Mask, ID, and Vax Card
This weekend, the capital’s vaccination mandate goes into effect. More information can be found here. Also next week Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week. On our radar this week, we’ve listed some of kids’ favorite museums.
So, what should you do January 13 – January 16?
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Last minute weekend plans
1. Watch a movie. 🍿 Go to Abroad Family movie night (Saturday, 🌲/💉, Edgewood). Or enjoy the kick-off of the 26th Annual Film Festival from Iran featuring Video-on-demand platform (starts friday, free, 💻️️) and personal shows in AFI Silver Theater. Or watch one of the 37 movies featured in virtual (Starts Sunday, $5+, 🌲, 💻️️️) DC South Asian Film Festival.
2. Our dreams for the future. ☁️ In the spirit of MLK, enjoy dreaming of family day (Sun, free, 🛋/💉, National Mall) In the future exhibition.
3. Watch the match! 🏒 Go ice skating in Capital-inspired ice skating rink End of this week. There will be a live broadcast of Capitals vs. NY Islanders, A Visit From Slapshot, Caps s’mores, Gifts (Saturday, $5 off ski rentals with Capitols gear, 🌲, Sidewalk).
4. Here’s our chance to have a Kourtney Kardashian moment. 🎸 Find your friend a rock star in Emo Night Brooklyn (Friday, $15, 🛋/💉, Shu).
5. Themed breakfast and lunch. 🍽 Velvet & Rye will start ban week this Sunday including a Bootleggers brunch (Sunday, $, 🛋, Alexandria), Cocktail classes and fashion contest. Or celebrate immigrants’ contribution to vaccines with a vaccine-inspired breakfast and lunch (Saturday/Sunday, $, 🛋/💉, downtown).
What’s on our radar: Children-friendly museums
Here is a list of some of the children’s favorite museums:
- Get out into nature. Although NOVA Parks is not technically a museum, it hosts a variety of kid-friendly events such as “winter wild life, “Night Walk & Camp: Night Wildlife,” And ‘”Nature’s Kids Day. “
- The most underrated museum in the capital. the National Postal Museum Great place for those with young children. Take a ride on the Pony Express at the Networking in a Nation fair, hop on a train at the Mail by Rail fair, and even sort packages at the Systems at Work fair. There are plenty of interactive exhibits for all ages, young children and up.
- Build and play. National Building Museum “Play Work Build” The fair has been fun for kids over the years with big tempting foam blocks to create fun structures.
- love of books. the Planet Word Museum It is truly the museum where words come to life. For fun kid-friendly exhibits, consider the “Unlock the Music” karaoke room or the library where visitors can choose books that magically become digitally illustrated.
- Playing with cockroaches. According to my mother, this was my favorite thing when I was a kid O. Orkin Insect Zoo In the Natural History Museum. Tucked away on the second floor, this gallery has a large collection of creepy reptiles.
- Children’s Museum. the Children museum He recently presented the Alf Ba exhibition, which breathes life into the Arabic language. On January 22, the museum will open the exhibition “Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails!” Show, It is an interactive exhibit inspired by the now popular children’s series on Nick Jr.
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jade (clockoutdc)
Jade Womack is an energy economist by day, and event blogger by night. She started her blog, Clockout DC, when she was working as a waiter in 2019. She grew up in Arlington, and currently lives in Adams Morgan with her dog.