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Event Series Creepy Critters Month

Creepy Critters Month

Knoch Knolls Nature Center 320 Knoch Knolls Road, Naperville, IL, United States

Celebrate all things creepy during the month of October Drop in anytime during our open hours: Saturday 9 am - 3 pm Monday-Friday, 9 am - 1 pm & 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Enjoy self-guided activities about spiders, snakes, bats, rats, crows, vultures, owls and more! Go on an indoor Creepy Critters Scavenger Hunt...

Free
Event Series Community Partner Playdate

Community Partner Playdate

Wheaton Public Library 225 N Cross Street, Wheaton, IL, United States

Join us for a playdate at the Wheaton Public Library. While children and families socialize, we'll have DuPage County community partners present to share resources including developmental screening, early childhood programming, and more! In partnership with the Wheaton/Warrenville Early Childhood Collaborative and World Relief. No registration required.

Free
Event Series Creepy Critters Month

Creepy Critters Month

Knoch Knolls Nature Center 320 Knoch Knolls Road, Naperville, IL, United States

Celebrate all things creepy during the month of October Drop in anytime during our open hours: Saturday 9 am - 3 pm Monday-Friday, 9 am - 1 pm & 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Enjoy self-guided activities about spiders, snakes, bats, rats, crows, vultures, owls and more! Go on an indoor Creepy Critters Scavenger Hunt...

Free

Monster Mash

Yorktown Center 203 Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL, United States

Join us for a spooky fun time at the Monster Mash, the ultimate family-friendly Halloween event, packed with ghoulish delights for kids of all ages. 🎃 Come in your most spooktacular costume (dogs in costume welcome too!) and enjoy an afternoon of fang-tastic activities! Candy Scavenger Hunt around the center with participating stores—complete all stops...

Free

Halloween Anatomy

Downers Grove Public Library 1050 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove, IL, United States

Kids ages 5 - 12 and their families are invited to join us for some family fun. Meet a full-sized skeleton, make a dough digestive system, and even model your brain! Presented in conjunction with an anatomist and medical students from Midwestern University. Register as a family. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Free

Creatures of the Night

Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Join us for a special Fall treat at the Conservatory – live creatures in our tropical plant collection, where you can get up close and personal with the animals! Kids and families will learn about unique relationships between animals and plants as they collect sweet treats throughout our building. Kids and adults will… Visit up-close...

Included in general admission
Event Series Budding Botanists

Budding Botanists

Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Watch out as you explore the Conservatory – you may run into a Budding Botanists! on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00am to 3:00pm, Nature Educators will provide activities for kids of all ages at our Budding Botanists station. These programs are drop in and no preregistration is required. You can stop by and interact with...

Free

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