Free admission is available to guests on the following dates: October 1 - November 26, 2024: Tuesdays and Thursdays December 2 - December 24, 2024: Mondays and Tuesdays January 3 - February 27, 2025: Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays For more information about events like these, check out our roundup of Museum Free Days.
Join us for story time at the super cozy Happier Now Cafe and Market (1016 E. 31st, LaGrange Park, IL). Books are specially picked out for ages 2-6, with a short activity thrown in for fun. AND, kids can pick a book to take home from the little free library at Happier Now. Chef Andrea...
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...
Experience and embrace the beauty of winter! This family event features outdoor games, hikes, ice fishing demonstrations, indoor winter ecology activities, dogsled demonstrations and s'mores and cocoa around the fire. Dress for the weather! Admission is paid at the event; children 2 and younger are free.
Drop-in craft activities available while supplies last. Children ages 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Valentines of the Victorian era were treasured keepsakes, incorporating feathers, beads, and bits of fabric. Create your own Victorian-style valentines in this fun afternoon workshop. Suggested donation of $3/participant. For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Making Valentine’s Special for Kids: Kits to Go, Daddy-Daughter Dances, and More.
Chinese New Year falls on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (Year of the Snake, 4723), and the Lunar New Year parade will place on Sunday, February 9, 2025. The parade will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the intersection of 24th Street and Wentworth Avenue and travel north on Wentworth towards the viewing stand at Cermak and...
Join us for an afternoon of Valentine’s Day fun! Kids will have a blast making arts and crafts, decorating cookies, and playing some Valentine’s Day themed games. All children will receive a goodie bag. For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Making Valentine’s Special for Kids: Kits to Go,...
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