Summer Programs
 

Self Guided General Tour

See what life was like 140 years ago as your children explore the first 15 years of Wichita and Sedgwick County.

​Children in organized groups

  • Available by appointment: June - August, Tuesday - Friday (10:00am - NOON, 1:00-3:00pm)
  • These 2-hour programs do not include a guided tour of the museum.
  • Group size: 14 minimum, 25 maximum children per program, Larger group? Call for possibilities.
  • Make your reservation online. Registration is required two weeks prior for all programs.
  • Fee: $4 for children and adults
 

What's There to do on a Farm?

Children in organized groups discover that there was work, lots of work, but it wasn't all about work. Play included Cats in the Cradle, Babes in a Blanket and Graces. Come try a few chores and have some fun discovering the amusements and games to pass the time.

 

Buffalo and Beans: The Hunter and the Cowboy

Children in organized groups discover Cowboys and Buffalo Hunters. How do you survive on the prairie? Fire with no matches? How many things can you do with a rope? Buffalo Hunters and Cowboys made it look easy. Experience the tools they used and learn the tricks to living on the prairie.

 

1870s Games and Past Times

"There is nothing to do!" Kids in the present and the past all said it. Well...got your marbles? Ready to climb Jacob's ladder? Who is the fastest? Come try some of the ways that children had fun long ago.