# Things to do with kids at Las Vegas Natural History Museum

> 14 upcoming family events and 2 ongoing programs and visits at Las Vegas Natural History Museum, 900 Las Vegas Blvd N, Las Vegas, NV 89101, in the Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas area. Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Archaeology: Out of Context](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/archaeology-out-of-context--listing-1c55f735778f865e23837844) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · With admission · checked Oct 16. A hands-on mystery activity at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum in which participants think like archaeologists and try to fix a dig that someone has badly bungled. Museum…
- [Early Explorers: Measuring Monsters](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/early-explorers-measuring-monsters--listing-2bf502d56b2b9179cee0b4c5) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · Up to 8 · With admission · checked Oct 16. An Early Explorers science session at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum for young children. Kids pretend they have just discovered an unfamiliar creature and learn what…
- [Dinoween: Monsters & Mischief](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/dinoween-monsters-and-mischief--listing-22fb0f9d1f98506968328724) — Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · With admission · checked Oct 16. The Las Vegas Natural History Museum's annual Halloween day, held on Nevada Day (Friday, October 30) from 10 am to 3 pm. Dinoween: Monsters & Mischief mixes Victorian…
- [Skeleton Scavenger Hunt at Las Vegas Natural History Museum](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/skeleton-scavenger-hunt-at-las-vegas-natural-history-museum--listing-e8025c780fe09d984f2c3ef3) — Sat, Oct 31 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. An all-day, self-paced Halloween scavenger hunt at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum on Saturday, October 31. The museum's skeleton mascot, Mr. Bones, has left pieces of…
- [Early Explorers: Día de los Muertos Storytime](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/early-explorers-dia-de-los-muertos-storytime--listing-667749a87e3b6d6d46f2bc6f) — Sun, Nov 1 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · Up to 6 · With admission · checked Oct 16. A gentle storytime for young children at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum that introduces the meaning of Día de los Muertos in an age-appropriate, welcoming way. Through a…
- [Scientist Spotlight: Aaron Yazzie—Engineering for Planetary Exploration](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/scientist-spotlight-aaron-yazzie-engineering-for-planetary-exploration--listing-ec7e3195dcc123a35b54e762) — Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. This Scientist Spotlight at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum features Aaron Yazzie, a Navajo mechanical engineer who has helped design and support NASA tools that collect and…
- [Early Explorers: Raven Storytime (A Trickster Tale)](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/early-explorers-raven-storytime-a-trickster-tale--listing-cbe9f0b1de83cba4c4209f13) — Sun, Nov 8 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · Ages 3–8 · With admission · checked Oct 24. Early Explorers is the Las Vegas Natural History Museum's storytime for young children. This session reads Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott…
- [From Fiber to Fashion: Leatherwork](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/from-fiber-to-fashion-leatherwork--listing-456418a633bd92c4f8fdf195) — Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Part of the museum's From Fiber to Fashion series, this drop-in workshop looks at leather, one of humanity's oldest and most durable materials. A short introduction explains how…
- [Early Explorers: Buffalo Storytime (The Gift of the Great Buffalo)](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/early-explorers-buffalo-storytime-the-gift-of-the-great-buffalo--listing-3fd122dc3b082f5a077829a1) — Sun, Nov 15 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · Ages 3–8 · With admission · checked Oct 24. This Early Explorers storytime at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum reads The Gift of the Great Buffalo by Carole Lindstrom. Children follow Rose, a young Métis-Ojibwe girl…
- [Plains Beadwork: Loom Beading Basics](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/plains-beadwork-loom-beading-basics--listing-2cb410d909f940b1d75b8ea4) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · Ages 8+ · With admission · checked Oct 24. An introduction to the beadwork traditions of the Native Peoples of the Great Plains, held at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum. Participants first learn how beadwork has been…
- [Early Explorers: Braided Roots Storytime](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/early-explorers-braided-roots-storytime--listing-8a3b1521032d93d1c0b3451e) — Sun, Nov 22 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · Ages 3–8 · With admission · checked Oct 24. The Early Explorers storytime on November 22 reads Braided Roots by Pasha Westbrook, a picture book in which a father braids his daughter's hair while sharing stories of their…
- [Library Fossil Lab: Build-a-Bone Creature Challenge](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/library-fossil-lab-build-a-bone-creature-challenge--listing-3e40088bd0a08f1ab9922397) — Wed, Nov 25 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. During Thanksgiving week, the Las Vegas Natural History Museum hosts special guests from the Clark County Library Fossil Lab for a hands-on paleontology program. Families learn…
- [Woven Throughout History: Stories in Cloth (Otomi-Inspired Textile Printing) with Xochil](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/woven-throughout-history-stories-in-cloth-otomi-inspired-textile-print--listing-aecb66689fb6c7c8c20849bb) — Sat, Nov 28 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A family textile-printing workshop for Indigenous Heritage Month with Xochil, a first-generation, self-taught Chicana artist based in Las Vegas whose work draws on Mexican…
- [Woven Throughout History: Color from Nature (Wax Resist & Natural Dye) with Xochil](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/woven-throughout-history-color-from-nature-wax-resist-and-natural-dye--listing-0d8519abeebaeecbfd771da8) — Sun, Nov 29 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · With admission · checked Oct 24. In this second Woven Throughout History workshop, Las Vegas artist Xochil shows families how plants can create color for textiles. After a short introduction to plant-based…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Las Vegas Science & Natural History Museum](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/las-vegas-science-and-natural-history-museum--listing-fd80a7b64a86137306fe9523) — Open Daily 9:00 A.M.–4:00 P.M.; closed Thanksgiving Day and December 25 · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · All ages · From $7 · checked Oct 14. Smithsonian Affiliate, AAM-accredited natural history museum north of downtown with dinosaurs, live sharks, and Egypt and Africa galleries, plus regular shark feedings and family…
- [Shark Feeding at Las Vegas Natural History Museum](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/shark-feeding-at-las-vegas-natural-history-museum--listing-cd92fb3af5ddaa3dfb4248e7) — Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:30 PM (24 dates listed) · Las Vegas Natural History Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. The museum's Animal Care Team feeds its sharks a nutritious meal while visitors learn about sharks. Presented in English.

## Recently ended

- [Early Explorers: Are Vampires Real?](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/early-explorers-are-vampires-real--listing-21cf2ee5904fc7961a5abd9c) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Making Monsters with Julia Hapney](https://grassyknees.com/las-vegas/activities/making-monsters-with-julia-hapney--listing-c6871391e8dff7418e31e149) — ended Sat, Oct 17

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