Get hands-on with these educational and arts-based activities in the DMV area! Learn about the nature of the Chesapeake Bay, design a city of the future and experience an ASL-interpreted play.
The World & Me: Life ON and IN the Water!
Aug. 2, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
National Museum of Natural History | 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20560
Join educational nonprofit Living Classrooms and the crew of the historic Mildred Belle buyboat at this exploration of the Chesapeake Bay’s maritime history! Participants can learn about what sailing the bay was like, using a variety of traditional sailing tools and learning how to tie sailors’ knots.
Free | naturalhistory.si.edu/events/world-me-life-and-water
Just Drop In: Future Cities
Aug. 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
National Building Museum | 401 F St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Kids can learn about architecture and design their own cities of the future using arts and crafts materials at this drop-in workshop! Stop in at any time to make a craft and learn from the museum’s resources.
$10, $7 per child | nbm.org/event/just-drop-in-future-cities/
New Squid on the Block: ASL Interpreted
Aug. 3, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The Puppet Co. Playhouse | 7300 Macarthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812
Even for animals in the Arctic Circle, making friends can be tough. Join a shy squid as they try to find companionship in a snowy winter wonderland, featuring handcrafted puppets of squids, penguins, orcas and more! This performance will be ASL interpreted.
$16, free for children under 2 | thepuppetco.org/performances/barefoot-8-02-25-a
