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Neighborhood Children’s Museum Fall Fest – Call for Volunteers

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Update: The volunteer happy hour has been postponed

On October 22, the Explore! Children’s Museum of Washington DC is holding a Fall Fun Fest to offer families a sneak peek of the new children’s museum coming to Riggs Park (see event details below). Volunteers are needed for the event. See the list of volunteer duties here: Fall Fun Fest Volunteer Job Descriptions (pdf)

Anyone interested in volunteering is encouraged to attend the Volunteer Happy Hour at Hellbender (5788 2nd St. NE) on October 20, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, for a brief orientation and to sign up.

For more information, contact Irina Rubenstein at irina@wdckids.org.
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Fall Fun Fest
Saturday, October 22, 1 PM – 3 PM
5455 3rd St NE, Washington, DC 20011

Curious about the new children’s museum coming to the Fort Totten neighborhood? Come get a FREE sneak peek!
• Fanciful music and storytelling with Sylvia Zwi
• Large-scale whimsical weaving
• Saxophone demo with Herbert Scott
• Make your own bird feeder
• Create a spooky mask

Families and children of all ages welcome. Share your ideas for the museum and learn how to get involved.

WaPo article on children’s museum

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When news broke a few months ago that the National Children’s Museum was seeking to return to DC from the National Harbor as early as 2015, we were immediately curious about what its potential return would mean for the anticipated children’s museum at Art Place at Fort Totten. Reporting on the National Children’s Museum challenge in returning to DC, the Washington Post provides this nugget:

One potential problem for the museum may be competition for money and philanthropic or business partners. This spring, lawyer and former board member Jane Cafritz plans to launch a mobile educational lab to serve schools, libraries and community centers in the District. She also wants to open the Washington D.C. Children’s Museum near the Fort Totten Metro in Northeast, on property owned by the family foundation of her developer husband Calvin Cafritz. This D.C. museum, she said, “will inspire children to discover and learn through hands-on activities so they may develop and acquire the 21st-century learning skills needed to succeed as citizens, workers and leaders.” And might she collaborate with the National Children’s Museum? “I would never say no.”

The timeline the Art Place team provided in its July 2014 update to the Zoning Commission indicated the children’s museum would be part of Building B, which would be constructed in 2019 at the earliest. As the Art Place team continues to revise and refine its PUD, it seems that the team is still very much committed to keeping the children’s museum in play no matter where the National Children’s Museum eventually decides to locate.