Summer 2007
Can’t stop poppin’
Every Chicagoan knows about Garrett Popcorn Shops—the city’s favorite gourmet popcorn staple with locations sprinkled around town
Bronzeville beckons
Despite its name, this bustling Chicago tourist destination is as good as gold for local families.
See the lakefront on wheels
Biking, rollerblading and skateboarding around Chicago this summer just got better.
Battle of the ballparks
The summer months in Chicago mean one thing in my household: sunshine, peanuts, Cracker Jack and homeruns …
Family fun on the farm
A visit to Fair Oaks Farms is like seeing dairy farming the way Walt Disney might have done it,
Calling all Superfans
Hidden away in the southernmost corner of Illinois is the home of the Man of Steel.
Antiques for all ages
Forget dragging whiny, disinterested kids through a stuffy antique store.
Some kids really dig fossil hunting
Gina Wysocki was bitten by the fossil-hunting bug when she was 9 years old and found a trilobite fossil while on a picnic.
Drifting away on a cloudy day
New activities on a lazy summer day compare to cloud watching.
School’s in for the summer
Why should history class end just because school lets out for the summer?
Lake fishing the easy way
You could call this "fishing for dummies."
A water wonder
When you see the words water ski show, what comes to mind? The Tommy Bartlett Show in the Wisconsin Dells?
Road trip revelry
With grandparents an hour away and a husband who loves to get in the car and go,
Old-time fun in Indiana
Among my fondest memories as a kid are the day trips we took to Indiana Beach on Lake Shafer near Monticello, Ind.
A nearby nature retreat
Just outside Peoria is a little-known Illinois treasure: Wildlife Prairie State Park.
The ultimate waterpark
There are water parks, and then there’s Noah’s Ark Water Park.
All about airplanes
If you’ve got a future pilot in your house, or a kid in love with flight, there’s only one place to be in July: EAA AirVenture
A place to horse around
There’s something about little girls and horses. Or at least there is for my daughter and her friends.
Chicago on a budget
The challenge: Six kids, one mom, six hours in Chicago and $60 to spend.
Chicago on a budget
The challenge: Six kids, one mom, six hours in Chicago and $60 to spend.
Head west for some wild times
It seems all children love the idea of a western and this summer they can experience the adventure first hand
Ralph Covert: Tot rocker
While strolling through an airport, a toddler yells out, "Ralph! Ralph! Ralph!" His mother replies, "No honey, Ralph is on TV."
A new take on a classic
Chicago Kids Company continues to kick it up a notch with their current production, "Little Red Riding Hood."
