Hunt at Anacostia Neighborhood Library lets participants collect Ward 8 gym badge stickers on a card and earn a special prize, for all ages.
Catch Pokémon hidden in the library’s children’s room and get a Pokédex stamp for ages 12 and under.
English Conversation Club (Georgetown Neighborhood Library) — Practice speaking English in a comfortable group setting, ages 18 and up.
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 Impressionism and 19‑Century France in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.
Wonderplace offers touchable objects and museum collections paired with age‑appropriate activities, creating a history gateway for the youngest historians, for ages 6 and under.
Five-round team chess showdown at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, with boards, pieces, low‑vision sets, and a chance to become DCPL champion, ages 5+, free, registration required.