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Milwaukee, situated on the shore of Lake Michigan, is a bustling city that is home to nearly 600,000 people, according to 2013 United States Census Bureau estimates. Parents in Milwaukee will find a large selection of free activities for their children to enjoy, including indoor museum activities and outdoor nature activities.

Park Activities

Milwaukee has some beautiful parks that your family can visit for free, such as the Clovernook Playfield, which features volleyball courts, baseball and softball fields, a tennis court, basketball courts and a children's play area. At Meaux Park, you can walk the Oak Leaf trail with your kids, play soccer or have some play time on the tot lot. During the summer, the Milwaukee Recreation Department offers summer playground programs for free at select playgrounds. Activities include arts and crafts, dodgeball, kickball, contests, field trips and cool spots -- areas with sprinklers connected to fire hydrants. Fishing is free for kids under 16 at some city parks and free fishing clinics are held for kids in the spring. These clinics teach children the basics of fishing, including how to make a knot, fishing techniques, safety and fish identification.

The Milwaukee Public Library branches offer a variety of free children's programs, including art workshops for those in kindergarten through fifth grade. A Fall Kids Club includes science, art and music activities. Story times and play groups are offered for children preschool age and younger. During a Saturdays at Central program, kids create their own works of art based on the books they read during the program. Programs for teens include Bring the Forest Home, which gives teens an opportunity to make their own accessory holders and journals using actual tree branches. At o.m.g. i'm smART!, teens create their own expressive pieces of art.outdoor play equipment

Admission to the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory Domes is free from 9 a.m. to noon each Monday, excluding major holidays. The Tropical Dome features more than 1,200 tropical plants, along with a variety of tropical birds. In the Desert Dome, you'll find an assortment of unusual and endangered plants from the Canary Islands, Northern Mexico and South America. In the the Urban Ecology Center, kids can play on the habitat-themed playground and check out the outdoor laboratory. The Wehr Nature Center features hiking trails, gardens and a visitor center.

Normally, there is admission charged to enter the Milwaukee County Zoo, but on scheduled Family Free Days, your entire family can visit for free. Additionally, Milwaukee County residents can go for free on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, after showing an I.D. At the zoo, your kids can meet and learn about a broad range of interesting animals and enjoy. At the Milwaukee Public Museum, admission is free for Milwaukee County residents on the first Thursday of each month. The museum houses 150,000 square feet of exhibits that feature more than 4.5 million objects and specimens. You can learn about dinosaurs, butterflies and the history of Milwaukee. If your kids love art, the Milwaukee Art Museum is free every first Thursday.outdoor play equipment