“Little Learners” is the museum’s interactive series of children’s programming that brings fun facts, objects, and activities out of the past to your family today!

The series, targeted at ages 2-5, will be held monthly. Each month will feature a different craft inspired by local history. Past programs have included flying kites, drawing maps, and making your own dinosaur tracks!

For more information, contact Christine Wuebker, Education Coordinator, at [email protected] or call (540) 829-1749.

November 20
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Thanksgiving!

Come learn what Thanksgiving is all about. Then go foraging through the museum for the items needed to make a Thanksgiving feast. We will finish the program by making turkeys to take home.

December 18
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Christmas!

Halloween!

Calling all little ghosts and goblins! Dress in your Halloween costume (age-appropriate and NO MASKS, please) and come to the museum to learn about Halloween, go “trick-or-treating” with some Halloween creatures, and make a jack-o-lantern to take home.

Dinosaurs!

215 million years ago dinosaurs walked through what is today Culpeper. Participants will learn about the dinosaurs that lived here. They will hunt for the tools needed to dig up dinosaur bones and then use those tools to dig up some dinosaurs.

Our Solar System!

This month participants will learn about our solar system. They will pretend to be astronauts and “visit” other planets then make a space light to take home.

Father, Dad, Dada, Pops, Grandfather, Godfather, Stepfather!

Father’s Day is just around the corner. Join us as we learn about the roles fathers play. Participants will search the museum for the different equipment needed to participate in various activities with dad and make a present to give to a dad in their lives.

Mother, Mom, Mama, Grandmother, Godmother, Stepmother!

This month, in preparation of Mother’s Day, we are learning about the roles of mothers, and their influence. Participants will identify baby animals and their mothers as well as make a present to give to a mother in their life.