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Sunday, October 07, 2012
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Woodland Pumpkin Hunt| Olympia Fields |
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Explore the woods and search for a pumpkin. Decorate our pumpkins, play games, and have a snack. Registration required by Oct. 5.
Where: Irons Oaks
When: 2-4 p.m. Oct. 7, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 8
Ages: Preschool, Elementary
Cost: $18, $12 resident
Wake Up With the Animals| Brookfield |
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Join a keeper-led tour of the Children's Zoo, then head to the barn to help keepers with morning chores like feeding the cows, delivering hay to the goats or brushing the animals.
Where: Brookfield Zoo
When: 9:30-11 a.m. Sept. 29 or 30 (ages 4-6) and Oct. 6 or 7 (ages 7-10)
Ages: Preschool, Elementary
Cost: $48
Pumpkinfest| Wheaton |
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Breathe in the crisp fall air as you enter the zoo through a cornstalk lined path, hear the crunch of the leaves underneath your feet, listen to the children conquering the straw pyramid or enjoy the sight of thousands of pumpkins on display. Nature-made fall decorations, including pumpkins, gourds and corn stalks, available to purchase.
Where: Cosley Zoo
When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Ages: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens, Teens, Family/All Ages, Adults
Cost: Regular admission; cost of pumpkins varies
Zombie Safari Hay Ride| Tinley Park |
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Board a Safari Hay Ride outfitted with 20 Zombie Slaying paintball guns, mounted turret style. Once aboard, you will be ferried to the grounds via a tractor tow, where the Zombies will attack from all sides
Where: Odyssey Fun World Tinley Park
When: 7 p.m.-midnight
Ages: Elementary, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Cost: $15; extra paintballs can be purchased for $8 for 75.
Social Skills Classes| Aurora |
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Program is managed by Stepping Stones Therapy. Social skills groups provide interactive and fun opportunities to increase speech, language, oral-motor, motor planning, socialization and sensory processing and modulation skills. Visit www.airtastic.com to request additional information.
Where: Airtastic Playland
Ages: Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Cost: Check website
Kids' Vision Board Workshop| Chicago |
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An arts focused event where children are encouraged to craft and create a board that depicts what they love, what they are interested in, as well as hopes and dreams. Supervision and materials will be provided, including pre-cut images for children too young to use scissors. Meets at UrbaBaby, 1751 W. Division.
Where: Ruby Room
When: 9-10 a.m.
Ages: Elementary, Tweens
Cost: $17, $30 parent/child pair















