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Wednesday, April 04, 2012
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Storybook Square| Chicago |
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Navy Pier's Family Pavilion is transformed into a town filled with numerous interactive characters, live music, games and more. Watch Mother Goose and her friends act out our favorite stories, take family photos with Bonny Bunny (through April 8), and listen to The Chicken or the Egg Orchestra.
Where: Navy Pier
When: 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m Friday-Saturday
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
Eco Elmhurst Exhibit| Elmhurst |
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View an array of student poster projects exploring ways to reduce, reuse and recycle and learn how to become a greener citizen. Runs April 3-May 6.
Where: Elmhurst Historical Museum
When: 1-5 p.m.
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
Self-Guided Family Tours, Compass Quest| Evanston |
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Families are encouraged to discover navigational tools, maps and prints in "Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge" by using Block Museum's explorers kit, available for free checkout during public hours.
Where: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
Spiders!| Waukegan |
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Ryerson Woods of the Lake County Forest Preserve expose the inner workings of the secretive world of spiders. Kids meet a live tarantula and participate in hands-on learning stations.
Where: Waukegan Public Library
When: 6-7 p.m.
Ages: Preschool, Elementary, Tweens
Cost: Free; registration requested
Drop-In Dual Language Storytime: Polish| Des Plaines |
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Sing a song in English, sing a song in Polish. Read along with some of your favorite stories in both languages. Explore easy vocabulary and early literacy skills in a dual language environment.
Where: Des Plaines Public Library
When: 6:30-7 p.m.
Ages: Elementary
Cost: Free; free parking in designated locations
