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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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Gnome Hunt| Lisle |
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Search for gnomes in the Children's Garden using your best "I Spy" skills. Checklist provided.
Where: Morton Arboretum
When: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ages: Preschool, Elementary
Cost: Free with admission
Step into the Night| Oakbrook Terrace |
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Exhibit features native nocturnal animals and their adaptations for survival at night. Feel for your food, listen to your nocturnal neighbors, play in the bat cave, look for skunks and more.
Where: Lake View Nature Center
When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; Noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; Closed March 5
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free

Free winter weekdays at the Art Institute| Chicago |
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The museum invites everyone to take advantage of free admission every weekday, all day long from Monday, Jan. 2 through Friday, Feb. 10, including late Thursday and Friday evenings until 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays during this period will require regular museum entrance fee.
Where: Art Institute of Chicago
Cost: Free
History Hunt| Chicago |
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Learn what important African Americans in history were like as children. Search the museum for clues and activities.
Where: Chicago Children's Museum
Ages: Preschool, Elementary
Cost: Free with admission
Little Blue and Little Yellow| Naperville |
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Kids watch two colors become one before their eyes. Pre-registration and pre-payment required.
Where: DuPage Children's Museum
When: 4-5 p.m.
Ages: Preschool, Elementary
Cost: $21 non-member/child partner, $15 member/child partner
Sonic Sensation| Glenview |
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Kids learn how humans hear and discover how well they can listen.
Where: Kohl Children's Museum
Ages: Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Cost: Free with admission
Charles James: Genius Deconstructed| Chicago |
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The exhibition features 15 of James's most iconic
garments, including touchable reproductions of four of his most
celebrated designs allowing viewers to explore their unique
interior construction.
Where: Chicago History Museum
Ages: Elementary, Tweens
Cost: Free with admission
Girl Scouts Our Promise: Then, Now and Forever| Wheaton |
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Exhibit traces the highlights of the past 100 years using uniforms, photos and artifacts from the Girl Scouts collection. Plus, share memories of this organization.
Where: DuPage County Historical Museum
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
Scouting in America| Joliet |
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Exhibit tells the story of Girl Scouting and Boy Scouting in America.
Where: Joliet Area Historical Museum
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission

Planet Explorers| Chicago |
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Hands-on exhibition will allow kids 3-8 to climb, crawl, control, fly, land, explore and excavate as they role-play space scientists, astronauts, and space explorers. Three exhibit play areas feature activities such as backyard stargazing, a rocket and space station, and exploring Planet X. The Crater Crawl provides a play area for toddlers. Most of the exhibition is stroller and wheelchair accessible, and the interactive elements are designed to accommodate kids with varying levels of abilities.
Where: Adler Planetarium
Ages: Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Cost: Free with museum admission
















