Mish Mash Escape Room

Barrie Center (All) - 1011 South Lombard Avenue, Oak Park IL 60304

Come and join us for our monthly Teen Trip at Mish Mash in Fox Valley, IL. Upon arrival,there will able a two-hour adventure filled with different rooms and behind each door holds another challenge - it might be physical, mental or require skill. The goal is to complete as many challenges as possible during game …

Full Moon Stargazing

Field Community Center - 935 Woodbine Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302

Dark skies at night, adventurers delight! We're getting out our star maps and our naturalist will help you identify the summer constellations in the light of the full moon.

Zombie Hike & Scavenger Hunt

Lindberg West Walking Path - 1151 North Marion Street, Oak Park IL 60302

  It's finally happened: the zombie apocalypse has come to Oak Park. We're keeping away from the horrifying undead while we hike through Lindberg, trying to find the plants that could help us survive, or possibly be the cure.  

Haunted Hayrack Ride

Longfellow Community Center (All) - 610 S Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park IL 60304

Join us for our October Teen Trip to Haunted Hayrack Ride and pumpkin carving to Lockport, IL

Environmental Scary Stories

Field Community Center - 935 Woodbine Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302

Have you ever heard the tale of The Valley of the Drums? What about Love Canal? Join us for an evening around the campfire - s'mores included - with spooky environmental tales featuring ghost towns, decades-long fires, and toxic waste that changed America forever.

Spooky School’s Out: Museum of Surgical Science

Field Community Center - 935 Woodbine Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302

Hey, high schoolers! It's almost Halloween! Join us for a trip through time to see how surgeries were done back when they had no sterilization and no anesthesia. Not creepy enough for you yet? We'll also get to experience a leg amputation like it was done in the 1800s!

Codes & Signaling

Field Community Center - 935 Woodbine Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302

...  .  -.--/  -  .  .  -.  .../ Using flags and other tools,we’re going on a treasure hunt using coded messagesaround the park! Don’t know the translation key? No worries – you’ll receive a guide on Morse code,NATO, ground-to-air, ICS, and more!

Hollywood BLVD-The Marvels

Longfellow Community Center (All) - 610 S Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park IL 60304

Join us for our November Teen Trip to Hollywood BLVD Cinema in Woodridge,IL. The Marvels is an upcoming American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Captain Marvel, Ms.Marvel, and Monica Rambeau.

Orienteering

Field Community Center - 935 Woodbine Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302

North, South, East, West... how can you tell? This class explores orienteering – the process of navigating with a compass and map. We’ll use these tools to find checkpoints around the park and maybe even find treasure at the end of our journey!

Mad Scientist: DNA Extraction

Field Community Center - 935 Woodbine Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302

Get those goggles on and work on your best maniacal laugh – we’re heading to the mad scientist laboratory today! We’re taking a humble strawberry and dissecting it down to its DNA for you to take home.

Snow Forts

Field Community Center - 935 Woodbine Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302

  This is more than your average snowman! From igloos to quinzhees, we’re digging deep into building structures in the snow. Who can make the best and the sturdiest. Fort building tools provided, but feel free to bring your own, too!   If there's not enough snow to build snow forts on the day of, …

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