Nature Play Events

Name: Walk & Talk
Start: 2023-07-20T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-07-20T09:00:00-05:00
Location: Wolf Road Woods

April 2023

Thu, April 6, 2023 • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Spring Breakout Adventure

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

a child looking at an animal at Sand Ridge Nature Center

Wed, April 12, 2023 • 10:00 am

Wee Wonders: Outer Space

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

two children in the nature play area at Crabtree Nature Center

Sat, April 22, 2023 • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Earth Day, Nature Play

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

May 2023

Sat, May 6, 2023 • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Forest Tea Party

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Wed, May 10, 2023 • 10:00 am

Wee Wonders: Nature in Bloom

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Fri, May 12, 2023 • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Outdoor Block Party

Camp Shabbona Woods • South Holland, IL 60473

Fri, May 12, 2023 • 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Reptile Rendezvous

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Sat, May 20, 2023 • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Nature Block Party

Eggers Grove • Chicago, IL 60617

Thu, May 25, 2023 • 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Nature Play Date

Rolling Knolls • Elgin, IL 60120

Sat, May 27, 2023 - Sun, May 28, 2023

Family Campout

Camp Shabbona Woods • South Holland, IL 60473

June 2023

Mon, June 5, 2023 • 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Let’s Play! Forest Exploration Day

Erickson Woods • Cook County, IL 60093 (near Winnetka)

Wed, June 7, 2023 • 10:00 am

I am a Scientist: Ichthyology

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Fri, June 9, 2023 • 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Frog Night Hike

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

people fishing on the shoreline of a lake during a fishing derby

Sat, June 17, 2023 • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Busse Lake Outdoors Day & Fishing Derby

Busse Lake Boating Center • Cook County, IL 60007 (near Elk Grove Village)

Thu, June 22, 2023 • 9:00 am

Walk & Talk

Spears Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)

three children building a fort out of logs

Sat, June 24, 2023 • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Nature Obstacle Course

Twenty-Sixth Street Woods-West • Cook County, IL 60526 (near La Grange Park)

July 2023

Wed, July 5, 2023 • 10:00 am

I am a Scientist: Herpetology

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Thu, July 6, 2023 • 9:30 am - 11:30 am

International Mud Day Celebration

Bunker Hill • Niles, IL 60714

Sat, July 15, 2023 • 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Outdoor Block Party: Self-Love Series

Camp Shabbona Woods • South Holland, IL 60473

Thu, July 20, 2023 • 9:00 am

Walk & Talk

Wolf Road Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Nature Play Events

Spring Breakout Adventure

Wee Wonders: Outer Space

Earth Day, Nature Play

Forest Tea Party

Wee Wonders: Nature in Bloom

Outdoor Block Party

Reptile Rendezvous

Nature Block Party

Nature Play Date

Family Campout

Let’s Play! Forest Exploration Day

I am a Scientist: Ichthyology

Frog Night Hike

Busse Lake Outdoors Day & Fishing Derby

Walk & Talk

Nature Obstacle Course

I am a Scientist: Herpetology

International Mud Day Celebration

Outdoor Block Party: Self-Love Series

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