Summer has ended and fall is here, but there are still plenty of activities for children and teens in Milwaukee.
Whether you want to bake, read, play or build, these events are sure to have what you need.
Story and learning time
Milwaukee Public Library – Baby Story Time: Thursday, Oct. 16
From 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. children from infants to age 18 months can enjoy a story time with playful songs with their caretakers in the Community Room at the Milwaukee Public Library East Branch, 2320 N. Cramer St.
Miss Kim’s Amazing Animals: Thursday, Oct. 16
Youths up to age 18 can pet and learn about animals in the Community Room at the Milwaukee Public Library Zablocki Branch, 3501 W. Oklahoma Ave., from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Milwaukee Public Library – Hora de Cuentos: Viernes, Oct. 17
Cuentacuentos virtuales en Zoom. ¡Únanse a este programa virtual para leer, cantar, y moverse! Para niños de cero a cinco años. Regístrense aquí.
Craft
Craft and Chat: Thursday, Oct. 16
Head to the Community Room at the Milwaukee Public Library East Branch, 2320 N. Cramer St., between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. to work on a craft or hang out with neighborhood crafters. All ages welcome.
Create Your Own Fairy Garden: Thursday, Oct. 16
Read the picture book “Fairy Walk” and create your own fairy gardens at the Milwaukee Public Library Good Hope Branch, 7715 W. Good Hope Road, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Open to children from ages 6 to 12.
Macrame Bracelets and Choker (children): Saturday, Oct. 18
Children between the ages of 8 and 12 can learn how to make macrame and create their own jewelry in Room 113 at Riverside University High School, 1615 E. Locust Street. The cost is $8 for residents, $12 for nonresidents. It will take place from 9 a.m. to noon. Register on the MKE Rec website.
Macrame Bracelets and Choker (children and teens): Saturday, Oct. 18
Children and teens between the ages of 10 and 17 years old can learn macrame at Riverside University High School in Room 113 at 1615 E. Locust Street from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $8 for residents and $12 for nonresidents. Register on the MKE Rec website.
Outdoors
Campfire Tales: Saturday, Oct. 18
Children ages 8 and up can roast marshmallows at a campfire and learn about Wisconsin’s infamous legends like Sasquatch, Goatman and others at the Hawthorn Glen Outdoor Education Center, 1130 N. 60th St., from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The fee is $5 for residents and $8 for nonresidents. Register on the MKE Rec website.
Baking
MKE REC – Signature Red Velvet Cookies: Saturday, Oct. 18
The Little Bakers Association will teach children ages 4 to 12 how to make red velvet cookies at Hamilton High School, 6215 W. Warnimont Ave., from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Classroom J. Milwaukee residents pay $24 and nonresidents can join for $35. Register on the MKE Rec website.
Build
MKE REC – Let’s Build It!: Saturday, Oct. 18
Children between the ages of 7 and 11 can build marshmallow catapults and popsicle airplanes, then test out their creations at Marshall High School, 4141 N. 64th St., in Room 116 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Residents pay $5 and nonresidents can attend for $8. Register at the MKE Rec website.
Play
Board Game Party: Sunday, Oct. 19
Webers Greenhouse is hosting a free board game party for all ages from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. with light refreshments at 4215 N. Green Bay Ave. Attendants must register here.
Alex Klaus is the education solutions reporter for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and a corps member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.
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