Field Trips
Book a Field Trip with Us
Embark on an educational adventure with a field trip to Kids Square, the ultimate interactive hands-on play center for children of all ages! Our field trips are carefully designed to provide a unique and stimulating learning experience that is both engaging and informative. With a diverse range of hands-on activities and interactive exhibits, your students will have the opportunity to explore and learn in a safe and dynamic play environment. Our dedicated educators bring SOL (Standards of Learning) concepts to life through hands-on learning experiences, fostering a deeper understanding of core subjects. By incorporating S.T.E.A.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) activities into our curriculum, we inspire young minds to explore, create, and develop critical thinking skills in a fun and interactive environment.
Whether you’re an educator, group leader, or parent, our field trips offer an unforgettable opportunity to learn and play in a way that is both fun and educational. So why wait? Book your field trip with us today and let us help you create an exciting and educational adventure that your children will remember for years to come!
Location, Pricing, and Scheduling
- Kids Square is located on Center in the Square’s 3rd floor and is geared towards children ages 1-10.
- Field Trips can be scheduled for students in public school, private school, home school, preschool, daycare centers, home daycare, summer or holiday camps
- Kids Square two-hour field trips are scheduled on Monday-Wednesday, 8:00am-10:00am and 9:00am-11:00am in one-hour increments
- Monday field trips are reserved for groups with 50+ students and must be paid in advance
- Tuesday-Wednesday field trips are open for groups with a minimum of 15 students
- Please email info@kidssquare.org for options for less than 15 students
- Standard field trip is $8 per student/$8 per parent or sibling (regular admission price is $9)
- Memberships cannot be used for admission on field trips
Field Trip Information
Kids Square staff will work with you during your field trip in grouping students for museum play to ensure all students experience all areas of the museum
Students must be supervised at all times while in the museum
One teacher or school staff member is required to chaperone a group of 10 or less students
One free teacher or school staff member is allowed per five paying students with a maximum of four free teachers/school staff members
Exceptions may be made for larger groups or groups with special needs students, if discussed in advance with our Visitor Services Coordinator
Teachers/Staff Members are solely and fully responsible for their students during the field trip and any attending parents/guardians must stay within sight of their children at all times while in the museum
All attendees, including parents/siblings, ages 1 and older, must pay the $8 field trip admission fee, even Kids Square Members
No food/beverages allowed in the museum except for water in a closed container. Kids Square has limited lunch space available. For more information, please check with our Visitor Event Coordinator at info@kidssquare.org
Please arrive promptly to Kids Square at the field trip start time to avoid a shorter play time
We suggest that your group arrives a short time before the start of your field trip to use the Center in the Square restrooms which are suitable for large groups. Center in the Square public restrooms are located in the lobby just past the stairway – Kids Square is located on the third floor
- Diggers are NOT included in the Field Trip experience
Please provide an updated number of attendees to info@kidssquare.org three days prior to your field trip
Field Trip Payment Information
Due to staffing needs for field trips scheduled on Monday when the museum is closed to the public, Monday field trips require a non-refundable deposit of $400 ($8 × 50 attendees) paid in advance. On the day of your field trip, you will pay for any additional attendees over and above the 50 attendees by one debit/credit card or check payable to Center in the Square. PLEASE NOTE: Public Schools are exempt from the non-refundable deposit and will pay by invoice.
For all other field trip days, payment in full can be made on the day of the field trip by one debit/credit card for your entire group or by check made payable to Center in the Square
Field Trip payments are non-refundable so if unforeseen circumstances occur and the contact person or Kids Square must postpone, your field trip will be rescheduled to take place within 30 days
Please collect parent/sibling admission fees prior to the field trip and pay in one lump sum upon arrival in exact change, by one debit/credit card or by check payable to Center in the Square
Know Before You Go
Parking convenient to Center in the Square for vans or buses is available in the lot owned by Premier Parking behind Firestone Tire on the corner of Campbell Avenue and Williamson Road.
Contact information for downtown parking:
- PARK Roanoke, 540-343-0585, https://parkroanoke.com, they manage lots and garages for the City of Roanoke.
- Premier Parking, 540-685-4905, a private company managing a number of downtown parking lots.
- Downtown Roanoke parking information: https://www.downtownroanoke.org/get-around/parking
We highly recommend that you encourage everyone in your family/group to use the restrooms on the first level of our building before coming upstairs to Kids Square. These large, multi-stall restrooms are perfect for accommodating multiple people. These restrooms are located to the left behind the stairway.
Rules are important and will be reviewed at EACH VISIT to the museum. Please be patient as our rules are designed to keep children safe and to give everyone in the museum a similar experience in each exhibit area. Parents are asked to help enforce rules. Kids Square Staff is required to address rules that are being broken.
· Adults must be accompanied by a child.
· Toys cannot be removed from the exhibit area you are exploring. This ensures ALL children have the same experience as you.
· Clean up together before exiting an exhibit. This not only helps with tripping hazards, it teaches responsibility.
· Leave shoes on while at the museum except for our “shoe off zones” that are clearly marked.
· No food, drink or gum allowed in the museum. A small snack area is provided outside of museum that patrons are welcome to use. Re-entry to the museum on the same day is free of charge.
· Parents and caregivers are responsible for their children’s behavior and will be responsible for any damage to exhibits that was the result of abuse.
· All ride-on toys (with wheels) must stay on the road.
· Use walking feet at all times.
· Please follow any safety signs displayed throughout the museum, paying close attention to each exhibits individual rules. Exhibits are unique and some require more attention than others.
