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  • Printmaking Workshop

    Thatcher Woods • River Forest, IL 60305

    Learn how to carve your own linoblock stamp. Materials provided. Ages 12 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
  • group of people birding at Penny Road Pond

    Baffling Brown Birds

    Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

    Learn how to identify sparrows of the Chicago region with an indoor presentation followed by a bird walk. Ages 16 & up.

    Free • Registration Required

  • Printmaking Workshop

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

    Learn how to carve your own linoblock stamp. Materials provided. Ages 12 & up.

    Free • Registration Closed
  • Children looking into a sap bucket at River Trail Nature Center's Maple Syrup Festival.

    Bucket Bug Hunt

    River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

    Walk through our sugar bush to find out who has fallen into the sap buckets. All ages.

    Free
  • A group of people participating in an event outdoors on a trail.

    Spring Break Boredom Busters

    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Young naturalists enjoy jam-packed fun exploring nature, playing games, creating art and spending time outdoors. Adult supervision required. Ages 5 to 8: 10-11:30 am Ages […]

    Free • Registration Required
  • McGinnis Slough

    Waterfowl Watch

    McGinnis Slough • Orland Park, IL 60462

    Join us as we peer through a spotting scope to watch and identify waterfowl. Ages 14 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
  • children playing indoors at Trailside Museum

    Baby Buds

    Baby Buds
    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Join us for nature-themed interactive songs and stories. Ages 0-23 months w/ adult. Tickets first come, first served.

    Free
  • a group doing arts and crafts at Dan Ryan Woods

    Spring Breakout Adventure

    Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center & Pavilion • Chicago, IL 60620

    Spend your time on break, outside! Try several outdoor recreation activities. Explore, discover and create!

    Free
  • group of people kneeling around sweetgrass garden

    Green Lake Gardening

    Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

    Help us restore the pollinator garden at Green Lake. Equipment provided. Ages 12 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
  • An artistic rendering of a face on the bark of a tree.

    Tree Faces

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    River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

    Make faces on our trees with natural materials. All ages.

    Free
  • a family hiking at Trailside Museum

    Worst Case Scenario Hike

    Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

    Learn hiking safety and simple first aid on a walk that puts you into “worst case scenarios”! Ages 13 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
  • An illustration of an outer space scene.

    Space Celebration: Storytime and Craft

    Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

    Join us for an out-of-this-world story-time and outer-space craft during spring break. Ages 2-7 w/ adult.

    Free

  • two children in the nature play area at Crabtree Nature Center

    Wee Wanderer Wednesdays

    Wee Wandering Wednesdays
    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Join us for a special program for little naturalists. Ticket giveaway starts at 9:30 am and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Ages 2-6 […]

    Free
  • Forest Preserves staff supervising people on an archery range

    Spring Break Fest

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    Thatcher Woods • River Forest, IL 60305

    Youth and families, enjoy time out of school! Try archery, build and play with natural materials, learn orienteering, paint a bird house and more.

    Free

  • Paper Making Workshop

    Evans Field • River Grove, IL 60171

    Learn how to make paper with recycled materials. Supplies provided. Program held outdoors around a fire. All ages. Drop in.

    Free
  • three children building a fort out of logs

    The Unburied Treasure Hunt

    River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

    Pick up a treasure map then decode the clues onsite. All ages.

    Free
  • children playing indoors at Trailside Museum

    Baby Buds

    Baby Buds
    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Join us for nature-themed interactive songs and stories. Ages 0-23 months w/ adult. Tickets first come, first served.

    Free
  • Wildflower Walk event series graphic

    Wee Wonders: Wildflowers

    Wee Wonders
    Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

    Bring your little ones to learn about spring wildflowers and experience their beauty as they bloom. Ages 2-5 w/ adult.

    Free • Registration Required
  • people fishing on the shoreline of a lake during a fishing derby

    Fishing Derby

    Papoose Lake • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)

    Join the Village of Palos Park and the Forest Preserves for a family-fun day of fishing.

    Free