Scavenger Hunt Saturdays!

A great activity for kids up to age 10. Every Saturday at the Watkins is Scavenger Hunt Saturday: Drop by the museum to search for objects around the building and […]

Free

Watkins Summer Games!

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Watkins Summer Games are back! Every Wednesday in June and July, bring your kids age 10 and under to the museum for super fun games, crafts, and dances. AND you […]

Free

Danger & Glory: The Life of a Civil War Soldier

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Over three million Americans served in the Civil War, including twenty thousand Kansans. Join us in-person and online as historian Will Haynes tells stories of the adventures and harsh realities […]

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Watkins Tiny Tours: Artifacts All Around

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Tiny Tours is a popular, free museum series for kids age 3-5 and their grownups. Activities offer a play-based approach to learning and include stories, crafting, and more! Register your […]

Free

Halloween at the Watkins

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Our biggest event of the year returns! Drop by the museum for trick-or-treating and a ghostly scavenger hunt with prizes.

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Watkins Tiny Tours: Stories Lead the Way (Maps)

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Tiny Tours is a popular, free museum series for kids age 3-5 and their grownups. Activities offer a play-based approach to learning and include stories, crafting, and more! Register your […]

Free

Tails & Traditions Holiday Festival

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

One of our most popular events returns! Bring the kids inside for holiday-themed crafts and activities, including the famous WATKINS HOBBY HORSES and the return of a new favorite, the […]

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Watkins Tiny Tours: Snapshot Stories (Photography)

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Tiny Tours is a popular, free museum series for kids age 3-5 and their grownups. Activities offer a play-based approach to learning and include stories, crafting, and more! Register your […]

Free

Watkins Tiny Tours: Seeing the Story

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Tiny Tours is a popular, free museum series for kids age 3-5 and their grownups. Activities offer a play-based approach to learning and include stories, crafting, and more! Register your […]

Free

Watkins Tiny Tours: Read All About It

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Tiny Tours is a popular, free museum series for kids age 3-5 and their grownups. Activities offer a play-based approach to learning and include stories, crafting, and more! Register your […]

Free

Watkins Tiny Tours: Storytelling Secrets

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Tiny Tours is a popular, free museum series for kids age 3-5 and their grownups. Activities offer a play-based approach to learning and include stories, crafting, and more! Register your […]

Free