Homeschool Programs
Strawbery Banke welcomes families to step into the past in-person and virtually for learning and discovery in the historic neighborhood of Puddle Dock. Explore traditional arts and crafts such as basket weaving and woodworking, learn how to write a historical fiction book, solve mysteries using documents, images, and objects, and so much more!
Strawbery Banke offers financial assistance through the History Within Reach fund to make programs accessible to as many families as possible. Please fill out the form via the button below to apply.
History Within Reach is sponsored in part by the Georgia-Pacific Foundation and the generosity of individual donors
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Winter Celebrations Guided Tour
Date: December 10, 2026
Times: 9:30 AM, 10 AM, 10:30 AM, 11 AM, 12 PM & 12:30 PM
Ages: 6–12, grades 1–6
Cost: $15Take a walk through 150 years of winter celebrations in New England. Hear about the importance of New Year’s Day while exploring a hands-on exhibit and making a gift to take home. Visit an elaborately decorated Victorian home. Learn about Hanukkah in the early 20th century and other winter celebrations around the world. Finally, speak with a member of the Abbott family at their 1943 store and hear how World War II has impacted the Christmas holidays.
Winter Celebrations is a family program designed for children ages 6–12. Children ages 6–7 must be accompanied by an adult. Children ages 8–12 may participate without an accompanying adult.
Receive 10% off sibling registrations for homeschool classes, workshops, and tours.
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Historic Hearth Cooking Workshop
Date: January 12, 2027
Time: 9 AM–12:30 PM
Ages: 9–12, grades 3–6
Cost: Members $30, Nonmembers $40Cozy up by the hearth for a morning of cooking. Using 18th-century reproduction equipment and historical recipes, students will help prepare a seasonal meal. First-time hearth cooks are welcome, and returning participants will learn skills beyond those typically taught in shorter workshops.
Receive 10% off sibling registrations for homeschool classes, workshops, and tours.
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Surviving the Past Program
Dates: January 14, 21, 28 & February 4, 2027
Time: 9:30 AM–12 PM
Ages: 7–12, grades 2–6
Cost: Members $100, NonmembersCombine science and history to discover how people survived the perils of the past. Explore how theories about disease have changed over time. Investigate the natural disaster that caused the deadly “Year Without a Summer.” Practice skills Indigenous people learned for survival. Through historical simulations, creative problem-solving, experiments, and hands-on projects, discover how resilient humans can be.
Receive 10% off sibling registrations for homeschool classes, workshops, and tours.
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Art of Basket Weaving Workshop
Date: February 9, 2027
Time: 9 AM–12 PM
Ages: 9–12, grades 3–6
Cost: Members $30, Nonmembers $40Learn the traditional craft of basket making from Strawbery Banke Museum’s knowledgeable instructors. Participants will create a Victorian basket to take home. Limited to 12 participants.
Receive 10% off sibling registrations for homeschool classes, workshops, and tours.
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Beginner Spinning and Weaving Workshop
Date: March 2, 2027
Time: 9 AM–12 PM
Ages: 9–12, grades 3–6
Cost: Members $30, Nonmembers $40Discover how cloth was made before factories. Students will learn how a loom works and practice weaving different designs. They will also try several steps involved in turning wool into yarn.
Receive 10% off sibling registrations for homeschool classes, workshops, and tours.
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Living on Turtle Island: Abenaki Heritage Past and Present
Date: March 18, 2027
Time: 12:30–3 PM
Ages: 7–11
Cost: $15 per studentExplore New Hampshire’s Indigenous heritage through Abenaki culture, past and present. Experience storytelling, learn about caring for New England’s natural resources, build a wigwam, make pemmican, and play a traditional guessing game. Visit three historic buildings, including the People of the Dawnland exhibit, while exploring cultural traditions, New Hampshire history, geography, foodways, communication, and conservation.
One adult per family group may attend.
Receive 10% off sibling registrations for homeschool classes, workshops, and tours.
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Introduction to Museum Theater Workshop
Date: April 20, 2027
Time: 9 AM–3 PM
Ages: 9–12, grades 3–6
Cost: Members $60, Nonmembers $80All the world’s a stage in this full-day workshop! Discover how museum theater brings the past to life. Students will practice improvisation and acting techniques, dress in costume, explore reproduction toys and tools, and use historical research to portray a person from another time.
Receive 10% off sibling registrations for homeschool classes, workshops, and tours.
