CALENDAR
TOP 10
November Activities for Families
Explore these fun activities in and around the
Washington, D.C. area
BY LINDSAY C. VANASDALAN
TINY TOT: FLUFF AND FEATHERS
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Spend the day with your toddler learning
about nature through hands-on learning.

Children ages 18 to 35 months will get some
one-on-one time with a family member
doing activities such as songs, crafts,
finger plays and mini hikes at the Long
Branch Nature Center at Glencarlyn Park in
Arlington, Virginia. Free. Register online or call
703-228-4747. parks.arlingtonva.us
THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER
NOV. 4, 5 & 11
LIFE OF A NEURON
Introduce your little ones to the wonder of
the human brain with a visually stimulating
experience at Washington, D.C.’s Artechouse.

Families can discover together as they “walk
through a neuron” from prebirth to death in
this immersive learning experience created in
collaboration with the Society for Neuroscience.

Tickets start at $17 (free for children ages 4 and
younger.) Ages 16 and younger must be accompanied
by an adult ages 18 or older. artechouse.com/
category/dc NO SCHOOL ART DAY CAMP
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THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER
LUMINOCITY FESTIVAL HOLIDAY LIGHTS AT ROER’S ZOOFARI
Immerse yourself in a wonderland of light at Roer’s Zoofari in Vienna, Virginia. Festival
mascot Lumi will take children of all ages and family members through the LuminoCity
Festival, a festive outdoor experience featuring towering lit-up sculptures of animals
and other artwork. Tickets start at $22. luminocityfestival.com
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Students out of school for holidays and other scheduled
days off can spend their time from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
Create Arts Center doing projects such as painting,
drawing, sculpture and collage. Designed to line up
with Montgomery County Public Schools, DC Public
Schools and several local private and charter schools,
the day camp in downtown Silver Spring offers a fun and
stimulating alternative to the school day.

Admission is $75 per day; $8 per day for before care and $20
per day for after care. createartscenter.org
5 NOV. 7
PAW FESTIVAL AT HAPPY TAILS DOG PARK
Bring Fido to his own festival in Crownsville, where he can get
a professional fall mini photo session, toys and free snacks and
treats. You’ll find plenty of things to do for the rest of the family to
enjoy too, including food trucks, alcoholic drinks for adults and
fall crafts and games. The festival runs from noon to 8 p.m.

Tickets are $5 (or free to dog park members) and the cap is 100 guests.

The first 50 to register online will receive a free swag bag. Pre-register for
the photoshoot running between noon and 4 p.m. happytailspetresort.com
1: PHOTO COURTESY, ARTECHOUSE.COM; 2: COURTESY LUMINOCITYFESTIVAL.COM; 3: ROMRODINKA/ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES PLUS; 4: WEEKEND IMAGES INC./E+; 5: CAPUSKI/E+
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NOV. 11 & 18
KIDDIE CONDUCTOR TROLLEY TIME
All aboard! The National Capital Trolley Museum is hosting “Kiddie
Conductor Trolley Time,” a special series for toddlers ages 12 to 36
months. Each session will have a story, sensory activity, craft and
trolley ride. November’s themes are “Welcome Fall” on Nov. 11 and
“Happy Thanksgiving” on Nov. 18.

Tickets are $15 per class; adults are free with child admission. dctrolley.org
15TH ANNUAL PARADE OF TRABANTS
Families can learn a bit of history—and have some fun too—with the Cold War–
era Trabant car. The International Spy Museum holds the only Trabant rally in the
United States, bringing the rare East German cars (rumored to have been made of
cardboard) to L’Enfant Plaza. Experts will be on hand to share stories over festive
music from the Alte Kameraden German Band. Enter a raffle to win a ride in a
Trabant, try some Berlin-style graffiti or climb into tiny spaces in the way those
escaping East Berlin did. Free. spymuseum.org
6: NATIONAL CAPITAL TROLLEY MUSEUM; 7: COURTESY SPY MUSEUM; 8: ROCKVILLEMD.GOV; 9: COURTESY TUDOR PLACE; 10: FATCAMERA/E+
NOV. 14
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FOREST HIKE
Put on your sturdy shoes and get ready
to hike up to 1 mile exploring the John
Hayes Forest Preserve at Croydon Creek
Nature Center in Rockville. The naturalist-
led midday excursion will give families an
opportunity to see what lives and grows
around the center.

Admission is $6. Registration is required,
and children must be accompanied by adults.

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NOV. 20
THE ROARING TWENTIES
NOV. 20
10 BLENDED FAMILY DAY BOOK LAUNCH
Blended families of all types can gather together for an all-day event
including a meet and greet and reading from author Zoie Seay with her
new children’s book “The Luckiest Child: Becoming a Blended Family.”
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., families can enjoy free crafts and games for all ages,
an art lesson for teens and free seminars from family therapists, coaches
and professionals. Local vendors, hot lunch and a silent auction will also be
available at Moose Loyal Order Arl, in Falls Church, Virginia.

Tickets are $12 for children, $18 for adults or $55 for two adults and two children
(which includes two raffle tickets). arlington1315.org
Girl Scouts can “travel back in time” a century to the 1920s to learn about the
women who lived and worked at Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
in Washington, D.C. in this 1 ½-hour (one-hour virtual) event. Brownies can
earn a Dancer badge, and Juniors can earn a Playing the Past badge by
creating a 1920s character and planning a living history party.

Tickets are $10. Registration is required. tudorplace.org
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