Weekend Events for Toddlers

November 14 -16

Friday, November 14

 Special Needs Night @ Calvert Marine Museum

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

 Family fun night for families with special needs. The museum will open exclusively for the special needs population and their families. A great opportunity to see our new River to Bay: Reflections and Connections exhibit! Enjoy the skates and rays, fish, fossils and maritime history in a fun and supportive environment. The otters will be outside from 5-6 p.m. A special calming room will be provided. Offered in cooperation with Calvert County Parks and Recreation Therapeutic Recreation Services.

 Free Play and Learn Workshops – Judy Center @ Green Holly Elementary

10:00 am – 11:00 am

 For Parents & Children Together. Make & Take Games for you and your little ones (birth thru age five) to learn about math, science, and literacy skills-to prepare them for success in school!

 Pirates at the Center – Charles County @ Hanson Community Center

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Arrggh matey, you won’t want to miss the fun we are going to have at this party! Pirates at the Center is the pirate party that kids dream about! The evening will be filled with fun and excitement for all the pirates ages 2-12. All participants must be accompanied by an adult.

  Saturday, November 15

 Santa Saturday- Kidgits @ Charles Towne Center

8:30 am – 10:00 am

 Celebrate the season and spread holiday cheer at the Kidgits annual holiday celebration.  Kids can get festive with various crafts and activities including making their own ornament, writing a letter to Santa and a decorating a gift box to celebrate The Boxtrolls, available this Holiday Season.

Michaels Reindeer Painted Canvas @ Local Michaels Crafts Stores

10am – noon

 Drop in. Take home a completed project. Just $2 per child for 30 minutes of creative craft fun. Ages 3 and up.

Harbor Holiday Movies @ National Harbor

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Enjoy a festive outing this season with National Harbor’s Holiday Movies on the jumbo screen! Each Saturday afternoon from November 15th to December 20th, we’ll play a FREE family holiday film on the Plaza. All films will screen at 2pm, snow or shine.

Thanksgiving Family Festival @ American Art Museum ∙ Kogod Courtyard – Washington, DC

11:30 am – 3pm

Every Turkey Day celebration needs a well-dressed table! Start at the museum and make your very own Thanksgiving Day decorations to display. Learn to contra dance with caller Anna Rain and live music with Callithump featuring Glyn Collinson, David Knight, and Andrew Marcus. Then create your centerpiece, or take a scavenger hunt in the galleries and find inspiration from America’s artists.

  Saturday, November 16

 KIDS! Thanksgiving Craft Workshop @ Bayside History Museum

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Discover the history of Thanksgiving on the Chesapeake Bay and make tons of take-home crafts and decorations for your own Thanksgiving celebration!

 Christmas on the Potomac Featuring ICE @ Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center

Through Jan. 5

Walk-through, hand-carved holiday attraction made of 2 million pounds of ice. See your favorite characters from one of the most beloved holiday films like you’ve never seen them before at ICE! featuring Frosty the Snowman. Carved from more than two million pounds of ice, walk through this Christmas classic recreated from colorful ice sculptures. Step into The Frostbite Factory to be wowed by artisans as they carve amazing ice sculptures right before your eyes. This must-see attraction is a part of Christmas on the Potomac at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.

*GET DISCOUNT TICKETS AS LOW AS $17 ON LIVING SOCIAL!*

Choose from the following offers:
• $17 ($31 value) for one weekday admission
• $20 ($38 value) for one Saturday, Sunday, or select date admission

ICE! featuring Frosty the Snowman Website

  Grand Illumination @ Homestead Gardens – FREE!

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Glittering lights ignite to kick off the holiday season! Witness the spectacular display of 200,000 Christmas lights illuminating at once as you listen to your favorite yuletide carols from the Annapolis Chorale! Enjoy food and their famous Apple Cider Doughnuts (fee).