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free (low cost) activities for a baby/toddler?
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Anonymous
| Where can I go in the District with my infant for music time or story time or some other activity? |
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The National Building Museum has a really nice free indoor play space. www.nbm.org No, it doesn't have "music time" or "story time" but there are some nice, specific, building-related types of activities that you can do with small children. And it's metro accessible, though I've never had a difficult time finding street parking.
Similarly, the John Paul II Cultural Center (www.jp2cc.org) also has a nice, free, indoor, interactive hands-on play space for toddlers. Nice big free parking lot, too. If you're only looking for music or story times, have you checked out any local libraries? I know the ones out here in PG County have really wonderful toddler story times and would expect the ones in the District are the same. |
Meconbear
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Does the JPII center have as much to do as the Building Museum? My son loves it there, but the Cultural Center seems like a trek from where I live so want a review before I go...
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Anonymous
| In my opinion, yes, it does. And the fact that you don't have to hassle about parking helps too. However I will say that the JPII center has a lot more to do for older kids, stuff that is just a little too advanced for a 2 year old, although I do love their play space for babies/toddlers. |
Anonymous
| Libraries often have story time or kiddie movie day - I know the Cleveland Park library does. You might also check the District of Columbia's Parks and Recreation Dept. - I think they have activities as well. |
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go to the public library. They have story times. so do many book stores, even some kid's clothing stores.
You'll also find ads for other activities there. And you can do a music class yourself, by just playing music. Alternatively, go see any free musical performance. My son loves the metro because there are often performers at our stops. |
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Cleveland Park - Wednesday AM's I think - story time but also singing. I haven't been for a few months but it was great.
Mt. Pleasant Library Borders downtown or Georgetown MLK Library downtown Just call around to confirm the day and time. |
Anonymous
| Thank you all for the ideas. I was particularly pleased to find out about the Cleveland Park Library. Many thanks! |