# Things to do with kids at Cleveland Museum of Natural History

> 5 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106, in the Cleveland area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [Museum Family Day: Owls & Howls](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/museum-family-day-owls-and-howls--listing-bb11ec663b6b2d0188125ddd) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Cleveland Museum of Natural History · With admission · checked Oct 24. A Halloween family day at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Children come in costume to meet the museum's Animal Ambassadors, Ohio native animals, at special animal shows…
- [Curiosity Corner Teen Heart Lab](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/curiosity-corner-teen-heart-lab--listing-fc661540f44b3eb96952c547) — Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Ages 13–18 · From $30 · checked Oct 24. Part of the museum's new Curiosity Corner series for teens 13 to 18. In this two-hour lab, teens learn the anatomy, function and natural history of the heart, map out its…
- [Museum Family Day: The Science of You](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/museum-family-day-the-science-of-you--listing-593c3d0312488d323539aaec) — Sun, Nov 22 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Cleveland Museum of Natural History · With admission · checked Oct 24. A family day about human evolution at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Through demonstrations and hands-on stations, visitors follow the story from ancient hominins to…
- [Curiosity Corner Museum Career Day for Teens](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/curiosity-corner-museum-career-day-for-teens--listing-407f61e51483120cf3504a81) — Wed, Dec 30 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Cleveland Museum of Natural History · From $30 · checked Oct 24. A winter-break afternoon for high school students curious about museum careers. Teens meet staff from different departments of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, hear about…
- [Homeschool Explorers: Balto and the Iditarod](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/homeschool-explorers-balto-and-the-iditarod--listing-2c6c24bfeef8ba055b3f0f19) — Tue, Jan 19 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Cleveland Museum of Natural History · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A Tuesday-afternoon session of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's Homeschool Explorers series, a run of hands-on, discovery-driven programs built for homeschooling…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Cleveland Museum of Natural History](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/cleveland-museum-of-natural-history--listing-f261256426bcf540c4c281c1) — Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Mondays. · Cleveland Museum of Natural History · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 24. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History in University Circle covers dinosaurs, human origins, gems, Ohio wildlife and space, with a planetarium and 3D films available as add-ons…

## Nearby

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