# Things to do with kids at Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center

> 4 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64110, in the Kansas City area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Track or Trees: Printed Trick-or-Treat Bags](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/track-or-trees-printed-trick-or-treat-bags--listing-b9dd37cd01e9234344785137) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center · All ages · checked Oct 14. Walk-in Halloween nature art at the Gorman Discovery Center: hand print recycled paper bags with animal tracks, leaves, feathers and snakeskin sheds to make a custom…
- [Beginner Bird Walk (Discovery Center)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/beginner-bird-walk-discovery-center--listing-be506eb7c4a965075d956466) — Fri, Nov 6 (+1 more date) · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center · Ages 8+ · Free · checked Oct 16. A Missouri Master Naturalist and Burroughs Audubon member guides this leisurely walk around the Discovery Center grounds, looking for birds that use its native gardens, trees and…
- [SSSSnakes: Snakes Through the Seasons (Discovery Center)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/ssssnakes-snakes-through-the-seasons-discovery-center--listing-f999c159bb1512bdbe915229) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Join an MDC naturalist at the Discovery Center to learn how each season shapes snake behaviour in Missouri — what snakes do in winter, when they are most active, and plenty of…
- [Frugal Foraging Folks: Weaving with Reeds, Vines & Grass (ages 12+)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/frugal-foraging-folks-weaving-with-reeds-vines-and-grass-ages-12--listing-b52b7e6aa1bd4fbf5ea4893c) — Wed, Dec 9 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center · Ages 12+ · checked Oct 20. A two-hour Missouri Department of Conservation workshop at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center in Midtown Kansas City. Participants weave something useful from…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/anita-b-gorman-conservation-discovery-center--listing-8ef0b9b23fbcf71e9fc06cdf) — Building: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am-4:00 pm (until 7 pm 1st and… · Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center · Free · checked Oct 14. MDC discovery center in midtown Kansas City with eight acres of natural areas, short paved and natural trails through forest, woodland, wetland and prairie habitats, native-plant…

## Recently ended

- [Archery: Aim for Adventure (Discovery Center)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/archery-aim-for-adventure-discovery-center--listing-c06b95c8b1d3b22fd91f4dc4) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [HOWLoween at the Discovery Center](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/howloween-at-the-discovery-center--listing-83e0eaa95297f7aa7a48c240) — ended Sat, Oct 17

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