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Earth Day Celebration

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

Join us as we celebrate and bring awareness to ways we can find sustainability, new and continuous knowledge to help protect our planet for present and future generations. We will be hosting a series of activities throughout the conservatory including: Performance by Kaben Kafo Earth Day Bingo Photo Booth Propagation Demo with Shayna and Urban...

Smart Money Week

Bronzeville Children's Museum 9301 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Children can learn how to save money and be successful in life. Storytelling, arts and crafts, face painting and music. Children will receive a shredded money packet.

$5

TD3 Minecraft Engineering: The Big Bad Wolf

Brookfield Public Library 3609 Grand Boulevard, Brookfield, IL, United States

Join us for a fun and engaging adventure in Minecraft! Take to the woods to escape the big bad wolf. 9 laptops available for checkout, but participants are encouraged to bring their own device.

Free

Reptiles and Amphibians with the Frog Lady

Park Ridge Public Library 20 S Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, IL, United States

Meet reptiles and amphibians up close and personal at this one-of-a-kind program with Deb Krohn of FrogLady Presentations. Deb will teach you all about these fascinating animals with the help of her favorite scaly and slimy friends. You'll see frogs, salamanders, lizards, tortoises and snakes and hear their incredible stories. Presentation 1-2pm. For anyone wishing...

Free

Earth Day Party

Spring Valley Nature Center 1111 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, IL, United States

Celebrate Earth Day while deepening your connection to the Earth with birdhouse building, wildflower plantings, worm composting demonstrations, seed bomb making and launching, crafts, a live hawk and owl display, face painting, and much more! Be sure to also visit Heritage Farm to learn about beekeeping, heirloom gardening and other traditional ways of living simply...

$3 – $12

Homeschool Huddle: Reptiles Rock

Santori Library (Aurora) 101 S. River Street, Aurora, IL, United States

Red Oak Nature Center shows the unique traits that make reptiles so special. This program includes live animal ambassadors from the nature center. Grade levels 1-5.

Free
Event Series Field Watchers

Field Watchers

Naper Settlement 523 S. Weber Street, Naperville, IL, United States

Every Tuesday Starting March 5 β€’ 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM β€’ Free Program β€’ Pre-Registration Required β€’ For Students (6-12) and their Parents/Caregivers β€’ Adults must accompany students Unleash your curiosity every Tuesday while exploring the wonders of agriculture, STEM, and nature! This program is for parents and elementary-age students (6-12 years old). Topics include: Coding:...

Free

Author Talk: Jasmine Warga

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

Jasmine Warga author of the Newberry Honor Award winner, Other Words for Home, and the author of A Rover's Story, a D203 Battle of the Books title, will be speaking about the inspiration for her stories, answering questions and signing books. This program is brought to you in partnership with Anderson's Books and D203.

Free

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