AHA! A Hands-On Adventure, A Children's Museum

06/04/2026

Celebrating 18 years of learning, laughter, and love! 🎂✨ 2026 is a special year – AHA! turns 18! For 18 years, we’ve welcomed littles and bigs into a world of discovery, imagination, and hands-on learning.💛
Now we want to celebrate with YOU! Send us your stories, memories, and photos - and ask your kids (even if they’re grown!) to do the same.

Email your photos to [email protected] for a chance to be a part of the celebration and be featured on our social media this year!

06/03/2026

The garden is officially open at AHA! 🌱☀️

Join us every Friday from 10 a.m. to noon for hands-on gardening sessions designed to spark curiosity, creativity and a love for the outdoors. In partnership with Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County and Ohio State - Fairfield County 4-H, children and families can learn all about gardening from local Master Gardener Stephanie and local 4-H member Amelia while exploring, planting and growing together. 🌼🪴

Included with admission or membership! We look forward to seeing you.

06/02/2026

Play is more than fun - it’s how young children learn, connect and grow. 💛

Face-to-face play with trusted adults helps build language skills, emotional confidence and healthy brain development. Stop by AHA! and discover the power of imaginative play firsthand. Sometimes the best thing you can give a child is your time, attention and willingness to play alongside them.✨

Learn more: https://www.aha4kids.org/

06/02/2026

What a wonderful day at AHA!’s Celebrate! Summer! arty party.🎨

Thank you to everyone who came out and made the event such a success. It was incredible to see families, kids, and community members all coming together to create, explore, and kick off summer in such a joyful way.

We’re especially grateful to our community partners - Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, Fairfield County Park District, Lancaster Parks and Recreation Department, Fairfield County District Library, Lancaster Festival, Fairfield County Heritage Association, Ohio Glass Museum and Glassblowing Studio, Realeyes Program, and Focal Pointe Optometry - for showing up and helping make the day so special.

And a big thank you to our volunteers and staff who kept the art tables running and helped little hands bring big ideas to life. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Here’s to more moments of creativity, connection, and community all summer long!🌞

06/01/2026

Looking for a simple way to help stretch your grocery budget this summer? 🍅

Maywood Mission is giving away FREE tomato plants to anyone in the community while supplies last! These starter plants are ready to go into the ground and are a great way to grow fresh food at home.

📍 Pick Up Location:
Maywood Mission
1029 S. Broad St.
Lancaster, OH

🕙 Pick Up Times:
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

🌱 Free to anyone while supplies last.

A big thank you to the Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County Master Gardeners for donating the plants and helping support our community in such a meaningful way!

06/01/2026

UPDATED POST: STARTING June 8th!

🍞🍐🍓Happy June!!

We will be hosting Free Summer meals starting NEXT Monday! Please stop by Tallmadge Elementary, Mt. Pleasant or Connexion West for a free meal for all kids and teens 18 and younger.

We hope to see you there! 🤩💚

06/01/2026

Thank you so much for being here!

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

Let’s Celebrate! Summer! We’re ready for you!

05/30/2026

Summer starts at AHA! ☀️ Join us for Celebrate! Summer! today from 10 a.m. to noon in the Nature Playscape (weather permitting). Hands-on activities, community partners, crafts, animals & more await!
Free with admission or membership. 🎉 Join the fun! https://www.facebook.com/share/18Kc2NLxQ6/