Calendar of Events

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.

This month we use Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax to think about the way we interact with nature.

View the life cycle of the Black Java and endangered White Java chicken in Eggs to Chicks.

Yertle the Turtle, the king of the turtles, wants, wants, wants. He wants to be king of all he can see. As his tower of turtles grows and grows, the turtle at the bottom gets tired and bold.

What sound does a cow make? How about a chicken? What about a hippopotamus chewing gum? Using the story Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? by Dr.

As part of our Storybook Favorites Come to Life series, come enjoy the tale of one of Little Critter’s adventures in Just Fishing with Grandma, then stick around as Little Critter

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

This month we use Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax to think about the way we interact with nature.

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.

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.

Yertle the Turtle, the king of the turtles, wants, wants, wants. He wants to be king of all he can see. As his tower of turtles grows and grows, the turtle at the bottom gets tired and bold.

What sound does a cow make? How about a chicken? What about a hippopotamus chewing gum? Using the story Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? by Dr.

As part of our Storybook Favorites Come to Life series, come enjoy the tale of one of Little Critter’s adventures in Just Fishing with Grandma, then stick around as Little Critter

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

This month we use Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax to think about the way we interact with nature.

Yertle the Turtle, the king of the turtles, wants, wants, wants. He wants to be king of all he can see. As his tower of turtles grows and grows, the turtle at the bottom gets tired and bold.

Make going to the doctor fun by participating in a variety of free—and safe—art activities that take the fear out of needles, x-rays, doctors masks and other scary objects.

As part of our Storybook Favorites Come to Life series, come enjoy the tale of one of Curious George’s adventures in Curious George Plants a Tree, then stick around as Curious Geor

Create a colorful wind sculpture made from different types of materials to explore the movement of the wind.

As part of our Storybook Favorites Come to Life series, come enjoy the tale of one of Curious George’s adventures in Curious George Plants a Tree, then stick around as Curious Geor

As part of our Storybook Favorites Come to Life series, come enjoy a tale of Curious George's adventures, then stick around as Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat greet children and

Use your skills of prediction while investigating the power of the wind.

As part of our Storybook Favorites Come to Life series, come enjoy a tale of Curious George's adventures, then stick around as Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat greet children and

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

Location: Fields Chrysler Jeep Dodge, 670 Frontage Road, Northfield, IL 60093

Use bike wheels as a painting tool to explore color mixing.

Eggs to Chicks closes to the public.

Investigate a variety of parts from a bicycle through observational drawing.

Be inventive and creative while making a sculpture from recycled materials.

Make and decorate a pot made out of paper that you can plant in the ground at home.

Dig in the dirt and explore the different tools we use to garden.

Discover color, symmetry and iridescence while creating an insect.

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

Join us as we honor Dolores Kohl Kaplan, our visionary founder, with a night of glamour and whimsy in recognition of her tireless advocacy on behalf of children here and abroad.