Category Archives: Special Event

October 12, 2026 · 11:00 am

Spooky Science Week at Because Science: Halloween Fun for Curious Kids

Celebrate Halloween with hands-on science and creativity at Because Science in Adams Morgan! From October 19-25, the STEM-themed gift shop and interactive studio is hosting Spooky Science Week with free activities and paid Craft Lab workshops, culminating in a free, two-day Spooky Science Festival.

Weekday Fun: October 19–23, 4–6pm

Bring your own pumpkin for FREE, self-guided pumpkin carving every weekday! Because Science provides all the tools and workspace, you provide the pumpkin and creativity. Make a mess you don’t have to clean up! No instruction or assistance is provided, and adults must remain with children.

Families can also join a different Halloween-inspired Craft Lab workshop Tuesday through Friday:
• Tuesday, October 20: DIY Terror-arium ($16–39)
• Wednesday, October 21: DIY Ghoulish Gemstone Test Tube ($9)
• Thursday, October 22: Scaredy Cat Ornament Painting ($9)
• Friday, October 23: DIY Witch’s Brew Lava Lamp ($9)

Spooky Science Festival: October 24–25, 12–5pm

Keep the experimenting going all weekend with FREE activities and $9 ticketed workshops!

Saturday, October 24

Free activities:
• 12–5pm: Take-It-Apart
• 1–3pm: Monster Genetics Lab
• 3–5pm: Spooky Science Magnets

$9 workshops:
• 1–3pm: Spooky Slime Make-n-Take
• 3–5pm: Beastly Beaded Bracelet or Keychain

Sunday, October 25

Free activities:
• 12–5pm: Take-It-Apart
• 1–3pm: Flying Paper Bat
• 3–5pm: Invisible Ink pH Painting

$9 workshops:
• 1–3pm: DIY Enchanted Wooden Luminary
• 3–5pm: Hallowed Hand Melt Challenge

Activities are generally suitable for ages 3 and up, with many adaptable to each child’s abilities. Most participants are ages 5–9, and adults are always welcome to participate! Reservations aren’t required, but advance registration helps the team plan.

Discover the Craft Lab: Hands-on Science + Art!
The fun continues beyond Halloween at the Craft Lab, Because Science’s hands-on space where science and art meet. Located inside the science-themed gift shop, the Craft Lab invites kids and adults to create, experiment, and explore together. Check the website each month for the calendar of activities and events.

Looking for a birthday celebration for a curious kid?
Craft Lab birthday parties combine a guided hands-on activity with private use of the space for your celebration. Explore the activity options and available dates to plan your own science-filled party!

Follow @becausescience_DC on IG to stay updated on all of their upcoming programs and events!

Because Science
Where: 1759 Columbia Road NW | Adams Morgan, DC
When: Open daily | Sun-Thurs ,12-6pm | Fri-Sat, 11am – 7pm
Admission: Free (fee for some workshops)

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This post is sponsored by Because Science, however, I only promote places, programs, and events that I genuinely believe in and think will be of interest to KFDC readers.

Tinkerfest: A Museum-Wide Celebration of Curiosity at National Children’s Museum

Every great invention starts with a “what if?” Bring your biggest ideas to National Children’s Museum‘s first-ever Tinkerfest, a celebration of curiosity, creativity, and hands-on learning, on October 4. The whole Museum (and Woodrow Wilson Plaza, too!) becomes a giant workshop, with tinkering stations, live demonstrations, and STEAM activities around every corner. Test, experiment, discover, and of course, TINKER!

Outdoors on Woodrow Wilson Plaza (free and open to the public)
Step out onto the Plaza to meet with fellow tinkerers from partner organizations for live demos, showcases, and activities from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Partners include CentroNía, Chibitronics, DC Public Library, International Spy Museum, National Building Museum, National Theatre, Sitar Arts Center, Spark!Lab, and more. National Theatre, Sitar Arts Center, Spark!Lab, and more.

From 12:30pm to 3:30pm, grab some simple tools and find out what’s inside everyday tech by taking apart old and non-functioning devices.

Indoors at the Museum (Museum admission required)
Inside, explore tinkering pop-ups all over the museum! Tinkerer-in-Residence Chitra Sharma is leading a large-scale printmaking experience where you can press, roll, and stomp over fabric to leave your mark on a piece of the final exhibit installation. More activities around the museum invite you to stitch a felt quilt block, draw a stop-motion story inside a zoetrope, trigger a chain reaction, and turn real bicycle gears into oversized spirographs. Little architects can also join STEAM Storytime with Boxitects and build a cardboard structure together. See the full Tinkerfest schedule and purchase your tickets to join the fun!

Can’t make it on October 4? The museum is offering indoor pop-ups throughout the day on October 3 as a special Tinkerfest preview!

Tinkerfest
Where: National Children’s Museum | Downtown DC
When: October 4, 2026 | 9:30am – 4:30pm
Admission: $18.95 per person; purchase tickets in advance here

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This post is sponsored by National Children’s Museum, however, I only promote events, places, and programs that I genuinely believe in and think will appeal to KFDC readers.

Join a FREE Family Day this Sunday at the Capital Jewish Museum!

The Capital Jewish Museum invites you to a FREE Family Day! This Sunday, July 5, bring the whole crew to learn about the past, build on the present, and imagine the future with the help of friends from the National Building Museum.

From 11am – 3pm, there will be all kinds fun and engaging activities for everyone to enjoy:

Be the first to interact with the Capital Jewish Museum’s hands-on “Jewseum” Education Collection.
Build with vintage Legos and Lincoln Logs from the National Building Museum’s Auxiliary Collection.
A scavenger hunt will help young learners drop into Jewish life in Washington, complete with prizes.
And much more!

Families of all ages and backgrounds are welcome, but the event will be best appreciated by children age 5-13. Register here.

Family Day: Building the Next 150 Years
Where: Capital Jewish Museum | Judiciary Square, DC
When: Sunday, July 5, 11am – 3pm
Admission: Free

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This post is paid for by the Capital Jewish Museum, however, I only promote programs, events, and places that I genuinely believe in and think will appeal to KFDC readers.