Children's Programs at Heritage Farmstead Museum

Children's Programs at Heritage Farmstead Museum include school field trips, an outreach program, Little Farmer Fridays, summer camps, Junior Historians, and scout activities. Children can hear a story, make a craft, meet livestock such as chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep, goats, and a donkey, enjoy a wagon ride, and take part in outdoor activities with a focus on history and farm life. The programs also use Touch & Learn Curiosity Crates filled with real historic artifacts from 1891–1936 and offer education programs and guided tours that focus on agricultural history during the period of 1891–1936, along with a self-guided visit option for scouts to earn a Farm Fun Patch.

• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Open Thu–Sat, 10am–2pm; week-long camps

Little Farmer Fridays is an interactive program designed for preschoolers and their grown-ups and is most appropriate for children ages 2 to 5 years old. Summer Camps are week-long camps open to students entering Kindergarten through 5th Grade and are described as an opportunity for children to get outside, explore nature and connect with history. Junior Historians of Texas is a state-wide extracurricular program that provides students with an opportunity to explore Texas and local history, gain leadership skills, and participate in an annual state-level contest as a student historian, and Junior Historians Club of Texas Chapter 448 is open to middle and high school students. Scout groups can earn a Farm Fun Patch, and a free journal is available in the Visitor Center for scouts.

The Heritage Farmstead Museum’s mission is to preserve a historic Texas farmstead where people can experience and learn from agrarian roots, and the site has been transformed into a living museum of agricultural history. The museum is a premiere living history site interpreting the Texas Blackland Prairie region in North Texas and holds a collection of over 10,000 objects and archival materials related to Blackland Prairie life, including home furnishings, domestic accessories, tools, textiles, and vehicles. The 4-acre historic farm complex contains 15 historic buildings, with tours available inside the 1891 Wilson House, and the grounds include informational signs and QR codes to enhance learning. Built in 1891 and opened to the public after a seven-year, 1.2 million dollar restoration, the museum now receives 50,000 visitors annually.

The Heritage Farmstead Museum is an American Alliance of Museums accredited institution and has been awarded designation by the Plano Landmark Association, a State of Texas Historical Marker, and a listing in the National Register of Historic Places, and the Association has received accreditation from the American Association of Museums. As a non-profit, the Heritage Farmstead Museum thrives off of the contributions of the local community.

Last updated February 2, 2026.