Route 1 Corridor’s Kids Weekend Guide is up! Rain or shine – we’ve got you covered with fun, local events like Valentine’s Day Craft project in College Park, Black Gems in STEM Treasure Hunt in New Carrollton, Paint & Sip (with homemade mocktails!) in Bladensburg, Sunday experiment in Greenbelt, Rumpus Room in DC & more!
Friday
Family Fun: Water & the Weather (All Ages)
Drop-in fun! Learn about the water cycle & weather. Hands-on activities, games & crafts for everyone! Stay as long as you like!
When: 10am-1pm
Where: National Wildlife Visitor Center, Laurel
Cost: Free!
Crafternoon: Happy Valentine’s Day! (Ages 5-12)
Nothing says I love you like a homemade craft. Come celebrate this day of love & friendship w/ the whole family @ the library. Let’s make art together! Everyone’s welcome!
When: 1-2pm
Where: Hyattsville Library Branch, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!
Valentine’s Day Craft Project @ IKEA (Ages 4+)
Bring your child in, let them make a heartfelt keepsake for Valentine’s Day. Family-friendly event. Space is limited. Register by Thursday!
When: 6-8pm
Where: IKEA, College Park
Cost: Free!
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Saturday
Engineering 101: Paper Plane Gliders
Create your own paper plane glider! Test it out on a course @ the aviation museum! Explore aviation & careers in the field, thanks to the first black pilot to fly solo around the world & his non-profit. Thanks, Barrington Irving!
When: 11am-12pm
Where: College Park Aviation Museum, College Park
Cost: Free! w/ $5 museum admission
Black Gems in STEM Treasure Hunt (Ages 5-12)
Let’s go on a treasure hunt to solve puzzles & find clues to discover Black Gems in STEM. It’s like an escape room in a box! There’ll be prizes @ the library!
When: 2-3pm
Where: New Carrollton Library Branch, New Carrollton
Cost: Free!
Timberdoodle Hike (Ages 6+)
Keep the love going w/ a post-Valentine’s Day evening hike guided by a Naturalist. Witness the Timberdoodle (American Woodcock) perform his courtship dance, a spiraling flight display after sunset!
When: 6-7pm
Where: Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro
Cost: $3
“United Skates” Family Skate Night (All Ages)
Bring the whole family, celebrate roller skating culture in the black community. It’s Black History Month! DJ, door prizes, light refreshments, trivia & documentary! Bring your skates, or get some from the onsite Skatemobile!
When: 6-9:30pm
Where: John E. Howard Community Center, Capitol Heights
Cost: Free!
Paint & Sip: Kara Walker (Ages 13-17)
Create your masterpiece on canvas, enjoy homemade mocktails! Get inspired by Kara Walker, painter & print-maker, known for addressing race, gender, stereotypes & black history. Famous for her paper silhouettes!
When: 7-8pm
Where: Bladensburg Community Center, Bladensburg
Cost: Free!
Sunday
Cheer & Dance EXTREME (All Ages)
Day 2 of this competition. Features cheer & dance teams. Come out & support them while being entertained w/ their routines. The whole family is invited!
When: 8am-8pm
Where: The Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro
Cost: Admittance Fee (CASH ONLY): $17 – ages 12 & older; $10 – ages 5-11; FREE – ages 4 & younger.
Sunday Experiment – Space Tech (Best for ages 5+)
What do things like boots, bottles and braces have in common? They all use technologies or materials that were originally developed for the space program. Join us for a Sunday Experiment that is all about NASA inventors and inventions!
When: 1-3pm
Where: NASA Goddard, Greenbelt
Cost: Free!
Happy, Birthday, Rosalie! (All Ages)
Open house party! “Meet” Mrs. Calvert on her 242nd bday. Enjoy cupcakes & hot chocolate (while supplies last!). Tour rooms she designed in the early 1800s, see baking demos on the open hearth by the Riversdale Kitchen Guild!
When: 12-3pm
Where: Riversdale House Museum, Riverdale Park
Cost: Free!
Taste of the South All Ages (Adult supervision req’d)
Little chefs can learn how to make okra & hot water cornbread at this hands-on cooking lesson. Two staples of African American cuisine!
When: 1-3pm
Where: Prince George’s Plaza Community Center, Hyattsville
Cost: $4
Arts Drop-in: Mixed Materials Sculpture (Ages 3-8)
Perfect afternoon activity. Stop in after lunch (or naptime!) & make a craft. This month’s feature is mixed materials sculpting. Materials are provided, my friends. What are you waiting for! Mark it down!
When: 2-4pm
Where: Old Parish House, College Park
Cost: Free!
The Rumpus Room Dance Party: Valentine’s Day Dance (Ages 10 & under, siblings of all ages welcome!)
Grand finale for the weekend! A family-friendly daytime dance party! Disco balls, lights & kid appropriate music. Ease your kids into the nightclub experience 🙂 Max 3 kids, per adult. See you on the dance floor!
When: 2-4:30pm
Where: The Black Cat, Washington, DC
Cost: $12 advance, $15 day of show, infants & crawlers free!
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