Get out and play
Build rockets and explore the galaxy with your family at the Adler Planetarium, located at 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, today through Saturday during Adler Winter Family Week. The rockets you build might not take off for true galaxy exploration, but your imaginations surely will.
During Adler Winter Family Week, you and your family will have the opportunity to get creative by making your own model Gemini 12 to take home from 10-11:30 a.m. (ages 6 and up) or build your own robot from 1-3 p.m. (families). There will also be an ongoing scavenger hunt and telescope viewing. You can also join Space Flight docents who will help you explore artifacts in the“Shoot the Moon” gallery.
This event is free with general admission ($10, $8 for residents, $6 kids 4-17, $5 resident kids 4-17, $8 seniors, $6 resident seniors). For more information call (312) 322-7827, or visit the Web site, www.adlerplanetarium.org.
Get your prize pack here
This month Chicago Parent is giving away family prize packs courtesy of the Museum of Science and Industry and National Geographic magazine. The prize packs include four passes to the Museum of Science and Industry, www.msichicago.org, including general admission and the Omnimax film,“Sea Monsters,” and a free one-year subscription to National Geographic magazine. To win, we’ll post a different question to answer on our discussion board every week. For this week, we want to know what kind of sea creature your kid would be and why on our discussion board. Then e-mail your answer, name, phone number and your Chicago Parent ID to e-dition@chicagoparent.com. You must post and e-mail us for your answer to be counted. We will not release your information-it is purely for contact purposes. Winners will be chosen at random and may have no affiliation with Wednesday Journal Inc. or its employees.
Get’cha head in this sweepstakes
Chicago Parent has two sets of family four packs to“Disney’s High School Musical: The Ice Tour” for our readers, courtesy of Radio Disney.“Disney’s High School Musical: The Ice Tour” features all of the songs, dances and team-spirited fun of both the original Disney Channel movie and its sequel,“High School Musical 2.” The tickets are good for the Jan 23-27 shows at Allstate Arena or the Feb 1-10 shows at the United Center. The winners will be selected on Jan. 18. To win, tell us which character from“High School Musical” you were most like during your high school days and why. Post your answers on our discussion board, then e-mail your answer, name, phone number and your Chicago Parent ID to e-dition@chicagoparent.com. We will not release your information–it is purely for contact purposes. Winners will be chosen at random and may have no affiliation with Wednesday Journal Inc. or its employees. Visit the Web site for complete sweepstakes rules.
Piece of the prize
This week, five lucky Chicago Parent readers will win"The Naked Brothers Band: Season One” on DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. To win, tell us who your kids’ favorite singer is and why on our discussion board. Then e-mail your answer, name, phone number and your Chicago Parent ID to e-dition@chicagoparent.com. You must post and e-mail us for your answer to be counted. We will not release your information-it is purely for contact purposes. Winners will be chosen at random and may have no affiliation with Wednesday Journal Inc. or its employees.
