# Ash Wood Ornament Art > Event for families in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area (WI). Times are Central Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM - Where: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI 53217 - Ages: Designed for children aged 3 and older (with an adult) - Price: Members $20 per adult/child pair; Non-members $26 per adult/child pair - Organizer: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center - Official page: https://www.schlitzaudubon.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/ash-wood-ornament-art--listing-c3eb6adac8d00748707a0ba1 ## About An adult/child pair program that starts with a hike through the forest to learn why trees matter and how the invasive Emerald Ash Borer has changed the center's woods. Back inside, children paint holiday ornaments on 'tree cookies' cut from ash trees felled on the property. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Indoors and outdoors. ## Similar picks in Milwaukee - [The Nutcracker: Drosselmeyer's Imaginarium — Milwaukee Ballet](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/the-nutcracker-drosselmeyer-s-imaginarium-milwaukee-ballet--listing-6e516087816ea24dbaba5ed7) — Sat, Dec 5 (+10 more dates) · Marcus Performing Arts Center · Paid · checked Oct 24. Milwaukee Ballet's annual holiday production, Michael Pink's The Nutcracker: Drosselmeyer's Imaginarium, follows the Tannenbaum children on a magical adventure where reality and… - [A Christmas Carol — Milwaukee Rep](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/a-christmas-carol-milwaukee-rep--listing-196b14fb610d5232641e8305) — Dec 2 – Dec 24 · Pabst Theater · Ages 6+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. Milwaukee Rep's annual staging of Dickens's holiday story, adapted and directed by Mark Clements, with Matt Daniels as Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is visited by Jacob Marley and… - [Winter Wonder Woods at Hawthorn Glen](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/winter-wonder-woods-at-hawthorn-glen--listing-728fc3df9605992ca94ef7fe) — Thu, Dec 10 (+2 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Hawthorn Glen Outdoor Education Center · Free · checked Oct 24. An evening walk through the woods at Hawthorn Glen, Milwaukee Recreation's 23-acre nature center, with nature-inspired displays that gently light the path and explain the natural… - [¡Construye una Casa de Jengibre! (Build a Gingerbread House)](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/construye-una-casa-de-jengibre-build-a-gingerbread-house--listing-bf0912bd3ac1ad5ffe9a505d) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Waukesha Public Library — Program Room A/B · checked Oct 24. A Spanish-language family program: build a gingerbread house while enjoying a cup of Abuelita hot chocolate, pan dulce and festive seasonal music. All materials are provided… - [Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! at First Stage](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/dr-seuss-s-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-at-first-stage--listing-9081136c84ea6a4adeb31942) — Sat, Nov 21 (+18 more dates) · Todd Wehr Theater at the Marcus Performing Arts Center · Ages 5+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. First Stage's holiday musical of the Dr. Seuss story, with toe-tapping songs and Seussian spectacle, performed by alternating Red and Green casts that include young actors. It… - [Handmade for the Holidays: A Giftmaking Gathering](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/handmade-for-the-holidays-a-giftmaking-gathering--listing-a6e2c3e6de8c0a1336355a5e) — Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Riveredge Nature Center, Saukville · Ages 2–12 · From $20 · checked Oct 24. A drop-in afternoon of nature-inspired holiday gift making for children. Each child can make and take home several projects; 2026 crafts include a gingerbread cardboard house, a… ## More for families - [This weekend in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee.md)