Nancy Maes

The days after Christmas can be the doldrums of the holiday season, but several museums saw it coming and scheduled activities to revive flagging spirits. The Kraft General Foods Education...

The letters P, I and E of PIE Story Theatre stand for Projects in Education, but there's no need for kids to go "Uh oh, here comes a lesson." "We...

Lill Street gallery has a great gift for parents: a chance to shop for unique gifts in their shop and gallery space while their children are having fun in the...

When Dominic Missimi, associate professor of theater at Northwestern University, heard about a musical called "The Christmas Schooner," he says he went, "Wow." "Since we started the music theater program...

Many parents today don't have the time or patience to tolerate the chaos of teaching their children to cook. However, executive chef Stephen Esh, who gives free cooking classes for...

The grim realities of everyday life have so outdistanced the let's-pretend horrors of Halloween that it's not so much fun to be spooked anymore. Therefore, Chicago's children's museums are offering...

To families embroiled in the Chicago Public Schools crisis and to other parents and children discontent with the educational system, the word "alternative" may sound very sweet. They can get...

The monochromatic, inanimate Brachiosaurus in Stanley Field Hall of the Field Museum is going to have to share the spotlight on Sunday with some lively, colorful Latin American performers who...

After Tom Chapin did a concert for families one day, a mother came up to him with her young daughter who was too shy to speak. "The mother said, `This...

Child's Play Touring Theater is like a well-kept secret. Children know that this Chicago group performs some of the most engaging theatre in the city because they've seen them at...