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Nature and Science at Wonder Works: Animals in Spring

May 24, 2019 - May 24, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Wonder Works

6445 W. North Ave.

Oak Park, IL 60302

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Description

Wonder Works will celebrate the wild animals that live in the Chicago area. Young children and their caregivers can explore, play, and create as they discover what mammals, birds, turtles, frogs, and bugs do as spring arrives in our parks and neighborhoods. Participants can dig for soil creatures, investigate pond life with magnifiers and microscopes, touch preserved specimens of mammals and birds, make tracks like those found near their homes, and play with plush and plastic creatures in the art room sandbox.

Event Cost: Free with museum admission

Event Times: 10 a.m.-noon

Additional Information

Website: http://www.wonder-works.org

Age recommendation: Preschool, Toddlers

Neighborhood: Western Suburbs

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