Field Trips

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

$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

$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
- 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
- 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

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!