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Learning for Children

History Lessons Beyond the Classroom

Landis Valley offers your child many opportunities to learn about the history of the everyday people who lived in Lancaster County during the 18th and 19th centuries. Designed around rotating themes, our programs introduce kids to farm children, young apprentices, tavern keeping families, men who drove Conestoga Wagons and practiced their trades, and women who made clothing and grew food for their families. They’ll also learn how to have fun in an age where imagination and ingenuity turned simple objects into toys and tools.

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Summer Camps

History comes to life for kids during themed summer camps at Landis Valley. In Summer Sampler, children ages 5-11 become farm children, with chores to do, games to play, and hearth-cooked food to make and eat.

Hands-On History

Hands-on-History Days provide children of all ages the opportunity to experience a living history farm and village through hands-on activities: children’s historic games and chores, wagon rides, one room schoolhouse lessons, PA German decorative art, and more.

Upcoming dates announced soon!

Please contact our education department for more information: c-sherbrow@pa.gov

Children’s Winter Camp

A perfect gift for parents and children alike! Over two mornings during the Christmas break, children ages 5-11 will learn crafts, games, and how to cook simple things over the open hearth.

Please contact our education department for more infomration: c-sherbrow@pa.gov. Registration is limited to 20 campers.

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