Field Trip FAQs

How to Book a Field Trip
All reservations must be submitted online 30 days in advance using the group visit request form. Space fills up quickly so book early! Once we enter your reservation onto our calendar, you will receive an invoice via email within 4 business days. If you do not receive an invoice within 4 business days, please contact us at info@museumofplay.org.

Chaperones/Teachers
Children must be supervised at all times. The museum includes one free adult chaperone/teacher for every five paid student tickets. Any additional adults visiting with your group will pay the regular admission fee, including Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden tickets. The museum parking garage is $7 per car.

Payment
Full payment or a purchase order is due two weeks in advance of your visit. Unpaid reservations will be cancelled. Group reservations are not refundable.

Funding Assistance
An admission discount of $2 off per student is available for schools that receive Title I funding.

Lunch
A lunch space can be reserved for your group if available. Lunch periods last 30 minutes. Large groups may have to be scheduled over multiple lunch periods.

Groups may bring a bagged lunch or order from the food court. Lunch bags will be stored on labeled carts in the lunchrooms. We cannot refrigerate or reheat any lunches.

Buses
There is a bus drop off lane located in front of the museum on Adventure Place. When you arrive, do not leave the bus until a museum staff member instructs you to do so. Buses may park offsite in a lot located off Alexander Street. This lot is located about two blocks from the museum. Maximum vehicle height for the parking garage is 8’ 2”. See the bus drop off and parking map.

Other Helpful Information
Make any chaperone-student groupings and review the museum map before arriving at the museum. A museum staff member will give your group a brief museum orientation when you arrive.

If you have additional adults and children that need to pay, please do so online before arriving.

Ensure you have your bus driver’s phone number.

Visit the Accessibility page for social stories and information about accommodations for students with special needs. If a student requires a 1:1 aide, please note that on the group visit request form.

Children with a museum membership attending a lesson must pay the lesson fee.