Monday, February 27, 2012

March 2012 - FREE Family & Kids events in Chicago and the suburbs

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 2nd Saturday Family Storytime - Park Ridge Public Library  
Park Ridge, IL  (1 review(s))

 A Wetland Wonderland - The Glen Town Center 
Glenview, IL

 Animal Feeding Time - Wildwood Nature Center  
Park Ridge, IL

 Annual Egg Hunt - Geneva Park District 
Geneva, IL

Over 5,000 eggs will be dispersed in the soccer fields. There will be two designated egg hunt areas. One for children ages 4 and under and one for those ages 5 & up.
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 Annual Egg Hunt at Harts Woods Park - Round Lake Beach Park District 
Round Lake, IL

 Arrowhead Restaurant - Wednesday Kids Eat Free   
Wheaton, IL

EVERY Wednesday Kids Eat FREE at Arrowhead Restaurant in Wheaton (with adult entree purchase).

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 Astronomy Nights at Volo Bog State Natural Area  
Ingleside, IL

 Avenue Ale House - Kids Eat Free on Wednesdays   
Oak Park, IL

 Baby Play - Schaumburg Library  
Schaumburg, IL

 Babytime - Niles Public Library  
Niles, IL

A program with stories, songs, fingerplays and playtime afterward for babies through age 2 with a caregiver.
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 Babytime - Niles Public Library  
Niles, IL

 Bake off cupcake challenge at Tinley Park Library  
Tinley Park, IL

 Ballet Basics at American Girl  
Chicago, IL

 Bank of America Museums on Us Program  
Chicago and Suburbs, IL

 Bank of America Museums on Us Program  
Chicago and Suburbs, IL

 Barnum Quest Theatre Ensemble  
Chicago, IL

 Bedtime Storytime - Schaumburg Library  
Schaumburg, IL

 Beginner Chess Workshop - Des Plaines Library 
Des Plaines, IL

 Blacksmithing Demonstrations - Kline Creek  
Winfield, IL

 Branch Out to the Movies - Schaumburg Township District Library Hanover Park Branch  
Hanover Park, IL

 Bubbles Academy Songs and Stories for Kids Whole Foods Lincoln Park  
Chicago, IL

Free event for Chicago kids and Chicago parents.


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 Bucket Bug Hunt River Trail Nature Center 
Northbrook, IL

 Build a Snowman Contest - Glen Ellyn Park District  
Glen Ellyn, IL

Got a bunch of snow in your yard? Get creative and join us in some winter fun!
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 Build And Grow Clinics - Lowe's  
Chicago and Suburbs, IL  (3 review(s))

 CAFamily Studio Sundays  
Chicago, IL

 Cave Hike - Fox Valley Park District  
Batavia, IL

 Chess Club - Glenview Public Library  
Glenview, IL

 Chess Club Morton Grove Public Library  
Morton Grove, IL

 Chicago’s Birthday Party - Chicago History Museum 
Chicago, IL

 Children's Spring Sale 
Chicago, IL

Admission is FREE to buyers! This children’s resale event is a great opportunity to stock up on children’s gently used clothing, toys, books, baby gear and...
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 Cloth Diaper 101-Cutie Poops and Bottoms  
Orland Park, IL

Come to the store take this FREE class and see, touch, and practice will all the diapers in our store!!
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 Cookie Monsters Cookie Making & Storytime  
Palatine, IL

 Cozy Corner Bedtime Story - Orland Park Library  
Orland Park, IL

 Crafty Saturday - Morton Grove Public Library  
Morton Grove, IL

 Create-a-Craft at Mt. Prospect Library 
Mount Prospect, IL

 Creative Writing Club Morton Grove Library  
Morton Grove, IL

 Creepy Crawlies Waukegan Library  
Waukegan, IL

 Critter Connection - Wildwood Nature Center  
Park Ridge, IL

 Curious Little Monkey's Play Group Joliet Public Library  
Joliet, IL  (1 review(s))

This parent-child play experience combines elements of our traditional Lapsit storytime with an additional 1/2 hour of theme-related free play experiences.
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 DESIGNER CHILDREN'S CONSIGNMENT SALE - GROWING CENTS OF STYLE  
Lake Barrington, IL

Growing Cents of Style is a seasonal children's consignment sale dedicated to selling the highest quality boutique and designer clothing ...
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 Discovery Days - Park Ridge Public Library  
Park Ridge, IL

 Don't Worry, Be Sappy North Park Nature Center  
Chicago, IL

 Drama Club - Morton Grove Library  
Morton Grove, IL

 Drop-in 3-5 Year Old Storytime -- Des Plaines Library  
Des Plaines, IL

Each 30 minute program is theme-based and many include stories, fingerplays, music, action rhymes, flannel stories and puppets. Registration not required.
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 Drop-In Dual Language Storytime, Polish - Des Plaines Library  
Des Plaines, IL

All ages. Sing a song in English, sing a song in Polish. Read along with some of your favorite stories in both languages.
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 Drop-In Dual Language Storytime, Spanish - Des Plaines Library  
Des Plaines, IL

Children and parents MOVE with puppets, wordplay, rhyming songs and dance to fall themed stories.
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 Drop-in Family Fun - Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum  
Chicago, IL

 Duct Tape Challenge at Tinley Park Library  
Tinley Park, IL

 Easter Egg Hunt - Park District of Forest Park 
Forest Park, IL

 Easter Egg Hunt - Pottawatomie Community Center 
St. Charles, IL

 Easter Egg Hunt at Sunset Park - Village of Lake in the Hills 
Lake in the Hills, IL

 Easter Egg Hunt Manhattan Park District 
manhattan, IL

 Elephaanntt wiitthh Rriiddeerrss - Northside College Prep High School 
Chicago, IL

Free family art event for all ages featuring workshops in printmaking, ceramics, photograms, pinhole cameras, shrinky dinks, painting, an open studio for toddlers and pre...
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 Evening Family Storytime - Niles Public Library  
Niles, IL

 Exploration Station - Oak Park Conservatory  
Oak Park, IL

Every Saturday, docents will offer the Exploration Station! There will be a new program every month highlighting special aspects of the conservatory for both adults and children. • January topic: “CSI – Just what is soil and why...
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 Family Day - Smart Museum of Art  
Chicago, IL

 Family Days - Museum of Contemporary Art  
Chicago, IL

Every second Saturday at the MCA invites families to learn about the art of our time through hands-on art activities, scavenger hunts, Look ‘n' Learn stations, and more.
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 Family Drop In Story Time - Orland Park Library  
Orland Park, IL

 Family Fun Friday Nights - DuPage Children's Museum  
Naperville, IL

 Family Fun Friday's Ellis House Equestrian Center  
Minooka, IL

 Family Fun N' Fit - Flying High Sports and Rec Center  
Countryside, IL

 Family Game Night -- Des Plaines Library  
Des Plaines, IL

No game night on 2/23, or 3/1.

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 Family Make & Take Sessions - Garfield Park Conservatory  
Chicago, IL  (1 review(s))

 Family Movie - Niles Library  
Niles, IL

 Family Movie Matinee at Glenside Library  
Glendale Heights, IL

 Family Movie Night - Skokie Public Library 
Skokie, IL

 Family Movie Night at Tinley Park Library  
Tinley Park, IL

 Family Night - Swedish American Museum 
Chicago, IL

 Family Open Gym at Elmhurst Park District  
Elmhurst, IL

 Family Pajamarama at Tinley Park Library  
Tinley Park, IL

 Family Prairie Prowls Northerly Island  
Chicago, IL

 Family Time - Hoffman Estates Branch Library of Schaumburg Township District Library  
Hoffman Estates, IL

 Festival of the Sugar Maples McHenry County Conservation District  
Marengo, IL

 First Friday On Mainstreet Libertyville  
Libertyville, IL

 First Fridays Park Ridge  
Park Ridge, IL

 Fish Feeding Frenzy Bass Pro Shops Bolingbrook  
Bolingbrook, IL  (3 review(s))

 Free Admission - Children's Museum of Immigration  
Chicago, IL

Admission is free to the Swedish American Museum and the Children's Museum of Immigration on the second Tuesday of every month.
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 Free Admission at Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum  
Rockford, IL

 Free Admission Day Glessner House Museum  
Chicago, IL

 Free Admission Museum of Science & Industry in March 
Chicago, IL

 Free Admission to Chicago Children's Museum First Sundays  
Chicago, IL

 Free Admission to Field Museum in March  
Chicago, IL

 Free Admission to Museum of Contemporary Art  
Chicago, IL

Free museum admission for Chicago kids and Chicago parents


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 Free Admission to Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum  
Chicago, IL
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Free Admission at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago
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 Free Admission Tuesdays Rockford Art Museum  
Rockford, IL

 Free Children's Concert at Leoleno 
Winnetka, IL

On Sunday, March 4th, leoleno, a family friendly store and learning environment in Winnetka, is hosting Jodi Koplin,one of Chicago’s favorite children’s entertainers...
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 Free Crafts for Kids - Lakeshore Learning Store  
Palatine, IL  (3 review(s))

 Free Family Admission First Wednesdays - Art Institute of Chicago  
Chicago, IL

 Free Family Admission Second Wednesdays - Art Institute of Chicago  
Chicago, IL

 Free Family Movie at The People's Choice Family Fun Center Waukegan  
Waukegan, IL  (2 review(s))

 Free Friday's Lizzadro Museum Of Lapidary Art  
Elmhurst, IL

 Free Kids Workshops at Home Depot  
Chicago and Suburbs, IL  (1 review(s))

Home Depot Kids Workshops are FREE "How To" workshops offered at all Home Depot locations the first Saturday of each month.
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 Free March Admission Days - Adler Planetarium  
Chicago, IL

 Free Monthly Share a Story-Rink Side in Gurnee Mills Mall  
Gurnee, IL

 Free Outdoor Ice Skating  
Rosemont, IL

 FREE Tickets to The Lorax Pre-Screening  
Chicago, IL

 Free Warehouse Tours - Jelly Belly Candy Company  
Pleasant Prairie, WI  (1 review(s))

 FREE Water Safety Clinic  
Skokie, IL

Come for a FREE one-on-one Safety Clinic with the Dolphin Swim Club. Kids will learn about water safety and practice safety skills with our professional teachers...
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 Frogs Crabtree Nature Center 
Barrington, IL

 Game Night - Open Gaming at Cat & Mouse Game store  
Chicago, IL

 Game Night at the Bookstore Open Books  
Chicago, IL

 Games with Tom at Glenside Library  
Glendale Heights, IL

 Get to Know Fermilab Guided Tour - Fermilab  
Batavia, IL

 Girl Scouts Our Promise: Then, Now and Forever Exhibit at the DuPage County Historical Museum  
Wheaton, IL

In partnership with the Girl Scouts of the USA, the DuPage County Historical Museum is excited to present this exhibit in celebration of the organization’s 100th Anniversary. Founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low, the Girl Scouts of the USA continues...
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 Golf Convention - Lake County Forest Preserves  
Grayslake, IL

 Gotta Get S.T.E.M.!  
Aurora, IL

 Great Dog Egg Hunt Irwin Park 
Homewood, IL

 Greening Of The Waterfall at Lake Katherine Nature Center 
Palos Heights, IL

 Ice Skating at Millennium Park  
Chicago, IL

 IKEA - Kids Eat Free   
Schaumburg, IL

 In The Park With Civic - Chicago Park District  
Chicago, IL

 In The Park with Civic: Kosciuszko Park Fieldhouse - Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Chicago, IL  (1 review(s))

 Incredible Egg Scramble at Wheeling High School 
Wheeling, IL

 Invention Dimension at Joliet area Historical Museum 
Joliet, IL

 James and the Giant Peach Movie - Aurora Library 
Aurora, IL

 JCC Chicago Purim Carnival at Hyde Park 
Chicago, IL

 Kid Safe Seminar - Glenview Public Library 
Glenview, IL

Bring in your kids to learn child self defense techniques and we will also be talking about Stranger Danger, Internet Safety, Drug...
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 Kid's Sing-Along with Sarah Parker - Whole Foods South Loop  
Chicago, IL

 Kids Craft Mornings - Mitchell Museum of the American Indian  
Evanston, IL

 Kids Eat Free at Chalkboard Restaurant   
Chicago, IL

 Kids Eat Free at IKEA   
Bolingbrook, IL

 Kids Eat Free at Puck's Restaurant   
Chicago, IL

 Kids Eat Free Wednesdays Douglas Sports Bar And Grill   
Elgin, IL

 Kids Flicks - Morton Grove Public Library  
Morton Grove, IL

 Kids Flicks: A Dolphin Tale - Morton Grove Public Library 
Morton Grove, IL

 Kids Game Night Barnes & Noble Booksellers  
Schaumburg, IL

 Kids Night at Chick-fil-A Water Tower   
Chicago, IL

 Kids Studio Open House Joann Fabric and Craft Store  
Chicago, IL

 KidsFest Oak Park Conservatory 
Oak Park, IL

Bring the kids and celebrate KidsFest, the free annual event, Sunday, March 4, 2012 from Noon – 4:00PM. Plan to enjoy the fun. Features this year include a free raffle, a scavenger hunt...
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 Knitting Club - Morton Grove Library  
Morton Grove, IL

 Kraft Great Kids Family Night Amundsen Park 
Chicago, IL

 Kraft Great Kids Family Night Columbus Park 
Chicago, IL

 Kraft Great Kids Family Night Davis Square Park 
Chicago, IL

 Kraft Great Kids Family Night Dvorak Park 
Chicago, IL

 Kraft Great Kids Family Night Gately Park 
Chicago, IL

 Kraft Great Kids Family Night Gill Park 
Chicago, IL

 Kraft Great Kids Family Night Kelvyn Park 
Chicago, IL

 Kraft Great Kids Family Night Kosciuszko Park 
Chicago, IL

 Kraft Great Kids Family Night Lindblom Park 
Chicago, IL

 Kraft Great Kids Family Night Palmer Park 
Chicago, IL

 Kraft Great Kids Family Night Russell Square Park 
Chicago, IL

 Kraft Great Kids Family Night Woodhull Park 
Chicago, IL

 Language Stars French Storytime at Whole Foods! 
Bannockburn, IL

Join Language Stars, the national leader in foreign language education for kids, for interactive, full immersion story telling ...
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 Lego Store Mini Build  
Chicago, IL

 Lego Store Mini Build - Northbrook Court  
Northbrook, IL  (3 review(s))

 Lego Zone! Orland Park Library  
Orland Park, IL

 LEGOMania at Mt. Prospect Library 
Mount Prospect, IL

 Letterbox Hunt - Fox Valley Park District  
Batavia, IL

 Lincoln-Way Area Family Faire 
manhattan, IL

 Little Tykes Playgroup - Park Ridge Public Library  
Park Ridge, IL

 Living History Demonstration - Forest Preserve District of Will County  
Romeoville, IL

 Lost Valley Ventures - Family Exploration Programs  
Ringwood, IL

 Luck of the Irish Whole Foods 
Naperville, IL

 Lucky Egg Hunt Irwin Park 
Homewood, IL

 Maple Sugaring Kline Creek Farm  
Winfield, IL

 Maple Syrup Celebration at River Trail Nature Center 
Northbrook, IL



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 Maple Syrup Festival - Chicago Park District  
Chicago, IL

 Maple Syrup Festival - North Park Village Nature Center  
Chicago, IL

 Maple Syrup Sundays Fullersburg Woods  
Oak Brook, IL

 Maple Syrup Time at Deep River County Park  
Hobart, IN

 Maple Tree Tapping North Park Nature Center  
Chicago, IL

 MapleFest - Fox Valley Park District 
Batavia, IL

 March Winds! Make a Kite! Great Lakes Naval Museum  
Great Lakes, IL

 McKenna "Go For It!" Crafts - American Girl Place  
Chicago, IL

 McKenna "Take the Challenge" Scavenger Hunt - American Girl Place  
Chicago, IL

 McNulty Irish Dancers at Palatine Public Library 
Palatine, IL

 Meet the Beekeepers at Kline Creek Farm  
Winfield, IL

 Moms Night Out for cloth diapering moms  
Orland Park, IL

 Monday Morning Crafts Winnetka Library Northfield Branch  
Northfield, IL

 Monday Morning Playgroup - Morton Grove Library  
Morton Grove, IL

 Moovin' and Groovin' Morton Grove Library  
Morton Grove, IL

 Music, Movement & Stories at Kustum Kribs  
Park Ridge, IL

 Naperville St Patrick's Day Parade 
Naperville, IL

 Native American Winter Story Campfire - Forest Preserve District of Will County 
Romeoville, IL

 Natural Science Classroom - The Grove  
Glenview, IL

 Nature Telling Wheaton Public Library  
Wheaton, IL  (2 review(s))

 Neighborhoods of the World Navy Pier  
Chicago, IL

 Night Owl Story Time Orland Park Library  
Orland Park, IL

 Northwest Side Irish Parade 
Chicago, IL

 Open Storytime - Mount Prospect Public Library  
Mount Prospect, IL  (2 review(s))

The Library invites children ages 6 and under and their families to attend these 30-minute sessions that feature stories and songs. An adult must accompany children under the age of three. Location: Youth Program Room B
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 Origami Open House - Garfield Park Conservatory  
Chicago, IL  (1 review(s))

Every second Saturday of the month in the Conservatory’s Classroom, the Chicago Area Origami Society presents a free drop-in Origami Open House to our visitors. Please drop by — both kids and adults are welcome, but children must be accompanied...
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 Pajama Party at Barnes & Noble  
Schaumburg, IL

 Pictionary And Pizza Indian Trails Library 
Wheeling, IL

 Pokemon Club at Morton Grove Public Library 
Morton Grove, IL

 Preschool Storytime - Barnes & Noble Old Orchard  
Skokie, IL  (1 review(s))

 Preschool Storytime - Niles Public Library  
Niles, IL

 Read Across America 2012 Storytime Barnes & Noble Bookstore  
Chicago and Suburbs, IL

 Recreation Department’s Open House - Village of Romeoville 
Romeoville, IL

 Rise and Shine Storytime - Niles Public Library  
Niles, IL

 Romp & Rhyme - Glenview Public Library  
Glenview, IL

 Sap's Rising River Trail Nature Center  
Northbrook, IL

 Science Saturday at Lisle Public Library  
Lisle, IL

 Second Sunday Special Program - Niles Public Library  
Niles, IL

 Sensational Saturday - Schaumburg Library  
Schaumburg, IL

 SmARTkids at the Library - University of Chicago  
Chicago, IL

Snowed In Hunt Club Park 
Gurnee, IL

 Spring Break Drop In Crafts Aurora Library  
Aurora, IL

 Spring Break Family Movie Night - Skokie Library 
Skokie, IL

 Spring Bunny Trail - Northbrook Park District 
Northbrook, IL

The free family event from the Northbrook Park District offers an egg hunt, magic show, carnival games, inflatables, face painting...
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 Spring Egg-Stravaganza - Soldier Field 
Chicago, IL

 Spring Fishing Classic - Bass Pro Shops Bolingbrook  
Bolingbrook, IL

 Spring Night Hike Mayslake Peabody Estate - DuPage County Forest Preserve 
Oakbrook, IL

 St Patricks Day Celebration Navy Pier 
Chicago, IL

 St. Patrick's Day Parade Downtown Chicago 
Chicago, IL

 Stargazing - Lake County Forest Preserves  
Riverwoods, IL

 Step Into the Night Lake View Nature Center  
Oakbrook Terrace, IL

 Story Time - Pottery Barn Kids  
Skokie, IL  (1 review(s))

 Story Time at The Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor  
Forest Park, IL  (1 review(s))

This FREE interactive story hour is sure to capture your kids imagination!
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 Story Time in the Lenhardt Library - Chicago Botanic Garden  
Glencoe, IL

 Storytime at the Reservoir - Forest Preserve District of Will County 
Monee, IL

 Storytime for 2s - Park Ridge Public Library  
Park Ridge, IL

 Storytime For 3-5 Year Olds Tinely Park Library  
Tinley Park, IL

 Storytime for 3-5 Year Olds Tinely Park Library  
Tinley Park, IL

 Storytime for 3s - Park Ridge Public Library  
Park Ridge, IL  (1 review(s))

 Storytime for 4's and 5's - Park Ridge Public Library  
Park Ridge, IL

Join us for drop-in storytime for 4 and 5 year olds.
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 Storytime for All Ages - Park Ridge Public Library  
Park Ridge, IL  (1 review(s))

 Storytime for Big Kids - Niles Public Library  
Niles, IL

 Storytime! - 57th Street Books  
Chicago, IL

 Sugar Bush Fair - Schaumburg Park District  
Schaumburg, IL

Visit Spring Valley’s annual celebration of nature’s sweet gift of maple sugar. Enjoy a delicious breakfast of pancakes with real maple syrup, sausage, juice and coffee. See authentic demonstrations of maple syrup production, a pioneer sugar camp, children’s...
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 Sunday Family Klassics Matinee Orland Park Library  
Orland Park, IL

 Sunday Family Movies Crystal Lake Public Library  
Crystal Lake, IL

 Super Saturday Dennehy Irish Dancers 
Mount Prospect, IL

 Tai Chi at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum  
Chicago, IL



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 Teddy Bear Time - Park Ridge Public Library  
Park Ridge, IL  (1 review(s))

 The Mitten North Park Village Nature Center  
Chicago, IL

 The Nod World Readers - The Land of Nod  
Northbrook, IL

Here's the story on Story Time. We'll meet at The Land of Nod stores every Thursday at 11 a.m. to enjoy a few good books. And, if your kid signs up to be a member of the Nod World Readers Club, they'll receive a special membership card that entitles...
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 Toddler Time - Niles Public Library  
Niles, IL

 Toddler Time - Niles Public Library  
Niles, IL

 Trout Fishing for Kids Wood Dale Grove - DuPage County Forest Preserve 
Wood Dale, IL

 Twilight Tales - Elk Grove Village Public Library  
Elk Grove Village, IL  (1 review(s))



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 Wee Read for Infants - Morton Grove Public Library  
Morton Grove, IL

This program offers children and their parents or caregivers a chance to share time together to be exposed to language, books, and playful activities in a positive and supportive atmosphere.
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 Wee Read Lapsit - Morton Grove Public Library  
Morton Grove, IL

This program offers children 0-24 months and their parents or caregivers a chance to share time together to be exposed to language, books, songs and playful activities in a positive and supportive atmosphere.
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 Weekend Family Fun Garfield Park Conservatory  
Chicago, IL  (1 review(s))

Free event for Chicago parents and Chicago kids.


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 What's in the Sky this Month?  
Monee, IL

 When Darkness Falls Waterfall Glen - DuPage County Forest Preserve 
Darien, IL

 Whole Kids Club Whole Foods Schaumburg  
Schaumburg, IL

 Winter Wildlife Walk Jackson Park 
Chicago, IL

 Woodcock Walk- Forest Preserve District of Will County 
Monee, IL