Streaming for kids: 10 to watch while school is closed due to the coronavirus
Screen time is part of the equation when you need to preserve family sanity during the coronavirus pandemic. But what to watch with kids? Here's how to go "Into the...
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10 summer camps in the Chicago area you can still get your kids into
IMSA'S STEM CAMPS Your Ravenclaw chemists and Slytherin technicians have a place to thrive this summer: The Aurora-based Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy offers STEM-based curricula in weeklong doses for...
40 things to do with the kids in the Chicago area in March
Gear up for the advent of spring with different kinds of March madness, from maple-syrup festivals to flower shows to St. Patrick's Day parades. And don't forget the zany fun...
10 things to do with toddlers in the Chicago area
From museums, music and theater for young culture vultures to fitness outings and yoga around Chicagoland, here are 10 ways to entertain the stroller set — and yourself. WIGGLEWORMS After...
40 things to do in the Chicago area with the kids in February
February doesn't have to be dreary. Really! With polar bears, groundhogs, turtles and dragons to see, the Lunar New Year to celebrate, and free museum visits for Illinois residents, you'll...
Things to do indoors with the kids in the Chicago area
When the weather gets frosty, the kids may not want to go outside, but you still need to get them out of the house. Here are 10 indoor activities around...
From South Side kindergartner to inventing ‘Tiny Titans’: Cartoonist Art Baltazar is back with ‘Drew and Jot’
Award-winning artist. Comic-book publisher. Co-owner of his own small chain of shops, one each in three states. He doesn't run around in a cape nor sport a mask, but Art...
Things to do with the kids in the Chicago area in January 2020
Slide from the holidays into the regular routine, but don't forget to build in some fun this January. From skating, campfires, bald eagles and huskies to music, movies, museums and...
25 things to do in the Chicago area with the kids this winter
MAGGIE DALEY PARK'S SKATING RIBBON A skater at Maggie Daley Park on Dec. 22, 2016. The gentle zigs and zags of Maggie Daley Park's skating ribbon make this the city's...
40 things to do in the Chicago area with the kids in December
Dec. 1 CHARACTERS ON ICE It's time for so many things! That includes ice skating, and Rosemont's free-admission rink brings a bonus for families: It opens two hours early, at...