A Peoria Park District Facility

Field Trips

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Why visit the PlayHouse

Our mission at the Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum is to provide children with the tools and inspiration they need to be explorers and creators of the world and our field trip experiences accomplish just that!

Whether you are bringing your group to simply explore and play in the many exhibits here at our museum during a PlayHouse Adventure Field Trip or choose a Spotlight Field Trip with play time PLUS a specially curated STEAM classroom workshop, your students will be sure to have an amazing experience imagining, exploring, and creating here at the Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum.

Field Trip Options

PlayHouse Adventure Field Trip

New Exhibit Page - Motion Commotion

$4 per person (children and Adults)

Up to 2 hours of open playtime at the museum.

Recommended Age Range: 2 - 8 years old (Pre-K to 2nd Grade)

Booking On:

  • Wednesday and Friday mornings (between 9:15 am and 12:15 pm)
  • Thursday and Friday afternoons (between 12:15 and 3:15 pm)

Spotlight Field Trip

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$6 per child (Adults free of charge up to a 1:3 ratio)

Up to 2 hours of open playtime at the museum PLUS a 30-60 minute STEAM-based classroom workshop spotlighting one of our exhibits:

  • Spotlight: Construction - Explore the essential question: "How tall is tall?"
  • Spotlight: Down on the Farm - Explore the essential question: "How are farms helpful for humans and animals?"
  • Spotlight: Water - Explore the essential question: "How does a boat float?"

Recommended Age Range: 4 - 9 years old (Late Pre-K to 3rd Grade)

Booking On:

  • Wednesday and Friday mornings (between 9:15 am and 12:15 pm)
  • Thursday and Friday afternoons (between 12:15 and 3:15 pm)

Standards-Alignment

Spotlight Field Trip Workshops at the Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum are aligned with the following NGSS and Common Core Standards

Spotlight: Construction Workshop

  • Next Generation Science Standards
    • K-2 Engineering Design Concepts (NGSS K-2-ETS1)
    • 3-5 Engineering Design Concepts (NGSS 3-5 ETS1)
  • Common Core Standards for Mathematics
    • Kindergarten: Measurement and Data (K.MD)
    • Grade 1: Measurement and Data (1.MD)
    • Grade 2: Measurement and Data (2.MD)

Spolight: Water Workshop

  • Next Generation Science Standards
    • K-2 Engineering Design Concepts (NGSS K-2-ETS1)
    • 3-5 Engineering Design Concepts (NGSS 3-5 ETS1)
  • NGSS Performance Expectations
    • Kindergarten: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
    • Grade 1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
    • Grade 2: Structure and Properties of Matter

Spotlight: Down on the Farm Workshop

  • Next Generation Science Standards
    • K-2 Engineering Design Concepts (NGSS K-2-ETS1)
    • 3-5 Engineering Design Concepts (NGSS 3-5 ETS1)
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HOW TO BOOK A FIELD TRIP

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS AT THE PLAYHOUSE!

To learn more about current field trips, or to book a field trip, contact Kylan Butler at [email protected] or our Jennifer Stubbs at [email protected].

FIELDTRIP GUIDELINES

  • In order to ensure the best possible experience, all field trip requests must be submitted at least three weeks before your desired field trip date.
  • An 8:1 student-to-adult ratio is required for all field trips. When possible, we ask that we have no more adults than children on field trips.
  • Memberships cannot be utilized on group/field trip pricing.
  • The PlayHouse is currently booking Field Trips on Wednesdays and Fridays, with a start time as early as 9:15am.

Questions? Please email our Education Coordinator Kylan Butler at [email protected] OR our Education Manager Jennifer Stubbs at [email protected].

Please allow 1-2 days for a reply. Thank you!