Tanner House Museum offers children's tours Aug. 18 and Sept. 15

Special tours geared for children, age 4-10, will be offered at the Tanner House Museum from 2 to 3 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 18 and Sept. 15.

The tours will take the children into the parlor, kitchen, dining room and the upstairs sitting room where there will be hands-on activities showcasing various aspects of child life in the late Victorian era, as well as a special story told by Kenlyn Nash-Demeter, and Anna Tanner interpreter.

The tours are free, but donations are appreciated. No reservations are needed.

Adults will be offered the opportunity to see other areas of the house while the children are engaged.

Regular tours will be given at 1 to 3 p.m. on those days.

Tanner House hours through Sept. 29 are Wednesdays and Sundays with tours at 1, 2 and 3 p.m.

The house will be closed through October and November, reopening Dec. 8-29 with open houses from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday, and 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays. It will be closed Dec. 25.

The Tanner House Museum is at 304 Oak Ave., corner of Oak and Cedar.

More information is available at www.aurorahistory.net or www.facebook.com/AuroraHistory/.