Week of Events
Family Enrichment Workshop
Family Enrichment Workshop
Recommended for families with children ages 5 and up Learn about the importance of enrichment for the zooโs animals. Cosley Zooโs animals receive enrichment every day. Enrichment lets our animals make choices and exhibit natural behaviors such as climbing, hunting for food, and using their senses. In this workshop, your family will make enrichment activities...
Outdoor Concert
Outdoor Concert
This concert is outdoors and features lawn seating. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets, and picnics are welcome. Concessions are available from Mamieโs Toffee & Treats, Golden Eagle Hotdogs, and Aunt Tinaโs Sound Bites. Standard concert etiquette applies. Please be respectful of your neighbors so that everyone can enjoy the show. No smoking...
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Learn about the critters that call Churchill Woods home during a guided scavenger hunt. Please meet in the Churchill Woods West Picnic Area. Pull in at the sign labeled Churchill Woods Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and park in the lot. Follow the path at the far end of the lotโ the picnic area...
Museum Maker Monday
Museum Maker Monday
Drop in at the museum on select Mondays throughout the summer for free, family-friendly activities. Kids and caregivers can explore exhibits on a day reserved just for families, play games, and make a travel-themed craft (while supplies last). Bring a picnic to enjoy outdoors on the museum grounds (weather permitting). Appropriate for elementary age children...
Art at the Peck
Art at the Peck
Join us for our weekly craft time Tuesdays from 1-2 p.m. Great for all ages. Come learn about Lombard History and make a craft to take home! This week at Art of the Peck we will be creating our very own Bee Hives! The Peck Homestead has its own bee hive to help pollinate the...
Lyman Woods in the Kids Room
Lyman Woods in the Kids Room
Lyman Woods will be here monthly to share with us all sorts of fun facts about the outdoors.
Cantigny Cruise Night
Cantigny Cruise Night
Returning after a stellar first year: Cruise Night Tuesdays! Bring your classic or restored vehicle to the park, mingle with fellow car enthusiasts, and talk shop in the south parking lot. The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park will feature extended hours on Tuesdays until 8 pm, May 31 through September 6. The museum will...
Massive Lego Play
Massive Lego Play
We are pouring out our boxes of Legos; come play with our massive collection.
Arts and Crafts Night
Arts and Crafts Night
Channel your creativity into a fun arts and crafts project! All supplies will be provided. Please dress to get messy.
Family Night
Summer Movies in the Park
Summer Movies in the Park
Bring a blanket or your favorite low-rise lawn chair and join your neighbors for a FREE movie at a park near you! All movies will begin at Dusk. Concession will be available for purchase! June 2: Clifford the Big Red Dog at Birchwood Park June 30: Sing 2 at South Grove Park July 28: Raya...
Safety Town Open Road
Safety Town Open Road
Practice being a pedestrian on the sidewalks, use road safety while you ride your tricycle on the streets, and learn about railroad safety near the fully operational crossing gate. Children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times when visiting Safety Town during Open Road. Participants and must wear a helmet and...
Take and Make Fridays
Take and Make Fridays
Drop by on Friday each week for some fun crafts to take and make at home over the weekend!
Fridays in the Field
Fridays in the Field
University of Illinois Extension Certified Master Naturalists will connect visitors with nature through inquiry-based activities on the grounds when the buildings are closed. Jul. 1 โ Dragonflies & Damselflies Jul. 8 โ Frogs Jul. 15 โ Squirrels Jul. 22 โ Beneath our Feet Jul. 29 โ Wildflowers Aug. 5 โ Fish Aug. 12 โ Grasshoppers...
Movie In The Park
Movie In The Park
All movies are outdoors and feature lawn seating. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets, and picnics are welcome. Concessions are available by Mamieโs Toffee & Treats. Movies take place at the Cantigny bandshell, except as noted, and are free with paid parking. May 27: Wall-E June 3 : CoCo June 10: Encanto...
Yoga on the Green
Yoga on the Green
Join us every Saturday from June 4 to September 17, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., for FREE Yoga on The Green in partnership with LIFETIME Fitness. All participants will be required to bring their own yoga mat.
Star Spangled Storytime
Star Spangled Storytime
Independence Day is Monday, July 4! Show your patriotic spirit by listening to a story, participating in a craft, and marching in a mini parade around the library. Twenty name tags (children only) will be available at the Youth Desk beginning 30 minutes prior to the program start time. For 3-5 years.
Storytime in the Garden
Storytime in the Garden
Join us and the Berwyn Community Gardeners for summer storytimes at Serenity Park, complete with activities, crafts, and gardening time in the community garden! In the event of bad weather, storytime will be cancelled for the week.
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