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Saturday, Jan. 10: SNOW TUBINGThe trip down Mount Hoy is a zippy one: 800 feet from top to bottom! If there’s three inches or more of snow, we say carpe diem! — rent a tube before 3:30 p.m. and hit the slope. To check snow conditions at the DuPage forest preserves, call the Outdoor Report: 630-871-6422. Where: Blackwell Forest Preserve, Butterfield Roadbetween Winfield Road and Route 59, Warrenville (630-933-7248, dupageforest.org). When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $5 for inner-tube rental. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
From a hot chocolate history lesson to a showing of the classic “Ferngully,” here are our best bets for kid-friendly fun in Chicago and the suburbs.By Web Behrens.