Santa’s Workshop at Wilder Mansion
A holiday store just for kids at Wilder Mansion! Santa’s Workshop is a special place just for children where they can purchase inexpensive holiday gifts for those they love, including…
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How to Celebrate New Year’s Eve This Year: Here’s to 2021!
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 . . . Happy New Year! We love to include our children in reminiscing about the past year’s blessings and ringing in the new year…
2020 Drive-in, Virtual, and Live Theater and Holiday Performances for Kids
Make magical memories this holiday season with a kid-friendly theater performances! Whether you are starting a new tradition, or continuing a longstanding one, enjoying the arts as a family sparks…
2020 Chinese New Year Dumpling Making Dinner
A Chinatown tradition, the Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute’s Chinese New Year Dumpling Making Dinner is one of the year’s most anticipated annual events for celebrating the Chinese New Year here…
Bubble Bash: A Kid-Friendly New Year’s Eve
Ring in the New Year with a countdown to Noon celebration! Families can spend time together creating lasting memories, taking part in special activities, grooving to live music, exploring the…
Sports and Fun with Santa
Bring kids, ages 5 -12, to Sports and Fun with Santa at Ackerman SFC. Play sports, games, and spend time with friends. Participants should have their Christmas lists ready because…
Deck the Walls
Participants, ages 5-12, will help decorate the rock wall with ornaments, tinsel, lights and other holiday favorites at Ackerman SFC. On the way up, kids will find holiday treats including…
Turkey Trot
All ages and skill levels are welcome to participate at the annual Turkey Trot Predicto Race on Thursday, November 28th starting at 8am! The top two runners who most accurately predict…
Review and Giveaway: Beauty and the Beast at Paramount Theatre, Aurora
We were invited to the opening performance of Beauty and the Beast and were excited to make it a girls night. The Paramount Theatre has such high quality performances, talent,…
Columbus Day Mini Golf Special
Celebrate Columbus Day with a round of mini golf at Maryknoll Park on Monday, October 14th from 10am-4pm. The special price is $5 per golfer for 36 holes!
Preschool Easter Egg Hunt & Open Gym
Join us on Friday, April 12th from 11:00am-Noon for an Egg-citing Annual Preschool Easter Egg Hunt & Open Gym!!! This egg hunt is for ages 5 and under and is…
New Year’s Eve Family Party at Haunted Trails Burbank
Ring in the New Year at our New Year’s Eve Family Party on Monday, December 31st – from 8 pm to Midnight! Guests will enjoy our famous New Year’s Buffet…
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