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Thursday, June 21, 2012
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Swedish Days Festival presented by Cadence Health| Geneva |
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Geneva celebrates its Swedish heritage with a festival featuring American and Swedish food, a carnival, Kids' day, "Geneva's Got Talent" and Sweden Väst, musical entertainment, zipline and the Grand Parade.
Where: Downtown Geneva - Geneva
When: Visit website for schedule of events.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free. Fee for some activities and carnival.
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
Dollar Drop-In Days| Glenview |
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Participate in crafts, demonstrations and farm-related activities. Activities change daily. Meet at the Heritage Center front desk. Monday-Friday, June 4-Aug. 17.
Where: Wagner Farm & Heritage Center
When: 10-11 a.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $1
Afternoon Adventures: Coyotes and Foxes and Wolves, Oh My!| Ringwood |
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Games, activities, and crafts based around the theme of the day. A snack is provided. Dress appropriately for the weather and wear good walking shoes, as we will be spending much of the time outdoors.
Where: Glacial Park Conservation Area
When: 1-4 p.m.
Ages: Elementary
Cost: $7.50, $6 resident
XTREME BUGS| Brookfield |
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Walk along a winding trail and view gigantic animatronic bugs, plus more than 150 stationary insects, which will be part of six themed scenes. Guests can also see live creepy crawlies in Harry's Big Adventure: My Bug World! The interactive habitats feature several ecosystems to show how insects impact their surroundings, the environment, and human lives. Activities, including bug cooking demonstrations, cockroach races, a spider web climber, and other bug-themed entertainment is planned for guests throughout the summer.
Where: Brookfield Zoo
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $5, $3 kids and seniors, in addition to regular zoo admission
Family Night| Wheaton |
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An afterhours evening at the zoo. Take an opportunity to talk with the staff and enjoy behind the scenes opportunities, live animal visits, and more.
Where: Cosley Zoo
When: 5-8 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
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
Cast a Fossil| Naperville |
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Explore how stone copies of prehistoric animals and plants are formed. Cast a fossil-like form to create an own image of prehistoric times. Pre-registration and pre-payment required.
Where: DuPage Children's Museum
When: 3-4 p.m.
Ages: Preschool, Elementary
Cost: $21 nonmember/child partner, $15 member/child partner
AWEsome Electricity| Naperville |
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Kids build foundations for future learning as they discover what currents, loads and power sources are and what they do, while beginning to understand the basics of electricity, how it is generated and how it moves.
Where: DuPage Children's Museum
Ages: Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Cost: Free with admission
