Families Together’s mission is to create an atmosphere of lifelong learning. Families are invited to spend time together exploring a topic inspired by the Smithsonian’s collections. Different activities are available for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary aged children. Each class will focus on a specific artwork or object and a related topic. Play stations will be available for the hour, and an educator-led experience, centered around the object, will take place inside a museum. Explore, wonder, observe, and learn!
Classes will gather in the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center’s classroom for exploration and then go on a museum visit for a closer look at an object.
Basic Information:
- Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
- Age Range: 0-Kindergarten (older siblings are welcome)
- Price: $35.00
- 1 ticket admits whole family
(Looking for a program for your baby? Check out our Infant Investigator Programs!)
Current Offerings
Experiments and Inventors- Sunday, January 11th, 2026
Ever want to invent something? Families will be empowered to invent and create while learning about past inventors. They will discover more about the physical world while conducting experiments.
Starting Location: Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center’s classroom in National Museum of American History (Directions and a map will be sent prior to the event)
Museum Visit: American History Museum
Tickets (Click Below for Link)
The Moon Rocks – Sunday, February 8th, 2026
Rocks are everywhere including the moon! This class will explore different types of earth rocks and minerals before blasting off and learning more about space rocks and the rocks on the moon’s surface.
- Starting Location: Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center’s classroom in National Museum of Natural History (Directions and a map will be sent prior to the event)
- Museum Visit: Natural History Museum
Tickets (Click Below for Link)
Farming and Gardening – Saturday, March 7th, 2026
Let’s get our hands dirty and learn more about where our food comes from. From planting to harvesting and shovels to tractors, this class will leave you digging for more.
- Starting Location: Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center’s classroom in National Museum of American History (Directions and a map will be sent prior to the event)
- Museum Visit: American History Museum
Tickets (Click Below for Link)
Pollinators – Saturday, April 18th, 2026
There is more to a seed than meets the eye! Learn about the various ways that seeds disperse and populate the Earth. Discover how bees, bats, and beetles pollinate plants to make seeds.
- Starting Location: Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center’s classroom in National Museum of Natural History (Directions and a map will be sent prior to the event)
- Museum Visit: Natural History Museum
Tickets (Click Below for Link)
Architecture – Saturday, May 9th, 2026
From foundation to roof, structures are designed and then constructed. Explore different building materials and have the opportunity to create your own style of buildings.
- Starting Location: Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center’s classroom in National Museum of American History (Directions and a map will be sent prior to the event)
- Museum Visit: American History Museum
Tickets (Click Below for Link)
Looking for a program for your baby? Check out our Infant Investigator Programs!
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