Join us for exploration, adventure, and play! Enjoy kid-friendly activities, wander the garden, and learn about history while having fun. All activities included with admission unless otherwise noted; free for children under 2. Members free.
Explore Enchanted Woods
Discover the magic of a fairy-tale garden with a visit to Enchanted Woods. Designed to look as though it were created by fairies, this three-acre plot covered by majestic oak trees has several play areas to climb in, on, and over, including a Faerie Cottage with a thatched roof, a giant Bird’s Nest, and an Acorn Tearoom for make-believe tea parties. Enchanted Woods encourages children and their families to engage in imaginative play and creativity.
Events
Share the joy of reading while cultivating children’s interest in and appreciation…
Get up close to big equipment, suit up in firefighter gear, take…
Children and their adults will enjoy hands-on activities and walks with a…
Dress your goblins and ghosts in their Halloween finest and join us…
Children and their adults will enjoy hands-on activities and walks with a…
Home for the Holidays Open Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00 am–5:00 pm Holiday Nights starting…
Extended Evening Hours | 5:00-8:00 pm Take a candlelit tour of the…
Activities
Don’t miss these special child-friendly activities. Included with admission. Members free.
Adventure Packs
Borrow a backpack filled with a guide, stories, and objects for exploring the galleries (pick up at the Galleries reception desk) and garden (pick up at the Visitor Center).
Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00 am–5:00 pm
Touch-It Room
Discover our interactive kids’ space, handle objects from the past, and pretend like you’re living long ago.
Saturdays, 10:30 am–3:30 pm
Hands-On History Cart
Meet our curators in training. Discover the objects they are investigating and what their research reveals. New topic each week.
Select Saturdays, 1:00–3:00 pm
September 19
Examine needlework samplers with Elizabeth Sacktor, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Culture.
October 10
Learn about glass insulator dating with Bella Taylor, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture.
October 17
Learn about ceramic transferware with Christina Freire, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture.
October 24
Explore CorningWare with Kayleigh Danowski, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture.
October 31
Explore fairy tale creatures and 1930s American utopianism with Anna Wershbale, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture.
November 14
Learn about braided rugs with Simone Tricca, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture.
November 28
Explore clock files with William Gerhardinger, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture.
December 5
Learn about a wheel cutting engine with William Gerhardinger, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture.
December 12
Examine pine tree samples with Reece Brown, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture.
December 19
Explore turning wool into yarn with Anna Sheik, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture.
March 6
Enjoy a weaving demonstration with Simone Tricca, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture.
April 10
Learn about floral embellishments with Reece Brown, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture.
April 17
Examine Shaker tape chairs with Meredith Ahmed, Lois F. McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture.
More Adventure Awaits!
Join us for fun in every season. A Winterthur membership offers unlimited free general admission, garden tram tours, Member days and discounts, and daily dawn-to-dusk access to the estate year-round. Learn more or call 800.448.3883.