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Lambing Days| Hampshire |
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Hold baby lambs, goats, chicks, piglet and calf, and watch the sheep being sheared. Cameras are welcome.
Where: Enjoy Pioneer Farm
When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $5, $11 maximum per family
Introduction to Geocaching| Ingleside |
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Discover a world of hidden treasures with geocaching. Bring your GPS unit or borrow from us. Volunteers Bill and Linda Racicot and Dave Wagner will instruct how to use these devices, then head out to explore.
Where: Volo Bog State Natural Area
When: 1-3 p.m.
Ages: Elementary, Tweens, Teens
Art on the Run| Elmhurst |
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Free, fun and educational arts project for kids. Projects change bi-weekly.
Where: Elmhurst Art Museum
When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
Unboxed: Adventures in Cardboard| Chicago |
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See a toy so amazing, so unbelievable, it has the power to transform into anything you want it to be. Enter a world where imagination rules, and ordinary becomes extraordinary.
Where: Chicago Children's Museum
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
Visiting Artist Workshop: 2D Drawings to 3D Sculptures| Chicago |
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Cardboard sculptor John Salhus shows how to transform drawings into cool 3D sculptures.
Where: Chicago Children's Museum
When: 1-3 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz| Glenview |
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The exhibit features the illustrations of W. W. Denslow, a Chicago resident whose famous illustrations helped to inspire the design of the classic 1939 MGM film starring Judy Garland. The bright and colorful exhibit provides a variety of learning opportunities and hands-on activities within a three-dimensional representation of Denslow's distinctive illustrations.
Where: Kohl Children's Museum
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $9.50, $8.50 seniors
A Portrayal of Harriet Tubman at Prairie Lakes Theater| Des Plaines |
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Pamela Welcome brings the passion and determination of Harriet Tubman to life. Educational materials about Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad, and the Civil War era will be available in the lobby before and after the performance.
Where: Prairie Lakes Community Center Theater
When: 2-3 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $10, $5 kids
Dinosaur Discoveries| Elmhurst |
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Kids become dinosaur detectives with Paleontologist "Illinois Bones" to learn about the world of dinosaurs. Live animals show how dinosaurs are related to animals living today.
Where: Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
When: 2 p.m.
Ages: Preschool, Elementary, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Cost: $4, $2 members
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy| Chicago |
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Based on the book by Gary D. Schmidt, performances are 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays from Jan. 19-March 2 (no performances Jan. 26-Feb. 2). Recommended for children 9 and older.
Where: Chicago Playworks at DePaul University
Ages: Elementary, Tweens
Cost: $10
The ComedySportz Crew Visits The House at Pooh Corner| Chicago |
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The crew will visit Pooh and Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore from Feb. 9-March 30.
Where: ComedySportz Theatre
When: 11 a.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $10, $7 kids
