Children's Activities: The Loudoun Museum hosts free programs several times a year to highlight different aspects of Loudoun's heritage. These Children's Activities are planned in conjunction with Special Events in historic Leesburg. Costumed interpreters and living historians illustrate life during the 18th and 19th centuries. Children enjoy crafts, storytelling and games that focus on daily living skills.

Walking Tours of Historic Leesburg. The walking tours of Leesburg last one hour and the guides address many aspects of the town and county's cultural history. Tours are available, by reservation, Monday through Friday from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

Children's Programs: All of the museum's programs for public, private and home-schooled students are lively interpretations of Loudoun County's unique past. Each program features hands-on object exploration, images, demonstrations, costumes and activities. Our educators will adapt each program to the students' ages, abilities and interests.

We require reservations for all children's programs. Please call the museum at 703.777.7427 or e-mail education@loudounmuseum.org to learn more.

• Guided Museum Visits: Each year, the museum's exhibitions and artifacts illustrate different major themes in Loudoun and Virginia's history. A tour of the museum's current exhibits, followed by a walking tour of historic Leesburg, is an excellent way to introduce students to Loudoun County's history. The walking tour of Leesburg touches on topics such as African-American history, the Civil War in Leesburg, and colonial life in Loudoun during the American Revolution.


• Outreach Program: Museum staff and volunteers come into the classroom to deliver these one half to one-hour on-site presentations. Topics include those mentioned above, and the museum provides pre- and post-presentation activities for the class. With sufficient notice, the museum can tailor programs and activities to fit the teacher's classroom needs.


• Scout Programs: The museum offers several programs to fulfill Girl Scout and Cub Scout badge requirements. All supplies are included (except the badges). Programs last an hour and a half, and can be scheduled Thursday afternoons (some Mondays and Tuesdays are also available).


• Camps:
  
  
  • Needlework Seminar for ages 8 through high school. 9:00am to noon, all supplies and snack included.
  
  
  • Civil War Camp at Banshee Reeks Preserve outside of Leesburg for ages 8-14, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. All supplies, crafts, snack included.
  
  
  • Archaeology Camp at Banshee Reeks Preserve outside of Leesburg for ages 12-18. All supplies included.
  
  
  • Please check back in April for more details.