Fall Craft Hour

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.

Thu · Oct 29·3 PM – 4 PM·Anacostia Neighborhood Library · Washington

LEGO Lab at Anacostia Neighborhood Library offers hands‑on building, designing and testing LEGO creations that encourage science exploration, for ages 5–12.

Thu · Oct 29·3:30 PM – 5:30 PM·Southwest Neighborhood Library · Washington

Pumpkin decoration craft with spooky music and snacks in the Large Meeting Room at Southwest Neighborhood Library, for ages 5–12.

Thu · Oct 29·5 PM – 8 PM·Washington Printmakers Gallery (1675 Wisconsin Ave NW), DC

Four‑day workshop at Washington Printmakers Gallery teaches traditional Japanese stab book binding, covering cover design, paper folding, cutting, stitching, and creative use of fabrics and found objects.

Thu · Oct 29·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Participants use tempra paint and brushes to mark recycled cardboard panels on a drop‑clothed floor, collaborating with an instructor in meeting room #2, for ages 12 and under.

Thu · Oct 29·4:30 PM – 7 PM·Capitol View Neighborhood Library · Washington

Monster Mash at Capitol View Neighborhood Library offers music, Evil Laugh Winners announcement, Art Vote, teen “Thriller” dance‑off and 4:30 pm story‑time, costumes encouraged, for ages 19 and under.

Tue · Oct 27·11 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.

Tue · Oct 27·11 AM – 1:30 PM·Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library · Washington

Classic Hong Kong style Mahjong instruction and play at Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, teaching history, tile basics, scoring, and strategies in a welcoming community setting, ages 18+.