Wonder Workshop Children's Museum

06/13/2026

📣 Soul Food Summer Bash is on — rain or shine! 🌧☀

If the weather chooses rain, we'll move the activities indoors and channel the joy of these Wonder Workshop camp leaders and kids who turned a rainy afternoon into pure magic!

There's still time to purchase tickets for this delicious and fun event that supports the magic we try to bring to all the kiddos who walk through our doors!

✨What: Soul Food Summer Bash
🕓 When: Sat., June 13, 2026, 4-7pm
📍Where: Pottorf Hall, 1710 Avery Ave.
🎟 Tickets: https://www.wonderworkshop.org/announcements/annual-soul-food-dinner-fundraiser.html

06/13/2026

Did your little one not honor the Saturday morning sleep-in? Does nap time feel like hours away?? Let us keep them busy at Wonder Workshop this morning during Preschool Explorations!

🎟 Admission: $5 per child

⭐Wonder Workshop Children's Museum⭐
506 S 4th Street
www.wonderworkshop.org

06/11/2026

🌞 Saturday mornings are a great time to get the family out and about! Every Saturday at 10:30am, we'll have story time, activities, and time for free play inside and outside the museum! All summer long!

Join us this week for a look at the amazing world of insects! 🐝

🎟 Admission: $5 per child

⭐Wonder Workshop Children's Museum⭐
506 S 4th Street
www.wonderworkshop.org

06/11/2026

Summer Camp Week 2 was wildly fun! 🐅🌲

✨Local anthropologist and adventurer, Ryan Klataske brought his kids to share about their adventures in the Flint Hills and beyond, and ways our kiddos can find adventure all around them. KACEE staff member Amanda Campanella also visited last week and talked to our campers about getting outside and observing the wonders all around them.
✨ We explored the science behind blubber, nests, beaver-built dams, icebergs and animal habitats through fun (and messy!) hands-on experiments.
✨ We brought the animal world to life through face paint, clay, dioramas and more!
✨ We took field trips to the library and the Rolling Hills Zoo to see animals up close!
✨ And, of course, we had many opportunities for messy, creative play for our little wildlings themselves!

We'd like to thank another two amazing groups for their help in making our summer camp WONDERful! The College Avenue United Methodist Church Youth Group and the Kiwanis Club both awarded grants to help support Wonder Workshop Children's Museum! A huge thank you to both organizations who understand that all children deserve exceptional experiences!

06/10/2026

📣 A community event you don't want to miss! Delicious food and fun activities for the kids, while also supporting a great cause!

For more than 30 years, Wonder Workshop Children's Museum has been creating exceptional play and learning experiences for kiddos, and we make it our mission to ensure ALL kids have access to those experiences through scholarships and affordable fees.

If you're a longtime Wonder Workshop friend or you're finding us for the first time, we can't wait to see you Saturday! The kids' activities are free and the meal purchase is optional AND delicious! 😋

✨What: Soul Food Summer Bash
🕓 When: Sat., June 13, 2026, 4-7pm
📍Where: Pottorf Hall, 1710 Avery Ave.
🎟 Tickets: https://www.wonderworkshop.org/announcements/annual-soul-food-dinner-fundraiser.html

Instilling a desire for life long learning, recognize our cultural diversity, and foster creative potential in children, families, and our community.

06/07/2026

Some people turn lemons 🍋 into lemonade. Wonder Workshop turns excessively rainy days 🌧 into mud pies! Whether you choose to play inside, outside, or both, spend a little of your summer with us this week!

We are open MONDAY - SATURDAY from 10am-3pm and we'll have plenty of fun things to do!

⭐Wonder Workshop Children's Museum⭐
$5 admission
506 S 4th Street
www.wonderworkshop.org

06/06/2026

Hop on over to our Preschool Explorations session this morning at 10:30am! 🐸 We're excited to learn about pond life.

🎟 Admission: $5 per child

⭐Wonder Workshop Children's Museum⭐
506 S 4th Street
www.wonderworkshop.org

06/05/2026

Looking for FREE fun activities for the kids next Saturday, June 13? It's free to join us for the bounce houses, balloon animals and henna! Tickets can be purchased to enjoy the delicious soul food dinner that benefits the kiddos of Wonder Workshop.

✨What: Soul Food Summer Bash
🕓 When: June 13, 2026, 4-7pm
📍Where: Pottorf Hall, 1710 Avery Ave.
🎟 Tickets: https://www.wonderworkshop.org/announcements/annual-soul-food-dinner-fundraiser.html

Delicious soul food? ✅
Fun FREE kids' activities? ✅
Great company? ✅
Supports a great cause? ✅

Join us on June 13 in support of wonder, exploration and kiddos who deserve extraordinary experiences.

06/04/2026

Join us this Saturday, June 6, for our first Preschool Explorations session of the summer! Each Saturday at 10:30am, we'll meet for story time, activities and free play in the museum. This session is perfect for those ages 2-5 years old, but siblings are always welcome!

🎟 Admission: $5 per child

⭐Wonder Workshop Children's Museum⭐
506 S 4th Street
www.wonderworkshop.org

06/02/2026

Week 1 of our Think Big Summer Camp is in the books! We had a truly magical week of learning the ins and outs of the spy world. The highlights:

✨The Kansas State University Police Department visited and shared all about fingerprinting, drone work and their equipment (and answered all 486 questions the kids had!).
✨ We built obstacle courses and participated in spy training missions.
✨ We created our own spy gadgets, solved puzzles and made our way out of an escape room.
✨ We delighted in a huge bouncy water slide because even the best spies need a little down time.
✨ We visited the Riley County Police Department for a CSI lesson and tour of the facility (and they also so graciously answered all our many questions).
✨ We danced and played in the rain because spies need to be prepared for all conditions!

Each Tuesday, we'll be thanking the people and groups that help make these magical summers possible. This week, we'd like to start with the Daniel Keating Foundation and the Gregory P. St. Amand Memorial Fund for their generous contributions to our programs. Their support of our mission to bring this type of magic to ALL kiddos is crucial as we offer scholarships to our programs and keep the fees as low as possible. A huge thank you to both organizations who understand that all children deserve exceptional experiences!