Face painting and crafts at College Park Community Library’s 5th Annual Book Festival, STEM for Families in Greenbelt, Community Sing in Mt. Rainier, Playground fun in Hyattsville and more this 60+degree weekend! Enjoy!
FRIDAY
Toddler Time @ Art Works Now
Open studio time for toddlers and their accompanying adults. Car Painting: Take our toy cars for a ride through paint and discover the fun paintings they create.
When: 10am-12pm
Where: Art Works Now, 3711 Rhode Island Ave, Mt. Rainier
Cost: $9
Storytime PopUp! @ The Waterhole
Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays and more at this innovation collaboration between PGCMLS & Mt. Rainier’s fabulous organic juice & smoothie joint, The Waterhole. Best for 0-5 years old. Curious? Click here for fun video of a past collabo! Thirsty? Order the kid-friendly “Berry Nice.” ??
When: 10 am
Where: The Waterhole, 4004 34th St., Mt. Rainier
Cost: Free (Heads-up: Waterhole’s menu is delish, highly recommend indulging!)
** Read our review of The Waterhole, an organic juice and smoothie spot
Playground at University Hills Duck Pond Park
Pack a picnic, check out the duck pond and then have fun at 1 of the 3 playgrounds at this park! There’s one right at the entrance off of Wells Blvd but if you wander a bit on the bike path you’ll find there’s an even bigger one just down to the right with structures for the toddler and 5-12 crew.
When: Sunrise to sunset…
Where: 3400 Stanford St, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!
Xtreme Teens: G.E.A.R. Cookies!
Learn to bake fresh cookies from scratch! These simple recipes will leave you wanting more! Ages 10-17 years old.
When: 7-10pm
Where: Prince George’s Plaza Community Center, 6600 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!
SATURDAY (Forecast – 70s!)
Arts Drop-In: Kinetic Sculpture
Arts Drop-In with Aaron Springer is a fun time for kids and parents to get creative with a variety of craft materials and an imaginative facilitator. Ages 2-10.
When: 10am-Noon
Where: College Park Community Center, 5051 Pierce Ave, College Park
Cost: Free!
Indian Creek Playground
Any time this weekend, check out this really fun and creative playground designed after Berwyn Heights’ earliest residents – a group of Algonquian people known as Nacotchtank. Kiddos will have a blast climbing teepees, in an out of canoes and up and down dream catchers. If you get hungry afterwards, check out
When: Sunrise to sunset
Where: 8900 56th Avenue, Berwyn Heights
Cost: Free!
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
Bring your toddler and join us for stories, songs, fingerplays and more!
When: 10:30-11am
Where: Bladensburg Library, 4820 Annapolis Rd, Bladensburg
Cost: Free!
STEM for Families: Bird Beak Buffet
Explore how birds use their beaks to enable it to eat certain kinds of foods.
When: 10:30-11am
Where: Greenbelt Library, 11 Crescent Rd, Greenbelt
Cost: Free!
Anacostia Riverwalk Trail – Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Head to Bladensburg Waterfront Park (BWP) and explore the new 4-mile segment of the Trail now connecting the District with BWP! We packed lunches, parked at BWP and then walked the Trail all the way to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. It was lovely! No traffic – just folks outside loving this new addition! Grab a bit of respite at Kenilworth, maybe eat that lunch you packed and then head back to BWP, where the kids can play/climb/laugh in an old B & O caboose.
When: Sunrise to Sunset
Where: Start at BWP, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg
Cost: Free!
Kids’ Passport to Maryland History
Travel through Maryland history with crafts and activities for school-aged children. Fill up your “passport” to earn a Maryland Junior Historian certificate.
When: 11am-3pm
Where: South Bowie Library, 15301 Hall Rd, Bowie
Cost: Free!
College Park Community Library 5th Annual Book Festival
Join the College Park Community Library and the College Park Lions Club for fun day including: Readings by local authors, storytime, crafts and face painting, bookmark contest (ages 4-11), meet over 30 local authors, free health screenings and more!
When: 2-4pm
Where: College Park Community Center, 5051 Pierce Ave, College Park
Cost: Free!
SUNDAY
Laurel Library
Take the kids for a drive and explore the newly renovated Laurel Library. The kids room is fantastic! So many hands-on activities to keep them occupied – including a Smart Table and pretend play area – and enough computers/reading nooks for even older kiddos to have a place to themselves.
When: 1-5pm
Where: Laurel Library, 507 7th Street, Laurel
Cost: Free!
Smaland at College Park’s Ikea
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Free, 1 hour, supervised, enclosed, safe & clean play area near the entrance. Enjoy some shopping or just relax/eat/peoplewatch at the restaurant upstairs while your young one(s) has a blast at Smaland. Children must be potty trained and be 37” to 54” tall (so children typically b/w ages of 3-6). Tips: (1) Best to arrive earlier on in the day as day progresses, so do the entrances lines; & (2) Join Ikea Family & kids get extra 30 minutes to play (depending on capacity) & you get free coffee!
When: 10:30am – 7pm
Where: 10100 Baltimore Avenue, College Park
Admission: Free!
Sunday Family Ice Skating!
For each adult admission, 2 kids get free admission. Huge indoor ice skating rink with a warming hut and a snack bar – what else do you need?!
When: 2-4pm (Family session)
Where: Herbert Wells Ice Rink, 5211 Campus Drive, College Park
Cost: $5 + skate rental fees.
Paint Branch Parkway Park Playground
Get outside and check out this recently renovated playground, rivaling any great playground you’ve been to in DC, NYC or anywhere! Among other great things, its fireman’s pole use a fun hydraulic lift to boost kids (and adventurous adults…) up and down a log plank is a blast!
Where: 5202 Campus Drive (if old GPS, enter 5202 Paint Branch Parkway), College Park
Admission: Free!
Community Sing
Family-friendly community sing event led by local song leaders. Please RSVP by Friday to jwalshmellett@gmail.com so can know how many chairs to set up.
When: 4-5pm
Where: Joe’s Movement Emporium,3309 Bunker Hill Rd, Mt. Rainier
Cost: Free – donations welcome!
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