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Learn how to shell corn while exploring volume and measurement. Use corn cobs as a printing tool to create unique textured patterns.

If you give him an inch, he’ll take a mile. And a mile is a very long way if your only four inches tall.

Kids love bugs – and Anderson Pest Solutions loves kids. So it's only natural that APS would team up with the Museum to help kids learn more about the fascinating world of insects.

The Museum will be open late (until 5 p.m.)

This month, inspired by our new traveling exhibit, Little Builders, we invite all children to learn about construction and build their very own imagina

If you give him an inch, he’ll take a mile. And a mile is a very long way if your only four inches tall.

The Museum will be closed for the Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Have you ever tried to guess what something is without looking at it?

Usborne has books for kids of all ages. From board books to fascinating non-fiction to stories of pirates, princesses and animals, they are known for wit, whimsy and humor.

Learn how to shell corn while exploring volume and measurement. Use corn cobs as a printing tool to create unique textured patterns.

If you give him an inch, he’ll take a mile. And a mile is a very long way if your only four inches tall.

Discover the shapes of natural materials by using them to create projected shapes onto a collaborative mural.

Stick out your tongue; now hold your nose; and wiggle your ears. That’s one silly face!

What do you like to do outside when it snows? Learn about winter weather and join Peter, our story’s hero, as he goes on adventures in the snow in the book The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.

It pops, it snaps, it crinkles and cracks! We will use bubble wrap to explore sound, touch and sight with active, structured play full of noisy fun!

What do you like to do outside when it snows? Learn about winter weather and join Peter, our story’s hero, as he goes on adventures in the snow in the book The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.

Stick out your tongue; now hold your nose; and wiggle your ears. That’s one silly face!

What do you like to do outside when it snows? Learn about winter weather and join Peter, our story’s hero, as he goes on adventures in the snow in the book The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.

It pops, it snaps, it crinkles and cracks! We will use bubble wrap to explore sound, touch and sight with active, structured play full of noisy fun!

What do you like to do outside when it snows? Learn about winter weather and join Peter, our story’s hero, as he goes on adventures in the snow in the book The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.

Learn about symmetry by exploring and creating temporary sculptures with tree rings, leaves and shells.

Stick out your tongue; now hold your nose; and wiggle your ears. That’s one silly face!

Have you ever stopped to look at your footprints in the snow to see where you’ve been?

It pops, it snaps, it crinkles and cracks! We will use bubble wrap to explore sound, touch and sight with active, structured play full of noisy fun!

Have you ever stopped to look at your footprints in the snow to see where you’ve been?

The Museum will be open late (until 5 p.m.)

Stick out your tongue; now hold your nose; and wiggle your ears. That’s one silly face!

Kids love bugs – and Anderson Pest Solutions loves kids. So it's only natural that APS would team up with the Museum to help kids learn more about the fascinating world of insects.

Have you ever stopped to look at your footprints in the snow to see where you’ve been?

The Museum will be closed December 24 & 25. Happy Holidays from all of us at Kohl Children's Museum!

The Museum will be open late (until 5 p.m.)

Have you ever stopped to look at your footprints in the snow to see where you’ve been?

Stick out your tongue; now hold your nose; and wiggle your ears. That’s one silly face!

Have you ever stopped to look at your footprints in the snow to see where you’ve been?

The Museum will be closed to the public for our annual Members-Only New Year's Eve Bash. Registration for this event is required.

Celebrate New Year's Eve at Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago during our members-only event on Thursday, December 31.

Activities include:

The Museum will be closed for the New Years Day holiday.

Learn about symmetry by exploring and creating temporary sculptures with tree rings, leaves and shells.

Use simple geometric shapes to create a quilt-pattern-inspired collage.

Little Builders Closes to the Public

Fill, pour, dunk, and play with measuring cups, rain gauges and other liquid measuring devices.

The Museum will be open late (until 5 p.m.)

Kids love bugs – and Anderson Pest Solutions loves kids. So it's only natural that APS would team up with the Museum to help kids learn more about the fascinating world of insects.

Learn the basics of math with an incredibly popular food…pizza!

Don't miss out on the next members-only evening!

Make a chalk pastel drawing influenced by the work of Georgia O’Keefe.

The Museum will be open late (until 5 p.m.)

Work together to build a large scale mobile inspired from the work of Alexander Calder.

Kids love bugs – and Anderson Pest Solutions loves kids. So it's only natural that APS would team up with the Museum to help kids learn more about the fascinating world of insects.

Use your imagination to create a collage of a creature that can fly, hop, crawl, or all three and more.

Investigate java chicks and document behaviors by graphing and making observational drawings.

Kids love bugs – and Anderson Pest Solutions loves kids. So it's only natural that APS would team up with the Museum to help kids learn more about the fascinating world of insects.

Please join us for the next Chip in for Children Golf Outing to benefit Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago!