All Entries in the "See & Plays" Category
Education of a Different Kind – Classes at the Old Town School of Folk Music
Three years ago, my quest to acquire new skills and experiences (without involving student loans and textbooks) took me to the Old Town School of Folk music where I stepped into a beginner guitar class with a curious bunch of adults seeking similar enlightenment.
Our cheery teacher expressed honest-to-goodness [...]
Theatrical Fantasea Worth the Trip to Shedd
With sub-zero wind chills nipping your nose, visiting the Shedd Aquarium might not be the first thing on your mind. But the Shedd’s new Fantasea multimedia aquatic show is such a delight, it’s worth heading out into the wintry weather, especially if you need a respite from holiday madness. Set in the Shedd’s recently reopened [...]
You, The Experience at Chicago Museum of Science & Industry
Thanks to Wendi Koziol and staff at Public Communications Inc., I had the wonderful privilege of attending the preview of You the Experience; a new exhibit and an interactive journey through the mind, body, and spirit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The new exhibit boasts 15,000 square feet in the State [...]
Making Music Together
As the weather turns colder, mothers all across Chicagoland are now on the hunt for ways to keep busy and active this coming winter. If you are one of those moms and would like to add a music class to your list of potential activities, I have the perfect suggestion: Music Together.
Music Together is a [...]
The Best Place to Pick Apples: Indiana’s County Line Orchard
Sure, there are a lot of places to pick apples this time of year. But for the absolute best apple-picking venue, you have to head east and cross state lines to get to County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana.
Why is County Line the best? Because it has a little bit of everything fall! You can [...]
Don’t Miss Boo at the Zoo This Weekend!
This weekend (Saturday, October 25 and Sunday, October 26) is the last weekend to experience Boo at the Zoo at the world-famous Brookfield Zoo!
Boo at the Zoo is a fun Halloween-themed event that the whole family can enjoy! The zoo is festively decked out with jack-o-lanterns and hay bales. Kids can wear their costumes and [...]
Get Playfully Artistic With Splatters
It’s that time of the year again, the air is getting cooler and pretty soon we’ll have to think of things to keep the wee ones busy with indoors. Cold days, rainy days, snowy days or any day of the year Splatters create-&-party is the perfect creative outlet for children young and old alike.
Splatters is [...]
Pumpkins and Apples and Other Fall Fun
The air is getting more crisp by the day. I actually busted out the hoodies and my favorite oversized sweatshirt a few mornings this week. We will probably still have some warm days ahead but overall, I think fall has arrived. And you know what that means (besides football, that is)… PUMPKINS!!! And besides outlet [...]
The NEW Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn
Chicago Southland children and their parents have a new reason to get excited: the opening of the brand-new Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn!
The facility, located just west of the intersection of Cicero and 95th streets and next door to the Oak Lawn Metra station, is a bigger and very much improved version of the old [...]
Fun in Indiana … Yes, It’s Possible!
How often do you think of our neighbors to the east when you’re looking for some recreation? Not often? Well, you should. Northwest Indiana has a lot to offer.
Your first stop, at least in the summer months, should be the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Billing itself as “the casual coast,” the dunes offer miles and [...]
