Search for gnomes in the Children's Garden using your best "I Spy" skills. Checklist provided.

Activities nurture every child's curiosity about natural science. Class meets for four weeks at Lincoln Marsh and and four weeks at the Northside Park Girl Scout Cabin.

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.

Kids enter artist Gino Severini's interpretation of trains by role-playing engineer, passenger or conductor in a child-size train and look for objects in an eight-foot wide "hidden pictures" mural of artist Don Stewart's "Steam Train."  Plus, enjoy specially designed wooden train tables and a huge new interactive crane.

Third Thursday is a special time once a month at DCM for families of kids with autism spectrum disorder, visual, and mobility impairments to come play at the Museum. The entire family can explore the Museum from 5-7 p.m. during a typically quieter time, although it is open to the public. Photo books are available to help visitors structure a visit. Specially trained staff will assist with art activities, and resource tables will provide information on issues and services. Call for more information.

Stop by for live children's music, a great introduction to the magic of music.

See snakes up close and learn about their fascinating lives. Naturalist Deb Krohn ("The Frog Lady") shows how wonderful and beneficial these creatures are. Registration required.

A special exhibit on the history of Girl Scouting, with special focus on Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Girl Scouts of the USA.

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.

Write and decorate letters to those in service to our community, and our country, during the holiday season.