Last Minute Gifts
Batavia Public Library 10 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia, IL, United StatesMake a simple craft you can give as a gift. Do you need a last-minute gift for a friend or relative? Come by the Library and make a simple craft...
Free
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Events Calendar
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Santa’s House
Downtown St. Charles IL, United StatesDon't miss your chance to take your picture with the one and only Santa Claus and give him your list! Visitors can meet the North Pole's most famous resident for...
Free
Complimentary Visits with Santa
Downtown Downers Grove 933A Curtiss Street, Downers Grove, IL, United StatesVisit Santa in his gingerbread house at the corner of Main Street and Curtiss Street. For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Places...
Free
Family Day: Holiday Party
Elmhurst Art Museum 150 Cottage Hill Avenue, Elmhurst, IL, United StatesCelebrate 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...
Included in general admission
Big Blue Blocks Playdate
Palatine Public Library 700 N North Court, Palatine, IL, United StatesBuild 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 StatesExplore twentieth-century collages in the work of artists across the globe, including Romare Bearden, Arturo Herrera, Karel Lodr, Hannah Höch and Marie Zoe Greene-Mercier. Then, create your own collages and...
Free
Nature Study Explorers
Kline Creek Farm 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago, IL, United StatesCreate 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...
$5
Santa and Mrs. Claus at the W Tent
Downtown Wheaton South Main Street & West Liberty Drive, Wheaton, IL, United StatesHo, Ho, Ho! Santa and Mrs. Claus visit Downtown Wheaton this holiday season, and they want to see you! This is the perfect time to take a picture with Santa...
Free
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