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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
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Acorn Express at The Morton Arboretum| Lisle |
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See gardens, woodlands, wetlands and prairies in a tram tour. 60-minute and 30-minute tours explain the rich Arboretum history, and describe the trees and plants you'll see. There's also an opportunity to see lovely wildlife in a native habitat.
Where: Morton Arboretum
When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $4-6; (discounts for Arboretum members)
Railway Garden| Valparaiso |
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The new Railway Garden, a G-gauge model railway running through a 2.5 acre site, opens April 30. Visitors enter through a 1920s-era railway depot to see trains running through a garden of miniature plants, water features and a variety of landscapes. May 1 through October.
Where: Taltree Arboretum & Gardens
When: 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $10, free kids 3 and under
Tuesday Mornings Are For the Birds| South Holland |
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Bring your binoculars and join a naturalist to enjoy the spring migration. Visit the best birding spots at Sand Ridge Nature Center and check out the once-a-year best color showing of warblers and other migratory birds. Binoculars available for loan. April 3-May 8.
Where: Sand Ridge Nature Center
When: 8-9:30 a.m.
Ages: Elementary, Tweens, Teens, Family/All Ages, Adults
Cost: Free
Mur-Mur (The Wall)| Chicago |
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Montreal's DynamO Theatre performs acrobatic theater. In Mur-Mur, a wall, with its graffiti and its secrets, alternates as a playground and refuge for five young characters. Performances are May 6-12.
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art
Ages: Elementary, Tweens
Cost: $11, $5 kids in advance; $2 per ticket surcharge applies to all purchase at the door.
The Postman| Chicago |
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Velo Theatre presents this performance from May 2-9. Laden with letters and packages to deliver, a postman sets out on his bicycle. Opening one of the packages, he discovers a fantastic and magical world inside. Purchase tickets at (312) 494-9509 or chicagohumanities.org.
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art
Ages: Preschool, Elementary, Tweens
Cost: $11, $5 kids in advance; $2 per ticket surcharge applies to all purchase at the door.
Circus Zirkus| Chicago |
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Children can immerse themselves in backstage preparation, perform routines in center ring or manage the behind-the-scenes action of lights and sound. Plus, try making a circus balance toy or dress up like a clown.
Where: Chicago Children's Museum
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle| Naperville |
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Collage a caterpillar, print with fruit and fly around in butterfly wings while developing a taste for literacy. Pre-registration and pre-payment required.
Where: DuPage Children's Museum
When: 4-5 p.m.
Ages: Preschool
Cost: $21 nonmember/child partner, $15 member/child partner
A Century of Girls Leading the Way| Oak Park |
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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.
Where: Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
Scouting in America| Joliet |
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Exhibit tells the story of Girl Scouting and Boy Scouting in America.
Where: Joliet Area Historical Museum
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
Undiscovered Worlds| Chicago |
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Through the discovery of exoplanets, we have learned our solar system is not alone in the universe. IN this new space show, learn how, with new instruments like the Kepler Telescope and rapidly improving technologies, the discovery of exoplanets puts us one step closer to finding an Earth-like world.
Where: Adler Planetarium
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission.
