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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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Cool Kids Winter Play| Lisle |
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A guided glimpse into the world of outdoor play will depend on the day. Possibilities include snowman and snow fort building with natural materials or garden scavenger hunt for natural objects
Where: Morton Arboretum
When: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
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
Arbor Reading Adventures| Lisle |
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Interactive story time and fun crafts indoors before heading out on the grounds for a winter walk. Themes change each week. Wednesdays and Fridays.
Where: Morton Arboretum
When: 11-11:45 a.m.
Ages: Preschool
Cost: $5 (discounts for members)
Black Bear Exhibit| Oakbrook Terrace |
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Feature the black bear and its adaptations for survival in the forest. Crawl into the bear's den, compare your senses to that of the black bear, feel his fur, come face to face with a black bear mount and more.
Where: Lake View Nature Center
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
How People Make Things| Naperville |
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A new traveling exhibit created by Children's Museum of Pittsburgh that links familiar childhood objects to a process of manufacturing that combines people, ideas and technology. Inspired by the factory tour segments from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the exhibit offers hands-on activities using real factory tools and machines to create objects including crayons, a baseball bat and a matchbox car, just to name a few.
Where: DuPage Children's Museum
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
The Music Man| Aurora |
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One of the most iconic musicals comes to life. Performances run Jan. 16-Feb. 3, 2013.
Where: Paramount Arts Centre and Theatre
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $34.90-$46.90
The Adventures of Rose Red| St. Charles |
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The story of Snow White's less-famous sister is performed from Jan. 6-26.
Where: Steel Beam Children's Theatre
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $15, $10 kids
















