Pumpkin Painting

Sat · Oct 31·1 PM – 4 PM·Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Pumpkin painting at Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library offers pumpkin decorating and Fall celebration for ages 5–12.

Wed · Oct 28·10 AM·Ronald Reagan Building & ITC Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20004

Fall Festival on Woodrow Wilson Plaza (Ronald Reagan Building) — pumpkin decorating, hay bale maze, face painting, balloon twisting, stilt walkers, live DJ music, complimentary cider, all ages, free.

Wed · Oct 28·10 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.

Wed · Oct 28·3 PM – 4 PM·Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington

LEGO Club in the Children's room offers creativity and building amazing LEGO creations, ages 5–12.

Wed · Oct 28·4 PM – 5 PM·Southeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

Seasonal crafts created weekly with varied methods and materials in the Meeting Room (Ground Floor) at Southeast Neighborhood Library, for ages 5–12.

Wed · Oct 28·4 PM – 4:50 PM·Northeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

LEGO Club at Northeast Neighborhood Library lets kids 5–12 build cars, candy, custom houses and test designs in the large meeting room.

Wed · Oct 28·5:30 PM – 6:30 PM·Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library · Washington

Spooky-season storytime with Halloween costumes and a haunted craft at Lamond‑Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, ages 5 and under.

Fri · Oct 30·10:30 AM – 12 PM·Air and Space Museum, First Floor · Washington

Astronaut Karen Nyberg and co‑author Ann McCallum Staats present a story time with interactive reading and star‑making, followed by a book signing at the museum store.

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+.