Flights of Fancy Story Time: The Blanket Where Violet Sits by Allan Wolf

Tue · Dec 1·9:15 AM – 9:45 AM·Northeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

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.

Tue · Dec 1·10 AM – 11 AM·Woodridge Neighborhood Library · Washington

Sing, dance, and read together in a unique story time encouraging enthusiastic learning, at Woodridge Neighborhood Library, for ages 5 and under.

Tue · Dec 1·National Portrait Gallery, 800 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

Analog hobbyists gather in the Kogod Courtyard for screen‑free crafting sessions inspired by the Portrait Gallery’s collection, with rotating spotlight activities, free, for ages 18 and up.

Tue · Dec 1·9:30 AM – 1:30 PM·National Zoo, Bird House Classroom · Washington

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.

Tue · Dec 1·11 AM – 11:30 AM·Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington

Story time with books, songs, movement at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library offers 20‑30‑minute programs language and motor skills, tickets first‑come, first‑served, for ages 18–36 months.

Tue · Dec 1·11 AM – 11:30 AM·Palisades Neighborhood Library · Washington

Baby and Toddler Story Time (Palisades Neighborhood Library) — 20‑30‑minute sessions with books, songs, rhymes and fingerplays for children birth to three, limited space, ages 5 and under.

Thu · Oct 29·9:30 AM – 1:30 PM·National Zoo, Bird House Classroom · Washington

Creative drop‑in play about bats in the Bird House Classroom, with hands‑on activities for early learners and families, all ages welcome.

Thu · Oct 29·10 AM – 4 PM·American History Museum, Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing · Washington

Inventors workshop at the American History Museum’s Spark!Lab invites ages 6–12 to create, collaborate, test, and experiment using STEM, art, and history.