2026 Summer Programs
Time Travelers programs are offered for 1st - 5th graders at $8 per session + material fees. Students living within Eau Claire Area School District (ECASD) boundaries should register for ECASD Only sessions to take advantage of special pricing arrangements, Chippewa Valley Museum members can participate in General Sessions for the cost of materials, Please contact our Museum Educator, Karen Jacobson, with any questions regarding children's programs at k.jacobson@cvmuseum.com | Contact Us | (715) 834-7871
Please note: Workshop attendance is limited to 25 students/session
- Registration opens March 7 at 8am -
Check out our summer workshops for kids
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■ U.S. at 250 | ECASD Only | June 23 or 24 from 2-3:30pm
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• Tour our newest exhibit to explore the United States turning 250 years old
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• Reflect upon our nation’s birth while learning to write with a real quill pen
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• March or hum along to the tunes of fife and drum
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• Design your own Tricorn hat souvenir
Material Fee: $5
Offered June 23 or June 24 from 2-3:30pm
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U.S. at 250 | General | June 24 from 10:30am-Noon
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• Tour our newest exhibit to explore the United States turning 250 years old
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• Reflect upon our nation’s birth while learning to write with a real quill pen
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• March or hum along to the tunes of fife and drum
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• Design your own Tricorn hat souvenir
$8 + $5 Material Fee | CVM Members $5 Material Fee only
Offered June 24 from 10:30am-Noon
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■ History Heroes | ECASD Only | July 7 or 8 from 2-3:30pm
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• Discover how museums work to save history
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• Help protect Eddy the Teddy from a dangerous attack of the mold
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• Go on a Treasure Hunters quest to uncover hidden relics
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• Try our Memory Keepers smell machine and test out toys from yesteryear
Material Fee: $5
Offered July 7 or July 8 from 2-3:30pm
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History Heroes | General | July 8 from 10:30am-Noon
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• Discover how museums work to save history
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• Help protect Eddy the Teddy from a dangerous attack of the mold
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• Go on a Treasure Hunters quest to uncover hidden relics
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• Try our Memory Keepers smell machine and test out toys from yesteryear
$8 + $5 Material Fee | CVM Members $5 Material Fee only
Offered July 8 from 10:30am-Noon
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■ Lumberjack Legends & Lore | ECASD Only | July 14 or 15 from 2-3:30pm
Note: This class meets inside the CVM Logging Center at 1110 East Half Moon Drive. Please use the entrance closest to the giant statues of Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox
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• Visit an 1890s replica logging camp
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• Sketch or scratch some lumberjack art
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• Play games and win medals in the Tall Tales Olympics
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• Get your photo taken with Paul Bunyan & Pancake Man
Material Fee: $5
Offered July 14 or July 15 from 2-3:30pm
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Lumberjack Legends & Lore | General | July 15 from 10:30am-Noon
$8 + $5 Material Fee | CVM Members $5 Material Fee only
Offered July 15 from 10:30am-Noon
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■ Victorian Picnic | ECASD Only | July 21 or 22 from 2-3:30pm
Note: This class meets at the Historic Schlegelmilch House in Downtown Eau Claire at 517 South Farwell Street. Please use the Lake Street entrance.
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• Exercise your green thumb during a themed garden stroll
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• Make a cup of tea the Victorian way
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• Enjoy a taste of Queen’s biscuits or scones with jam
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• Practice the secret language of fans
Material Fee: $5
Offered July 21 or July 22 from 2-3:30pm
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Victorian Picnic | General | July 22 from 10:30am-Noon
Note: This class meets at the Historic Schlegelmilch House in Downtown Eau Claire at 517 South Farwell Street. Please use the Lake Street entrance.
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• Exercise your green thumb during a themed garden stroll
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• Make a cup of tea the Victorian way
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• Enjoy a taste of Queen’s biscuits or scones with jam
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• Practice the secret language of fans
$8 + $5 Material Fee | CVM Members $5 Material Fee only
Offered July 22 from 10:30am-Noon
