# Things to do with kids at Lakeside Nature Center

> 4 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64132, in the Kansas City area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Hike with a Naturalist at Lakeside Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/hike-with-a-naturalist-at-lakeside-nature-center--listing-502907fd1d79345e818cf174) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Lakeside Nature Center · Free · checked Oct 14. Guided hike focused on habitats around Lakeside Nature Center, typically on the upper Fox Hollow trail (primarily rock-covered); some naturalists add a more challenging part of…
- [Mother Nature Reads – Storytelling for Children](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/mother-nature-reads-storytelling-for-children--listing-e1081dd61b0502472f9ba6d9) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM · Lakeside Nature Center · Free · checked Oct 14. A morning of storytelling for children given by "Mother Nature" at Lakeside Nature Center. Children make a craft to take home; occasionally a presentation with one of the…
- [Earth Keepers – a Native Wildlife Event](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/earth-keepers-a-native-wildlife-event--listing-ca5fd8b34d560dfc43be67a4) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Lakeside Nature Center · Free · checked Oct 14. Native wildlife event on how to be an earth keeper and support wildlife and habitats. Table displays include 'leaving the leaves', darker skies for wildlife, planting native…
- [Around Since the Dinosaurs – a Native Wildlife Event](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/around-since-the-dinosaurs-a-native-wildlife-event--listing-d2b3d43c9156d589421287d8) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Lakeside Nature Center · Free · checked Oct 14. Native wildlife event at Lakeside Nature Center about animals that shared the world before, during and after the dinosaurs. Visitors meet animal ambassadors whose kinds were…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Lakeside Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/lakeside-nature-center--listing-da3e33700a0c6a195b7dfce2) — Nature Center building: Tuesday-Sunday 9 am-4 pm, closed Monday. Gardens and trails… · Lakeside Nature Center · checked Oct 14. Nature center in Swope Park owned and operated by Kansas City Parks and Recreation, with support from Friends of Lakeside Nature Center. It houses about 60 native animals…

## Recently ended

- [What's Out at Night – a Native Wildlife Event](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/what-s-out-at-night-a-native-wildlife-event--listing-14ade3414e0425660fc65630) — ended Sat, Oct 17

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