Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Betty Brinn Children's Museum Explore. Inspire. Make. ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://bbcmkids.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Pages - [Home](https://bbcmkids.org/) - Inspire wonder through play. The ultimate destination where your child can play, learn, and grow. At Betty Brinn Children's Museum, every visit sparks curiosity and learning. Explore interactive exhibits designed to fuel your child's imagination while helping them develop important skills. - [Ready, Set, Play! Educator Evening](https://bbcmkids.org/ready-set-play/) - Ready, Set, Play! Educator Evening Join the Betty Brinn Children's Museum for this free, special event exclusively for school and community educators around Milwaukee. Join the Betty Brinn Children's Museum for this free, special event exclusively for school and community educators around Milwaukee. During the evening, educators are invited to explore the Museum while: Connecting - [Programs + Events](https://bbcmkids.org/programs-events/) - Programs + Events Join us for exciting programs + special events From music classes to gardening workshops, we offer a variety of activities designed for all ages. Check our calendar to see everything happening. We do our best to keep programs as scheduled, but dates and times may occasionally shift to match educator availability. Please - [Exhibits](https://bbcmkids.org/exhibits/) - Exhibits Explore Our Interactive Exhibits Step into a world where fun and learning go hand in hand! Every exhibit at Betty Brinn Children's Museum is designed to spark curiosity and inspire learning through hands-on play. What wonders will your child discover? Coming Soon! Wild Kratts®: Creature Power®! Step into the world of Wild Kratts® in - [Field Trips / Group Visits](https://bbcmkids.org/field-trips-group-visits/) - Field Trips / Group Visits Bring Your Class or Group for a Learning Adventure Our field trips and group visits are perfect for schools and organizations seeking hands-on, educational experiences. Self-Guided Field Trips Groups can explore the Museum at their own pace with our 90-minute Self-Guided Field Trips. This is a discounted admission rate for - [Donations](https://bbcmkids.org/donations/) - Donations Help Us Spark Wonder In Every Child Your support helps us to provide high-quality, play-based learning experiences for all children and families. Donate Today To request a donation from the Musuem, please submit a donation request form. Ways To Support Pledge/Recurring Gifts Submit your annual contribution through monthly or quarterly automatic payments. Donate via - [Our People](https://bbcmkids.org/about/our-people/) - Our People Inspiring Young Minds Through Play Connect with us via email or at (414) 390-KIDS (5437). For general inquiries, please email us at questions@bbcmkids.org. Museum Leadership CEO Tina Quealy tquealy@bbcmkids.org VP of Brand Experience Stacy Bartsch sbartsch@bbcmkids.org VP of Strategic Partnerships Emily Lukasek elukasek@bbcmkids.org Director of Finance Courtney Rogaczewski crogaczewski@bbcmkids.org Director of Operations Libby Cable - [Wild Kratts®: Creature Power®!](https://bbcmkids.org/wild-kratts/) - Wild Kratts®: Creature Power®! exhibit opens September 26 Step into the world of Wild Kratts® in this hands-on exhibit inspired by the hit PBS KIDS series. Explore animal habitats from around the world, discover incredible Creature Powers® and complete interactive missions through imaginative play. Designed to inspire STEM learning, children will investigate animal adaptations, solve - [Plan Your Visit](https://bbcmkids.org/plan-your-visit/) - Plan Your Visit Get ready for a day of fun and learning! Here's everything you need to know before visiting the Betty Brinn Children's Museum. Admission Collapse Members: Tickets are FREE! Not a member? Join here! Adults & Children: $15 Seniors (Adults 60+): $14 Children younger than 1: FREE! Please note: Dynamic pricing applies during high-demand periods - [Discounts & Community](https://bbcmkids.org/discounts-community/) - Discounts + Community Making The Museum Accessible for All We believe every family should have the chance to explore, play and learn at the Betty Brinn Children's Museum. Discounts and Offers: Museums for All: $5 per person, up to four people, for families involved in a foster care program or with the presentation of a - [Getting Here](https://bbcmkids.org/getting-here/) - Getting Here Betty Brinn Children's Museum 929 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202 Located at Museum Center Park on the second level of the Miller Pavilion. Contstruction Alert Portions of Lincoln Memorial Drive near the Betty Brinn Children's Museum are closed due to construction. North and southbound traffic will still be open. Guests can enter - [Employment](https://bbcmkids.org/careers/) - Employment Join the Betty Brinn Children's Museum Team! We're seeking engaging, positive team players who are passionate about early childhood education and committed to delivering an exceptional guest experience. When you join the Museum, you join a mission-driven team that supports one another, values feedback, encourages growth and takes pride in making a difference for - [About](https://bbcmkids.org/about/) - About Through the power of play, we foster joy, confidence and curiosity in children and families, inspiring a journey of lifelong learning. The Museum features interactive exhibits and engaging educational programs that promote school readiness, including the development of early literacy, beginning math and science concepts, and problem-solving, physical and social skills. For caregivers, the - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/baby-beginnings/) - Baby Beginnings A welcoming space for caregivers and babies to learn, play and grow together Baby Beginnings is a FREE program where parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months can meet, socialize and connect. Families are invited to share experiences, talk through challenges and celebrate milestones. The Program runs from 9-10 a.m. - [Media Kit](https://bbcmkids.org/media-kit/) - Media Kit The Betty Brinn Children's Museum Media Kit includes an overview of our work, who we serve, official photography and logo guidelines. Journalists, partners and community supporters can use these resources to highlight how the Museum inspires learning and play for children and families in Milwaukee and beyond. Our Work We are dedicated to - [Membership](https://bbcmkids.org/membership/) - Membership become a member and play all year long Let the fun last all year long! With a membership, enjoy unlimited access to exhibits, special events and discounts on programs. It's the perfect way to maximize your family time! 4-Family $170 Families can get access to learning and fun all year round for one low - [Contact](https://bbcmkids.org/contact/) - Contact Contact Us By hitting submit, you consent to receive emails and/or text messages from Betty Brinn Children's Museum related to the message submission above or admission/membership purchases, based on the contact method preferences you indicated. For mobile messaging, you can reply "STOP" at any time to opt out. For assistance, text "HELP." Message and - [Accessibility](https://bbcmkids.org/accessibility/) - Accessibility Making Play Accessible For Every Child We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for all families and children of all abilities. View our Social Story to help outline your child's experience at the Museum. Resource Kits Drawstring backpacks that contain a pair of headphones, a social story, communication cards and a fidget toy - [Parties](https://bbcmkids.org/parties/) - Parties CElebrate with us at Betty Brinn! Let's Party! Make your little one's special day unforgettable with a birthday party at the Betty Brinn Children's Museum. Enjoy a private party room and endless fun exploring our hands-on exhibits. Plus, members get 10% off! Reservation times: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 1:30-3:30 p.m. Pick the perfect party - [Field Trip / Group Visit Reservation Request](https://bbcmkids.org/field-trips-group-visits/reservation-request/) - Field Trip / Group Visit Reservation Request Embark on an extraordinary educational adventure with Betty Brinn Children's Museum group visits and field trips! We offer unique opportunities for children to immerse themselves in interactive, educational exhibits tailored to age, interest and developmental abilities. Admission is $8 per child for Self-Guided Field Trips We require a ratio - [Tickets](https://bbcmkids.org/tickets/) - General Admission Members: Tickets are FREE! Not a member? Join here! Adults & Children: $15 Seniors (age 60+): $14 Children younger than 1: FREE! Please note: Dynamic pricing applies during high-demand periods like spring and winter break. Ticket sales are non-refundable. If you have questions about your reservation, please call 414-390-5437 or email questions@bbcmkids.org. Give - [Artist in Residence](https://bbcmkids.org/artist-in-residence/) - Artist-in-residence We know that play is powerful, and when you add music, the magic multiplies! Music helps little learners build confidence, boost creativity, develop language skills and so much more. Plus, it's a wonderful way for the whole family to play together. Grammy-nominated, classically trained cellist, composer and music producer Malik Johnson will be returning - [Privacy Policy](https://bbcmkids.org/privacy-policy/) - Privacy Policy Last revised: November 2025 1. Introduction Welcome to https://bbcmkids.org (the "Site"). The Site is owned and operated by Betty Brinn Children's Museum Incorporated and its affiliates ("We", "Us", "Our" or "BBCM"). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store and share information about you through this Site. Please read this notice carefully - [Be a Kid Ball Gala](https://bbcmkids.org/gala/) - Be a Kid Ball gala The Be a Kid Ball is a play-inspired evening that celebrates and raises funds for play-based learning and early childhood education at the Betty Brinn Children's Museum. Proceeds help preserve a space where kids can just be kids and explore, learn, and grow through unstructured play. The event features an - [Donation Requests](https://bbcmkids.org/donations/donation-requests/) - Request A Donation The Betty Brinn Children's Museum is happy to support charitable organizations to positively impact our community through in-kind donations. The Museum receives hundreds of requests each year, and it is not possible to fulfill them all. Please take a look at the eligibility criteria below to see if your organization qualifies. Eligibility - [Calendar](https://bbcmkids.org/calendar/) - Calendar CONTENTS - [Add Additional Cardholders](https://bbcmkids.org/add-cardholders/) - Add Additional Cardholders Please fill out the information below to add up to 5 family members to your membership. At least one person listed below must be present at each visit. If you would like to add an additional email to your membership, please contact membership@bbcmkids.org. ## Events - [Panadanza Dance Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/panadanza-dance-performance-5-copy-copy/) - Learn about Afro-Latin dance and culture with Panadanza Dance Company! Participants will be able to experience traditional dances and will have the opportunity to dress up and dance along with the instructor. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-9/) - Join Aprende with Señora Betty this August at the Betty Brinn Children's Museum for a joyful bilingual story time designed to help little learners feel excited and confident about heading back to school. Together, we'll explore important back-to-school topics, including: 🚌 Riding the school bus 💛 Being kind to others 🤝 Making new friends 🌈 - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-8/) - Join Aprende with Señora Betty this August at the Betty Brinn Children's Museum for a joyful bilingual story time designed to help little learners feel excited and confident about heading back to school. Together, we'll explore important back-to-school topics, including: 🚌 Riding the school bus 💛 Being kind to others 🤝 Making new friends 🌈 - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-7/) - Join Aprende with Señora Betty this August at the Betty Brinn Children's Museum for a joyful bilingual story time designed to help little learners feel excited and confident about heading back to school. Together, we'll explore important back-to-school topics, including: 🚌 Riding the school bus 💛 Being kind to others 🤝 Making new friends 🌈 - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-31/) - Learn how to do a honeybee's waggle dance and show off your dance moves during Malik's cello performance on Honey Bee Day. - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-17/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-16/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Toddler Music Class](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-music-class-11-copy/) - Join the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for a Smart Start™ class and let your children develop important cognitive skills through playful activities like music, movement, games, stories and music! Smart Start™ teaches children how to learn. Songs and activities are carefully chosen to match each age group's specific developmental needs. - [Making Music: Sensory Rain Stick](https://bbcmkids.org/events/making-music-sensory-rain-stick-3/) - Join our Artist-in-Residence for a hands-on musical experience by learning how to use common home materials to create a DIY sensory rain stick instrument. - [Hands-On Hawaii](https://bbcmkids.org/events/hands-on-hawaii-9/) - Explore Hawaiian culture through music, song & dance, and storytelling with Nā Hale Studios. Learn about authentic cultural artifacts such as lava rocks, sea turtle shells, and traditional Hawaiian dance implements. Kiddos will also watch ancient, traditional and contemporary Hawaiian dance, followed by a dance lesson. - [Play Together, Grow Together](https://bbcmkids.org/events/play-together-grow-together/) - Play Together, Grow Together is a six-month caregiver engagement series led by licensed therapists and behavioral health professionals from Children's Wisconsin. During each interactive learning session, families will be invited to participate in play-based activities together while therapists model techniques that can easily be used at home. Caregivers will leave with simple, research-backed tools, tip - [Hands-On Hawaii](https://bbcmkids.org/events/hands-on-hawaii-8/) - Explore Hawaiian culture through music, song & dance, and storytelling with Nā Hale Studios. Learn about authentic cultural artifacts such as lava rocks, sea turtle shells, and traditional Hawaiian dance implements. Kiddos will also watch ancient, traditional and contemporary Hawaiian dance, followed by a dance lesson. - [Toddler Talkback](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-talkback-8/) - Join Malik for our Toddler Talkback series, where your little ones can get involved, share their thoughts, and explore social-emotional learning areas like positive self-expression and dreaming big dreams. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2/) - Get ready for a wild month of fun with Aprende with Señora Betty! Throughout July, our little learners will go on exciting Animal Adventures, exploring different animals and their habitats through bilingual stories, songs, movement and hands-on crafts. From farm animals to jungle creatures, ocean friends, and more, children will build their Spanish and English - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-06-24/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating alongside the help of the 4-H Cloverbuds. This week is Planting Week! We’ll be learning about the different planting conditions and adding seedlings to our garden beds outside and in our hydroponic Flex - [Hands-On Hawaii](https://bbcmkids.org/events/hands-on-hawaii-7/) - Explore Hawaiian culture through music, song & dance, and storytelling with Nā Hale Studios. Learn about authentic cultural artifacts such as lava rocks, sea turtle shells, and traditional Hawaiian dance implements. Kiddos will also watch ancient, traditional and contemporary Hawaiian dance, followed by a dance lesson. - [Hands-On Hawaii](https://bbcmkids.org/events/hands-on-hawaii-6/) - Explore Hawaiian culture through music, song & dance, and storytelling with Nā Hale Studios. Learn about authentic cultural artifacts such as lava rocks, sea turtle shells, and traditional Hawaiian dance implements. Kiddos will also watch ancient, traditional and contemporary Hawaiian dance, followed by a dance lesson. - [Hands-On Hawaii](https://bbcmkids.org/events/hands-on-hawaii-5/) - Explore Hawaiian culture through music, song & dance, and storytelling with Nā Hale Studios. Learn about authentic cultural artifacts such as lava rocks, sea turtle shells, and traditional Hawaiian dance implements. Kiddos will also watch ancient, traditional and contemporary Hawaiian dance, followed by a dance lesson. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-6/) - Get ready for a wild month of fun with Aprende with Señora Betty! Throughout July, our little learners will go on exciting Animal Adventures, exploring different animals and their habitats through bilingual stories, songs, movement and hands-on crafts. From farm animals to jungle creatures, ocean friends, and more, children will build their Spanish and English - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-5/) - Get ready for a wild month of fun with Aprende with Señora Betty! Throughout July, our little learners will go on exciting Animal Adventures, exploring different animals and their habitats through bilingual stories, songs, movement and hands-on crafts. From farm animals to jungle creatures, ocean friends, and more, children will build their Spanish and English - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-4/) - Get ready for a wild month of fun with Aprende with Señora Betty! Throughout July, our little learners will go on exciting Animal Adventures, exploring different animals and their habitats through bilingual stories, songs, movement and hands-on crafts. From farm animals to jungle creatures, ocean friends, and more, children will build their Spanish and English - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-3/) - Get ready for a wild month of fun with Aprende with Señora Betty! Throughout July, our little learners will go on exciting Animal Adventures, exploring different animals and their habitats through bilingual stories, songs, movement and hands-on crafts. From farm animals to jungle creatures, ocean friends, and more, children will build their Spanish and English - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time/) - Get ready for a wild month of fun with Aprende with Señora Betty! Throughout July, our little learners will go on exciting Animal Adventures, exploring different animals and their habitats through bilingual stories, songs, movement and hands-on crafts. From farm animals to jungle creatures, ocean friends, and more, children will build their Spanish and English - [Toddler Music Class](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-music-class-11/) - Join the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for a Smart Start™ class and let your children develop important cognitive skills through playful activities like music, movement, games, stories and music! Smart Start™ teaches children how to learn. Songs and activities are carefully chosen to match each age group's specific developmental needs. - [DIY Sensory Rain Stick](https://bbcmkids.org/events/diy-sensory-rain-stick/) - Join our Artist-in-Residence for a hands-on musical experience by learning how to use common home materials to create a DIY sensory rain stick instrument. - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-30/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-11/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-08-12/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating alongside the help of the 4-H Cloverbuds. Join the Cloverbuds to see our Garden Showcase. Kiddos will lead tours of both gardens and show how the plants grew in the past 6 weeks. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-08-05/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating alongside the help of the 4-H Cloverbuds. This week is Harvest Time! Join us as we harvest, draw our observations and present our findings. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-07-29/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating alongside the help of the 4-H Cloverbuds. Come check out our Garden Snacks! We'll be harvesting and comparing the smells and tastes of herbs growing outside and indoors. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-07-22/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating alongside the help of the 4-H Cloverbuds. This week we'll be measuring and graphing the growth of our plant and creating plant crowns. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-07-15/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating alongside the help of the 4-H Cloverbuds. This week, we'll be learning about our Water, Sun & Care helpers that impact our plants as they become big and strong! Check the leaves, water - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-07-08/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating alongside the help of the 4-H Cloverbuds. This week's theme is: Sprouts Everywhere! Kiddos will investigate our two gardens, analyze the seedlings and see how big our sprouts have grown. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-07-01/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating alongside the help of the 4-H Cloverbuds. This week is Planting Week! We'll be learning about the different planting conditions and adding seedlings to our garden beds outside and in our hydroponic Flex - [Toddler Music Class](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-music-class-copy/) - Join the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for a Smart Start™ class and let your children develop important cognitive skills through playful activities like music, movement, games, stories and music! Smart Start™ teaches children how to learn. Songs and activities are carefully chosen to match each age group's specific developmental needs. - [Chinese Cultural Demonstration](https://bbcmkids.org/events/chinese-cultural-demonstration-8/) - Cricket Chinese Academy is taking over the Be A Maker space for Studio Saturday! Learn about traditional Chinese culture through hands-on activities including calligraphy, chopstick challenges and festival-themed crafts. - [Chinese Cultural Demonstration](https://bbcmkids.org/events/chinese-cultural-demonstration-7/) - Cricket Chinese Academy is taking over the Be A Maker space for Studio Saturday! Learn about traditional Chinese culture through hands-on activities including calligraphy, chopstick challenges and festival-themed crafts. - [Chinese Cultural Demonstration](https://bbcmkids.org/events/chinese-cultural-demonstration-6/) - Cricket Chinese Academy is taking over the Be A Maker space for Studio Saturday! Learn about traditional Chinese culture through hands-on activities including calligraphy, chopstick challenges and festival-themed crafts. - [Chinese Cultural Demonstration](https://bbcmkids.org/events/chinese-cultural-demonstration-5/) - Cricket Chinese Academy is taking over the Be A Maker space for Studio Saturday! Learn about traditional Chinese culture through hands-on activities including calligraphy, chopstick challenges and festival-themed crafts. - [Chinese Cultural Demonstration](https://bbcmkids.org/events/chinese-cultural-demonstration-4/) - Cricket Chinese Academy is taking over the Be A Maker space for Studio Saturday! Learn about traditional Chinese culture through hands-on activities including calligraphy, chopstick challenges and festival-themed crafts. - [Chinese Cultural Demonstration](https://bbcmkids.org/events/chinese-cultural-demonstration-3/) - Cricket Chinese Academy is taking over the Be A Maker space for Studio Saturday! Learn about traditional Chinese culture through hands-on activities including calligraphy, chopstick challenges and festival-themed crafts. - [Chinese Cultural Demonstration](https://bbcmkids.org/events/chinese-cultural-demonstration-2/) - Cricket Chinese Academy is taking over the Be A Maker space for Studio Saturday! Learn about traditional Chinese culture through hands-on activities including calligraphy, chopstick challenges and festival-themed crafts. - [Chinese Cultural Demonstration](https://bbcmkids.org/events/chinese-cultural-demonstration/) - Cricket Chinese Academy is taking over the Be A Maker space for Studio Saturday! Learn about traditional Chinese culture through hands-on activities including calligraphy, chopstick challenges and festival-themed crafts. - [Panadanza Dance Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/panadanza-dance-performance-5-copy/) - Learn about Afro-Latin dance and culture with Panadanza Dance Company! Participants will be able to experience traditional dances and will have the opportunity to dress up and dance along with the instructor. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the - [Toddler Talkback](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-talkback-7/) - Join Malik for our Toddler Talkback series, where your little ones can get involved and share their thoughts, followed by a performance! Today, we will focus on positive self-expression and be joined by Actor & Dancer, N'Jameh Russell-Camara. Meet N'Jameh! N'Jameh Russell-Camara is a Broadway World and YALSA nominated actor whose performance credits include: the New - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-02-06/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-02-13/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-02-20/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-02-27/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-03-06/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-03-13/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-03-20/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-03-27/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-04-03/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-04-10/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-04-17/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-04-24/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-05-01/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-05-08/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-05-15/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-05-22/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2-2026-05-29/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement followed by a craft during this interactive program in both English and Spanish led by Aprende with Señora Betty - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2-2026-12-17/) - Baby Beginnings is a free monthly program for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months. Connect with other parents, share experiences and find support in a welcoming, judgement-free space. We are excited to partner with The Parenting Network to bring additional support and resources to Baby Beginnings families. Their team will help - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2-2026-11-19/) - Baby Beginnings is a free monthly program for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months. Connect with other parents, share experiences and find support in a welcoming, judgement-free space. We are excited to partner with The Parenting Network to bring additional support and resources to Baby Beginnings families. Their team will help - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2-2026-10-15/) - Baby Beginnings is a free monthly program for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months. Connect with other parents, share experiences and find support in a welcoming, judgement-free space. We are excited to partner with The Parenting Network to bring additional support and resources to Baby Beginnings families. Their team will help - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2-2026-09-17/) - Baby Beginnings is a free monthly program for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months. Connect with other parents, share experiences and find support in a welcoming, judgement-free space. We are excited to partner with The Parenting Network to bring additional support and resources to Baby Beginnings families. Their team will help - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2-2026-08-20/) - Baby Beginnings is a free monthly program for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months. Connect with other parents, share experiences and find support in a welcoming, judgement-free space. We are excited to partner with The Parenting Network to bring additional support and resources to Baby Beginnings families. Their team will help - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2-2026-07-16/) - Baby Beginnings is a free monthly program for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months. Connect with other parents, share experiences and find support in a welcoming, judgement-free space. We are excited to partner with The Parenting Network to bring additional support and resources to Baby Beginnings families. Their team will help - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2-2026-06-18/) - Baby Beginnings is a free monthly program for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months. Connect with other parents, share experiences and find support in a welcoming, judgement-free space. We are excited to partner with The Parenting Network to bring additional support and resources to Baby Beginnings families. Their team will help - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2-2026-05-21/) - Baby Beginnings is a free monthly program for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months. Connect with other parents, share experiences and find support in a welcoming, judgement-free space. We are excited to partner with The Parenting Network to bring additional support and resources to Baby Beginnings families. Their team will help - [Toddler Talkback](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-talkback-6/) - Join Malik Johnson and Phillip Salat, Director of Programs for Arts@Large, for our Toddler Talkback series. Today's session will lead guests through 2 musical drawing exercises using live cello and visual arts. Guests will create their own individual drawing, choose colors to represent their moods and more! - [Making Music: Sensory Rain Stick](https://bbcmkids.org/events/making-music-sensory-rain-stick-2/) - Join our Artist-in-Residence for a hands-on musical experience by learning how to use common home materials to create a DIY sensory rain stick instrument. - [Kohl’s Studio in the Community](https://bbcmkids.org/events/artmuseum/) - Join the Milwaukee Art Museum education team and make your own fish inspired by nautical still life and paintings in the Museum’s European galleries. Photo Courtesy of Front Room Studios - [Earth Day Herb Planting](https://bbcmkids.org/events/herb-planting/) - Celebrate Earth Day by planting herbs with the Wisconsin 4-H Cloverbuds from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and make DIY plant observation journals during Be A Maker: Lab at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. - [Bedtime at Betty Brinn](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bedtime-at-betty-brinn-2/) - It's time to get cozy at Betty Brinn with an exclusive, members-only p.j. party! Put on your coziest pajamas, grab your favorite stuffed animal and join us for an evening full of fun for the whole family! Tickets are on sale now at just $5 per person. Ticket includes pizza, compliments of Palermo's, and a - [Toddler Music Class](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-music-class-7/) - Join the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for a Smart Start™ class and let your children develop important cognitive skills through playful activities like music, movement, games and stories! Smart Start™ teaches children how to learn. Songs and activities are carefully chosen to match each age group’s specific developmental needs. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-03-04/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-03-11/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-03-18/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-03-25/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-04-01/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-04-08/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-04-15/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-04-22/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-04-29/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-05-06/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-05-13/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-05-20/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-05-27/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-06-03/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-06-10/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-06-17/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-08-19/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-08-26/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-09-02/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-09-09/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-09-16/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-09-23/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-09-30/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-10-07/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-10-14/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-10-21/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-10-28/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-11-04/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-11-11/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-11-18/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-11-25/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-12-02/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-12-09/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Little Sprouts Lab](https://bbcmkids.org/events/little-sprouts-lab-2026-12-16/) - In Little Sprouts Lab, families will explore our indoor hydroponic food farm and build connections between science, nature, art and healthy eating. - [Meet and Greet](https://bbcmkids.org/events/meet-and-greet/) - EmBARK on a Museum adventure with your favorite Blue Heeler! The loveable pup will be at the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on Friday, May 22 from 12-2 p.m. to say "Hooray!" and take photos with Museum guests. Included with Museum admission. - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2-2026-04-16/) - Baby Beginnings is a free monthly program for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months. Connect with other parents, share experiences and find support in a welcoming, judgment-free space. We are excited to partner with The Parenting Network to bring additional support and resources to Baby Beginnings families. Their team will help - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2-2026-01-15/) - Baby Beginnings is a free monthly program for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months. Connect with other parents, share experiences and find support in a welcoming, judgement-free space. We are excited to partner with The Parenting Network to bring additional support and resources to Baby Beginnings families. Their team will help - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2-2026-02-19/) - Baby Beginnings is a free monthly program for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months. Connect with other parents, share experiences and find support in a welcoming, judgement-free space. We are excited to partner with The Parenting Network to bring additional support and resources to Baby Beginnings families. Their team will help - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2-2026-03-19/) - Baby Beginnings is a free monthly program for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months. Connect with other parents, share experiences and find support in a welcoming, judgement-free space. We are excited to partner with The Parenting Network to bring additional support and resources to Baby Beginnings families. Their team will help - [Panadanza Dance Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/panadanza-dance-performance-3/) - Learn about Afro-Latin dance and culture with Panadanza Dance Company! Participants will be able to experience traditional dances and will have the opportunity to dress up and dance along with the instructor. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the - [Hands-On Hawaii](https://bbcmkids.org/events/hands-on-hawaii-4/) - Explore Hawaiian culture through music, song & dance, and storytelling with Nā Hale Studios. Learn about authentic cultural artifacts such as lava rocks, sea turtle shells, and traditional Hawaiian dance implements. Kiddos will also watch ancient, traditional and contemporary Hawaiian dance, followed by a dance lesson. - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-10/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Toddler Talkback](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-talkback-5/) - Explore positive self-expression through a guided, hands-on musical experience led by Malik Johnson and Carter Simmons. Using live cello, conducting, and interactive activities, participants will engage in rhythm, tempo, and pattern recognition through familiar music such as Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. - [Studio Saturday: Cricket Chinese Academy](https://bbcmkids.org/events/studio-saturday-cricket-chinese-academy-2/) - Dive into Chinese culture during Studio Saturdays with Cricket Chinese Academy! Kids and families can get hands-on with traditional activities such as Chinese calligraphy, chopstick challenges, and festival-inspired crafts. - [Studio Saturday: Cricket Chinese Academy](https://bbcmkids.org/events/studio-saturday-cricket-chinese-academy/) - Dive into Chinese culture during Studio Saturdays with Cricket Chinese Academy! Kids and families can get hands-on with traditional activities such as Chinese calligraphy, chopstick challenges, and festival-inspired crafts. - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-6/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-29/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Panadanza Dance Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/panadanza-dance-performance-5/) - Learn about Afro-Latin dance and culture with Panadanza Dance Company! Participants will be able to experience traditional dances and will have the opportunity to dress up and dance along with the instructor. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the - [Panadanza Dance Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/panadanza-dance-performance-4/) - Learn about Afro-Latin dance and culture with Panadanza Dance Company! Participants will be able to experience traditional dances and will have the opportunity to dress up and dance along with the instructor. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the - [Trinity Irish Dance Performers](https://bbcmkids.org/events/trinity-irish-dance-performers-2/) - Step into the rhythm of Irish dance on March 15 from 10-11 a.m. and watch a performance that celebrates culture, community and artistry by the Trinity Academy of Irish Dance! This performance is sponsored by the Wisconsin Arts Board. - [Toddler Music Class](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-music-class-6/) - Join the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for a Smart Start™ class and let your children develop important cognitive skills through playful activities like music, movement, games and stories! Smart Start™ teaches children how to learn. Songs and activities are carefully chosen to match each age group’s specific developmental needs. - [Hands-On Hawaii](https://bbcmkids.org/events/hands-on-hawaii-3/) - Join the Hale O Malo dancers on a journey across the Polynesian Pacific with authentic songs, costumes and dances. - [Making Music: Sensory Rain Stick](https://bbcmkids.org/events/making-music-sensory-rain-stick/) - Join our Artist-in-Residence for a hands-on musical experience by learning how to use common home materials to create a DIY sensory rain stick instrument. - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-8/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Toddler Music Class](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-music-class-5/) - Join the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for a Smart Start™ class and let your children develop important cognitive skills through playful activities like music, movement, games, stories and music! Smart Start™ teaches children how to learn. Songs and activities are carefully chosen to match each age group's specific developmental needs. - [Meet the Famous Racing Sausages](https://bbcmkids.org/events/meet-the-famous-racing-sausages/) - Celebrate the opening of Big League Fun with the Famous Racing Sausages®! Join us Saturday, February 28, from 10-11 a.m. to meet the Sausages, create baseball weavings in our Be A Maker space and explore the exhibit. All activities are included with general admission. - [Toddler Music Class](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-music-class-4/) - Join the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for a Smart Start™ class and let your children develop important cognitive skills through playful activities like music, movement, games and stories! Smart Start™ teaches children how to learn. Songs and activities are carefully chosen to match each age group’s specific developmental needs. - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-4/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Toddler Music Class](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-music-class/) - Join the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for a Smart Start™ class and let your children develop important cognitive skills through playful activities like music, movement, games, stories and music! Smart Start™ teaches children how to learn. Songs and activities are carefully chosen to match each age group's specific developmental needs. - [Toddler Talkback](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-talkback-4/) - Join Malik for our Toddler Talkback series, where your little ones can get involved, share their thoughts, and explore social-emotional learning areas like positive self-expression and dreaming big dreams. - [Toddler Talkback](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-talkback-3/) - Join Malik for our Toddler Talkback series, where your little ones can get involved, share their thoughts, and explore social-emotional learning areas like positive self-expression and dreaming big dreams. - [Talkback + Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-talkback/) - Join Malik for our Toddler Talkback series, where your little ones can get involved and share their thoughts followed by a performance! Today, we will be joined by Children's Author, Dionne Grayson who will help guide us through the topic of: Dreaming Big & Imagining Endless Possibilities! Meet Dionne! Dionne Grayson is a visionary leader, - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-28/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-27/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-26/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-25/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-24/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-23/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-22/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-21/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-20/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-19/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-18/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-15/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-14/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-13/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-12/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-9/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-7/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-5/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-3/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance-2/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Cello Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cello-performance/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik Johnson, for a cello performance! - [Sensory-Friendly Session](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-session-2026-02-07/) - Families can enjoy the Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions on the first Saturday of every month from 5-7 p.m. - [Sensory-Friendly Session](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-session-2026-03-07/) - Families can enjoy the Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions on the first Saturday of every month from 5-7 p.m. - [Sensory-Friendly Session](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-session-2026-04-04/) - Families can enjoy the Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions on the first Saturday of every month from 5-7 p.m. - [Sensory-Friendly Session](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-session-2026-05-02/) - Families can enjoy the Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions on the first Saturday of every month from 5-7 p.m. - [Sensory-Friendly Session](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-session-2026-06-06/) - Families can enjoy the Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions on the first Saturday of every month from 5-7 p.m. - [Sensory-Friendly Session](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-session-2026-08-01/) - Families can enjoy the Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions on the first Saturday of every month from 5-7 p.m. - [Sensory-Friendly Session](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-session-2026-09-05/) - Families can enjoy the Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions on the first Saturday of every month from 5-7 p.m. - [Sensory-Friendly Session](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-session-2026-10-03/) - Families can enjoy the Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions on the first Saturday of every month from 5-7 p.m. - [Sensory-Friendly Session](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-session-2026-11-07/) - Families can enjoy the Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions on the first Saturday of every month from 5-7 p.m. - [Sensory-Friendly Session](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-session-2026-12-05/) - Families can enjoy the Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions on the first Saturday of every month from 5-7 p.m. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2-2026-01-15/) - All guests (excluding groups*) receive FREE admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Capacity restrictions apply** and walkup tickets are subject to availability and not guaranteed. Guests will not be admitted past 6:30 p.m. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2-2026-02-19/) - All guests (excluding groups*) receive FREE admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Capacity restrictions apply** and walkup tickets are subject to availability and not guaranteed. Guests will not be admitted past 6:30 p.m. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2-2026-03-19/) - All guests (excluding groups*) receive FREE admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Capacity restrictions apply** and walkup tickets are subject to availability and not guaranteed. Guests will not be admitted past 6:30 p.m. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2-2026-04-16/) - All guests (excluding groups*) receive FREE admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Capacity restrictions apply** and walkup tickets are subject to availability and not guaranteed. Guests will not be admitted past 6:30 p.m. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2-2026-05-21/) - All guests (excluding groups*) receive FREE admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Capacity restrictions apply** and walkup tickets are subject to availability and not guaranteed. Guests will not be admitted past 6:30 p.m. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2-2026-06-18/) - All guests (excluding groups*) receive FREE admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Capacity restrictions apply** and walkup tickets are subject to availability and not guaranteed. Guests will not be admitted past 6:30 p.m. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2-2026-07-16/) - All guests (excluding groups*) receive FREE admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Capacity restrictions apply** and walkup tickets are subject to availability and not guaranteed. Guests will not be admitted past 6:30 p.m. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2-2026-08-20/) - All guests (excluding groups*) receive FREE admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Capacity restrictions apply** and walkup tickets are subject to availability and not guaranteed. Guests will not be admitted past 6:30 p.m. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2-2026-09-17/) - All guests (excluding groups*) receive FREE admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Capacity restrictions apply** and walkup tickets are subject to availability and not guaranteed. Guests will not be admitted past 6:30 p.m. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2-2026-10-15/) - All guests (excluding groups*) receive FREE admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Capacity restrictions apply** and walkup tickets are subject to availability and not guaranteed. Guests will not be admitted past 6:30 p.m. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2-2026-11-19/) - All guests (excluding groups*) receive FREE admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Capacity restrictions apply** and walkup tickets are subject to availability and not guaranteed. Guests will not be admitted past 6:30 p.m. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2-2026-12-17/) - All guests (excluding groups*) receive FREE admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Capacity restrictions apply** and walkup tickets are subject to availability and not guaranteed. Guests will not be admitted past 6:30 p.m. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2024-09-19/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2024-10-17/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2024-11-21/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2024-12-19/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2025-01-16/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2025-02-20/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2025-03-20/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2025-04-17/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2025-05-15/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2025-06-19/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2025-07-17/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2025-08-21/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2025-09-18/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2025-10-16/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2025-11-20/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day-2025-12-18/) - All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. - [Cricket Chinese Academy](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cricket-chinese-academy-2/) - Join the Cricket Chinese Academy from 12-4 p.m. and take part in some fun and interactive activities like the Chopstick Challenge, DIY paper dragons and designing Chinese Zodiac animals. - [Toddler Music Class](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-music-class-3/) - Join the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for a Smart Start™ class and let your children develop important cognitive skills through playful activities like movement, games, stories and music! Smart Start™ teaches children how to learn. Songs and activities are carefully chosen to match each age group's specific developmental needs. - [Panadanza Dance Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/panadanza-dance-performance-2/) - Learn about Afro-Latin dance and culture with Panadanza Dance Company! Participants will be able to experience traditional dances and will have the opportunity to dress up and dance along with the instructor. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-06-18/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-06-25/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-07-02/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-07-09/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-07-16/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-07-23/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-07-30/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-08-06/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-08-13/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-08-20/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-08-27/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-09-03/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-09-10/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-09-17/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-09-24/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-10-01/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-10-08/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-10-15/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-10-22/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-10-29/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-11-05/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-11-12/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-11-19/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-11-26/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-12-03/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-12-10/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [h2gr0w](https://bbcmkids.org/events/h2gr0w-2-2025-12-17/) - Learn how to grow food plants like lettuce and basil with no soil and no digging! Our hydroponic Fork Farms garden can grow plants with only water and light. Join us for h2gr0w programs at 1 p.m. to plant seeds, keep the water healthy and pick plants that are ready to eat. - [Toddler Music Class](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-music-class-2/) - Join the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for a Smart Start™ class and let your children develop important cognitive skills through playful activities like movement, games, stories and music! Smart Start™ teaches children how to learn. Songs and activities are carefully chosen to match each age group's specific developmental needs. - [Schoolhouse Rock Jr.](https://bbcmkids.org/events/school-house-rock-jr-live/) - Join us for Milwaukee Youth Theatre’s two performances of Schoolhouse Rock Jr. at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. Enjoy a lively, music-filled show based on the classic 1970s cartoons. Get ready for a fast-paced adventure where math, science, history, and reading all come to life through fun, catchy songs. Follow Tom, a young teacher, who - [STEMusic Concert](https://bbcmkids.org/events/stemusic-concert-1145/) - The STEMusic Concert is a 25-minute high energy concert full of songs and lessons all about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)! Kiddos will have a chance to watch live experiments, practice solving math problems, dance to a coding activity, launch a foam rocket and learn STEM vocabulary all while being entertained with incredible music. - [STEMusic Concert](https://bbcmkids.org/events/stemusic-concert/) - The STEMusic Concert is a 25-minute high energy concert full of songs and lessons all about STEM! (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Kiddos will have a chance to watch live experiments, practice solving math problems, dance to a coding activity, launch a foam rocket and learn STEM vocabulary all while being entertained with incredible music. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-08-08/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-09-12/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-10-10/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-11-14/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-12-12/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-08-15/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-08-22/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-08-29/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-09-19/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-09-26/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-10-03/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-10-17/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-10-24/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-10-31/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-11-07/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-11-21/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-12-05/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Toddler Music Class](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-music-class-september/) - Join the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for a Smart Start™ class and let your children develop important cognitive skills through playful activities like music, movement, games, stories and music! Smart Start™ teaches children how to learn. Songs and activities are carefully chosen to match each age group's specific developmental needs. - [Bilingual STEM Adventure with Jay Flores](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-stem-adventure-with-jay-flores/) - Families are invited to join a day of hands-on learning, creativity and fun with special guest Jay Flores, author of “Engineer Someday: A Bilingual STEM Adventure” and two-time semi-finalist on American Ninja Warrior! Join us for interactive story times, a meet-and-greet and photo op, and exciting science demonstrations to see how curiosity and creativity work - [Chinese Storytelling](https://bbcmkids.org/events/chinese-storytelling-session/) - Foster imagination, strengthen language development, and provide meaningful cultural connections through engaging storytelling and interactive activities during a Chinese Storytelling Session with Cricket Chinese Academy. This program introduces children and families to the richness of Chinese culture through traditional and contemporary stories. - [Chinese Storytelling](https://bbcmkids.org/events/chinese-storytelling/) - Foster imagination, strengthen language development, and provide meaningful cultural connections through engaging storytelling and interactive activities during a Chinese Storytelling Session with Cricket Chinese Academy. This program introduces children and families to the richness of Chinese culture through traditional and contemporary stories. - [Chinese Storytelling](https://bbcmkids.org/events/chinese-storytelling-session-2/) - Foster imagination, strengthen language development, and provide meaningful cultural connections through engaging storytelling and interactive activities during a Chinese Storytelling Session with Cricket Chinese Academy. This program introduces children and families to the richness of Chinese culture through traditional and contemporary stories. - [Cricket Chinese Academy](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cricket-chinese-academy-3/) - Join the Cricket Chinese Academy from 12-4 p.m. and take part in some fun and interactive activities like the Chopstick Challenge, DIY paper dragons and designing Chinese Zodiac animals. - [Betty BOO's Spooktacular](https://bbcmkids.org/events/betty-boos-spooktacular-2025/) - Join us at Betty BOO's Spooktacular for a full day of fright-free family fun! Entrance to the Museum on Saturday, October 11 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. will require a Betty BOO's Spooktacular special event ticket. Standard general admission will not be available. Advance online ticket purchase is recommended. Activity Schedule: 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. - [Porch Play](https://bbcmkids.org/events/porch-play-5/) - Theater meets playtime in this sensory-friendly experience for all ages! Pink Umbrella Theater Company's Porch Play brings a favorite children’s story to life with interactive moments tailored to your child’s pace and personality. This sessions book: "The Year We Learned to Fly." - [Porch Play](https://bbcmkids.org/events/porch-play-4/) - Theater meets playtime in this sensory-friendly experience for all ages! Pink Umbrella Theater Company's Porch Play brings a favorite children’s story to life with interactive moments tailored to your child’s pace and personality. This sessions book: "The Year We Learned to Fly." - [Porch Play](https://bbcmkids.org/events/porch-play-3/) - Theater meets playtime in this sensory-friendly experience for all ages! Pink Umbrella Theater Company's Porch Play brings a favorite children’s story to life with interactive moments tailored to your child’s pace and personality. This sessions book: "The Pigeon Has to Go to School." - [Porch Play](https://bbcmkids.org/events/porch-play-2/) - Theater meets playtime in this sensory-friendly experience for all ages! Pink Umbrella Theater Company's Porch Play brings a favorite children’s story to life with interactive moments tailored to your child’s pace and personality. This sessions book: "Con Mucho Amor." - [Panadanza Dance Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/panadanza-dance-performance/) - Learn about Afro-Latin dance and culture with Panadanza Dance Company! Participants will be able to experience traditional dances and will have the opportunity to dress up and dance along with the instructor. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the - [PNC Mobile Learning Adventure](https://bbcmkids.org/events/pnc-mobile-learning-adventure/) - The Mobile Learning Adventure (MLA) is a traveling exhibit that provides an opportunity for parents to learn about the importance of early childhood education while having fun with their children. The MLA is part of PNC Grow Up Great® - a $500 million, multi-year, bilingual initiative that began in 2004 to help prepare young children for success in - ["Send My Love" Interactive Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/send-my-love-interactive-story-time/) - Join us for a Social-Emotional interactive workshop and reading of "Send My Love" by authors Katherine Biskupic and Hillary Reynolds. Book Description: Send My Love celebrates the sweeping adventures of love and how we give and receive this precious gift. Using all of our senses, this book offers an inclusive experience and an opportunity to - [Song Release Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/song-release-performance/) - Hear what being a kid at the Museum sounds like! Cellist and Artist-in-Residence Malik Johnson has spent months making music with our guests, and now it's time to hear the original composition inspired by his time here, with a live performance, music video and a chance to meet the artist! This program is made possible - [Performance by Malik](https://bbcmkids.org/events/performance-by-malik-10/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik for a performance in the Party Room. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-08-15-2025-08-22-2025-08-29-2025-09-05/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Bilingual Story Time](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bilingual-story-time-2025-08-15-2025-08-22-2025-08-29-2025-09-05-2025-09-19-2025-09-26-2025-10-03-2025-10-17-2025-10-24-2025-10-31-2025-11-07-2025-11-21-2025-11-28/) - Enjoy stories, music and movement during this interactive program in both English and Spanish. This program will take place every second Friday of the month through the end of the year. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2025-08-10/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Cuddle Clinic: Pet Vet Takeover](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cuddle-clinic-pet-vet-takeover/) - Get ready for a day of paws-on learning in animal care! Bring your favorite stuffy and be their vet for the day! Make a personalized collar - so your stuffy doesn't get lost - and then work with real veterinarians to learn how to wrap a hurt paw, listen to their heartbeat and use other - [Performance by Malik](https://bbcmkids.org/events/performance-by-malik-9/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik for a performance in the Party Room. - [Talkback + Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/talkback-performance-5/) - Join Malik for our Toddler Talkback series, where your little ones can get involved and share their thoughts followed by a performance. We'll be joined by Katie Cummings from Pink Umbrella Theater Company and will be exploring topics like: - Discovering and embracing personal talents - Expressing oneself with confidence and positivity - Setting and - [MPL Wild Wednesday](https://bbcmkids.org/events/mpl-wild-wednesday/) - Get wonderfully WILD outside with the Wonder Wagon and other programs featuring family activities and a chance to check in with the Milwaukee Public Library at Westlawn Gardens. - [Jill's Junior Gardeners: Bean Picking](https://bbcmkids.org/events/jills-junior-gardeners-harvest/) - Our beans are ready to eat, which means it's harvest time. Join Milwaukee horticulturist Jill at this session of Jill's Junior Gardeners to help pick beans and discover a tasty way to cook them at home. - [Porch Play](https://bbcmkids.org/events/porch-play/) - Theater meets playtime in this sensory-friendly experience for all ages! Pink Umbrella Theater Company's Porch Play brings a favorite children’s story to life with interactive moments tailored to your child’s pace and personality. - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2024-12-19/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not walking yet. Doors open at 8 - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2025-01-16/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not walking yet. Doors open at 8 - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2025-02-20/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not walking yet. Doors open at 8 - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2025-03-20/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not walking yet. Doors open at 8 - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2025-04-17/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not walking yet. Doors open at 8 - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2025-05-15/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not walking yet. Doors open at 8 - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2025-06-19/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not walking yet. Doors open at 8 - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2025-07-17/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not walking yet. Doors open at 8 - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2025-08-21/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not walking yet. Doors open at 8 - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2025-09-18/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not walking yet. Doors open at 8 - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2025-10-16/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not walking yet. Doors open at 8 - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2025-11-20/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not walking yet. Doors open at 8 - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings-2025-12-18/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not walking yet. Doors open at 8 - [Jill's Junior Gardeners: Pumpkin Picking](https://bbcmkids.org/events/jills-junior-gardeners-harvest-2/) - Our pumpkins are ready for fall, which means that it's harvest time. Join us for the final session of Jill's Junior Gardeners to help pick pumpkins and choose one to bring home. - [Toddler Music Class](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-music-class-august/) - Join the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for a Smart Start™ class and let your children develop important cognitive skills through playful activities like music, movement, games, stories and music! Smart Start™ teaches children how to learn. Songs and activities are carefully chosen to match each age group's specific developmental needs. - [Toddler Music Class](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-music-class-july/) - Join the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for a Smart Start™ class and let your children develop important cognitive skills through playful activities like music, movement, games, stories and music! Smart Start™ teaches children how to learn. Songs and activities are carefully chosen to match each age group's specific developmental needs. - [Jill's Junior Gardeners: Growing Trees](https://bbcmkids.org/events/tree-propagation-junior-gardeners/) - Did you know that you can grow a new tree from a piece of an old tree? That's called propagation! In this session of Jill's Junior Gardeners, our guest horticulturist Jill will show families how to carefully cut a piece from a willow tree to create a new baby tree to take home. - [Daphne Draws Data](https://bbcmkids.org/events/daphne-draws-data/) - Develop data drawing superpowers with an interactive book reading and hands-on graphing activity with the book, Daphne Draws Data! Explore the magic of graphs and charts while building life-long problem solving skills. - [Gala: Be A Kid Ball](https://bbcmkids.org/events/2025-gala-be-a-kid-ball/) - Our inaugural Be a Kid Ball was a remarkable success! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, we raised more than $322,000 to support transformative learning and play-based experiences at the Museum! We truly can't thank you enough for helping to make this incredible achievement possible. Special thanks to our co-chairs, sponsors, in-kind donors, - [Daphne Draws Data](https://bbcmkids.org/events/daphne-draws-data-2/) - Develop data drawing superpowers with an interactive book reading and hands-on graphing activity with the book, Daphne Draws Data! Explore the magic of graphs and charts while building life-long problem solving skills. - [Paper Dragon Crafts](https://bbcmkids.org/events/paper-dragon-crafts-2/) - Join the Cricket Chinese Academy for paper dragon crafts and calligraphy from 12-4 p.m. - [Paper Dragon Crafts](https://bbcmkids.org/events/paper-dragon-crafts/) - Join the Cricket Chinese Academy for paper dragon crafts and calligraphy from 12-4 p.m. - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec-7/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Holt Park from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec-8/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Whittier Park from 1:30-3:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching games - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec-6/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Ohio Park from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec-9/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Carver Park from 1:30-3:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching games - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec-5/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Franklin Square Park from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec-10/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Stark Park from 1:30-3:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching games - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec-4/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Carmen Park from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec-11/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Burnham Park from 1:30-3:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching games - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec-3/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Merrill Park from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec-12/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Clarke Square from 1:30-3:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching games - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec-2/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Mitchell Park from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec-13/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Clovernook Park from 1:30-3:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching games - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Columbia Park from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds-with-milwaukee-rec-14/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Green Bay Park from 1:30-3:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching - [Summer Playgrounds](https://bbcmkids.org/events/summer-playgrounds/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at Tubman Park from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.! Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 23, 2025 (for kids ages 6-17). Learn more. All playgrounds are operated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching - [Silver City Festival](https://bbcmkids.org/events/silver-city-festival/) - Come see the Wonder Wagon at VIA Community Development Corporation's 30th anniversary celebration! Enjoy live music, local vendors, interactive art displays, a children’s area, and delicious food as we honor the past and look toward the future. This event is free and open to all, so bring your family and friends—we can’t wait to celebrate - [Black & Brown Run Around 5K](https://bbcmkids.org/events/black-brown-run-around-5k/) - Join the Wonder Wagon at the Black & Brown Run Around 5K on September 13! Learn more about the event. - [A-Team Fun Walk](https://bbcmkids.org/events/a-team-fun-walk/) - Join the Wonder Wagon at the Milwaukee County Zoo for the A-Team Fun Walk with Autism United! - [Victory Garden Initiative Block Party](https://bbcmkids.org/events/victory-garden-initiative-block-party/) - Come find the Wonder Wagon at the Victory Garden Initiative's Block Party from 3-7 p.m.! The Victory Garden Initiative helps communities build and grow their own food in order to create a community-led, socially just, environmentally sustainable and nutritious food system for all. Learn more. - [Family Fun Days](https://bbcmkids.org/events/family-fun-days-september/) - Find the Wonder Wagon at Free Sunday Family Fun Days with MKE with Kids at the Northwestern Mutual Community Park. The FREE Sunday Family Fun Days will take place from 10:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. at the Northwestern Mutual Community Park, located inside Henry Maier Festival Park. The events offer attendees access to family-friendly programming, food - [Family Fun Days](https://bbcmkids.org/events/family-fun-days-august/) - Find the Wonder Wagon at Free Sunday Family Fun Days with MKE with Kids at the Northwestern Mutual Community Park. The FREE Sunday Family Fun Days will take place from 10:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. at the Northwestern Mutual Community Park, located inside Henry Maier Festival Park. The events offer attendees access to family-friendly programming, food - [Family Fun Days](https://bbcmkids.org/events/family-fun-days-july/) - Find the Wonder Wagon at Free Sunday Family Fun Days with MKE with Kids at the Northwestern Mutual Community Park. The FREE Sunday Family Fun Days will take place from 10:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. at the Northwestern Mutual Community Park, located inside Henry Maier Festival Park. The events offer attendees access to family-friendly programming, food - [Family Fun Days](https://bbcmkids.org/events/family-fun-days/) - Find the Wonder Wagon at Free Sunday Family Fun Days with MKE with Kids at the Northwestern Mutual Community Park. The FREE Sunday Family Fun Days will take place from 10:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. at the Northwestern Mutual Community Park, located inside Henry Maier Festival Park. The events offer attendees access to family-friendly programming, food - [Jill's Junior Gardeners: Planting Workshop](https://bbcmkids.org/events/planting-workshop-jills-junior-gardeners/) - Get those green thumbs ready! Join horticulturist and environmental scientist, Jill Zalesny, and plant beans, sunflowers and pumpkins in take-home jiffy pots. Kiddos will be able to decorate their own planter pots to take home. - [LEGO Day with Nealita Nelson](https://bbcmkids.org/events/lego-day-with-nealita-nelson/) - Get ready for a brick-tastic day of creativity and fun at the Betty Brinn Children's Museum! Join LEGO Masters Season Four finalist Nealita Nelson for an unforgettable event packed with awesome builds, marble mazes, open build zones, set building activities, and so much more. Perfect for LEGO fans of all ages—come build, play and be - [Go, Dog. Go! Performance by Milwaukee Youth Theater](https://bbcmkids.org/events/go-dog-go-performance-by-milwaukee-youth-theater/) - Watch as Milwaukee students bring the pages of P.D. Eastman's classic to life! Will the dogs work? Will the dogs sleep? Will the dogs play? Come and see for yourselves! Included with General Museum Admission. - [Talkback + Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/talkback-performance/) - Join Malik for our Toddler Talkback series, where your little ones can get involved and share their thoughts, followed by a performance! Today, we will focus on positive self-expression and be joined by Author & Literacy Expert, Maya Smart. Meet Maya! Maya Payne Smart is a parent educator, literacy advocate, and the author of Reading - [Talkback + Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/talkback-performance-2/) - Join Malik for our Toddler Talkback series, where your little ones can get involved and share their thoughts, followed by a performance! Today, we will focus on positive self-expression and be joined by Actor & Dancer, N'Jameh Camara, and Author & Literacy Expert, Maya Smart. Meet N'Jameh! N'Jameh Camara is a Broadway World and YALSA nominated - [Talkback + Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/talkback-performance-6/) - Join Malik for our Toddler Talkback series, where your little ones can get involved and share their thoughts, followed by a performance! Today, we will be joined by actor and dancer, N'Jameh Camara who will help guide us through the topic of: Exploring Your Personal Talents! Meet N'jameh! N'Jameh Camara is a Broadway World and YALSA - [Cricket Chinese Academy](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cricket-academy/) - Join the Cricket Chinese Academy from 12-4 p.m. and take part in some fun and interactive activities like the Chopstick Challenge, DIY paper dragons and designing Chinese Zodiac animals. - [Tatiana's Tiny Zoo](https://bbcmkids.org/events/tatianas-tiny-zoo/) - Get ready for a reptile meet and greet with Tatiana's Tiny Zoo on April 17 from 3-4 p.m.! See Tatiana's amazing collection of reptiles and insects and learn all about the reptiles that call Wisconsin their home! - [Bedtime at Betty Brinn](https://bbcmkids.org/events/bedtime-at-betty-brinn/) - Put on your coziest pajamas, grab your favorite stuffed animal and join us for an evening full of fun for the whole family! Go on a scavenger hunt throughout the Museum Snuggle up for story time Get creative with printmaking in the Be A Maker space Dance your wiggles out at a glow dance party - [Talkback + Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/toddler-talkback-2/) - Join Malik for our Toddler Talkback series, where your little ones can get involved and share their thoughts, followed by a performance! Today, we will be joined by Children's Author, Dionne Grayson who will help guide us through the topic of: Dreaming Big & Imagining Endless Possibilities! Meet Dionne! Dionne Grayson is a visionary leader, - [Talkback + Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/talkback-performance-4/) - Join Malik for our Toddler Talkback series, where your little ones can get involved and share their thoughts followed by a performance! We’re excited to welcome inspiring community role models who will guide us through important topics like: - Discovering and embracing personal talents - Expressing oneself with confidence and positivity - Setting and achieving - [Talkback + Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/talkback-performance-3/) - We're celebrating World Day of Music! Join Malik for our Toddler Talkback series, where your little ones can get involved and share their thoughts followed by a performance. We’re excited to welcome inspiring community role models who will guide us through important topics like: - Discovering and embracing personal talents - Expressing oneself with confidence - [Performance by Malik](https://bbcmkids.org/events/performance-by-malik-8/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik for a performance in the Party Room. - [Performance by Malik](https://bbcmkids.org/events/performance-by-malik-7/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik for a performance in the Party Room. - [Performance by Malik](https://bbcmkids.org/events/performance-by-malik-6/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik for a performance in the Party Room. - [Performance by Malik](https://bbcmkids.org/events/performance-by-malik-5/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik for a performance in the Party Room. - [Performance by Malik](https://bbcmkids.org/events/performance-by-malik-4/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik for a performance in the Party Room. - [Performance by Malik](https://bbcmkids.org/events/performance-by-malik-3/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik for a performance in the Party Room. - [Performance by Malik](https://bbcmkids.org/events/performance-by-malik-2/) - Join our Artist in Residence, Malik for a performance in the Party Room. - [Reptile Meet and Greet!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/reptile-meet-and-greet/) - Join Tatiana's Tiny Zoo on May 3 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. See Tatiana's amazing collection of reptiles and insects and learn all about the reptiles that call Wisconsin their home! See if you can spot the garter snakes in their habitat, touch some real snake skin and get a chance to meet (and touch!) some real - [Hands on Hawai‘i](https://bbcmkids.org/events/hands-on-hawaii-2/) - Join Nā-Hale Studios for Hands on Hawai‘i on April 18 from 10:30–11:30 a.m.! Immerse yourself in the rich cultures of Hawai‘i and Polynesia through interactive activities and traditional practices. Don’t miss this hands-on cultural experience! 🌺 - [Performance by Malik](https://bbcmkids.org/events/performance-by-malik/) - Join Malik in the Party Room for a performance! - [Spring Art!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/spring-art-2/) - Celebrate spring break and create a spring-y friend to take home! This is an open-making activity in our Party Room. - [Spring Art!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/spring-art/) - Celebrate spring break and create a spring-y friend to take home! This is an open-making activity in our Party Room. - [How High Can You Fly?](https://bbcmkids.org/events/how-high-can-you-fly-2025-04-18/) - Test and challenge yourself to make your hovercraft creation touch the ceiling. - [Sheep on a Ship](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sheep-on-a-ship-5/) - Inspired by Nancy E. Shaw's Book "Sheep on a Ship," we are going to work together to find our how many sheep can fit on a ship. - [Penguin Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/penguin-day-2/) - Penguins dream of flight but need you to help get them in the air! Build and put to test some aircraft in our Be A Maker space to make their dreams come true. - [Penguin Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/penguin-day/) - Penguins dream of flight but need you to help get them in the air! Build and put to test some aircraft in our Be A Maker space to make their dreams come true. - [Trinity Irish Dance Performers](https://bbcmkids.org/events/trinity-irish-dance-performers/) - Step into the rhythm of Irish dance on March 16 from 10-11 a.m. and watch a performance that celebrates culture, community and artistry by the Trinity Academy of Irish Dance! This performance is sponsored by the Wisconsin Arts Board. - [Panadanza Dance Company](https://bbcmkids.org/events/panadanza-dance-company/) - Learn about Afro-Latin dance and culture with Panadanza Dance Company! Participants will be able to experience traditional dances and will have the opportunity to dress up and dance along with the instructor. Performance is included with general Museum admission. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds - [Object Lift Off](https://bbcmkids.org/events/object-lift-off-2025-04-16/) - Help us by experimenting and testing how we can use wind to lift heavy objects in our Be A Maker space. - [Object Lift Off](https://bbcmkids.org/events/object-lift-off-2025-04-17/) - Help us by experimenting and testing how we can use wind to lift heavy objects in our Be A Maker space. - [Object Lift Off](https://bbcmkids.org/events/object-lift-off-2025-04-18/) - Help us by experimenting and testing how we can use wind to lift heavy objects in our Be A Maker space. - [Object Lift Off](https://bbcmkids.org/events/object-lift-off-2025-04-21/) - Help us by experimenting and testing how we can use wind to lift heavy objects in our Be A Maker space. - [Object Lift Off](https://bbcmkids.org/events/object-lift-off-2025-04-22/) - Help us by experimenting and testing how we can use wind to lift heavy objects in our Be A Maker space. - [Object Lift Off](https://bbcmkids.org/events/object-lift-off-2025-04-23/) - Help us by experimenting and testing how we can use wind to lift heavy objects in our Be A Maker space. - [Object Lift Off](https://bbcmkids.org/events/object-lift-off-2025-04-24/) - Help us by experimenting and testing how we can use wind to lift heavy objects in our Be A Maker space. - [Object Lift Off](https://bbcmkids.org/events/object-lift-off-2025-04-25/) - Help us by experimenting and testing how we can use wind to lift heavy objects in our Be A Maker space. - [Object Lift Off](https://bbcmkids.org/events/object-lift-off-2025-04-26/) - Help us by experimenting and testing how we can use wind to lift heavy objects in our Be A Maker space. - [Object Lift Off](https://bbcmkids.org/events/object-lift-off-2025-04-27/) - Help us by experimenting and testing how we can use wind to lift heavy objects in our Be A Maker space. - [Object Lift Off](https://bbcmkids.org/events/object-lift-off-2025-04-28/) - Help us by experimenting and testing how we can use wind to lift heavy objects in our Be A Maker space. - [How High Can You Fly?](https://bbcmkids.org/events/how-high-can-you-fly-2025-04-16/) - Test and challenge yourself to make your hovercraft creation touch the ceiling. - [How High Can You Fly?](https://bbcmkids.org/events/how-high-can-you-fly-2025-04-17/) - Test and challenge yourself to make your hovercraft creation touch the ceiling. - [How High Can You Fly?](https://bbcmkids.org/events/how-high-can-you-fly-2025-04-21/) - Test and challenge yourself to make your hovercraft creation touch the ceiling. - [How High Can You Fly?](https://bbcmkids.org/events/how-high-can-you-fly-2025-04-22/) - Test and challenge yourself to make your hovercraft creation touch the ceiling. - [How High Can You Fly?](https://bbcmkids.org/events/how-high-can-you-fly-2025-04-23/) - Test and challenge yourself to make your hovercraft creation touch the ceiling. - [How High Can You Fly?](https://bbcmkids.org/events/how-high-can-you-fly-2025-04-24/) - Test and challenge yourself to make your hovercraft creation touch the ceiling. - [How High Can You Fly?](https://bbcmkids.org/events/how-high-can-you-fly-2025-04-25/) - Test and challenge yourself to make your hovercraft creation touch the ceiling. - [How High Can You Fly?](https://bbcmkids.org/events/how-high-can-you-fly-2025-04-26/) - Test and challenge yourself to make your hovercraft creation touch the ceiling. - [How High Can You Fly?](https://bbcmkids.org/events/how-high-can-you-fly-2025-04-27/) - Test and challenge yourself to make your hovercraft creation touch the ceiling. - [How High Can You Fly?](https://bbcmkids.org/events/how-high-can-you-fly-2025-04-28/) - Test and challenge yourself to make your hovercraft creation touch the ceiling. - [Machine Powered Boats!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/machine-powered-boats-2025-04-02/) - Set sail on an engineering adventure by building your own boat and experiment with simple circuits to test how fast our boats can go! - [Machine Powered Boats!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/machine-powered-boats-2025-04-03/) - Set sail on an engineering adventure by building your own boat and experiment with simple circuits to test how fast our boats can go! - [Machine Powered Boats!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/machine-powered-boats-2025-04-04/) - Set sail on an engineering adventure by building your own boat and experiment with simple circuits to test how fast our boats can go! - [Machine Powered Boats!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/machine-powered-boats-2025-04-05/) - Set sail on an engineering adventure by building your own boat and experiment with simple circuits to test how fast our boats can go! - [Machine Powered Boats!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/machine-powered-boats-2025-04-06/) - Set sail on an engineering adventure by building your own boat and experiment with simple circuits to test how fast our boats can go! - [Machine Powered Boats!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/machine-powered-boats-2025-04-07/) - Set sail on an engineering adventure by building your own boat and experiment with simple circuits to test how fast our boats can go! - [Machine Powered Boats!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/machine-powered-boats-2025-04-09/) - Set sail on an engineering adventure by building your own boat and experiment with simple circuits to test how fast our boats can go! - [Machine Powered Boats!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/machine-powered-boats-2025-04-10/) - Set sail on an engineering adventure by building your own boat and experiment with simple circuits to test how fast our boats can go! - [Machine Powered Boats!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/machine-powered-boats-2025-04-11/) - Set sail on an engineering adventure by building your own boat and experiment with simple circuits to test how fast our boats can go! - [Machine Powered Boats!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/machine-powered-boats-2025-04-13/) - Set sail on an engineering adventure by building your own boat and experiment with simple circuits to test how fast our boats can go! - [Machine Powered Boats!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/machine-powered-boats-2025-04-14/) - Set sail on an engineering adventure by building your own boat and experiment with simple circuits to test how fast our boats can go! - [Birthday Hat Making](https://bbcmkids.org/events/birthday-hat-making-3/) - The Museum turns 30 this month! Come and make your own party hat to help celebrate. - [Birthday Hat Making](https://bbcmkids.org/events/birthday-hat-making-2/) - The Museum turns 30 this month! Come and make your own party hat to help celebrate. - [Birthday Hat Making](https://bbcmkids.org/events/birthday-hat-making/) - The Museum turns 30 this month! Come and make your own party hat to help celebrate. - [Sheep on a Ship](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sheep-on-a-ship-4/) - Inspired by Nancy E. Shaw's Book "Sheep on a Ship," we are going to work together to find our how many sheep can fit on a ship. - [Sheep on a Ship](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sheep-on-a-ship-3/) - Inspired by Nancy E. Shaw's Book "Sheep on a Ship," we are going to work together to find our how many sheep can fit on a ship. - [Sheep on a Ship](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sheep-on-a-ship-2/) - Inspired by Nancy E. Shaw's Book "Sheep on a Ship," we are going to work together to find our how many sheep can fit on a ship. - [Sheep on a Ship](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sheep-on-a-ship/) - Inspired by Nancy E. Shaw's Book "Sheep on a Ship," we are going to work together to find our how many sheep can fit on a ship. - [Sink or Swim: Make it Sink](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-sink-2025-03-21/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Sink](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-sink-2025-03-24/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Sink](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-sink-2025-03-25/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Sink](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-sink-2025-03-26/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Sink](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-sink-2025-03-27/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Sink](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-sink-2025-03-28/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Sink](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-sink-2025-03-31/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Sink](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-sink-2025-04-07/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Sink](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-sink-2025-04-10/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Sink](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-sink-2025-04-11/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Sink](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-sink-2025-04-13/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Float](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-float-2025-03-21/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Float](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-float-2025-03-24/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Float](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-float-2025-03-25/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Float](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-float-2025-03-26/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Float](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-float-2025-03-27/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Float](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-float-2025-03-28/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Float](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-float-2025-03-31/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Float](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-float-2025-04-07/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Float](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-float-2025-04-10/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Float](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-float-2025-04-11/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Sink or Swim: Make it Float](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sink-or-swim-make-it-float-2025-04-13/) - Test your boat creation based off our daily challenges. Come tinker and find the best methods to create a successfully floating or sinking boat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m: Make it float! 1-4 p.m.: Make it sink! - [Machine Powered Boats!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/machine-powered-boats-2/) - Ahoy, maties! Set sail on an engineering adventure by building your own boat from a vast material library. We will be experimenting with some simple circuits to test how fast our boats can go! - [Machine Powered Boats!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/machine-powered-boats/) - Ahoy, maties! Set sail on an engineering adventure by building your own boat from a vast material library. We will be experimenting with some simple circuits to test how fast our boats can go! - [Paper Airplanes](https://bbcmkids.org/events/paper-airplanes-2-2025-03-05/) - Afternoons in the Be A Maker space are taking flight! Join us to learn techniques for making paper airplanes and helicopters fly! The Be A Maker space will be closed March 7-9. - [Paper Airplanes](https://bbcmkids.org/events/paper-airplanes-2-2025-03-06/) - Afternoons in the Be A Maker space are taking flight! Join us to learn techniques for making paper airplanes and helicopters fly! The Be A Maker space will be closed March 7-9. - [Paper Airplanes](https://bbcmkids.org/events/paper-airplanes-2-2025-03-10/) - Afternoons in the Be A Maker space are taking flight! Join us to learn techniques for making paper airplanes and helicopters fly! The Be A Maker space will be closed March 7-9. - [Paper Airplanes](https://bbcmkids.org/events/paper-airplanes-2-2025-03-12/) - Afternoons in the Be A Maker space are taking flight! Join us to learn techniques for making paper airplanes and helicopters fly! The Be A Maker space will be closed March 7-9. - [Paper Airplanes](https://bbcmkids.org/events/paper-airplanes-2-2025-03-13/) - Afternoons in the Be A Maker space are taking flight! Join us to learn techniques for making paper airplanes and helicopters fly! The Be A Maker space will be closed March 7-9. - [Paper Airplanes](https://bbcmkids.org/events/paper-airplanes-2-2025-03-14/) - Afternoons in the Be A Maker space are taking flight! Join us to learn techniques for making paper airplanes and helicopters fly! The Be A Maker space will be closed March 7-9. - [Paper Airplanes](https://bbcmkids.org/events/paper-airplanes-2-2025-03-16/) - Afternoons in the Be A Maker space are taking flight! Join us to learn techniques for making paper airplanes and helicopters fly! The Be A Maker space will be closed March 7-9. - [Paper Airplanes](https://bbcmkids.org/events/paper-airplanes-2-2025-03-17/) - Afternoons in the Be A Maker space are taking flight! Join us to learn techniques for making paper airplanes and helicopters fly! The Be A Maker space will be closed March 7-9. - [Paper Rockets!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/make-and-test-paper-rockets-2025-03-05/) - We're going to space! Come create and launch your own paper rocket ships in our Be A Maker space. - [Paper Rockets!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/make-and-test-paper-rockets-2025-03-06/) - We're going to space! Come create and launch your own paper rocket ships in our Be A Maker space. - [Paper Rockets!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/make-and-test-paper-rockets-2025-03-10/) - We're going to space! Come create and launch your own paper rocket ships in our Be A Maker space. - [Paper Rockets!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/make-and-test-paper-rockets-2025-03-12/) - We're going to space! Come create and launch your own paper rocket ships in our Be A Maker space. - [Paper Rockets!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/make-and-test-paper-rockets-2025-03-13/) - We're going to space! Come create and launch your own paper rocket ships in our Be A Maker space. - [Paper Rockets!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/make-and-test-paper-rockets-2025-03-14/) - We're going to space! Come create and launch your own paper rocket ships in our Be A Maker space. - [Paper Rockets!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/make-and-test-paper-rockets-2025-03-16/) - We're going to space! Come create and launch your own paper rocket ships in our Be A Maker space. - [Paper Rockets!](https://bbcmkids.org/events/make-and-test-paper-rockets-2025-03-17/) - We're going to space! Come create and launch your own paper rocket ships in our Be A Maker space. - ['LOVE' Mural](https://bbcmkids.org/events/love-mural/) - Using a variety of scissors, colored paper, and glue we'll be making a mural with the text "LOVE", inspired by a detail in the MLK mural at the beginning of Amanda Gorman's book, "Change Sings." - [Ko-Thi Dance Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/ko-thi-dance-performance/) - Discover the power of dance and drums! Ko-Thi Dance Company brings the spirit of African tradition to life on February 23 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. - [DJ Fly Ty Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/dj-fly-ty-performance/) - Join us for a special performance and story time reading of his book, "Mom, Dad, I want to be a DJ." - [Shadow Book Story Time: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"](https://bbcmkids.org/events/shadow-book-story-time-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz-3-1/) - Follow the Yellow Brick Road into our Be A Maker space as we read an enchanting shadow play of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!" Every Saturday in February from 2-2:30 p.m. - [Shadow Book Story Time: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"](https://bbcmkids.org/events/shadow-book-story-time-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz-2-22/) - Follow the Yellow Brick Road into our Be A Maker space as we read an enchanting shadow play of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!" Every Saturday in February from 2-2:30 p.m. - [Shadow Book Story Time: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"](https://bbcmkids.org/events/shadow-book-story-time-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz-copy/) - Follow the Yellow Brick Road into our Be A Maker space as we read an enchanting shadow play of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!" Every Saturday in February from 2-2:30 p.m. - [Shadow Book Story Time: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"](https://bbcmkids.org/events/shadow-book-story-time-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/) - Follow the Yellow Brick Road into our Be A Maker space as we read an enchanting shadow play of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!" Every Saturday in February from 2-2:30 p.m. - [Spiderman](https://bbcmkids.org/events/spiderman/) - Your friendly neighborhood hero is swinging by the Museum on January 26 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.! 🕷️🕸️ Don't miss your chance to meet and strike your superhero pose with Spiderman! - [Cocoa & Claus](https://bbcmkids.org/events/cocoa-claus/) - Join us for Cocoa and Claus on December 21 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. to enjoy Santa story time and photo opportunities, build your own toy in Santa's Workshop (Be A Maker space) and sip on hot cocoa provided by Stone Creek Coffee. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL! November 9-24: $15/Non-Member | $8/Member November 25-December 21: $20/Non-Member | - [Story Time with First Stage](https://bbcmkids.org/events/story-time-with-first-stage-2/) - [Story Time with First Stage](https://bbcmkids.org/events/story-time-with-first-stage/) - [Gratitude Chain](https://bbcmkids.org/events/gratitude-chain-3/) - Share your gratitude with us! Stop by our pop-up program to draw or write about something you're thankful for this year. Add your creation to our special gratitude chain and let's celebrate the joy of the season together. - [Gratitude Chain](https://bbcmkids.org/events/gratitude-chain-2/) - Share your gratitude with us! Stop by our pop-up program to draw or write about something you're thankful for this year. Add your creation to our special gratitude chain and let's celebrate the joy of the season together. - [Gratitude Chain](https://bbcmkids.org/events/gratitude-chain/) - Share your gratitude with us! Stop by our pop-up program to draw or write about something you're thankful for this year. Add your creation to our special gratitude chain and let's celebrate the joy of the season together. - [Gratitude Chain](https://bbcmkids.org/events/gratitude-chain-4/) - Share your gratitude with us! Stop by our pop-up program to draw or write about something you're thankful for this year. Add your creation to our special gratitude chain and let's celebrate the joy of the season together. - [Baby Beginnings](https://bbcmkids.org/events/baby-beginnings/) - Baby Beginnings is a free program for caregivers and their newborns to come together while exploring the five senses. Hosted in our Pocket Park exhibit, each class will include stretches, tummy time activities, tracking practice, music and hands-on exploration. This program is designed for babies under 12 months and is best suited for those not - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2024-12-22/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Session](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2024-12-08/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Session](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2024-11-24/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Big Paws Small Paws](https://bbcmkids.org/events/big-paws-small-paws/) - Educator Mark Denning is taking over our Be A Maker space to teach us about Wisconsin's furry friends! This program is about getting students familiar and interacting with Wisconsin's fur-bearing mammals and the Indigenous perspectives that will help shape their understanding. Participants will hear Indigenous stories about these animals and have the opportunity to engage - [New Year's Eve at Noon](https://bbcmkids.org/events/new-years-eve-at-noon/) - Ring in 2025 early with your family on December 31! Join us for a beach ball dance bash and ball drop featuring DJ Shawna, face painting and DIY noisemakers in the Be A Maker space. NEW! Members-only event hours from 9-11 a.m. Admission: Non-Members: $20 Members: $10 Online reservations are required. General Museum admission is - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2024-09-08/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2024-10-13/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2024-11-10/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2025-01-12/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2025-02-09/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2025-03-09/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2025-04-13/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2025-05-11/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2025-06-08/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2025-07-13/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2025-09-14/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2025-10-12/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2025-11-09/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2025-12-14/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2024-11-10/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Panadanza Dance Performance](https://bbcmkids.org/events/panadanza-performance/) - Learn about Afro-Latin dance and culture with Panadanza Dance Company! Participants will be able to experience traditional dances and will have the opportunity to dress up and dance along with the instructor. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the - [Hands-On Hawaii](https://bbcmkids.org/events/hands-on-hawaii/) - Join the Hale O Malo dancers on a journey across the Polynesian Pacific with authentic songs, costumes and dances. - [Betty BOO’s Spooktacular](https://bbcmkids.org/events/betty-boos-spooktacular/) - Get ready for a not-so-scary Halloween celebration that’s packed with family fun! Meet the animals from Tatiana’s Tiny Zoo, enjoy a performance by Kohl’s Wild Theater, watch a guest artist take on a pumpkin carving challenge and craft glow-in-the-dark slime in our Be A Maker space. It’s a spooktacular time you won’t want to miss! - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2024-09-22/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2024-10-27/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2025-01-26/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2025-02-23/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2025-03-23/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2025-04-27/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2025-05-25/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2025-06-22/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2025-07-27/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2025-08-24/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2025-09-28/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2025-10-26/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2025-11-23/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Sessions](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-sessions-2-2025-12-28/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. - [Sensory-Friendly Session](https://bbcmkids.org/events/sensory-friendly-session/) - Second Sunday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Families can enjoy our Museum experience in a calmer, quieter space during these special evening sessions. Learn more. - [Community Access Day](https://bbcmkids.org/events/community-access-day/) - Third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. All guests (excluding groups of 10 or more) receive free admission to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum on the third Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Advanced reservations are recommended and some restrictions apply. Learn more. ## Event Categories - [Special Performers / Events](https://bbcmkids.org/events/categories/special-performers-events/) - [Weekly Programs](https://bbcmkids.org/events/categories/weekly-programs/) - [Ticketed Events](https://bbcmkids.org/events/categories/ticketed-events/) - [Artist in Residence](https://bbcmkids.org/events/categories/artist-in-residence-programs/) - [Member Event](https://bbcmkids.org/events/categories/member-events/) - [Wonder Wagon](https://bbcmkids.org/events/categories/wonder-wagon/) ## Document Types - [Press Release](https://bbcmkids.org/document-type/press-release/) - [Annual Report](https://bbcmkids.org/document-type/annual-report/) ## Beaver Builder Categories - [BBCM Page Content](https://bbcmkids.org/fl-builder-template-category/bbcm-page-content/)