1. family and parenting
2. children

April 2015
Recurring Events
Science Saturday Workshop
Every Saturday: 10 – 11 a.m.
Experience hands-on science experiments for children ages 6-19 and
their families.
Location: UW Space Place
Cost: Free
Madison Fractal Workshops
Fridays and Saturdays
Fractal provides S.T.E.A.M. enrichment programming for participants aged 6-13. We host night/weekend programming. Please
visit our website for workshop details.
REGISTER ONLINE at madisonfractal.com
Location: Sector 67
Cost: $30
Saturday Science at Discovery: Forensic Science
First Saturday of Every Month, April 4th, 10 a.m.-noon
Learn how forensic scientists gather evidence to uncover events
that happened in the past, compare healthy and diseased human organs, analyze fingerprints, and more.
Location: Discovery Building
Cost: Free
Party with the Stars
Third Friday of Each Month, 7-8:30 p.m.
Find out what objects are currently in the night sky and how
to find them. If the sky is clear, telescopes will be set up for
viewing. All ages are welcome
Location: UW Space Place
Cost: Free
Afterschool Expeditions
Mondays 2:30-4 p.m.
This weekly program offers opportunities for elementary and
middle school students to explore, engage and discover science
at UW-Madison.
REGISTER ONLINE at discovery.wisc.edu/afterschool-expeditions
Location: Discovery Building
Cost: Free
Events in March
Free Family Night at MCM
April 1, 5-8 p.m.
Enjoy free admission on this evening! Be sure to visit the Art Studio to help
make masks and costumes for the upcoming STRUT! community parade.
Location: Madison Children’s Museum
Cost: Free
Make Your Own Alien!
Thursday, April 2, 2-3:30 p.m.
NASA’s Kepler Project has uncovered almost 2000 planets outside our solar
system - what might life on other planets look like? Bring your imagination
and join the UW Space Place to create your own extraterrestrial.
Location: Goodman South Madison Library
Cost: Free
Minecraft Workshop
Friday, April 3, 4-6 p.m.
Explore the world of Minecraft on a private server and learn new ways to
build, interact, and move within the world while playing in the game with
objectives decided by the group!
Location: Sector 67
Cost: $20
Dane County Farm Day
April 11, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Join the Dane County Farm Bureau in celebrating agriculture! Gather your
family and friends to see, taste and experience what Wisconsin’s agriculture
has to offer. This event will have you “snacking around Wisconsin” and is sure
to make you moo with delight!
Location: Madison Children’s Museum
Cost: Free with $7.95 museum admission
Explore the world of engineering careers and participate in some engineering activities yourself at this open house!
Thursday April 16 and Friday April 17 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday April 18 9 - 2 p.m.
April 2015
Events in April, continued
Family Walk: All About Frogs
Sunday, April 12, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
For families with preschool and elementary-aged children. Join us to
learn about frogs in springtime!
Location: UW-Madison Arboretum
Cost: Free
Strut! Workshop with Laura Anderson Barbata
April 26, 11-11:30 a.m.
Meet UW-Madison interdisciplinary artist in residence, Laura Anderson
Barbata, and help us make costumes and masks out of recycled materails for the upcoming STRUT! parade on May 2.
Location: Madison Children’s Museum
Cost: Free with $7.95 museum admission
For Love of the Earth Walk
Sunday, April 19, 1-2:30 p.m.
This week marks Earth Day and John Muir’s birthday. Eighty years ago
today, the first lilacs were planted at the Arboretum. Join a naturalist to
search for signs of spring and renewal!
Location: UW-Madison Arboretum
Cost: Free
Veterinary School Open House
Sunday, April 26, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Explore veterinary medicine at our annual open house. See friendly
animals, interactive booths, presentations, and more!
Location: UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
Cost: Free
Earth Partnership for Families: Woodland Wildflowers
Sunday, April 26, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Explore the beauty of the maple woods in spring. Learn the names and
lifecycles of spring ephemerals and discover how these flowers are pollinated. This is a drop-in event but a naturalist-led hike will take place
from 1:30-2:30.
Location: UW-Madison Arboretum
Cost: Free
Scratch Party: Making Sprites Talk
Thursday, April 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Create and share Scratch projects and learn to program your “sprites”
to have a conversation or even tell jokes. REGISTER ONLINE at badgerbots.org
Location: BadgerBOTS Education Center
Cost: $5
Native Plant Garden Tour: Early Sounds of Spring on Earth
Day
April 22, 7-8:30 p.m.
As trees and shrubs begin to leaf out, Dutchman’s breeches, twin-life
and rue-anemones might be blooming in the woodland gardens. In our
prairie gardens, we may find Pasque flower, prairie smoke, and bird’sfoot violet!
Location: UW-Madison Arboretum
Cost: Free
Town Center at the Discovery Building
330 North Orchard Street Madison, WI
discovery.wisc.edu/towncenter
BadgerBOTS Education Center
7615 Discovery Drive, Middleton, WI
badgerbots.org
Madison Children’s Museum
100 North Hamilton Street Madison, WI
madisonchildrensmuseum.org
UW Space Place in the Villager Mall
2300 South Park Street Madison, WI
spaceplace.wisc.edu
Sector67
2100 Winnebago Street Madison, WI
madisonfractal.com
UW-Madison Arboretum
1207 Seminole Highway, Madison, WI
uwarboretum.org
UW School of Veterinary Medicine
2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI
vetmed.wisc.edu
UW School of Engineering
1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI
engr.wisc.edu
Goodman South Madison Library
2222 South Park Street, Madison, WI
This is not a school-sponsored activity and the Madison Metropolitan School District does not approve, support, supervise or endorse this program/activity.
Esta no es una actividad patrocinada por la escuela y el Distrito Escolar Metropolitano de Madison no aprueba, respalda, o promociona este programa o actividad.