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Join us for the Hinsdale Fire & Police Open House! 🚒👮♂️ Enjoy family-friendly activities, live demonstrations, free food, and much more. Don’t miss it on October 12th from 11 AM - 2 PM! 🌭🎈 For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Fire Prevention Week.
Explore patterns and portals—and possibilities! To kick off the 2025 Family Day season, take inspiration from Virginia Jaramillo: Principle of Equivalence to play with the magic of color and line. Participating artists include Keny De La Peña and Sishi Wang. ASL interpretation is provided at this event.
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...
The Villa Park Fire Department is inviting residents and visitors of all ages to join them on Saturday, October 12 from 12:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Fire Station #81, 1440 S. Ardmore Avenue, for its Annual Fire Prevention Week Open House. Parking is available at the Post Office directly across the street. Fire Prevention...
Let's play the popular card Latino game Lotería, a traditional game of chance! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by playing Lotería, a traditional game of chance played throughout Mexico that resembles BINGO but with pictures! Learn about the game's history and how to play while enjoying Latino drinks and snacks. Lotería cards will be provided for...
Join us for a fun and not so spooky Trunk or Treat! FREE TO THE COMMUNITY! -Petting Zoo -Face Painting by Peak-a-Boo Face Painting -Scholastic Book Fair -Pumpkin Painting -Community Resource Event featuring kid-friendly local businesses. We will be collecting coats and winter clothes to benefit Metropolitan Family Services. Donations are encouraged, but not required!...
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...
Vroom! Vroom! Wonder Wheels will be zooming back to Wonder Works Children’s Museum this October! On October 12 & 13, Wonder Works Children’s Museum will host the second annual Wonder Wheels Outdoor Festival to celebrate all things on wheels! For just two days, children and their families will be able to explore wheels by: –...
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