Chicago-focused, earth-friendly, and generally karmically awesome gifts.
Adopt an animal - we did!At the Lincoln Park Zoo's Adopt an Animal program, $35 buys you an official certificate of adoption, a photo of your adopted animal and a fact sheet. And you can use the Adopt and Animal magnet to attach said photo and fact sheet to the fridge, thus feeling good about your contribution to nature well into the spring.
Chicago Wilderness' family activity guide is packed with kid-tested and parent-approved activities. From a backyard insect trap to a biodiversity scavenger hunt that will criss-cross the county. It's only $5 and the proceeds help Chicago Wilderness fund its conservation and education programs across the city and suburbs.
Family Activity Guide from Chicago Wilderness
Not so much into the cute and cuddly? Take a real piece of Chicago history under your wing with the Chicago History Museum's Adopt-an-Artifact program. For a donation starting a $35, you can be the proud patron of some of the museum's real gems, from a set of 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright windows to the 1909 Daniel Burnham Plan of Chicago. You can also visit your name
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