Available on Mondays.
A limited number of dates are available for the 2024–25 school year. Please email school@winterthur.org for information about availability and to register.
Limited to schools within 30 miles of Winterthur
All programs are 60 minutes and limited to 25 students per session.
Nursery Rhymes
Ages 3 ½ to 5 ½
“Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick!” This lively program explores how people lived a long time ago by using well-known nursery rhymes. Includes a hands-on craft.
Soup’s On!
Grades Pre-K to 1
Winterthur’s unique collection of soup tureens and the centuries-old folktale Stone Soup will engage students in imaginative role-playing while teaching them about our collections and life long ago.
Celebrating the Harvest
Grades Pre-K to 2
Play with toys, tell a story, and “plant” a garden to celebrate the harvest, just as Native American and Pilgrim children did in the 1600s.
Once Upon a Playtime
Grades Pre-K to 4
Explore how children played several hundred years ago, using classic toys and games, such as Alphabet Gymnastics, Jacob’s Ladder, tops, buzz saws, marbles, hoop and stick, and more.
Wild Winterthur
Grades Pre-K to 4
Observe the life cycles and habitats of native creatures great and small and learn how Winterthur is helping preserve our local ecosystems.
Step Into George Washington’s World
Grades 3 to 5
Investigate how George Washington and members of his household lived more than two hundred years ago by examining reproductions of period objects, clothing, and communication styles.
A Proper Day’s Work
Grades 3 to 5
Your students will tackle the daily chores described in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s famed childhood stories. They’ll “wash” clothes, “bake” bread, and more using Winterthur’s demonstration collection objects.
Working in Early America
Grades 5 to 8
Using intriguing objects and tools from our demonstration collections, students learn about how skilled craftspeople- a potter, a tinsmith, and a tailor- provided basic goods for everyday needs in early America.