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Monday, February 18, 2013
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103rd Annual Chicago Auto Show| Chicago |
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The nation's largest and longest-running auto exposition showcases over 1,000 domestic and imported vehicles, auto-related exhibits, competition vehicles and project, antique and collector cars. Monday, Feb. 18 is Family Day and includes a special appearance by Disney Channel/Disney XD star Leo Howard.
Where: McCormick Place - Chicago
When: Visit website for times.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Visit website for admission prices
President's Day Weekend at the Farm| Lake Villa |
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Kids can play in the straw maze, take a 30-minute hayride through the snowy fields, visit with the horses and check out the new Scottish Highland bull calves who were born in early January.
Where: Susanna Farms
When: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $2; $5 hayride
Kid's Cooking Class: Learn to Make a French Log Cake| Lisle |
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Kids create a decadent chocolate log cake, made of yellow sponge cake filled with chocolate cream and topped with chocolate butter cream. Meringue mushrooms and edible decorations will complete the delicious creation. Participants earn a Chocoholic Certificate and take home a chef hat and recipe.
Where: Morton Arboretum
When: 11 a.m., 12:45 and 2:30 p.m.
Ages: Elementary
Cost: $30, $22 member
Owl Family Adventure| Lisle |
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Experts from SOAR (Save Our American Raptors) talk about their owls. After the presentation, dissect owl pellets and make a craft to take home.
Where: Morton Arboretum
When: 1-2:30 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $17, $10 members
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
Build a Succulent Garden| Oak Park |
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Learn the basics about cacti and succulents and see how simple they are to grow and nurture. Please register one week in advance.
Where: Oak Park Conservatory
When: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Ages: Elementary
Cost: $37, $25 resident
Hike, ski and snowshoe along solar lighted trails| Libertyville |
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With small solar lights to guide their way, hikers, skiers and snowshoers can traverse the 1.3-mile fitness trail at Old School Forest Preserve in Libertyville or the 1.65-mile hilly section of the Millennium Trail adjacent to the winter Sports Area at Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. Starting Sunday, Nov. 4, the trails and adjacent parking lots will remain open until 9 .m. daily until March 9.
Where: Lake County Forest Preserves
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
Black Bear Exhibit| Oakbrook Terrace |
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Feature the black bear and its adaptations for survival in the forest. Crawl into the bear's den, compare your senses to that of the black bear, feel his fur, come face to face with a black bear mount and more.
Where: Lake View Nature Center
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
Nature Fun at Trailside Museum| River Forest |
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Families drop in for nature-related crafts and educational activities.
Where: Trailside Museum of Natural History
When: 1-2:30 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
Monkeys, Apes and Me| Chicago |
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From gibbons to gorillas, tails to thumbs, find out what makes you similar and different from our closest primate relatives. Put your tool-use skills to the test while fishing for termites. Feb. 18 and March 23.
Where: Lincoln Park Zoo
When: 1-3 p.m. Feb. 18, 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. March 23
Ages: Elementary
Cost: $24, $20 members
