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Birthday Parties Schlitz Audubon

Birthday Parties

Celebrate your child’s birthday with a nature-themed party at Schlitz Audubon! Each 2-hour party includes 1.5 hours of naturalist-led activities, including intimate meet & greets with one (or multiple!) live animal ambassadors, interactive activities relating to the party’s theme, and outdoor experiences through a guided hike or play time in one of Nature Preschool’s Outdoor Classrooms. Parties conclude with 30 minutes of parent-led celebration time.

Party prices listed below include up to a maximum of 15 children and 30 total guests. All offerings are available year-round and are not weather-dependent. Time slots are available on weekends in the morning or early afternoon – availability fills up quickly so it is recommended to inquire at least 6-8 weeks in advance. Additional birthday information, including a breakdown of the schedule, pictures of the party locations, and guidelines regarding food and refreshments, will be provided upon inquiry.

-Beaks & Talons Party

Which bird is fastest? Which has silent flight? Join us for an interactive comparison of falcons, hawks, and owls. After meeting four of our live raptor ambassadors, we’ll do some hands-on exploration with raptor artifacts and then head to the trails to see if we can spot any of our feathered friends in the wild.
Members: $275 | Non-Members: $300 | Recommended for children of all ages

+Creepy Crawlies Party

Does your child love bugs? This party explores the world of crawling critters like insects and their relatives. Guests will meet 3 live critters, including 2 bugs and one reptile or amphibian bug-eater. Then we’ll head outside to flip logs in the forest and search for wild creepy crawling critters.
Members: $250 | Non-Members: $275 | Recommended for children ages 4 and up

For an additional $25, this party can feature a ponding component in place of flipping logs in April-October. In winter, the outdoor component will be a general guided hike.

+Eagle & Friends Party

With awesome power, spectacular strength, a huge wingspan, and massive talons, this “king of the wind” is the very essence of a raptor. Be amazed as a Bald Eagle headlines this party, accompanied by hawks, owls, and falcons. After this awe-inspiring meet and greet, we’ll go on a hike to see if we can spot any raptors soaring high above.
Members: $375 | Non-Members: $400 | Recommended for children of all ages

+Exclusively Owl Party

Your child will have a hoot of a party with a personalized meet and greet with our night-time hunting specialists. Visits from three of our owls are included in this party package, as well as an interactive guided hike to search for signs of these nocturnal hunters.
Members: $275 | Non-Members: $300 | Recommended for children of all ages

+Forest Fairies Party

Through this party, children will discover the enchanted world of forest fairies. We will start the party by reading A Fairy Friend and meeting a fairy friend – a live reptile or amphibian! Then we’ll head to one of our outdoor play spaces to search for natural materials and build simple fairy houses for the fairies at Schlitz Audubon.
Members: $250 | Non-Members: $275 | Recommended for children ages 2-8

+Reptile & Amphibian Party

If your child likes animals that hop, slither, and crawl, this is the party for them! Attendees will be have up-close and personal experiences with a snake, turtle, and toad and go on a hike to see if they can spot any of these creatures in the wild.
Members: $250 | Non-members: $275 | Recommended for children of all ages

This party can feature a ponding component in place of the guided hike for children 5 and up. For an additional $25, this is offered between April-October. 

+Screech Owl at Midnight Hollow Party

Children will help tell the story of a tenacious screech owl family through an interactive reading of the book Screech Owl at Midnight Hollow, which follows a tenacious screech owl family. Afterwards, we’ll meet one of the Center’s live Eastern Screech Owls and then head outside for to search for wild screech owls, their homes, and their prey.
Members: $250  | Non-members: $275 | Recommended for children ages 3-6

+Vulture View Party

An interactive story time will have children explore children explore a day in the life of nature’s clean up crew! The story time is helped by a visit from the Center’s resident Turkey Vulture, Tallulah. Children will then stretch their wings on the trails and discover how vultures find and eat their food, as well as how they help keep our environment clean.
Members: $250  | Non-Members: $275 | Recommended for children ages 3-6

+Whimsical Woodland Party

Children will play and laugh during an interactive reading of the book Who’s in the Forest? Afterwards, we’ll meet one of our live reptiles or amphibians who might live in the forest and then head to one of our outdoor play spaces for imaginative playtime.
Members: $250 | Non-members: $275 | Recommended for children ages 1-6

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Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, our mission is to conserve our land’s diverse habitats on Lake Michigan and provide meaningful experiences and environmental education for all.

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1111 E. Brown Deer Road
Milwaukee, WI 53217
(414) 352-2880

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$8 Adults
$5 Ages 3-17
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