Join us on the 12th day of January in the year 2025, from 10 o'clock in the morning until the stroke of noon, for an enchanting celebration filled with royal activities and an Elsa Visit with photos and fun! Balloon drop and crafts!
Calling all astronauts and deep space explorers! From January 9 to 20, Wonder Works Children’s Museum is blasting off to outer space! We will have activities related to outer space throughout the museum. Children can dress up as astronauts, crawl into rocket tents and pretend they’ve landed Mars. In our lunar exploration pit, children can...
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR NON-MEMBERS. The Chicago Botanic Garden offers a number of Free Admission Days for Illinois residents each year. Please note: Parking fees still apply. Preregistration for nonmembers is required and will extend until the Garden is at capacity; parking fees apply. Visitors can preregister up to two months in advance for...
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...
Get ready to race! Learn the secrets of winning a Pinewood Derby from a derby expert with over 60 years of experience. You’ll learn the physics of the Pinewood Derby and all the aspects of making a fast car. Topics discussed are gravity, friction, potential and kinetic energy and how they factor in building a...
This performance will feature an original acoustic artist.
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