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

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.

Miss Carol's cross-curricular music and movement instantly invite audiences to join in singing, dancing and rhythmic movement. She'll engage and entertain us with music from her six popular children's CDs.

Talented local artisans sell unique handmade gifts including art jewelry, hand-knitted and woven scarves and garments, ornaments, wood carvings, paintings, and glass. A visit from Santa, strolling carolers and Christmas trees decorated by local preschools add to the fun.

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.

Performances are at 1:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 10, 11, 17 and 18 at the Tivoli Theatre 5021 Highland Ave., in downtown Downers Grove. Guest artists Mauro Villanueva and April Daly, principal dancers with Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, perform.

Come and see talented therapy dogs of the PAWsitive Therapy Troupe as they perform this classic ballet. More than 20 dogs perform both solo and group numbers in costume. Performances at 1 and 4 p.m. Nov. 17 and 1 p.m. Nov. 18 at Herrick Middle School, 4435 Middaugh, Downers Grove. Tickets go on sale in early November, check www.pawsitivetherapy.com for details.

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A festive event with Santa and his friends runs from Nov. 17-Dec. 23.