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Smithsonian Sleepover at the Natural History Museum: Lead creative activities with kids
ORGANIZATION: The Smithsonian Associates
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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31 people are interested
Have fun as an Activities Leader at this scavenger-hunt style event. With a fellow volunteer, you'll oversee a game, craft, relay race or another creative activity at a stop along the route. Orientation is provided. The participants are 8 - 14 years old and their chaperoning adults.
Volunteer duties include: Setting up activity supplies around the various halls in the museum. Some lifting will be required (up to 10 lbs). In the halls throughout respective museums, there will be various activities, including arts and crafts, demonstrations, and/or games. You will be assigned to one of these activities (given a script and detailed instructions at the Orientation) to lead throughout the night. Around 11pm we clean-up/load-out all the activities.
2025 Sleepover Dates:
Friday, June 20
Saturday, July 19
Friday, August 8
We need volunteers from 6 pm to 11 pm. Please note, volunteers do not spend the night.
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About The Smithsonian Associates
Location:
Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW - Suite 3077, Washington, DC 20026, US
Mission Statement
The Smithsonian Associates advances the Institution's mission to "increase and diffuse knowledge" through life-enriching educational and cultural experiences inspired by the Smithsonian's research and collections for DC-region students, families and adults, and for learning communities nationwide.
Description
The Smithsonian Associates - the largest museum-based educational program in the world - has produced vibrant educational and cultural programming inspired by the Smithsonian's research, collecctions and exhibitions, since our founding in 1965.
Each year more than 800 individual programs are presented to spark creativity and excite learning in people of all ages in the Washington, DC area and beyond.
Smithsonian Associates brings the Smithsonian to life through studio art classes, seminars, performances, lectures, regional study tours, museum sleepovers, festivals and special events.
CAUSE AREAS
Arts & Culture,
Children & Youth,
Education & Literacy
WHEN
Fri Jun 20, 2025 - Fri Aug 08, 2025
06:00 PM - 11:00 PM
WHERE
The Smithonian's Museum of Natural History10th and Constitution Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20001
(38.91207 ,-77.01902 )
DATE POSTED
May 13, 2025
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Public Groups
- Private Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 5 Hours
Private Group Details
- Group Size Range 1 - 50+
- Event can be held at organization location(s)
- No Donation