Storytelling Events

Name: Small Serendipity
Start: 2024-04-23T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-04-23T10:00:00-05:00
Location: River Trail Nature Center

May 2023

Sat, May 6, 2023 • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Forest Tea Party

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Sat, May 6, 2023 • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Flower Festival

Bunker Hill • Niles, IL 60714

a child looking at an animal at Sand Ridge Nature Center

Wed, May 10, 2023 • 10:00 am

Wee Wonders: Nature in Bloom

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

June 2023

Tue, June 20, 2023 • 7:30 pm

Campfire Stories

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

July 2023

Sat, July 8, 2023 • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Book Exchange

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

August 2023

Wed, August 23, 2023 • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

September 2023

Tue, September 12, 2023 • 10:00 am

Nature Story Time and Wellness Walk for Young Children

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Fri, September 29, 2023 • 9:00 am - Mon, October 23, 2023 • 5:00 pm

Nature Story Trail “It’s Fall” by Linda Glaser

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Sat, September 30, 2023 • 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Community Powwow

Bunker Hill • Niles, IL 60714

October 2023

Wed, October 4, 2023 • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Story Trail (en Español)

Bemis Woods-South • Cook County, IL 60558 (near Western Springs)

Sat, October 28, 2023 • 8:00 pm

The Return of Scary Stories

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

November 2023

Sat, November 4, 2023 • 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Stars, Stories, & S’mores

LaBagh Woods • Chicago, IL 60630

Thu, November 9, 2023 • 7:00 pm

Nature Book Club

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Fri, November 10, 2023 • 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Stars, Stories and Smores

Dan Ryan Woods Pavilion • Chicago, IL 60620

Mon, November 13, 2023 • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Folktale Under the New Moon

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

December 2023

Sat, December 9, 2023 • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Stairs, Stories & S’mores

Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)

Fri, December 15, 2023 • 9:00 am - Fri, January 12, 2024 • 4:00 pm

Story Trail: “The Snowy Day” Drop-In

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Tue, December 26, 2023 • 11:00 am - Mon, January 1, 2024 • 1:00 pm

Kwanzaa Celebration

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

January 2024

Fri, January 26 • 9:00 am - Fri, February 16 • 4:00 pm

Story Trail: “Over and Under the Snow” Drop-In

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Sun, January 28 • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Crabtree Hygge

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

February 2024

Sun, February 4 • 1:30 pm

Groundhog Day

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Wed, February 7 • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Poetry Trail: Black History Month

Bemis Woods-South • Cook County, IL 60558 (near Western Springs)

Thu, February 8 • 7:00 pm

Nature Book Club: “Life Everlasting – The Animal Way of Death” by B. Heinrich

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

March 2024

Wed, March 13 • 10:00 am Wee Wonders

Wee Wonders

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Wed, March 13 • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Open Nature Play Day

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

two children playing on a log at River Trail Nature Center

Tue, March 26 • 10:00 am Small Serendipity

Small Serendipity

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

April 2024

Tue, April 9 • 10:00 am Small Serendipity

Small Serendipity

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Wed, April 10 • 10:00 am Wee Wonders

Wee Wonders

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Wed, April 10 • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Open Nature Play Day

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

Wed, April 17 • 6:00 pm

International Bat Appreciation Folktale and Walk

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Tue, April 23 • 10:00 am Small Serendipity

Small Serendipity

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Storytelling Events

Forest Tea Party

Flower Festival

Wee Wonders: Nature in Bloom

Campfire Stories

Book Exchange

Open Nature Play Day

Nature Story Time and Wellness Walk for Young Children

Nature Story Trail “It’s Fall” by Linda Glaser

Community Powwow

Story Trail (en Español)

The Return of Scary Stories

Stars, Stories, & S’mores

Nature Book Club

Stars, Stories and Smores

Folktale Under the New Moon

Stairs, Stories & S’mores

Story Trail: “The Snowy Day” Drop-In

Kwanzaa Celebration

Story Trail: “Over and Under the Snow” Drop-In

Crabtree Hygge

Groundhog Day

Poetry Trail: Black History Month

Nature Book Club: “Life Everlasting – The Animal Way of Death” by B. Heinrich

Wee Wonders

Open Nature Play Day

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Wee Wonders

Open Nature Play Day

International Bat Appreciation Folktale and Walk

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