Join us for Story Time in collaboration with the DC Public Library! Children and their grown-ups can enjoy story time as an interactive way to exercise language and literacy skills. Story Time is designed for learners ages 5 and under, but all are welcome! For questions about this event, please email us at: HistoryTeachers@si.edu
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Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment and invent. Activities for children and families incorporate traditional science, technology, engineering and…
This learning space designed especially for children ages six and under combines age appropriate activities with museum collections and touchable objects to provide a gateway to history and a place to exercise curiosity for the youngest historians. Admission to Wonderplace is on a first come, first-served basis. At bus…
These 20-30 minute story times are full of books, songs, rhymes and fingerplays for children from birth to two years old. With more activity and movement than our baby lap times, Baby & Toddler Story Time is a fun way to introduce your child to language and literacy skills through an interactive experience for children…
Toddler & Me dance classes are for children 18 months up to the age of 3 years. Music, movement, balance and the basic dance steps are introduced in a fun, friendly and positive manner. This type of class includes mom or dad, another loved one or a caretaker participating in the class along with the little dancer. Our…
Join us at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (1300 Constitution Ave. NW) for stories and songs! Find us in Coulter Plaza on the Main Floor. Free and open to the public.
Promoting language and literacy skills, these story times are a great way to further your child’s lifelong love of reading and learning. Children and their grownups are encouraged to actively engage and participate with the stories and activities during the program. Tickets are required. Pick them up at the Children's…
Designed for early learners (ages 0-2), their caregivers, and families, this drop-in program offers young visitors the opportunity to enjoy a book by a Native author or illustrator read by a Museum Educator, engage in free play and sensory enrichment, and participate in other hands-on learning. *Due to limited capacity…
Step into the rhythm of salsa on a guided tour of the Smithsonian exhibition ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa Experience the rhythm, history, and energy of salsa music through a guided tour of "¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa," a bilingual multimedia exhibition presented by the Smithsonian’s National…
Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum.
Ballet, Tap & Jazz combo classes are offered for children 3-6 years old. This high energy dance class is designed to keep boys and girls engaged in continual motion while they learn the basic elements of dance including positions and terminology. We incorporate an even mix of the three types of dance over the 45 minute…
Meet a cyclist pursuing Life, Liberty, and Happiness in the rapidly changing world of the 1890s. The explosive popularity of the safety bicycle at the turn of the century led to more personal mobility and independence for women, empowering them to advocate for change—whether it be less restrictive clothing, improved in…
In the years leading up to the Revolution, cartoons, newspapers, broadsides, and pamphlets created by patriots like Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere, and Thomas Paine helped unsettle American loyalty to King George III and fueled the colonial Americans’ desire for independence. Stop by our reproduction eighteenth-century…
