Drop-in storytime for families with children of all ages. Start your weekend with a real treat! Enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes with donuts for the kids. 30 children’s name tags will be available at the Youth Services Desk 30 minutes prior to the program’s start time.
Lights up! Sound down! Hands busy! Join us for relaxing showing of the animated version of Disney Pixar's Up (Rated PG). Join us for our Sensory Friendly Movie Event. This event is an inclusive movie in a sensory friendly environment. We will provide quiet sensory aids including noise-cancelling headphones, dark glasses, and fidgets. Please feel...
Aurora Noon Lions Club provides free vision screening for children. Primarily aimed at 6 months to 6 years old although useful up to age 16. According to the American Public Health Association, about 10% of preschoolers have eye or vision problems. The screener is meant for early detection of the following eye disorders but not...
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...
Spend your day with model trains from the Chicagoland T-Trak Group. Explore the various models on display and learn some hands-on operation. Drop in.
Join us for a bilingual storytime for the entire family! Enjoy stories, songs, and activities. Best for ages 10 and younger with their families. Acompáñenos para una hora de cuentos bilingües. Disfrute cuentos, canciones y actividades para toda la familia.
Join us for a storytime designed for children with autism, sensory processing sensitivities or disabilities.
The ocean is calling! Join us for a morning of crafting while we sing-along to music from "Moana" and "Moana 2." (Preschool–Grade 5)
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