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Saturday, January 26, 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
Husky Heroes| Lisle |
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See Siberian husky sled pulling and speed demonstrations, meet the dogs and take a photo them and an authentic dog sled, and sign up to foster or adopt a husky without a home. Plus, watch the free film "The Last Great Race" about the husky's role in Alaskan history at noon, 1:30 or 3 p.m.
Where: Morton Arboretum
When: 11 a.m.-4 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
Family Winter Wonders| Olympia Fields |
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Search for signs of wildlife, hidden spring leaves, and learn some interesting facts about snow. Then enjoy hot chocolate around a toasty fire at the end of the program. Pre-registration required.
Where: Irons Oaks
When: 10:30 a.m.-noon
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $6, $4 resident
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
Art on the Run| Elmhurst |
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Free, fun and educational arts project for kids. Projects change bi-weekly.
Where: Elmhurst Art Museum
When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
Unboxed: Adventures in Cardboard| Chicago |
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See a toy so amazing, so unbelievable, it has the power to transform into anything you want it to be. Enter a world where imagination rules, and ordinary becomes extraordinary.
Where: Chicago Children's Museum
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
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
Tiny Great Performance: Dave Seagren and His Tropical Sound Steel Pan| Naperville |
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Dave Seagren and his Tropical Sound Steel Pan bring the spirit of the Caribbean Islands to life with a variety of tropical music styles including reggae, calypso, socca, Latin and pop. Experience the sound of the Caribbean as Dave plays his steel drum or "PAN," an instrument hand crafted from a fifty-five gallon steel oil drum.
Where: DuPage Children's Museum
When: 2 and 2:45 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz| Glenview |
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The exhibit features the illustrations of W. W. Denslow, a Chicago resident whose famous illustrations helped to inspire the design of the classic 1939 MGM film starring Judy Garland. The bright and colorful exhibit provides a variety of learning opportunities and hands-on activities within a three-dimensional representation of Denslow's distinctive illustrations.
Where: Kohl Children's Museum
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $9.50, $8.50 seniors
















