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Everyone at Play

Kohl Children’s Museum was specifically designed to be inclusive of all children and adults regardless of ability. The Museum’s 17 exhibits and 2 acres of outdoor explorations are designed for play with a purpose and encourage linguistic, cognitive, motor, and social skills for children ages birth through 8. Click here to read a letter from a guest describing the Museum’s accessibility. The Museum works collaboratively with community organizations to invite families with children with special needs to the Museum to explore the exhibits while closed to the general public. These events, titled Everyone at Play, usually occur on specified afternoons. This provides opportunities for calm, creative, and collaborative play.

    Upcoming Everyone At Play events:

    To comply with the Illinois Executive Stay at Home Order, at this time all Everyone at Play events have been postponed. We will update this page with new dates once available. In the meantime, we are working hard to provide opportunities to bring the fun learning at the museum home through our Kohl Kids Live, Home Zone and Story Time pages.

Community Partners:

  • Advocate Children’s Hospital
  • Arlington Pediatric Therapy
  • Aspire Chicago
  • JCFS Chicago Integrated Pediatric Therapies
  • National Lekotek Center
  • North Shore Pediatric Therapy
  • North Shore University Health Systems Pediatric Rehab Services
  • Northern Suburban Special Education District
  • Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization
  • North Shore Special Recreation Association
  • Pathways Center for Children
  • Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy
  • Variety the Children’s Charity of Illinois

If you are the parent or caregiver of a child with special needs and would like to receive e-mail notifications and invitations to Everyone at Play events, contact our program coordinator, Cori Paulsrud.

During the event you and your family members will have access to all exhibits. Museum staff and volunteers will be available for play support and guidance.

· A quiet room for stimulation breaks will also be available.

Everyone at Play is sponsored in part by RBC Wealth Management, the Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation, and the Women’s Board of Kohl Children’s Museum

The Museum has developed a Parents Guide to Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago, in collaboration with North Shore Pediatric Therapy, to help parents and their children choose the exhibits they want to visit. The guide is available for checkout at the Admissions Desk or for download below.

>> Download Guide: English or Español (.pdf files, 2.2 MB)

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2100 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, IL 60026
(847) 832-6600

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Open today from 8:30 am-5:00 pm

Open tomorrow from 8:30 am-5:00 pm

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V.I.P. (Very Important Play) Sessions available for reservation. The Museum is currently not open for general admission or members-only hours.

The Museum is closed for these holidays:
New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

All Museum coupons and passes expiring in 2020 or 2021 will be honored through 2022.

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The Museum is currently open through May 16 for pre-registered VIP Sessions only, and remains closed for general admission. Watch for details about our SummerBurst outdoor program – coming soon!