Weekend Windup {Family Fun in the Chicago Suburbs April 5-7, 2024}

 

Family Fun in the Chicago Suburbs April 5-7, 2024

The weekend is here! Enjoy my picks for family fun in the Chicago suburbs this weekend:

Ongoing:

February 10 - December 21 Saving the Fabyan's Legacy: The Darlene Larson Story, Geneva History Museum, learn how the Fabyan estate and Japanese garden were saved, see website for admission information and times.

Friday, April 5

April 5-7 Festival of Arts and Crafts, Lake County Fairgrounds

Saturday, April 6

April 6 Evanston Made First Saturday, visit with local artists, see local art and exhibitions, make art, see website for more details

April 6 Air/Wind Day, Hawthorne Nature Center, Bartlett, 10AM-3PM, enjoy interactive experiences focusing on birds and bees, also learn how to mindfully impact the environment

April 6-7 Springtime on the Farm, Kline Creek Farm, West Chicago, 10AM-4PM, experience spring activities on the farm, suggested donation $5 pp

April 6-7 Fairy Garden Festival, Heinz Brothers Garden Center, St. Charles, Sat 10AM-4PM, Sun 11AM-3PM, fairy garden scavenger hunt, dress as your favorite fairy and more

April 6 & 7 Volo Bog Guided Tours, 11AM 1PM

April 6 Holi the Festival of Colors, Naperville,  Rotary Hill, 11AM, celebrate spring and let go of worries while throwing bags of colored dyes at other participants, free but $2.50 for one bag of dye

April 6 Sunset Fire & Picnic on the Prairie, Spring Valley Nature Center, Schaumburg, 3PM-5PM, learn about a prairie burning and see one, bring a picnic or purchase grilled food, $4 per resident/ $5 per non, register online

Sunday, April 7

April 7 Prime Real Estate, Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington, 1PM, watch stewardship of cavity nesting birds and tree swallows compete for nesting sites, free