Cultivate a love for gardening and the outdoors with your entire family in PBS KIDS Backyard! In addition to a variety of educational gardening activities, the area will feature a playset, trampoline and cornhole boards. Backyard Equipment Sponsored by PlayN Wisconsin.
Every day is “Family Day” at the Garden & Green Living Expo, with special highlights throughout the weekend.
Free Admission
Garden & Green Living Expo offers free admission for children 12 and under, helping make it an affordable family outing in the middle of winter.
PBS KIDS Passport
Calling all kids! Pick up your PBS KIDS Passport in the PBS KIDS Backyard during Garden & Green Living Expo. You’ll collect stamps from participating exhibitor booths, participate in fun activities and pick up giveaways and educational resources along the way. Drop off your completed passport at the PBS Wisconsin booth to be entered into a drawing for one of four PBS KIDS Passport Prize Packages.
The first 50 kids to turn in a completed PBS KIDS Passport each day will also receive a Made in WI t-shirt!
A special thank you to Schuster’s Farm and DRAMM Corporation for their generous donations to the PBS KIDS Passport Program.
2025 Schedule of Activities
Friday, Feb. 7
All Day
Family fun area with play structures, trampoline, and more! (provided by PlayN Wisconsin)
All Day
Daniel Tiger’s Garden of Caring
Help make our garden bloom with kindness and ideas about how children can care for the planet! Empower your little learner to brainstorm ways they can contribute, however big or small, and make our wall garden grow. (supported by PBS Wisconsin Education)
1:15 – 1:45 PM
Meet PBS KIDS Stu from Lyla in the Loop
2:00 – 5:00 PM
Join PBS Wisconsin Education for PBS KIDS games and activities focused on environmental stewardship, sharing resources, and building community. Set up a schedule to care for a plant at home, enjoy ideas for fun outdoor crafts, and spark curiosity with your favorite PBS KIDS characters.
2:15-2:45 PM
Meet PBS KIDS Daniel Tiger
4:15 – 4:45 PM
Meet PBS KIDS Stu from Lyla in the Loop
5:15 – 5:45 PM
Meet PBS KIDS Daniel Tiger
Saturday, Feb. 8
All Day
Family fun area with play structures, trampoline, and more! (provided by PlayN Wisconsin)
All Day
Daniel Tiger’s Garden of Caring
Help make our garden bloom with kindness and ideas about how children can care for the planet! Empower your little learner to brainstorm ways they can contribute, however big or small, and make our wall garden grow. (supported by PBS Wisconsin Education)
10 AM – 12 PM
Join PBS Wisconsin Education for PBS KIDS games and activities focused on environmental stewardship, sharing resources, and building community. Set up a schedule to care for a plant at home, enjoy ideas for fun outdoor crafts, and spark curiosity with your favorite PBS KIDS characters.
10:30 AM – 11 AM
Meet PBS KIDS Stu from Lyla in the Loop
11:30 AM – 12 PM
Meet PBS KIDS Stu from Lyla in the Loop
12:15 – 12:45 PM
Meet PBS KIDS Daniel Tiger
2:15 -2:45 PM
Meet PBS KIDS Stu from Lyla in the Loop
3:15 -3:45 PM
Meet PBS KIDS Daniel Tiger
4:15 -4:45 PM
Meet PBS KIDS Daniel Tiger
Sunday, Feb. 9
All Day
Family fun area with play structures, trampoline, and more! (provided by PlayN Wisconsin)
All Day
Daniel Tiger’s Garden of Caring
Help make our garden bloom with kindness and ideas about how children can care for the planet! Empower your little learner to brainstorm ways they can contribute, however big or small, and make our wall garden grow. (supported by PBS Wisconsin Education)
10 AM – 12 PM
Join PBS Wisconsin Education for PBS KIDS games and activities focused on environmental stewardship, sharing resources, and building community. Set up a schedule to care for a plant at home, enjoy ideas for fun outdoor crafts, and spark curiosity with your favorite PBS KIDS characters.
10:15 – 10:45 AM
Meet PBS KIDS Daniel Tiger
12:45 – 1:15 PM
Meet PBS KIDS Stu from Lyla in the Loop
1:45 – 2:15 PM
Meet PBS KIDS Daniel Tiger
3:15 – 3:45 PM
Meet PBS KIDS Stu from Lyla in the Loop
Can’t Join us In-person? We are Online!
Go on an adventure to PBS KIDS Virtual Backyard! Cultivate a love for gardening with your entire family in PBS KIDS Backyard! Explore a variety of educational gardening activities like learning how plants grow, how to make a wild bee hotel and you can play online gardening games. Be sure to check out additional educational resources from PBS Wisconsin Education.
