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Latest content from ChicagoParent.com April 2011
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Money Smart Week encourages good spending habits in Chicago kids
Chicago's 10th annual Money Smart Week kicks off April 2 and includes events and activities to help kids be smarter savers and spenders. Read more...
Where kids eat free in Chicago and the suburbs
Half of their dinner ends up on the floor anyway, so why pay for it? Here's a (growing) list of Chicagoland restaurants with "kids eat free" specials. Read more...
Notebaert's "Nature's Architects" puts animal architects on display
With the help of some hundred-year-old specimens and 11 live species, Notebaert's "Nature's Architects" shines as it bridges the gap between the animal world and our own. Read more...
LEGOLAND on the hunt for the next Master Builder
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago is looking for its next (mini) master builder, and is holding a video contest to find them. Read more...
Chicago Bears summer camp teaches skills without bumps and bruises
NFL lockout got your kids down? Consider a week at the Chicago Bears official youth football camps this summer. Read more...
The best kids' books all about Chicago
We all know Chicago has inspired great movies like "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Adventures in Babysitting," but the Windy City has served as the backdrop for many a children's book, too. Try these for some bedtime reading to introduce your little Chicagoans to their hometown. Read more...
Reflections of a CPS lottery loser
Adler Planetarium in Chicago misses out on NASA space shuttle
After a 15-month courtship, Adler Planetarium received news Tuesday that it will not add a retired space shuttle to its collections. Read more...
Jellies exhibit set to open at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago
More than 10 species of jellyfish are on their way to the Shedd for April's "Jellies" exhibit. Read more...
Earth Day 2011 events in Chicago
National group says Chicago is autism-friendly, but some parents and advocates disagree
Chicago autism parents and advocates are surprised at the results of an Autism Speak survey which ranks the city as one of the top 10 places for autistic people to live. Read more...
Events that scream "spring in Chicago"
The hypnotic lure of sea jellies at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago
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There's something almost hypnotic about watching the jellyfish pulse and float in their tanks, and that's the lure - and the success - of Shedd's new exhibit, Jellies. Read more...
Chicago hospital works to keep infants safe from whooping cough
As a national awareness campaign for infant vaccines kicks into high gear, one Chicago hospital has been helping keep babies from getting deadly whooping cough. Read more...
"Toys in the Hood" bring Chicago's connection to iconic toys to Elmhurst museum
A new exhibit in Elmhurst unearths the Chicagoland roots of dozens of toys and games, from Lincoln Logs to Radio Flyer wagons to Operation, and gives kids a chance to get down and play. Read more...
Kids bowl free at more than 30 Chicago-area bowling alleys this summer
Kids will bowl free at more than 30 Chicagoland alleys this summer. Find one near you! Read more...
A magical 2011 Mother's Day in Chicago
From elegant brunches to a walk in the woods, we've got a mash-up for a Mother's Day you'll remember. Read more...
9 ways to celebrate Children's Book Week in Chicago
There are more ways than ever to read today - just choose your tablet/e-reader/mobile device of choice, or grab an old-fashioned book off the shelf and dive in! Read more...
Bank of America card picks up the tab at Shedd, Art Institute, other Chicago museums
When it comes to some of Chicago's best museums, your credit card could do more than pay: It could get you in for free. Read more...
Stingray Bay opens at Brookfield Zoo
And starting April 30, kids can get nose-to-cownose with more than 40 stingrays rays in the 16,000-gallon saltwater pool that's shallow enough to reach in. Read more...
