Storytime: My Heart Fills with Happiness/Mi corazón se llena de alegría
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Storytime with bilingual reading and hands‑on activities in the National Gallery’s East Building atrium.
Story Time (Postal Museum lobby) — Fresh story, museum stroll, hands‑on postal play exploring mail’s connections to people, places and ideas.
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.
Ranger-led junior naturalist hike through Rock Creek Valley, covering half to one‑and‑half miles, teaches observation skills; meet on the Center front porch, ages 8+, bring water and layers.
Catch Pokémon hidden in the library’s children’s room and get a Pokédex stamp for ages 12 and under.
Bessie Coleman’s journey is narrated, then participants make banners celebrating hopes, at the Steven F. Udvar‑Hazy Center.
Interactive story time at the American Indian Museum’s imagiNATIONS Activity Center features a Native‑authored picture book, museum objects, and a related craft, for ages 3–9.
Guided tours explore American Art in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.
Guided tours explore modern and contemporary art in the East Building atrium at the National Gallery of Art.
Guided tours explore Impressionism and 19‑Century France in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.
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.
Baby & Toddler Story Time (Northeast Neighborhood Library) — 20‑30‑minute sessions of books, songs, rhymes and fingerplays for children birth to three, for ages 5 and under.
Sketchbook Club: Cecilia Beaux’s Sita and Sarita (National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑on activities exploring the artwork.