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Event Series Science Explorers

Science Explorers

North Riverside Public Library 2400 Des Plaines Avenue, North Riverside, IL, United States

All that pops, fizzes, and splats! Dress for a mess! All ages; children 8 and under with an adult.

Free

Spring Festival Lantern Riddles

Various Locations IL, United States

Join the festivities for the Spring Festival of the new lunar year and solve lantern riddles in the Children's Department. Grades K-5. The Spring Festival Lantern Riddles run January 29 through February 5.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Ways for Families to Celebrate the Chinese New Year

Free

Wheaton Lions Free Vision Screening for Children

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

The Wheaton Lions club will be doing free vision screening for children in the lower level Storyhouse Marsh! It is as simple as taking a picture. The equipment used to take the picture checks for such things as farsightedness, nearsightedness, lazy eye, and other eye related symptoms. Please note that this preliminary vision screening does...

Spring Festival Lantern Riddles

Various Locations IL, United States

Join the festivities for the Spring Festival of the new lunar year and solve lantern riddles in the Children's Department. Grades K-5. The Spring Festival Lantern Riddles run January 29 through February 5.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Ways for Families to Celebrate the Chinese New Year

Free

Wheaton Lions Free Vision Screening for Children

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

The Wheaton Lions club will be doing free vision screening for children in the lower level Storyhouse Marsh! It is as simple as taking a picture. The equipment used to take the picture checks for such things as farsightedness, nearsightedness, lazy eye, and other eye related symptoms. Please note that this preliminary vision screening does...

Pizza Scavenger Hunt

Berwyn Public Library 2701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn, IL, United States

Search the Youth Services department and see if you can spot all the items we've hidden! A surprise is in store for kids who can find them all. This scavenger hunt will run continually while prize supplies last, or until our next scavenger hunt arrives. ¡Busque en el departamento de Youth Services y vea si...

Free
Event Series Bookworms

Bookworms

Cosley Zoo 1356 North Gary Avenue, Wheaton, IL, United States

Do you and your child love stories and animals? Come read a story, meet an animal, and make a craft. Children must be accompanied by a non-paying adult. Each program is different. 

$9 – $11.50
Event Series Wintry Wednesdays

Wintry Wednesdays

Hickory Knolls Discovery Center 3795 Campton Hills Rd, St. Charles, IL, United States

Come in from the cold! Cozy up with a naturalist and discover fascinating facts on various winter topics. Make a craft and enjoy a delightful story, too. Parents must accompany children. There is no fee for parents.

$7

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