Community Corner
Grab & Go Kids Planner: Kinsch's Spring Open House, Puppet Show at Library and More
Here are this week's suggestions for something fun to do with your kids this weekend.
Here's our weekly list of kid-friendly activities and new places to try with your children. Help us build the planner with your own suggestions and tips by just adding them to the comment box. Even if you disagree with our suggestions, let us know. We want to hear from you.
Grab your kids and go have some fun.
Family Best Bets of the Week
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Where / When: ; 10 - 10:30 a.m.; Friday, April 8.
Why Go?: Enjoy a performance of two fairytales by the Palatine Puppet Players.
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Pricing: Free
Where / When: , 301 W. Johnson St., Palatine; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday, April 9.
Why Go?: Free workshops on Creative Container Gardening, 2011 Plant and Flower Trends, Rose Gardening, Spring Clean-Up. Product stations, expert staff and vendors. Young gardeners will plant their own seedling and parents can help them decorate their own pot. Free coloring corner. Bring your garden tools to "Joe the Tool Sharpening Man" at the sharpening station and get your tools sharpened for a small fee. Complimentary refreshments.
Pricing: Free
Where / When: Miner School, 1101 E. Miner St., Arlington Heights; 1 - 3 p.m., Saturday, April 9.
Why Go?: The NSSEO Foundation's Spring Fundraiser features a magic show, raffle and ice cream social. Fun for the whole family. Funds benefit educational and therapeutic programs for students with disabilities in eight local school districts.
Pricing: $2 per person at the door
Where / When: Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Rd., Rosemont; 3 p.m., Sunday, April 10.
Why Go?: Great ticket packages for the Wolves against the Rockford Icehogs. Some of the proceeds will benefit the District Fifteen Educational Foundation. See an amazing hockey game, laser show and fireworks.
Pricing: $30 for a ticket, Wolves hat and pennant, hot dog and medium drink; or $17 for one ticket only
Where / When: , 355 Schoenbeck Rd., Wheeling; 11 a.m., Saturday, April 9.
Why Go?: Sing and dance along to old favorites and original songs with Jodi Koplin during this high energy show that will entertain your whole family.
Pricing: Free
Where / When: , 150 E. Wood St., Palatine; 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9; 3 p.m., Sunday, April 10.
Why Go?: See one of the most popular and enduring masterpieces created for the musical theatre. Experience the unique and exquisite production, Theatre Nebula and Music On Stage theatre companies' first collaboration, that tells the story of the final seven days in the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
Pricing: $20 for adults, $17 for seniors, $18 for children if purchased in advance; $22 for adults, $19 for seniors, $20 for children if purchased at the door
Where / When: , 901 Dunham Ln., Buffalo Grove; 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 8, 9 and 10.
Why Go?: Take a walk through a mock log cabin, look at old tools and try a tree ring game with your kids. Learn about the important role trees play in everyday life. See wood as art in a special section of the exhibit which features the Chicago Woodturners Club.
Pricing: Free
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