Kid-friendly Activities in DC, Maryland & Northern Virginia this Weekend (2/14 - 2/16)
It's a weekend of LOVE! Hey y'all, I fell a bit quiet for the past few weeks. You may have seen in my broadcast channel on Instagram that I'm unfortunately one of the many federal government workers going through STRESS at the moment so I took some time to regroup. I cried, I prayed, I binged watched a show and then decided to give it to God. Getting my affairs in order and pushing forward! This situation reaffirmed that a village is so necessary in the good times and in times of transition. I hope you see me as part of your village in helping to expose kids to new and adventurous activities even if only on the weekends. Happy planning! Let's show these babies/kids/teen-babies some love this weekend!
Sarah Acors
Creator of 4DMV Kids & Founder of BCB DMV+
Events
Top picks in this list have the heart symbol ♥ at the end of the listing!
Rainy Weather Alert
Note: There are calls for rain on both Saturday and Sunday (2/15) and Sunday (2/16)
Friday, February 14, 2025
Washington, DC
- 9:00 am | Black History is American History at Woodridge Neighborhood Library
- Children who correctly identify six or more BHM icons receive a treat!
- 10:00 am | Hygge Heart Workshop at the National Building Museum ($)
- Learn about the Danish concept of hygge, or coziness, and create handmade Valentine’s Day gifts that embody warmth, love, and connection.
- 3:30 pm | Summer Youth Employment Sign Up Program at Northwest One Neighborhood Library (Best for ages 14-24)
- 4:00 pm | Valentine’s Day Bedazzling Party at Shaw Neighborhood Library ♥
- 4:00 pm | Cards and Cookies at Guy Mason Recreation Center in NW
- 4:30 pm | The Wild Robot at The Miracle Theatre ($)
- 5:00 pm | Benning Stoddert Valentine’s Day Sneakers and Tutus at Benning Stoddert Community Center in SE
- 5:00 pm | Taste of Strawberry – Valentine Card Making Day at Park View Community Center in NW
- 6:00 pm | Stead Park Movie Night at Stead Park Recreation Center in NW
- 7:30 pm | American Ballet Theatre: Crime and Punishment at The Kennedy Center ($)
Maryland
Prince George’s County
- 10:30 am | Kids Kaboose at Old Bowie Welcome Center (Best for ages 5-10)
Montgomery County
- 10:30 am | Peter and the Wolf presented by The Puppet Co. at Glen Echo Park ($) (Best for ages 4+)
- 10:30 am | Hearts and Hugs Storytime at Connie Morella Library in Bethesda
- 11:00 am | A Valentine’s Day Family Storytime at Marilyn J. Praisner Library in Burtonsville
- 12:30 pm | Fake Cake Box Decorating hosted by Dov & Company at Cabin John Village ($)
- There’s also a 3:00 pm class!
- 1:00 pm | Crafts at the Library: Make Valentine’s Day Cards at Chevy Chase Library ♥
- 4:30 pm | Nail Art for Tweens & Teens at Potomac Library (Best for ages 10-18)
- 6:00 pm | Parents Night Out at My Gym Potomac ($) (Best for ages 3-9)
More Maryland Events
- 10:00 am | B&O Train Valentines at B&O Railroad Museum ($)
- 7:00 pm | Disney on Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore ($)
Virginia
Arlington County
- 11:00 am | Valentine’s Day Pop Up by the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington at Amazon ♥
City of Alexandria
- 10:00 am | Valentine Card Take & Make at Beatley Branch Library
More Virginia Events
- 10:00 am | Kindermusik Playdate: Let Me Call You Sweetheart at Potomac Music in Lorton ($) (Best for ages 0-6)
- 5:00 pm | Paint Your Heart Out at Manassas Mall
- 5:30 pm | Kids Create: Valentine’s Slime at Manassas Park City Library (Best for ages 5-12)
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Make your own Mini Toy Chest at Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores beginning at 10:00 am on Saturday!
Washington, DC
- 10:00 am | Black History Month: Scavenger Hunt at Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library
- 10:00 am | Game Changers: Invention, Sports & Style at the American History Museum ♥
- Discover inventive identities and learn how innovation has changed the game—on and off the field.
- 10:00 am | The Story of Chocolate at the National Museum of the American Indian ♥
- Weekend of chocolate history, culture, and food
- 11:00 am | Step Afrika! Step Classic Community Day at the National Building Museum ♥
- 11:30 am | Presidential Family Fun Day at the National Portrait Gallery
- Includes a deaf-led ASL tour of America’s Presidents exhibit, story time, book signing and performances
- 11:45 am | Paddington in Peru Family Party at Alamo Drafthouse DC ($)
- 12:00 pm | Tara Hoot’s Free Family Fun Valentine’s Story Time at Shakers
- 1:00 pm | Lunar New Year at Child’s Play in NW
- 1:00 pm | Fashion and Food: A Têt Celebration at MLK Memorial Library
- Includes story time and activity from 1pm – 2pm!
- 1:00 pm | Maker Talk: Creating Your Own Comic Series with Yuki Clarke at MLK Memorial Library (Best for teens & adults)
- 1:00 pm | Panda Cookie Decorating at Captain Cookie at Captain Cookie & The Milkman in NW ($)
- 1:00 pm | African American Heroes Earring Making at Rosedale Neighborhood Library
- 1:00 pm | Axé Fest: Black History Month at The Capoeira Spot in NE
- FREE classes featuring the Afro-Brazilian martial art of Capoeira
- 1:30 pm & 7:30 pm | American Ballet Theatre: Crime and Punishment at The Kennedy Center ($)
- 2:00 pm | National Symphony Orchestra in Your Neighborhood: Uptown at Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library
- 2:00 pm | Harmony & Heritage: A Black History Month Celebration of Love and Community at St. Columbia’s Episcopal Church in NW
- 4:00 pm | Harriet Tubman: The Great Woman Warrior at Bellevue Neighborhood Library
- Using storytelling, improvisation, and songs, Adwoa Bandele-Asante will perform her one-woman show Harriet Tubman: A Woman with A Railroad, for all ages.
- 5:00 pm | Beginner Sewing Class: Make a Small Quilt at Made with Love DC ($)
- 7:30 pm | Wicked Movie Screening at The Miracle Theatre ($)
Maryland
Prince George’s County
- 10:00 am | Storytime at IKEA College Park
- 10:30 am | Cub Corner: Bessie Coleman at College Park Aviation Museum ($) (Best for ages 3-6)
- Celebrate Black History Month at College Park Aviation Museum ($) from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm too!
- 1:00 pm | Jump into Black History Month: Double Dutch Fitness at New Carrollton Library
- 1:00 pm | Underwater Archaeological Slave Wrecks Project with Kamau B. A. Sadiki at Greenbelt Library (Best for teens & adults)
- Mr. Sadiki will discuss the archaeological underwater research of the Slave Wrecks Project of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American Culture and History in partnership with the Izeko Museum of South Africa, George Washington University, and Diving With Purpose.
- 2:00 pm | Family Movie ~ Hidden Figures at Glenarden Library
- 2:00 pm | Teen Game Day at Fairmount Heights Library
- 2:00 pm | Tail Waggin’ Tutors at Bladensburg Library
- Build your child’s confidence as they read to specially trained therapy dogs.
- 6:30 pm | Night Hike – Owl About Love at Watkins Nature Center ($)
Montgomery County
- 10:00 am | Tiny Tots starring Penny Russell hosted by The Puppet Co. at Glen Echo Park ($)
- 10:30 am | L is for Love! A Family Storytime at Aspen Hill Library
- 11:00 am | Color Field Painting Inspired by Alma Thomas for Black History Month at Germantown Library (Best for ages 5+)
- 11:30 am | Frozen Party at Gaithersburg Library (Best for grades Pre-K – 3rd) ♥
- A party celebrating all things frozen includes a story about Elsa and Anna read by an Ice Queen and crafts.
- 11:30 am & 1:00 pm | Peter and the Wolf presented by The Puppet Co. at Glen Echo Park ($) (Best for ages 4+)
- 12:30 pm | Songwriters Toolbox at Rockville Memorial Library (Best for teens & adults)
- Bring your finished or almost finished/just started songs for a session with songwriters.
- 2:00 pm | Science Saturday – Discovering Magnets at Maggie Nightingale Library in Poolesville (Best for ages 6-10)
- 3:00 pm | Mixed Media with ScribbleArtz at Gaithersburg Library (Best for grades K-5th)
- 4:00 pm | Real Cake Decorating hosted by Dov & Company at Cabin John Village ($)
- 4:00 pm | Black History Month Quilt Art Workshop hosted by Creative Outlet Arts Center at Centrado Café Shop in Burtonsville ($) ♥
- Donation based tickets!
- 5:30 pm | Family Valentine’s Ball at Takoma Park Presbyterian Church ($)
More Maryland Events
- 10:00 am | HBCUFest College Explosion at Westlake High School (Best for ages 12-18) ♥
- 10:30 am, 2:30 pm & 6:30 pm | Disney on Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore ($)
- 11:00 am | Freedom Songs: The Music of Black History at Severna Park Library
- Meet incredible Americans like Scott Joplin, Billie Holiday, Little Richard and more in a tale that is sure to intrigue audiences of all ages!
- 11:00 am | Picture Bingo at sweetFrog Laurel ($)
- 12:00 pm | Tom Miller Art Workshop at the Reginald Lewis Museum in Baltimore ($)
- 1:00 pm | Mommy & Me, Plus Friends Paint Play Date at Joyful Studio in La Plata ($)
- 2:00 pm | Coding Club at Discoveries: The Library at Westfield Annapolis (Best for ages 6-10)
- 2:00 pm | Sing a Rainbow with the Maryland Opera at P.D. Brown Library in Waldorf
Virginia
Arlington County
- 10:00 am | Take and Make Crafts at Columbia Pike Library
- Space crafts featuring Guion Bluford, America’s first African-American astronaut
- 10:30 am | Valentine’s Day Family Brunch at Cookology ($) (Best for ages 5+)
- 12:30 pm | Paddington in Peru Family Party at Alamo Drafthouse Crystal City ($)
- 1:00 pm | The Amazing Race: Long Branch Edition at Long Branch Nature Center ($)
- Join a Naturalist on a trek through Glencarlyn Park answering riddles and completing tasks to complete the course for a prize!
- 4:00 pm | Animal Lovers Campfire at Gulf Branch Nature Center ($)
City of Alexandria
- 10:00 am | Free Kids Crafts at Made in ALX
- 10:00 am | Forest Feast at Winkler Preserve ($)
- Build a bird feeder to help our feathered friends stay fed when its cold outside.
- 2:00 pm | 2025 George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town ♥
More Virginia Events
- 12:00 pm | Black History Month at the Frying Pan Park Meeting House in Herndon
- 1:00 pm | African Drum Performance at Manassas Mall ♥
- 2:00 pm | Young Adult Author Talk with Katelyn Pfeiffer at Manassas City Park Library (Best for ages 16+)
- 2:00 pm | Drill like a Soldier at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park in Chantilly ($)
- 5:30 pm | Astronomy Festival at Turner Farm Park in Great Falls ($)
- Includes guided star gazing, looking through the telescope, and listening to ancient stories about the constellations around the campfire.
- 6:00 pm | Valentine’s Family Skate and Dance Night: Battle of the Decades 70s v. 80s at Franconia Recreation Center ($)
- 6:00 pm | Kids’ Night Out: We Heart STEM at Children’s Science Center LAB in Fairfax ($)
- 6:30 pm | VIP Dance – Island Oasis at Herndon Community Center ($) (Best for ages 4-12)
Sunday, February 16, 2025
Washington, DC
- 10:00 am | The Story of Chocolate at the National Museum of the American Indian ♥
- Weekend of chocolate history, culture, and food
- 11:00 am | American Ballet Theatre Family Dance Workshop at The Kennedy Center (Best for ages 10 & under) ♥
- 12:00 pm | Sip & Paint Tea Party at Made with Love DC ($)
- 1:30 pm & 7:30 pm | American Ballet Theatre: Crime and Punishment at The Kennedy Center ($)
- 2:00 pm | Wicked Movie Screening at The Miracle Theatre ($)
- 2:00 pm & 6:00 pm | Taratibu Youth Association presents Wawa Aba: Toughness & Perseverance at Arena Stage ($)
- See the journey of African culture and resilience, showcasing a mix of traditional and contemporary dance styles performed by the Bantu and Maasai groups of the Taratibu Youth Association.
- 6:00 pm | Step Afrika! Step Classic at the Warner Theatre ($) ♥
Maryland
Prince George’s County
- 11:00 am | Street/Hip-Hop Dance Workshop at Greenbelt Community Center (Best for ages 10+)
- 3:00 pm | Teen Performance Ensemble Auditions for Anansi the Spider at Prince George’s County Suite at the Clarice
Montgomery County
- 11:00 am & 2:30 pm | Intro to Textiles: Hand Sewing at KID Museum in Bethesda ($) (Best for grades 2nd – 8th)
- 11:30 am & 1:00 pm | Peter and the Wolf presented by The Puppet Co. at Glen Echo Park ($) (Best for ages 4+)
- 3:00 pm | Valentine’s Day Family Dance at Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center ($) ♥
More Maryland Events
- 9:00 am | Sensory Friendly Mornings at Port Discovery in Baltimore ($)
- 12:00 pm | Bird Bonanza at Robinson Nature Center in Columbia ($) (Best for ages 3+)
- 12:00 pm & 4:00 pm | Disney on Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore ($)
- 4:30 pm | Valentine’s Themed Cookie Decorating Class & Milkshakes! at The Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar in Ellicott City ($)
Virginia
City of Alexandria
- 9:00 am | STEAM-tastic: Mandalas and Meows at Del Ray Artisans ($) (Best for ages 6-10) ♥
- There’s also a 10:30 am class for ages 10-15!
- 11:00 am | Groundhog gets a Say at Winkler Botanical Preserve (Best for ages 6 & under) ♥
- Celebrate Groundhogs Day with a free outdoor adventure, perfect for families with young children! Explore the sights, sounds, and textures of the forest with our Naturalist on a short sensory hike. Then listen to a story about groundhogs and enjoy a craft.
- 11:00 am | Family Friendly Wood + Canvas Workshop at AR Workshop ($)
- 1:00 pm | History in Pieces: President’s Day Puzzles at Beatley Central Library
- 1:00 pm | Animal Tracking Scavenger Hunt at Winkler Preserve ($)
- 1:00 pm | Cookie Decorating Class at Tiny Chefs ($) (Best for ages 9-12)
- 2:00 pm | The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices Concert at The Lyceum
More Virginia Events
- 12:00 pm | Kiddo Rave – Kids and Family Festival at Shipgarten in McLean
- 5:30 pm | Owl Walk and Talk at Lake Fairfax Park ($)
- During a story reading, learn to identify local owl calls, discover why owls are nicknamed flying tigers of the night and enjoy a woodland stroll.
Monday, February 17, 2025
Design Your Own Oval Office at the National Building Museum
This drop-in program invites participants to explore the history and symbolism behind the design and decoration of the Oval Office. After learning about the varied ways Presidents have shaped the Oval Office, participants will have the chance to design their own version of this famous space using craft materials. Free with Museum Admission. This activity takes place from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm on Monday at the National Building Museum. Tap the title above to register!
Stitches 'n a Divine Way Hair Braiding for kids
Sign your kids up for this exciting hands-on hair braiding class designed for young stylists ages 4-15. Beginners and aspiring experts alike can learn essential techniques in a fun and supportive environment, complete with guest speakers, beauty tips, and delicious meals included! $60/registrant. Class takes place from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center in SE DC. Tap the title above for more info!
Last Chance - Disney on Ice: Mickey's Search Party
Monday is the last day to catch Disney on Ice: Mickey's Search Party at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD. Join Mickey Mouse and his friends at Disney On Ice presents Mickeys Search Party, an adventure filled with world-class skating, high flying acrobatics and unexpected stunts! The show starts at 11:00 am and tickets start at $34/person. Tap the title above to purchase tickets.
KID Museum is Open on Monday!
The KID Museum in Bethesda, MD is open on Monday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Enter a magical forest of light, meet and work with visiting artists, and explore our expanded maker studios featuring textiles, electronics, woodworking, and so much more. KID Museum is a one-of-a-kind experience like no other. General admission is $15/person ages 3+ for timed entry tickets. Tap the title above to purchase tickets.
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Happy Black History Month!
Visiting the Blacksonian this Month?
Planning a trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture soon? Tap the link below to see the 4DMV Kids Guide for visiting the museum, which includes tips for visiting with all age groups and upcoming events to check out.