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Children's Museum of Oak Lawn 5100 Museum Drive, Oak Lawn, IL, United States

The Museum will be hosting a K.I.S.S Event on August 27th from 10 am to 2pm. Come receive a free child safety seat inspection, get a child identification card, enjoy Illinois Tollway "Touch-a-Truck" vehicles and play at the museum.

History of Play

Wonder Works Children's Museum 6445 West North Avenue, Oak Park, IL, United States

This special event has been created through a collaboration between the Oak Park River Forest Museum & Wonder Works Children's Museum, featuring games and play items from both museums' collections. An Intergenerational Event with stations featuring games & activities for all ages! Outdoor Play including the Victorian-era games of Hoop Trundling and Graces, plus Bubble...

$5

Minerals to Batteries: Where do they come from?

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art 1220 Kensington Road, Oak Brook, IL, United States

The commercial development of Sonyโ€™s lithium-ion battery in 1991, has transformed the technical world we live in โ€“ from laptop computers, mobile phones, power tools, electric vehicles, and โ€“ more recently โ€“ grid energy storage. Join Dr. Andrew Jansen from Argonne National Laboratory to learn what makes a lithium-ion battery work, why it is such...

$5 โ€“ $10

Back to School Ice Cream Party

Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex 200 S. Lindsey Lane, Bolingbrook, IL, United States

Toddlers and preschoolers, invite a grown-up to join you for these nights of fun.

$20 โ€“ $30

Monarch Migration

Sand Ridge Nature Center 15891 S Paxton Ave, South Holland, IL, United States

Come learn about the incredible journey monarchs make every year. Participants are encouraged to share their family migration stories, map their journey, and create a take-home butterfly!

Family Campout

Four Seasons Picnic Shelter Finley Rd & 16th Street, Lombard, IL, United States

Dust off that camping gear and get ready to spend a fun-filled evening at the rustic Log Cabin at Four Seasons. Activities for the entire family will be planned including crafts inside the log cabin, outdoor games, a flashlight hunt, late night sโ€™mores and a continental breakfast in the morning.

Flannel Family Fun

Castaldo Park (Woodridge) 3024 71st Street, Woodridge, IL, United States

Moms, dads or a special person, wear your flannels for a fall evening out with your child(ren). We will provide a hot dog, chips and drink for dinner. Couples can enjoy a hayride around town, play games, make a craft, and roast marshmallows or make sโ€™mores around the bonfire. This program takes place outdoors, so...

$26 โ€“ $29

Mom and Son Hayride

Blackberry Farm 100 S. Barnes Road, Aurora, IL, United States

Moms and sons can enjoy a night out together at Blackberry Farm. There will be a DJ leading dancing and games. The train and wagon ride will be open, and dinner and drinks will be provided. Dinner will be a hot dog bar, chips, sides, and bottled water. All attendees ages 1 and up (including...

$17

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