Field Trips & Group Visits
Basic: $6.00 per child.
Group Admission to qualify for group rate you must have a minimum of 15 children. The Woodlands Children’s Museum is geared for children age 6 and under. Field trips cannot be booked for children 7 and over.
School Year (September – May) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: Group size – minimum is 15 children and maximum is 30 children.
Monday: Group size – minimum is 50 children and maximum is 120 children. (split into two play sessions).
Please email reservations@woodlandschildrensmuseum.org for Monday availability.
If you have between 30 and 50 students please email so we can make the best choice for your group.
Summer (June 1 – August 31) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: Group size maximum is 30 children.
Field trips are scheduled on a space-available basis.
Group reservations are not available on holidays, weekends, spring break week or scheduled maintenance days.
Policies
To qualify for our group admission rate, your group must have a minimum of 15 children. Maximum group size is 30 children plus chaperones (50 minimum and 120 maximum on school-year Mondays). Your group must have an affiliation with a School (public, private, charter or home); preschool (federal, state or private); school district, county office of education; child care facility; community group camp program or a non-profit children’s organization.
Title I schools can email reservations@woodlandschildrensmuseum.org for potential discounts or available funding.
Your visit
Your visit in the Museum is for 2 hours. The museum does not provide guided tours or chaperones.
Deposit
A 50% non-refundable deposit is due 10 business days after making the reservation in order to confirm date. Reservations are not considered final or confirmed until deposit has been received. Please confirm your reservation two weeks before the scheduled date.
Balance due
The balance of your group admission will be auto-billed on the day before your group visit.
Payment
Deposit and final payment may be paid with cash, business check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express. Please, no purchase orders. Final payment must be paid in one transaction. No seperate receipts available.
Cancellation
Cancellation or rescheduling must be done at least ten (10) business days before the scheduled field trip date.
Refunds
Refunds will be made only in the event of Museum equipment failure, power failures or closures due to bad weather. No other refunds will be issued. Cancellation does not qualify for refund.
Chaperones
We require 1 adult chaperone for every 6 children. Chaperones must be 18 years of age or older and are admitted free of charge. Additional adult chaperones and/or siblings pay the school trip admission rate of $6 each (cash or $7 credit card). Chaperones are required to stay with the children at all times while in the Museum.
15-17 children = two FREE adults.
18-23 children = three FREE adults.
24-29 children = four FREE adults.
Lunches
No food or drinks are allowed on the museum floor. Groups are welcome to eat their lunches in one of our classrooms for an additional $25 charge (upon availability). Reservations are required in advance. Lunch rooms are not available during the summer.
Memberships or Discounts
Museum members are required to pay field trip admission. No additional discounts or passes will be honored with your group visit.
General notes
Teachers and Chaperones are expected to interact with their children during the visit using the museum as an off-site classroom!
Contact reservations@woodlandschildrensmuseum.org for more information
