# Things to do with kids in Franklin, WI

> 6 upcoming family events and 4 places and ongoing programs in Franklin, WI (Milwaukee County, WI), in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Operation Recon Nature – Veterans and Families](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/operation-recon-nature-veterans-and-families--listing-bbc480158d683be8cf919ffd) — Sat, Oct 24 (+2 more dates) · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Free · checked Oct 24. A free monthly nature walk for veterans from every branch, including active duty, reserve and retired personnel, and their families. Participants share camaraderie on Wehr's…
- [Nature Wizard Club for Families: Talking Turkey](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/nature-wizard-club-for-families-talking-turkey--listing-fbeed939ad7ddea519778907) — Sun, Nov 15 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Ages 6–11 · From $7 · checked Oct 24. Wehr's monthly themed family discovery walk goes Thanksgiving-season this month: families learn to purr, cluck and gobble like a wild turkey, then follow a naturalist along the…
- [Owl Prowl for Families at Wehr](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/owl-prowl-for-families-at-wehr--listing-95a9cc852d16bbdc093cc615) — Sat, Dec 5 · 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Ages 6+ · From $12 · checked Oct 24. A naturalist-led late-afternoon program about owls. An interactive presentation covers the adaptations of nocturnal hunters, then families walk the trails in search of great…
- [Nature Wizard Club for Families: Counting on Birds](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/nature-wizard-club-for-families-counting-on-birds--listing-0369b697e7eb62096932ba74) — Sun, Dec 6 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Ages 6–11 · From $7 · checked Oct 24. A family introduction to birding and community science ahead of the Christmas Bird Count. The group reads the picture book 'Bird Count', about the annual count, then heads out on…
- [Christmas Bird Count at Wehr Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/christmas-bird-count-at-wehr-nature-center--listing-e007657d7d8dfdd99f4ce158) — Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Volunteers of all ages and experience levels help count birds at Wehr and at sites around southern Milwaukee County for the National Audubon Society's 127th Christmas Bird Count…
- [Winter Walk at Wehr](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/winter-walk-at-wehr--listing-55beda5308c8ae3696303f71) — Thu, Dec 31 · 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Ages 8+ · From $12 · checked Oct 24. A New Year's Eve afternoon walk through winter woods and prairie with a Wehr naturalist, learning how plants and wildlife survive the harsh northern climate and how to read the…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Little Wonders for Twos and Threes at Wehr Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/little-wonders-for-twos-and-threes-at-wehr-nature-center--listing-0d417578b435ae4b6f31ca4b) — Monthly on Mondays: Little Wonders for Twos 9:30–10:30 a.m.; Little Wonders for Threes… · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · From $12 · checked Oct 24. A monthly nature class for toddlers and their favorite adult, run in two sessions by age. Each month has a theme: in Eager Beavers children make and wear beaver costumes, chew…
- [Nature Nauts at Wehr Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/nature-nauts-at-wehr-nature-center--listing-5e8ae968fba408386dad1b4f) — Sundays 1–2 p.m. and Mondays 9:30–10:30 a.m.: Chipmunk Chatter Oct 25 & 26; Turkey Tales… · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Ages 4–6 · From $12 · checked Oct 24. A monthly hands-on nature program for 4- to 6-year-olds with an adult, offered on a Sunday afternoon and repeated the next Monday morning. Themes change each month: in Turkey…
- [Teen Conservation Club at Wehr Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/teen-conservation-club-at-wehr-nature-center--listing-0212b14ce69dc03cbf1b2c7a) — Monthly on the last Saturday, noon–2 p.m. Upcoming: Oct 31, Nov 28 and Dec 19, 2026. · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Ages 13–17 · checked Oct 24. A monthly club for teens interested in the natural world, focused on conservation, community and hands-on projects that give back. It is meant to build community among…
- [Wehr Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/wehr-nature-center--listing-fa8f8c3bf44f0b088a9285a4) — Trails open dawn to dusk year-round (parking lot locked 5 p.m.–8 a.m., October to… · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A Milwaukee County nature center inside 660-acre Whitnall Park, adjoining the Root River Parkway. Five miles of trails cross five actively managed habitats on a 220-acre property…

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