
Toddler Exploration
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This is a drop-in event intended for young children (and their engaged adults) to develop literacy, motor, and social-emotional skills through interactive play and discovery.

This is a drop-in event intended for young children (and their engaged adults) to develop literacy, motor, and social-emotional skills through interactive play and discovery.
These 20-30 minute story times are full of books, songs, rhymes and fingerplays for children from birth to three years old. Baby & Toddler Story Time is a fun way to introduce your child to language and literacy skills through an interactive experience for children and caregivers alike. Space is limited. Tickets will b…
There's fungus among us! Join us for creative, drop-in play at the Zoo as we learn how fungi and lichens are an important part of nature. Little Critters: Nature Play is designed for ages 0-5 and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome. Parents and gu…
Toddler Explorations is an interactive program for toddlers that uses play and exploration to develop pre-literacy and social skills. This program is ideal for children ages 6 months to 5 years.
Share the joy of reading with your children ages 3-5 years! In these 30-40 minute programs, preschoolers and their grown-ups will explore stories and activities designed to promote language and listening skills, expand children’s imaginations, and arouse their curiosity about the world around them.
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators! This Tuesday will be all about taking a closer look at what life is like in the deep sea at the bottom of the ocean! Even though it is very dark (except for the bioluminescent animals), the deepest parts of the ocean are still full of life. Togeth…
Participants are introduced to developmentally appropriate books, songs, rhymes, tickles, and bounces in a positive and fun atmosphere. Because Baby Lap Time emphasizes lots of interaction between the caregiver and the child on their lap, we recommend that each baby have their own grown-up with them. If you would like…
These 20-30 minute story times are specially designed for infants from birth until they begin walking, along with their grown-ups! Participants are introduced to developmentally appropriate books, songs, rhymes, tickles, and bounces in a positive and fun atmosphere. Because Baby Lap Time emphasizes lots of interaction…
DC Public Library partners with DC Department of Correction in their Video Visitation program. Family and friends of DC Jail inmates have the opportunity to access video-visitation station at Anacostia Neighborhood Library to make live connections with DC Jail inmates. Thursdays from 2-4 pm and Fridays 2-4 pm For more…
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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…
Join us for a story by Frank Asch about our sun and learn about the many ways our sun helps life on our planet Earth. Then make a sun puppet that you can play with in the sun or with a flashlight. Takes place at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center each Tuesday and Thursday at 11 am and 11:30 am. These programs are made pos…
A story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers. These 15-to-25-minute story times introduce books, songs, rhymes, tickles and bounces developmentally appropriate for children from birth to when they start walking. Baby Lap Time is a wonderful way to introduce your child to the joys of readi…