Naper Settlement offers summer hours, walking tours
Naper Settlement has reopened for the summer, offering hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Guided walking tours of the museum campus and the Martin Mitchell Mansion are offered by reserving a spot at the Pre-Emption House Visitor Center lobby, a news release said.
Also open for the season is the Harvard Early Learning Playscape, which offers 90-minute play times. Reserve a spot by purchasing tickets online and then signing up for a Playscape time.
Compliance with COVID-19 safety standards is required.
Naper Settlement admission tickets are $10 for anyone 13 or older, $8 for seniors 62 or older, $7 for ages 4 to 12 and free for children under the age of 4. To purchase tickets or for more information, go to www.napersettlement.org.
Naperville Park District summer camp registration now open
Registration has started for Naperville summer camps, a list of which is now available in the Naperville Park District Summer Camps Guide posted online at www.napervilleparks.org/programguides.
Programs are open to children from preschool through high school, and full-day and half-day options are available, a park district news release said. Some camps focus on special interests, including arts, athletics, early childhood, golf, nature, science and technology.
Traditional day camps with outdoor and arts-and-crafts activities are available on a full-time basis through Camp Seager and Camp Frontier for ages 6 to 14, the release said. Week-by-week registration is available.
Half-day camps for students in grades 1-5 who are attending Naperville District 203 summer school classes in the morning include Adventure Camp, Camp Summer Fun and Summer School Camp, the release said.
Sports camps for a range of ages include baseball, fencing, basketball, gymnastics, cheerleading, flag football, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee and tennis. Junior golfers can practice putting, chipping and a full swing at camps at Springbrook Golf Course.
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Nature camps at Knoch Knolls Nature Center include fishing, building forts and outdoor adventures. In arts camps, kids can learn to sew or practice their acting skills. Science and technology camps offer such things as website development, movie making, animation, gaming, robotics and engineering with Legos, the release said.
For the youngest campers, there are camps that meet for a shorter, age-appropriate length of time each day. Camp Toadstools and Pollywogs is for the youngest campers and provides nature-based activities and outdoor adventures.
Students can write library book reports for volunteer credit
The Naperville Public Library is offering a virtual volunteering option for students in 6th through 12th grades who want to write book reviews.
Participants will receive credit for 30 minutes of volunteer work for each book review submitted, a news release said. A maximum of 10 hours can be earned by writing reviews for books students are currently reading or have previously read.
Books can be reviewed from any format — print, e-book, audiobook, graphic novel — and they don’t have to be part of the library collection, the release said. The teen librarians will use the reviews to design teen-recommended displays at each of the three library branches.
Registration or library cards are not required, but participants must have a Better Impact account to receive credit.
For more information, go to www.naperville-lib.org.
Volunteer workdays scheduled for Naperville forest preserves
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is offering volunteer workdays at Naperville forest preserves as part of its Earth Day programs in April.
Volunteers will be picking up trash at Springbrook Prairie preserve from 4 to 6 p.m. April 19; April 20 at McDowell Grove; April 21 at Greene Valley; April 22 at Springbrook Prairie; and April 23 at McDowell Grove.
Workdays are limited to nine participants, and volunteers must wear masks and practice social distancing, a district news release said.
Participants should dress to work outdoors, wear layers and bring hats and gloves. Children ages 8 or younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Register online at apm.activecommunities.com/fpddc/Activity_Search?txtActivitySearch=19448 or by calling 630-206-9630 at least five days in advance of the workday. Groups of five or more should register by phone 10 days in advance.
For more information, call 630-933-7200 or go to dupageforest.org.