CALENDAR
DISNEY ON ICE: WORLDS
OF ENCHANTMENT
Feb. 14-Feb. 19 | $15-$65 |
Check disneyonice.com for showtimes
sweethearts! Join Gymboree at
their annual Sweetheart Party to
celebrate fun and friendship. Bring
the whole family to enjoy sweet
play activities, heartfelt arts and
crafts, music, snacks, sweet treats
and tons of hugs. Ages: Baby-5.

Gymboree Play & Music Columbia,
Columbia, MD.

WEDNESDAY 13
Daddy Daughter Valentine
Ice Skate
Enter the world of Disney magic live on ice with four of your
favorite stories! See Lightning McQueen, Mater and the
Disney Pixar’s Cars race across the ice! Dive into undersea
fun with Ariel in The Little Mermaid’s kingdom. Experience
the adventures of Buzz, Woody and the Toy Story gang as
they race for home. Join sisters Anna and Elsa, Olaf and
Kristoff from Disney’s Frozen as they learn true love comes
from within. From wheels to waves, icy wonderlands to
infinity and beyond, your family’s beloved Disney moments
will come to life. Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.

miniature, providing a window
to another place and telling us
about the past. The International
Society of World-Wide Stamp
Collectors will be on hand to
answer questions and will have
stamps and information about
collecting to take home. Volunteers
from the National Postal Museum
will demonstrate how to prepare
stamps for collecting albums.

Gaithersburg Community Museum,
Gaithersburg, MD.

FRIDAY 15
Music & Motion
FREE African American
Annual Gymboree
Sweetheart Party
5 p.m. | $15-20. Calling all
42 WashingtonFAMILY FEBRUARY 2019
Science Days
5 p.m. Hosted by the AAAS, Family
Science Day is an event which
allows children to participate in a
wide-variety of activities that will
immerse them in the sciences. This
event will have interactive booths
that invite participation from kids
K-12 and their families, showcasing
how different various aspects of
the sciences can be. There will also
be a live stage show, which will
give your children the opportunity
to talk to real scientists and ask
them all the questions they would
like. Washington Marriott Wardman
Park, Washington, D.C.

in Washington
8 p.m. | $33- $73. If you or your
little ones love the soundtracks to
Family Fun Bingo
your favorite Disney classics and a
7 p.m. | $5-$10. Come out to The
cappella, then Disney’s DCappella
Old Firehouse for an evening of
is for you. DCappella is Disney
family fun! Enjoy some rounds of
Music Group’s new a cappella
bingo with other local families while
singing group that was formed
munching on free popcorn. Winners
after a nationwide search for the
get to take their pick of prizes! The
best talent in a cappella and stage.

Old Firehouse, McLean, VA.

Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C.

SATURDAY 16
TUESDAY 12
FREE AAAS Family
6 p.m. | $30. Make Valentine’s
Day extra special by coming out
to ice skate with your daughter!
Start a tradition and attend the 5th
Annual Daddy Daughter Valentine
Ice Skate at the Talbot County
Community Center. Enjoy a night
full of fun, excitement, skating with
MONDAY 18
refreshments, live DJ, door prizes
and photo opportunities! Talbot
FREE Henry’s Bear Park
County Community Center, Easton, Story time in College Park
MD. 11:30 a.m. From “once upon a time”
to “happily ever after,” story time
THURSDAY 14
at Henry’s Bear Park will take
both you and your little ones on a
FREE Family Valentine’s
wistful adventure. Entertain your
Day Party
minds while generating creativity
4 p.m. Join the Glencarlyn crew to
with one of Henry Bear’s friends.

celebrate this festive day of love.

Henry’s Bear Park 736 Hope St.,
Have fun celebrating Frederick
College Park, MD.

Douglass’ birthday, creating
Valentine’s Day cards and eating
TUESDAY 19
some sweet treats. Glencarlyn
Branch Library, Arlington, VA.

Disney’s DCappella
MONDAY 11
10:30 a.m. Come and experience
all the fun that Music & Motion
brings! Each session offers a
variety of music, dancing and other
movement activities you’re sure to
enjoy. Central Community Library,
8601 Mathis Ave., Manassas, VA.

SUNDAY 17
Children’s Book Fair
Noon. If you are interested
in exposing your children to
culturally-appropriate books, look
no further than the book fair at the
Alexandria Black History Museum.

The fair features authors who write
books specialized for children
and families of African American
descent, and has been organized
by acclaimed author J.D. Wright.

Alexandria Black History Museum
902 Wythe St., Alexandria, VA.

WEDNESDAY 20
FREE Learn and Write
at Southwest Library
6:30 p.m. If you or your children
are interested in improving writing,
listening to published authors and
book shopping, the Southwest
Library’s Learn and Write Series
is the perfect event. By joining
this community of writers, you
will open yourself and your
middle schoolers to the creative
possibilities of the written word.

Southwest Library 900 Wesley Pl.,
Washington, D.C.