Kids Programs

  • Storytime

    Storytime

    Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!

  • The Big Draw

    Discover the power of drawing at the Big Draw Festival!

  • Storytime

    Storytime

    Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!

  • Storytime

    Storytime

    Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!

  • Just Drop In!

    Join us for a fun drop-in craft where kids become architects and designers!

  • Storytime

    Storytime

    Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills!

  • School’s Out: Design a School

    Spend your morning designing a school at the National Building Museum! Explore one of our newest exhibitions, A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America, via a kid-friendly tour and then come back to the classroom to create the school of your dreams out of craft materials.

Celebrate Your Child’s Birthday at the Museum

Provide an unforgettable birthday at the Museum for your children and their friends! Birthday parties at the Museum are 1.5 hours long and for children ages 3-8 (depending on theme). There is one morning (10am-11:30am) and one afternoon (1:30 pm-3pm) slot available on select Saturdays and select Sundays. Parties are a National Building Museum membership benefit and are available only to Family-level members or higher.