Family-Friendly Activities
Are you attending the 2025 IAHE Parenting & Homeschool Conference as a family? Check out the programs for children and teens.
Visit the Learning Express Depot
Learning Express is full of educational and entertaining sessions created for children 5-12 years old with their families. Experience great storytelling, history, science, and most of all… FUN! Please note that this is not a drop-off program. A parent or grandparent must attend sessions with children.
Special Children’s Sessions include:
Friday
10:30am
Up in the Air
“Mr. P” – Roger Patterson
12:00pm
Mary Draper Ingles: A True Story of Courage & Family
Patty Hons
1:30pm
Dream, Explore, & Succeed
Tim Holmes
3:00pm
James Whitcomb Riley: “Our Hoosier Poet”
Danny Russel
4:30pm
Chemistry & the Theater
Dr. Jay Wile
Saturday
10:30am
The Amazing Design of Life
Dr. Jay Wile
12:00pm
Anna Maria Lane & America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman: Marquis de Lafayette
Roxanna Hart OBryant
1:30pm
Tale as Old as Time
Aden & Katie Morris
3:00pm
The Earth: Fearfully & Wonderfully Made
Dr. Jay Wile
4:30pm
Daniel Boone: “America’s Finest Frontiersman”
Danny Russel
Also, check out the exhibit hall for these vendors with activities specifically for children.
James Whitcomb Riley Boyhood Home & Museum
Learn about our Hoosier poet, his home, Little Orphant Annie and Raggedy Andy poems
Braspy’s Trinkets – Toys and Games
Puzzles, arts & crafts, toys, and games to explore
Answers in Genesis
Join Mr. P for some fun science demonstrations
Kingdom Quest
Let’s see what you can build and create with Nurkl toys
Famous Hoosiers, Inc.
Talk with and get a picture with James Whitcomb Riley or Daniel Boone
Historical Conquest
Learn history while playing this great card game.
Loomies, STEM and SEL
STEM fun though stories and games
PaperPie
Stop by and make paper airplanes & magic painting bookmarks
Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, Inc
Meet historical figures from the American Revolution.
Find out if you can trace your family back to a patriot
Discovery Toys
Lots of toys and games to explore
Indiana WILD LLC
Live animal exhibit
Saturday Only, 3:00-4:00pm: Find Belle and Gaston in or around the Exhibit Hall and get a photo with them!
Teen and Family Track
Engaging, entertaining, and educational workshops geared toward teens. Parents are welcome to attend.
Sessions include:
- Christians and Pop Culture, Israel Wayne
- The Rise and Fall of Rome—and Why it Matters!, Linda Lacour Hobar
- An Author’s Journey, Bryan Davis
- Colorful Clues in Creation, Roger Patterson
- The Strength of the Christian Worldview in a World Gone Mad, Rex Smith
- The Threat of Socialism, Linda Lacour Hobar
- Fantasy And The Reader’s Heart, Bryan Davis
- Navigating Technology, Screens and Media, Israel Wayne
- The Influence of Friends, Rex Smith
- The Privilege of Action, Trent Emmack
- ScreenStrong “You are More Than Your Screen”, Laura Hickman
SOLD OUT
Additional Opportunity for Teens
Does your teen want to learn how to take amazing photos with their camera or phone? This photography class is for beginning photographers ages 14-18, and is more hands-on and in-depth than a typical speaking workshop. Sign your teen up for four interactive classroom sessions to learn practical photography skills during the conference.
There will be four, 50-60 min sessions total, two on Friday and two on Saturday. Students will be given photo assignments to fulfill between sessions, leaving plenty of time to spend with family or in other workshops.
Class topics:
- Taking the Artistic Approach
- All About Lighting in Photography
- Tips on Composing, Organizing & Editing Your Photos
- Photo critique of photos taken by participants (Conclusion)