Archive for 'Kids & Families' Category
Children’s Humanities Festival
1 May 2008Starting this Saturday through May 10 is the Children’s Humanities Festival. Bring your kids to see international performance troupes who use dance, music, theater, and storytelling to create programs that are entertaining for both adults and children.
This is the first year the Children’s portion has split off from the Chicago Humanities Festival. The programs are […]
10th Annual Great Chicago Places & Spaces
21 April 2008“Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture. Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.” Frank Lloyd Wright
May 17 - 18 experience Chicago’s varied architecture with Great Chicago Places & Spaces. There are over 200 free tours, including boat tours, […]
A New Option For Toddlers
1 April 2008Finally, parents with toddlers have an option in downtown Chicago besides Navy Pier.
I just heard about this great new facility right off of Michigan Avenue. Founded by Rick Miller to provide a fun place for kids, Day Frog has doll houses, slide tubes, costumes, Legos, scooters, and more. Snacks and juice are available for […]
That Sue Is So Cheap
12 January 2008Discount Days are here! Visit Sue, the world’s most complete T Rex, at the Field Museum for only $7 for adults and $4 for kids. The Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, and the Museum of Science & Industry are free! Special exhibits and shows, like the Oceanarium at the Shedd or any of the film presentations […]
Christmas Tree Farms
8 December 2007For many in the midwest, choosing a Christmas tree from an actual farm is a tradition. There obviously aren’t any that are actually in Chicago, but there are a few in the region, and one is as close as Downer’s Grove. The Agriculture & Tourism Partners of Illinois has a list. Don’t have a car? […]
