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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

World of Genomics: Discover Everyday DNA

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

Join us for this interactive, hands-on science experience featuring multiple stations focused on specific aspects of science, with volunteers from the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Visitors will learn about DNA, genetics, agriculture, robotics, and microbes—all through family-friendly activities led by volunteer researchers from the IGB. See...

Included in general admission

Chicago History Museum Illinois Resident Free Day

Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

The Museum offers free days to Illinois residents throughout the year, including commemorative days like Presidents’ Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Fourth of July. Upcoming 2024 Illinois resident FREE days include: August 28; September 2, 25; October 14, 23; November 5, 11, 20; December 18   For information on more events like this,...

Free

STEPS: The Interactive, Anti-Bullying Extravaganza

Indian Prairie Public Library 401 Plainfield Road, Darien, IL, United States

Join us in empowering the next generation with STEPS, an interactive anti-bullying experience for kids that uses improv, theater and dance to foster collaboration, friendship, and fun.

Free

Drop-In Robot Day

Wood Dale Public Library 520 N. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale, IL, United States

Dash robots, spheros and drawing robots, oh my! Stop in any time between 1-3 pm to try out these cool robots. You are welcome to stay as long or as little as you want.

Free

LEGO® Building Challenge: Creepy Crawly Builds

Schaumburg Township District Library 130 South Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL, United States

Build along with other kids and try to complete this month's challenge: use Legos to create bugs or other creepy crawly things.

Free
Event Series International Book Club

International Book Club

Nichols Library 200 W. Jefferson Ave, Naperville, IL, United States

English learners can practice their conversation skills with other readers while discussing a diverse range of novels. Each moth, we’ll be featuring a book focusing on immigrant and international stories. Grades 5-8. 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

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