Playseum

The National Air and Space Museum is open today! This is the only Smithsonian open. Metro accessible.

Three coffee shops we have written about many times are open today. All of these provide room for your child to cozy up with a hot cocoa and book while you stay warm and get caffeinated and out of the house.

Ebeneezers– 201 F St., NE., Capitol Hill
St. Elmos Pub– 2300 Mount Vernon Ave. Alexandria, Va
Peregrine Espresso 1309 5th St., NE., at Union Market

Playseum opened late today.
545 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
7000 Wisconsin Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Don’t have chili in the crock pot? No worries– one of our favorite restaurants is open today– all locations. Chef Geoff’s, Lia’s, etc.

Want to stay inside? We have plenty of ideas to keep you busy. Check out our Pinterest page for crafty ideas.

Adventures for your bambino! Read our special Martin Luther King, Jr. post on all of the exciting things you can do on Monday to recognize Mr. King. The remainder of week seems to be full of music — so get those little ones ready for some tunes!

Monday, Jan. 20

9:30am- Harambe at BloomBars

11:00am-5:00pm- Snow slide is open today (and on weekend through mid-February) at St. Elizabeths East Campus: 2700 Martin Luther King Ave, SE

Tuesday, Jan. 21

The Polar Vortex is apparently returning with a vengeance. There isn’t much planned so here are a few places to stay warm and indoors and your bambino can still have fun.

Visit the Natural History Museum to see the dinosaurs before the exhibit closes for renovation. There is also a butterfly encounter that is a lot of fun to walk through. We went this weekend and our son loved watching the colorful butterflies fly around and even land on him.

Monkey Joes is sure to be a hit with your toddler (they have a separate play area for kids 3 and under) and bigger children with all the numerous inflatable toys to climb on and games to play. 23521 Overland Dr Suite120 Sterling, VA 20166 (703) 996-8300.

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A few places braved the storm and are open!

This week’s adventures: Samba, Mr. Skip & Imagination Stage (Updated)