Drop-In Nature Center Hour
Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center Main Room - 167 Forest Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302This program is free and open to the public - registration is optional but available so you can mark your calendars!
This program is free and open to the public - registration is optional but available so you can mark your calendars!
School is in session! Join us for a different hands-on experiment every week! We'll be going through the steps of the scientific method, including making hypotheses and data collection, as …
Join us for an afternoon of party bridge. Bridge has been the favorite card game to many notable Oak Park residents including Elizabeth Cheney (of Cheney Mansion). Join your fellow …
Join us for a fun-filled day of mini-games, friendly competition, and classic Nintendo nostalgia.Compete for bragging rights and the chance to win exciting prizes and gather your friends and family …
Is this class going to be cheesy... you batcha! Bring a hungry stomach for an evening of creating personal heart shaped pizzas. Make and bake the perfect sized pizza for …
Join us for a fun session where your toddler can cut real veggies under supervision. It's a great way to boost motor skills and inspire a love for cooking!
Have your toddler experience a mini version of our passport program for elementary kids. Crafts and games Enjoy an activity with the PDOP. We will take care of the rest.
Come along with your toddler and move around to music and gross motor play at the indoor playground.
What do you even do with all those cards once you receive them? Throw them away? Save them? Well now, you can plant them! Join us in creating cards out of plantable seed paper, perfect for adding a touch of native plants to this Valentine's season. All materials provided, and everyone goes home with at …
This family-friendly program explores a different science-loving lady each session through story, art, and more! Annie Malone was a different kind of chemist. She developed and invented hair products specifically for black women, which wasn't really available elsewhere at the time. Join us as we learn about her life, her incredible business, and how she …
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Superbowl? No, Superb Owl! Join us in a game of exploration as we choose our teams, fly silently, and hunt prey like these amazing avian superstars. Will your team win the LomBIRDi trophy? Registration is for one child with an adult. Adult must stay for the duration -- this is not a drop-off program.
Experience the heart of the Whole Book Approach with our interactive Storytime sessions! Created by Megan Dowd Lambert, this model invites children to react to the entire book as a visual art form, providing a natural and enriching experience. Led by an early childhood educator, our sessions facilitate a unique shared reading experience where children …