Join the Wingfield Heritage House Museum for a free, hands-on family event exploring the ingenuity that helped build Ruidoso. Through interactive maker stations, children and families will discover how early residents used water, timber, gravity, and simple machines to thrive in the mountains while designing, building, and experimenting together.
Activities include creating a working miniature water wheel, engineering a timber chute and sawmill hoist, designing a Plinko game and cardboard inventions, and experimenting with Ruidoso’s mineral-rich water in a fun fizz and foam science lab.
Whether you’re a budding engineer, scientist, or simply curious about local history, this interactive morning offers a fun way to connect with Ruidoso’s past through creativity and hands-on learning.
Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Wingfield Heritage House Museum
2813 Sudderth Drive
Ruidoso, NM 88345
Admission: Free and open to all ages.
Maker Stations
Water Wheel Wonders – Build a working miniature water wheel while learning how mountain streams powered early Ruidoso.
Timber Transport & Sawmill Hoist – Take on a two-part engineering challenge inspired by the region’s historic logging industry.
Plinko Challenge & Cardboard Lab – Explore gravity, slopes, and friction by creating a Plinko game or inventing your own cardboard machine.
Fizz & Foam Lab – Discover the science behind Ruidoso’s hard water through hands-on chemistry experiments that create colorful foaming reactions.