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January is cold and snowy, so it is the perfect time to get creative with a Winter Snowman Craft Day! There will be four separate stations consisting of a snowman picture frame craft, a winter wishes box craft kit, a melted snowman paper craft, and a melted snowman slime project. You’ll even get a sweet...
Your favorite Frozen characters are visiting Lake Ellyn Park! Enjoy some hot cocoa, coffee, cookies, and a photo opportunity with the characters. Frozen Fest is free, but registration is required for both adults and children. This is not a drop-off activity; all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Participate in restoration, celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., and warm up with hot beverages. Ages 10 & up. For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of How to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Kids.
Join us as we celebrate 167 years of nature and science! Meet our collections team, see rare specimens up close, and see how the Chicago Academy of Sciences’ collections serve as a library of nature from the 1830s to the present! Learn more about how local students help contribute to our collections and research through...
Drop-in any time between 10-3 for some sticker fun in the Youth Services Department!
America’s Favorite Travel Show, the Travel & Adventure Show, opens its 2024 season in Chicago Jan. 13-14 for the 19th year at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. This year’s show is complete with a variety of programming including noteworthy speakers such as Netflix star Phil Rosenthal and travel expert Pauline Frommer, Rick Steves, giveaways...
Activites: - Iceless Skating Rink - Winter Scavenger Hunt - Crafts - Hot Cocoa - S'mores Demonstrations: - World Class Ice Sculpture - Ice Carving - Free Spirit Siberian Rescue - Mushing Dog Sled Team - Wings & Talons - Birds of Prey - JG's Reptile Road Show
Origami is a fascinating, fun-filled creative activity for children as well as adults. With a minimum of folds and creases, you can transform a flat sheet of paper into a three-dimensional form like a swan, a boat, a flower or even a hat. So, if you’re interested in creating animals, dinosaurs, flowers, decorative boxes and...
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