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Quick Sweat Zumba class at Spauldings features a certified instructor, lively music, and simple moves that lift spirits and burn calories, for ages 18 and up.
Crochet social at Spauldings invites participants to share projects, learn stitches, and exchange tips, with materials provided for beginners, ages 13 and up.
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.
Stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays fill the Children’s Floor at Southeast Neighborhood Library in 20‑30‑minute sessions for birth‑to‑two children and caregivers, participation expected, for ages 5 and under.
Playday at the Library (Spauldings, District Heights) — Play and socializing for children ages 5 and under, rain or shine.
Participants follow easy steps to craft woven baskets honoring Native American and Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month at Spauldings, District Heights, ages 5–12.
Advanced Ballet Tap Jazz combo class adds complex steps and floor combos at Hill Center DC, for ages 6–9.
Stories, music, and activities for ages 0‑3, including early‑intervention students, offered at Accokeek on a first‑come, first‑served basis.
Video games, crafts, and other fun activities after school at Bowie Auditorium, for ages 13–18.
Sew it Seams: Learn the Basics (Bowie) — Teens learn sewing machine basics with all materials provided, no experience required, ages 13–18.
Kids read aloud for 15 minutes to friendly trained dogs at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, signing up by phone or the Children’s Desk, ages 6–12.
Teen poets, storytellers, and listeners perform at an open mic curated by Patrick Washington, featuring Prince George’s County Youth Poet Laureate and Poet Ambassadors, Bowie, for ages 13–18.
