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Art Adventures

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Guided art activities that children and their caregivers can create together, take with them, and replicate at home.

Location

  • Adventures in Art

Hours

  • 9 am – 12 pm & 1 pm – 3 pm on Tuesday – Saturday dates listed below
  • 9 am – 12 pm on Sunday & Monday dates listed below

Activities & Dates

February 24 - April 6:

Become a Word-Worm!

Explore language by collaging letters to create word art in celebration of Read Across American Day. Get crafty and make your own squiggly friend!

Educator helping boy and girl with an art project in our Art Studio

Lesson Plans:

  • Clay, Coffee, and Creativity: Use your senses to explore the different properties of natural materials as you paint with coffee, mud, and clay!
  • Red Fish, Blue Fish: Explore colors and shapes while learning the art of Japanese Gyotaku painting.
  • Tangible Tech: Have you ever thought of where this stuff ends up when it breaks or you don’t want it anymore? Reuse pieces of technology to create upcycled art.
  • Papermaking: What can we do with all our paper scraps? Let’s turn them into new paper using the papermaking pour method!
  • Frosty Fabric: Jack Frost nipping at your nose? Design some cold-weather clothes. Be inspired by the variety and textures of colors of fabrics to create art.

Location

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

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Hours

Open today from 9:30 am-4:00 pm

Open tomorrow from 9:30 am-4:00 pm

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Admission

General Admission

  • Members: Free! Daily Appreciation Hours: 8:30 – 9:30 am
  • Infants (under 12 months): Free!
  • Children (1 – 16): $20
  • Adults (17 – 64): $20
  • Seniors (65+): $18
  • Military/Veterans: Buy one get one free!
  • Museums for All (SNAP/WIC cardholders with valid card): $5 per person up to 6 admissions

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