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Sleigh Rides, Reindeer on Parade, and Santa

Prairie Path and Spring Road 483 S. Spring Road, Elmhurst, IL, United States

Enjoy hot chocolate, cookies, and candy canes! Reindeer on Parade Sleigh Rides  Photos with Santa Meet Elsa and Anna Caroling Tree Lighting   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Places to See Santa.

Free

Family Day: Holiday Party

Elmhurst Art Museum 150 Cottage Hill Avenue, Elmhurst, IL, United States

Celebrate the winter holidays at the art museum with a visit from Santa (2-3pm) and a card making activity. Create festive decor in honor of the holiday season.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Places to See Santa.

Included in general admission

Big Blue Blocks Playdate

Palatine Public Library 700 N North Court, Palatine, IL, United States

Build and play using the Library’s big blue blocks. Drop in.

Free

Family Day: Cut, Cut, Paste at Smart Museum of Art

Smart Museum of Art 5550 S. Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, United States

Explore twentieth-century collages in the work of artists across the globe, including Romare Bearden, Arturo Herrera, Karel Lodr, Hannah HΓΆch and Marie Zoe Greene-Mercier. Then, create your own collages and photomontages using paper, found images, fabric, and more. Drop in; all families and kids of all ages are welcome.

Free
Event Series Holly Jolly Days

Holly Jolly Days

Naper Settlement 523 S. Weber Street, Naperville, IL, United States

Celebrate the wonder and joy of the holiday season with holiday crafts, stories, and more! Learn how reindeer shoes are made with a special story-time and demonstration by the blacksmith at the forge. Create your own holiday crafts to take home in the Meeting House. Listen to holiday stories in the museum’s one-room Schoolhouse. And...

$5

Nature Study Explorers

Kline Creek Farm 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago, IL, United States

Create memories with your friends and family as you explore nature through an 1890s lens. Take a step back in time, and learn from the Nature Study movement of the late Victorian era with different seasonal activities. Suggested admission donation of $5 per person ages 3 and up to enter the farm. All ages. Free....

$5
Event Series Find the Elves

Find the Elves

Maywood Public Library 121 S 5th Avenue, Maywood, IL, United States

OH NO! MISSING ELVES!! All of our 100 Elves are missing! Can you help us find them? Registration Required* / Β‘OH NO! LOS DUENDES!! Β‘Faltan todos nuestros 100 duendes! ΒΏNos ayudas a encontrarlos? Se requiere registro*

Free

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