Aviation Adventures for all groups
Perfect for play groups, daycares and recreational groups, these programs emphasize hands-on participation and maximum fun.
Hangin’ Around the Hangar!Ages 2 to 5
Kids take on the role of junior aircraft mechanic and learn the parts of an aircraft by helping take apart our model airplane and putting it back together again. A visit to the cockpit of our Cessna 150 and some great aviation crafts round out the hour.
Format: Workshop
Cost: $3.50 per child ($80 minimum group fee)
Duration: 60 to 75 minutes
Earn Your Pilot’s WingsAges 2 to 5
This program starts with a thrilling story about a pilot followed by a visit aboard our big DC-3 to see everything first hand. Kids learn about all the different jobs people do on airplanes, and make their very own wings badge.
Format: Workshop
Cost: $3.50 per child ($80 minimum group fee)
Duration: 60 to 75 minutes
All About HelicoptersAges 2 to 5
Kids discover how helicopters fly, the different jobs these aircraft do, and much more, through an exciting rescue story, a visit into the Museum to see the real thing, and a great “make-and-take” project.
Format: Workshop
Cost: $3.50 per child ($80 minimum group fee)
Duration: 60 to 75 minutes
I Want To Be a Jet Pilot!Ages 2 to 5
Kids become the pilot of an imaginary jet in an interactive story, try on real pilot’s gear, sit in an ejection seat, and make a cool model Starfighter Jet to take home.
Format: Workshop
Cost: $3.50 per child ($80 minimum group fee)
Duration: 60 to 75 minutes
The Mail Must FlyAges 5 to 7
This program includes delivering the mail in a scavenger hunt, a biplane craft workshop where kids “fly” a biplane in a barnstorming challenge, and an opportunity to take the controls of our Cessna 150.
Format: Workshop
Cost: $4.50 per child ($100 minimum group fee)
Duration: 120 minutes
Helicopters Up and DownAges 5 to 7
Kids take an interactive tour of the Museum’s helicopters, learning the different sounds helicopters make, how they fly, and what they are used for. Kids get to make and launch their own pair of rotors from the Museum’s mezzanine balcony, and come away with a cool 3-D paper helicopter they make themselves.
Format: Workshop
Cost: $4.50 per child ($100 minimum group fee)
Duration: 120 minutes
Jet PackAges 6 to 13
Kids take part in the “Jet Mania” obstacle course, tours of our jets, and cool hands-on aerodynamic experiments in the “Soaring Game.”
Format: Workshop
Cost: $4.50 per child ($100 minimum group fee)
Duration: 120 minutes
Aircraft MissionsAges 6 to 13
This program includes a tour focused on the jobs aircraft perform, making a mural for your group’s meeting place, and an opportunity to take the controls of a Cessna 150.
Format: Workshop
Cost: $4.50 per child ($100 minimum group fee)
Duration: 120 minutes