All About Fire
Thatcher Woods Pavilion 8030 W. Chicago Avenue, River Forest, IL, United StatesDrop in to learn safe practices for fire building and containment, make fire-inspired art, build your own fire and roast a marshmallow. Free, all ages.
Drop in to learn safe practices for fire building and containment, make fire-inspired art, build your own fire and roast a marshmallow. Free, all ages.
Join Spark as she learns all about snow, hibernation and exciting winter activities like sledding and ice skating. Spark's Snow Day includes puppets, original music, interactive movement and lots of winter fun for families! The show is ideal for ages 2-7, but has something for all ages to enjoy.
Enjoy the beauty of winter outside with Garfield Park Conservatoryβs Nature Educators! During the winter months, we will be outside in the Play & Grow Garden to experience a lot of fun outside, even when itβs cold. More dates later this Winter! Activities will include: Fort Building Fairy Furniture Whammy Doodles Smores And More! outdoor...
Learn and explore at our annual Science Fair. Families are invited to learn and explore at our Science Fair. The open-house format features stations from FrogLady Presentations, DuPage Childrenβs Museum, SciTech Museum, Illinois Storm Chasers, and more. Activities are suitable for children preschool-aged and older. Sponsored by the Friends of the Batavia Public Library.
The Free Neighborhood Tour Fosters an appreciation for puppetry throughout the city by bringing free, family friendly performances to locations outside of Chicagoβs theaters, but areas in the city where people may not have the chance to see puppetry very often. The tour offers a range of high-quality puppetry styles, and this year Krystal Puppeteers...
Enjoy the Preserves of snowshoes. Snowshoes provided; 4β of snow required. If no snow is present, we will enjoy a winter walk.
REGISTER IN ADVANCE Compete to claim the title of fastest puzzlers in Clarendon Hills during this all-ages team competition! Six teams will have two hours to put their puzzles together. Teams will use the same (new and unopened) puzzle. Each team may have between 1-6 players. Players must be a least 8 years old to...
Learn what, why and how staff feed the great diversity of birds, fishes, reptiles and amphibians at the nature center.
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