October 2021
Open Nature Play Day
Bring your little one for open nature play time. Enjoy the Dan Ryan Woods Nature Play space while helping your children connect with nature. Enjoy stories, art and exploration each time.
Find out more »Oaktoberfest Afternoon Activities
Join the Illinois Extension Master Naturalists for simple outdoor fun, including kid’s make-and-take crafts, games, and fall gardening guidance and free native plant seeds. For adults and families, no registration.
Find out more »Camping 101
Free hands-on workshop designed to teach anyone basic camping skills. Topics include tent setup, campfire cooking, camping fun, dressing for camping, camping etiquette and more. Have a tent from home you need to practice setting up? Bring it with and we will walk you through it. Registration is required.
Find out more »Story Trail
Take a walk on a short trail near Trailside Museum and read a posted story along the way. Afterwards, get an activity bag at the Museum so you can start your own adventure with crafts and activities.
Find out more »Story Trail
Take a walk on a short trail near Trailside Museum and read a posted story along the way. Afterwards, get an activity bag at the Museum so you can start your own adventure with crafts and activities.
Find out more »Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt
Find all the hidden pumpkins on our Farm Pond Trail during this fun scavenger hunt. Costumes encouraged but not required. For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Halloween Events.
Find out more »Mother Nature and Me
Children 3 – 5 years old and their favorite adult will learn about nature through playing, exploring, and investigating the natural world together. REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Call Little Red Schoolhouse at 708-839-6897.
Find out more »Open Nature Play Day
Bring your little one for open nature play time. Enjoy the Dan Ryan Woods Nature Play space while helping your children connect with nature. Enjoy stories, art and exploration each time.
Find out more »Family Pond Paddle
Families, enjoy an evening out paddling on Thatcher Glen Pond located at the Trailside Museum of Natural History. Instruction, sanitized equipment and kayaks provided. Registration is required.
Find out more »Oaktoberfest Afternoon Activities
Join the Illinois Extension Master Naturalists for simple outdoor fun, including kid’s make-and-take crafts, games, and fall gardening guidance and free native plant seeds. For adults and families, no registration.
Find out more »Stars Stories and Smores
Join a family-friendly evening with a cozy fire, s ’mores, a “spooky” story trail, star gazing, pumpkin painting and more. Costumes encouraged!
Find out more »Story Trail
Take a walk on a short trail near Trailside Museum and read a posted story along the way. Afterwards, get an activity bag at the Museum so you can start your own adventure with crafts and activities.
Find out more »Fall Color Walk
Join us for a naturalist-guided walk to view autumn colors along our trails near the Museum. Family program.
Find out more »Halloween Night Hike
Dress up in your best nature-related costume as we search for creepy, crawly creatures on our trails lit with donated carved pumpkins. Please consider donating a carved pumpkin for this program 1 week prior. Prizes will be given for best costume and pumpkin. For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Local Hayrides, Forest Walks, and Haunted Houses.
Find out more »Story Trail
Take a walk on a short trail near Trailside Museum and read a posted story along the way. Afterwards, get an activity bag at the Museum so you can start your own adventure with crafts and activities.
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