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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
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
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
School’s Day Out – Breaking the Code| Naperville |
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Discover the hidden symbols on currency, go undercover to learn the secrets used by spies throughout history and write your own secret messages using codes and invisible ink. Take our spy challenge to test your espionage skills.
Where: Naper Settlement
When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Ages: Elementary
Cost: $45 (includes snack and supplies)
Bud, Not Buddy| Chicago |
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Bud, Not Buddy follows the journey of a young African-American orphan as he searches for his father. Clues kept in a suitcase lead him to adventures in Depression-era Michigan, where he finds community among a group of jazz musicians and, ultimately, an unexpected sense of home. Performances are Jan. 12-Feb. 24, 2013.
Where: Chicago Children’s Theatre
Ages: Elementary, Tweens
Hip-Hop Aesop III: Jazzed, Bopped and Beat-Boxed| Chicago |
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This third installment continues the marriage of classic literature to music. Students will be introduced to Blues concepts along with other contemporary music. Playwright J. e Franklin reconstructs timeless fables about morals and values that stimulate critical thinking in a setting filled with music, fun, and laughter. Showtimes are 10 a.m. and noon Monday-Friday from Oct. 29-June 14. Summer performances are June 24-Aug. 2.
Where: eta Creative Arts Foundation
Ages: Elementary, Tweens, Teens
Cost: $6
It Shoudda Been Me| Chicago |
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Teenage DeShawn goes from making exceptional to poor grades in a matter of months due to the violent death of his best friend and the break-up of his family. Presented in collaboration with the University of Chicago Urban Health Initiative, this performance examines the need to recognize signs of depression in youth due to family disintegration and violence. Performances run Oct. 29-June 14.
Where: eta Creative Arts Foundation
When: 10 a.m. and noon Monday-Friday
Ages: Elementary, Tweens, Teens
Cost: $6
Gym Jam| Highland Park |
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Jam your day with basketball, dodgeball, kickball, scooter
races and more. Pizza provided for lunch.
Where: Recreation Center of Highland Park
When: Noon-2:15 p.m.
Ages: Elementary
Cost: $20, $12 resident
Pajama Story Time| River Forest |
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Kids wear pajamas and bring a stuffed friend to a special evening story time program.
Where: River Forest Public Library
When: 6:30 p.m.
Ages: Preschool, Elementary
Cost: Free
