Join us to learn about different art styles and create your own masterpiece. Bring your preschooler to learn about a new artist or art style, and then create a piece of art of your own. Be sure to wear clothes you don't mind getting messy! Please be aware that activities are not designed for children under the age of 3. Ages 3-5 w/caregiver. Registration is required.
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Wonderplace (American History Museum, 1 West) offers touchable objects and age‑appropriate activities linking collections to history, for ages 6 and under.
30‑minute story time with books, songs, rhymes and movement encourages early literacy; families participate together at Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, ages 5 and under.
Sing, play instruments, and dance at the Northeast Neighborhood Library for children under 5 and caregivers.
Rock Creek Park rangers host a community knitting circle at Peirce Mill, discussing colonial fiber arts and women’s textiles while participants work on personal projects.
Stories, rhymes, songs, tickles and bounces for babies on caregivers’ laps at Northeast Neighborhood Library, ages 5 and under.
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.
Stitching group meets in Meeting Room #1 for knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross‑stitch and conversation, open to ages 13–19 and 55 and up.
Make zombie‑themed Barbie dolls with paint and fabric, then showcase them in a runway walk at Parklands‑Turner Neighborhood Library, ages 13–19.
Video game hour in the Alma Thomas Teen Space at MLK Central Library lets teens play rotating games, relax, and showcase skills, for ages 13–19.
Japanese Bento Box with Chef Wilma (Hill Center DC) — Learn to prepare a colorful Bento featuring Chicken Katsu, Spinach Goma‑ae salad, and carrot‑ginger dressing.
Squash-focused cooking class with three recipes, followed by a wine and beer feast for two, at Hill Center DC—sold out.
Spoooky-themed movie matinee series screens Ghostbusters, Monster House, Hotel Transylvania, Monster’s Ink, and Beetlejuice in the Main Meeting Room, with limited snacks, for ages 19 and under.
