Children's Programs at Colonial Williamsburg

Fees for the programs are in addition to admission prices which are $37 for adults and $18 for ages 6-17.
 
Colonial Apprentice Program. This daylong program, offered in the summer, gives families a chance to take an in-depth look at eighteenth-century trades, such as silversmithing, blacksmithing, wig making, and gunsmithing.
 
Kids’ Summer Program. These daylong programs change each summer and may include an in-depth look at revolutions in science and technology that occurred during the colonial period, finding out what women did to help prepare for the Revolution, or learning about the lives of Williamsburg’s rich and famous.
 
Spinning Stories/Spanning Time. This fall event brings nationally acclaimed storytellers to Williamsburg for a weekend of stories from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries.
 
Remember Me. Children spend the evening with the slave Paris, an old man recalling his life in Africa, his enslavement, and how he’s managed his cultural and spiritual survival.
 
The Military Encampment. For physically active children, a chance to “enlist” and experience eighteenth-century military life, with marching, musket drills, and a chance to learn how a cannon is fired, all in an authentic Revolutionary War campsite.
 
Peyton Randolph Urban Plantation. This recently reconstructed site is the second-largest residence in Williamsburg, second only to the Governor’s Palace. Here children can learn through hands-on experience about the lives of a wealthy colonial family and the lives of their twenty-seven slaves.
 
Papa Said, Mama Said. Adult slaves recall how they learned about their culture and its values from the stories of their people’s past.
 
Colonial Kids on Parade. An evening program with a puppet show, eighteenth century dancing, a fencing lesson, and African-American music and storytelling.
Cry Witch. This dramatic reenactment of the 1706 witchcraft trial of Grace Sherwood fascinates older children. Sherwood is accused of killing a baby through the use of the “black arts.” The audience, after listening to the evidence and questioning witnesses, must determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.
 
Native Americans. Families encounter tribal members throughout the historic district, engaging them in conversation about their customs and attitudes toward the fighting between the “Mother Country” and its colonial residents.