Color and Sip

Thu · Nov 12·10 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.

Thu · Nov 12·11 AM – 11:30 AM·Air and Space Museum · Washington

Flights of Fancy Story Time features Bessie Coleman’s story and banner‑making at the National Air and Space Museum.

Thu · Nov 12·3:30 PM – 4:25 PM·Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library · Washington

LEGO building, art making, and reading take place in a sensory‑friendly space at Lamond‑Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, for ages 5–12, registration required.

Thu · Nov 12·4 PM – 6 PM·Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington

Craft hangout at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library features beading, collaging, coloring, pastel sketching, painting, sewing, creative writing, plus community events and Teen Talk‑Backs, for ages 13–19.

Thu · Nov 12·4 PM – 5 PM·Northeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

A new weekly craft project unfolds in the Children’s Reading Room (2nd floor) at Northeast Neighborhood Library, using varied methods and materials, for ages 3‑10.

Thu · Nov 12·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library · Washington

Hand sewing basics taught by a local sewist and children librarian, with lessons on stitches, mending, and button repair at Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, for ages 8–12.

Thu · Nov 12·6 PM – 9 PM·East Building, National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

National Gallery Nights: Gratitude (East Building, National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑on activities.

Tue · Oct 27·1 PM – 1:30 PM·Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library · Washington

Songs, bounces, scarves, shaker eggs, and parachutes fill 20‑30‑minute story times for infants and their caregivers at Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library, for ages 5 and under.

Tue · Oct 27·2 PM – 3 PM·Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library · Washington

Tech Help Tuesdays (Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library) — One‑hour drop‑in session where staff assist with computer, laptop, phone, or tablet questions. Ages 18+.

Tue · Oct 27·2 PM – 4:15 PM·Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library · Washington

Terrific Movie Tuesday (Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library) — Screening the 2024 film September 5, a 1‑hour‑31‑minute drama about the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis, with closed captions, for ages 18 and up.