Homeschool Programs
Homeschool Day
Join us on the Farmstead for Homeschool Day! Explore the work of local artisans and see how families lived on the Blackland Prairie during the late 1800’s-early 1900’s.
- Experience farm chores including laundry, plowing and planting a field, feeding the chickens, and milking Buttermilk the Cow (our mechanical milking machine).
- Talk with local artisans about their crafts. Artisans include: Dallas Handweavers and Spinners Guild, Blacksmith, and Cooper (barrel maker).
- Roll your own beeswax candle.
- Meet the farm animals: pigs, goats, sheep, ducks, Poncho the donkey and more!
- Hear a story read by members of North 40 Storytellers
- Enjoy a wagon ride around the farm!
- Take part in a scavenger hunt across the 4-acre farmstead.
Wilson House will not be open for this event.
Activities open 10am-12pm; grounds close at 1pm
- Child $12 (2-16 years old)
- Under 2 years old – no charge
- Adult $5 (17 years and up)
- Museum Members get one adult ticket FREE with purchase of a child’s ticket.
- All tickets are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
Homeschool Field Trips
Fall dates are SOLD OUT.
Make history come alive with a Heritage Farmstead Museum guided tour. Programs focus on life on the Blackland Prairie from 1891-1936.
Your students will experience life on the Blackland Prairie with authentic activities which could include farm chores such as planting and plowing, clothes washing, or feeding the chickens. Students connect agriculture with technology to gain a better understanding of how Texans have adapted to their environment over time.
Tours last 90 minutes and allow for hands-on exploration with trained docents or staff. Parent chaperones are essential to help guide students through stations.
$10 per student (40 student minimum to schedule)
$5 per parent
Email questions to education@heritagefarmstead.org
Add-on options:
- Wagon rides – $2 per student any grade
- Beeswax candle rolling – $2 per student for 1st-5th grade
- Leather stamping -$4 per student for 2nd-6th grade
Fall 2024 guided tours are sold out. We are scheduling for Spring 2025.
Homeschool Field Trip Interest
Support the Farmstead
As a non-profit, we thrive off of the contributions of our local community. Your contribution, no matter how big or small, makes a big difference in our farmstead.
