# Things to do with kids at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

> 12 upcoming family events and 3 ongoing programs and visits at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI 53217, in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Wed, Nov 11.

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## Events ahead

- [Nature School Art Studio: Music in Art](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/nature-school-art-studio-music-in-art--listing-0a160ced7e0b9f85328073ca) — Sat, Nov 14 · 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · Ages 4–6 · From $32 · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 30. Drop-off process-art class in the Gardens Outdoor Classroom where children build and decorate instruments they can shake, pluck and pound, led by the Nature School's artist in…
- [Bird Buddies: A Family Avian Adventure](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/bird-buddies-a-family-avian-adventure--listing-5d9be634974b4efcac656426) — Sun, Nov 15 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · Ages 3+ · From $26 · checked Oct 24. Birding Academy educators teach young children and their adults to recognize backyard birds by shape, color and sound, watch which birds visit the center's feeders, and make a…
- [Totally Turtles!](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/totally-turtles--listing-5079fe8a272b0bd018deb24b) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 24. An indoor program to meet Schlitz Audubon's turtle animal ambassadors up close. Two environmental educators introduce several species, explain their traits and their wild…
- [Puzzling Pathways and Secret Treasures](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/puzzling-pathways-and-secret-treasures--listing-501fd87c67f8a14da50fdc51) — Sun, Nov 22 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · All ages · From $50 · checked Oct 24. A self-guided family treasure hunt on the trails. An educator hands out a clipboard with clues, a map and an answer key in the Great Hall; families then search for six treasure…
- [Family Owl Prowl](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/family-owl-prowl--listing-34a45c73fcfe88461e73ec6a) — Mon, Nov 23 · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · From $24 · checked Oct 24. A night hike into the forest to listen for the calls of local owls, since sound is the best way to identify them, and perhaps spot one. After the hike families come inside to…
- [Family Owl Prowl at Schlitz Audubon](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/family-owl-prowl-at-schlitz-audubon--listing-0a4f77a2fd2c30002716dbfd) — Mon, Nov 23 · 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · From $24 · checked Oct 30. Night hike into the forest to listen for local owls, then meet the center's owl ambassadors indoors. Rain date is Tuesday, November 24 at the same time.
- [Ash Wood Ornament Art](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/ash-wood-ornament-art--listing-c3eb6adac8d00748707a0ba1) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · Ages 3+ · From $26 · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. 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…
- [Raptor Saturday: The Physics of Flight](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/raptor-saturday-the-physics-of-flight--listing-dd30d4e25c429699601fa997) — Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · With admission · checked Oct 30. Family program on how birds fly, followed by hands-on feather and wing exploration. Free with membership or admission.
- [Illuminated Hike at Schlitz Audubon](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/illuminated-hike-at-schlitz-audubon--listing-0d528e40ed4c80e9c3b30949) — Fri, Dec 11 (+2 more dates) · 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 24. A holiday evening stroll on gently lit trails. Families start by decorating their own paper lantern, walk at their own pace through the winter woods, and end around a bonfire…
- [I Spy: Winter Survival](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/i-spy-winter-survival--listing-b40049dff63ba34dbed3119f) — Sun, Dec 13 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · Ages 3–6 · From $26 · checked Oct 24. A preschool-age adult/child program on how animals and plants make it through winter. An environmental educator leads a hike through forest, ponds and prairie while families…
- [Christmas Bird Count Hike at Schlitz Audubon](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/christmas-bird-count-hike-at-schlitz-audubon--listing-2f6e28eeba41165ec5c9709d) — Sat, Dec 19 · 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · Free · checked Oct 24. Take part in the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count, the longest-running community science birding project, on a free guided hike along the Lake Terrace Loop. The…
- [Audubon Kids: Winter Adventure Camp](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/audubon-kids-winter-adventure-camp--listing-3449d9e8ceb8e55702f31e41) — Tue, Dec 29 · 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · Ages 7+ · From $20 · checked Oct 24. A winter-break drop-off afternoon for kids 7 and older. Environmental educators lead a trail search for animal tracks, winter science experiments and a look at ice formations…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Audubon Babies and Audubon Toddlers at Schlitz Audubon](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/audubon-babies-and-audubon-toddlers-at-schlitz-audubon--listing-4eba9649ce0eeb3ec7cc64a7) — Audubon Babies: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10–11:15 a.m. (e.g. Oct 27; Nov 3, 5, 10, 12, 17… · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · From $22 · checked Oct 24. Nature School programs for the youngest visitors and their grown-ups. Audubon Babies (6–24 months) starts indoors with a story and sensory play led by an early-childhood…
- [Raptor Encounters and Nature Ambassadors at Schlitz Audubon](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/raptor-encounters-and-nature-ambassadors-at-schlitz-audubon--listing-10b0ab6e427fc283e1a57058) — Raptor Encounters most Saturdays and some Sundays 1–2 p.m. (e.g. Oct 25, Oct 31, Nov 14… · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · With admission · checked Oct 24. Weekend drop-in programs in the Great Hall of the visitor center. At a Raptor Encounter, staff bring out one or two birds from the raptor program, which cares for hawks, owls…
- [Schlitz Audubon Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/schlitz-audubon-nature-center--listing-72def194bde2488f5e9963bb) — Trails and visitor center open daily 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas… · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · All ages · From $8 · checked Oct 24. A 185-acre nature center on the Lake Michigan shore in the North Shore area, with six miles of trails through forests, ponds, ravines, restored prairies and lakeshore, including…

## Recently ended

- [Guided Family Hike: Lake Michigan at Night](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/guided-family-hike-lake-michigan-at-night--listing-0bc8f37523c0f6230d1720d7) — ended Tue, Nov 10
- [Xtreme Raptor Day](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/xtreme-raptor-day--listing-0a5d159253c688868f77e3e3) — ended Sat, Nov 7
- [Squirrely for Squirrels!](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/squirrely-for-squirrels--listing-ed6afbb62430ea4e98c556ca) — ended Sun, Nov 1
- [Creepy Crawling Critters](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/creepy-crawling-critters--listing-b340b634bb1bcfd00a18b797) — ended Sat, Oct 24

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