Stick Mule Races

All work and no play makes mules just as bored as it would people! Join museum staff to have some fun with the most agreeable mules around as we race wooden stick mules and celebrate these farm MVPs.

Summer Plant Survey

Help Plantation Agriculture Museum to better understand the environment of the park by helping us document the plants that live here. Visitors are invited to join park staff and identify the plants big and small that make their home at the museum.

Sensory Sunday

<p>Plantation Agriculture Museum is committed to creating an inclusive and educational experience for all visitors, including those with autism and other sensory sensitivities, for whom a typical trip to the museum can be much more challenging. To better serve those visitors and their families, the</p>

Plein Air Art

In the 19th and 20th centuries, artists across America were inspired to leave their studios and paint nature while in nature. Join park staff at the museum to follow in the path of this tradition and paint or draw scenes from around the museum grounds while enjoying the fresh air. A limited supply

Bird Feeder Craft

<p>Join park staff to make a simple small bird feeder of your own while learning&nbsp;about the ways that farms and birds have interacted over time and the ways that&nbsp;modern farmers are helping protect birds and their habitats.</p>

Let's Play!: Historic Games

For the children of sharecroppers and tenant farmers in the early 20th century, games might have looked quite a bit different than the ones kids play today. Join park staff at the museum to learn about the games of the past in the best way we know how, by playing them yourself!&nbsp;

How's It Growing?

How is a plant like a person? The answer might surprise you. We have more in common than you might think. Join park staff to learn the ways that all the parts of a plant work together to help it grow. Participants will also have the opportunity to create a sun print showing off parts of plants that

Let's Play!: Historic Games

For
the children of sharecroppers and tenant farmers in the early 20th
century, games might’ve looked quite a bit different than the ones kids play today. Join park
staff at the museum to learn about the games of the past in the best way we
know how, by playing them yourself! <br> <b>#ARSpringBreak</b> <br>

Wash Day

Scrub-a-dub-dub, what's with the tub? Roll up your sleeves and try out a washboard in this hands-on program exploring the hard work of laundry for early Arkansas farmers. Watch out, you might get wet!

Archeological Excavation: Piecing Together History

<p>Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park will host an archeological excavation during the first two weeks of June, and you’re invited! During this program, we will have a few artifacts found during the actual excavation happening on site this week for you to see. Pottery is an important piece of</p>

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