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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
Remarkable Raptors| Glenview |
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Learn what raptors are, how to look for signs of them in your backyard and why they are so important to our ecosystem. Includes a short trail walk and a craft.
Where: Fuller Air Station Prairie and Tyner Interpretive Center
When: 10-11:30 a.m.
Ages: Preschool, Elementary
Cost: $15 parent/child pair, $12 resident pair
Bud, Not Buddy| Chicago |
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Bud, Not Buddy follows the journey of a young African-American orphan as he searches for his father. Clues kept in a suitcase lead him to adventures in Depression-era Michigan, where he finds community among a group of jazz musicians and, ultimately, an unexpected sense of home. Performances are Jan. 12-Feb. 24, 2013.
Where: Chicago Children’s Theatre
Ages: Elementary, Tweens
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy| Chicago |
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Based on the book by Gary D. Schmidt, performances are 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays from Jan. 19-March 2 (no performances Jan. 26-Feb. 2). Recommended for children 9 and older.
Where: Chicago Playworks at DePaul University
Ages: Elementary, Tweens
Cost: $10
Have You Seen My Daddy?| Chicago |
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Musical that chronicles the sociological effects upon youth from
fatherless homes and how they manage to uplift themselves in spite
of it. Kwanzaa week holiday performances are Dec. 26, 27, 28.
Regular run is Jan. 12-June 1, 2013.
Where: eta Creative Arts Foundation
When: 2 p.m.
Ages: Elementary, Tweens
Cost: $6
Storytown| Chicago |
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From superheroes to undersea adventures, princesses to dinosaurs, Storytown takes children on an interactive, improvised adventure. The actors use kids' suggestions and ideas to create a different story each week. Kids design the setting and help shapes the story. Runs through the end of February 2013, then moves to Stage 773 in Chicago.
Where: iO Theater
When: 10:30 a.m.
Ages: Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Cost: $10
The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley| Winnetka |
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Stanley Lambchop wants to travel the world to escape his ordinary life. One night, a bulletin board falls right on top of Stanley and he wakes up really flat. Recommended for kids 3-10.
Where: Winnetka Theatre Especially for Kids
When: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday
Ages: Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Cost: $12; call (847) 604-0275 or visit winnetkatheatre.org
Kids Fare: Band Illusions| Evanston |
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The Northwestern University Symphonic Band celebrates a variety of music and sound in this concert for kids.
Where: Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
When: 10:30 a.m.
Ages: Preschool, Elementary
Cost: $6, $4 kids
Tomas Kubinek: Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible| Batavia |
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One-man show for families at 7 p.m. Jan. 26.
Where: Fermilab
When: 7 p.m.
Ages: Elementary, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Cost: $22, $11 kids age 18 and under
Table Tennis Tournament| Naperville |
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Show off your skills at the annual City Table Tennis Championships. The top two finishers in each age division will receive awards. Participants will need to bring their own paddle.
Where: River Woods School Gym
When: 8 a.m.
Ages: Elementary, Tweens
Cost: $10, $8 pre-registered
