Arts & Crafts
Events
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Conservation@Home: Winter Seed Sowing
River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062Use native seeds to make a winter sowing milk jug and take it home. Supplies provided. Ages 13 & up.
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Woodworking for Your Garden
Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305Create your own bat box or bee house for your garden! Supplies included. Waitlist available. Please note: This event has been relocated to the Trailside […]
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Nature’s Art Box
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Explore the wild side of creativity! Kids ages 3–6 with an adult can enjoy hands-on nature-inspired art and activities. Supplies provided.
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Animal Enrichment Studio
Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010Create new items for our ambassador animals then watch how enrichment is used as an important part of their care.
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Canceled Dungeons & Dragons (Flies theme)
Caldwell Woods Wellness Center • Chicago, IL 60646Join us for a nature-themed DND one-shot campaign. No experience required. BYO-Dice.
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Fireside Mosaics
National Grove-South • North Riverside, IL 60546Join us around a campfire to create your own mosaic piece. Supplies provided. Registration required. Waitlist available.
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Build a Birdhouse
Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473Learn the basics of backyard avian husbandry, and build and paint a birdhouse with time for a Q&A session.
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Fireside Mosaics
Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Join us around an indoor fire to create your own mosaic piece. Supplies provided. Hosted at Swallow Cliff Woods Pavilion. Registration required.
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Bluegrass Jam
Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305Bring your own guitar, fiddle, etc. and join the jam! All are welcome to play or just listen. Drop in.
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Feed the Birds Day
Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010Celebrate by creating a bird feeder and see what our ambassador birds eat!
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Fiber Arts/Cozy Crafting
Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473Bring your own project or learn to crochet, knit, cross-stitch and more. Materials provided. Ages 13 & up.
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Children’s Lunar New Year
Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010Let’s learn about the holiday through reading, creating, and celebrating together. Ages 2-10 w/ adult.
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Winterpalooza
Thatcher Woods Pavilion • River Forest, IL 60305Join us for winter activities including hikes, broom hockey, shelter building and more. Presented with the Portage Creek Boy Scouts.
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Lunar New Year
FeaturedLittle Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Embrace the promise of luck and prosperity in 2026 by honoring the Year of the Horse through festive activities, hands-on crafts, and lively performances.
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Roses are Red, Violets are Blue!
Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010In celebration of Valentine’s Day, please join us for an introductory watercolor painting program. We will be creating a 5” x 7” painting of a […]
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Wee Wonders: Love in Nature
Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473Learn about nature through sensory experiences, stories and artmaking. Ages 2-5 w/ adult.
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Sunprinting Workshop
Palos Park Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Use the sun to make a one-of-a-kind print. Supplies provided. Drop-in.
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Sunprinting Workshop
Thatcher Woods Pavilion • River Forest, IL 60305Use the sun to make a one-of-a-kind print. Supplies provided. Drop in.
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Crafternoon: Paint and Sip Hot Chocolate
Camp Sullivan • Oak Forest, IL 60452Paint and sip a cup of hot chocolate. Supplies provided. All ages. 11 am to 12 pm - Guided Watercolor Painting: Join Catherine Hu, a […]
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Wee Wonders: Love in Nature
Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473Learn about nature through sensory experiences, stories and artmaking. Ages 2-5 w/ adult.
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Fiber Arts/Cozy Crafting
Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473Bring your own project or learn to crochet, knit, cross-stitch and more. Materials provided. Ages 13 & up.
Free • Registration Required -
Woodworking for Your Garden
Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Create your own bat box or bee house for your garden! Supplies included. Hosted at Swallow Cliff Woods Pavilion. Waitlist available.
Free • Registration Closed -
Animal Enrichment Studio
Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010Create new items for our ambassador animals then watch how enrichment is used as an important part of their care.
Free
