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April Family Fun on the North Shore

When you’re not outside enjoying the warm spring weather, here are some other fun things to do with the kids this month.

Pizza: Any Way You Slice It!

Kohl Children’s Museum, 2100 Patriot Blvd., Glenview
4/5-4/11  -  Regular museum hours
Exhibit free with regular admission ($6.50 – $7.50)
For more information, call 847-832-6600

Kids can learn and practice math basics while focusing on one of our fave foods, pizza! ‘Pizza: Any Way You Slice It!’ encourages playful, open-ended exploration by focusing on three areas: making, delivering and eating pizza. Children are instantly drawn to this exhibit that informally teaches counting, sorting, measuring, gathering, matching, patterning, sequencing, role-playing and sharing.

Insect Investigations

Chicago Botanic Garden, Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe
4/3  at  9;30-11:00 and 1:00-2:30
4/10 at 9:30-11:00 and 1:00-2:30
$17/child (member) an $20/child (non-member)
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Explore tiny critters like bees, crickets, and butterflies. Find out about the ways bugs help the plants in a garden. Create a scientific tool to help you study insects at home, experience how bugs see the world, and plant some flowers that butterflies love.

Kids Night Out at the Art Center

1957 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park
4/9 from 6:30-9:30 pm
$28 members; $38 non-members

Kids 5-12 can creat an art project to take home, enjoy a pizza party and watch a movie.

Air Guitar High

Ethel Barber Theatre, 30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston
4/9-4/18: Thursdays- Staurdays 7:00 pm; Sundays 2:00 pm
$10-$15
For more information call 847-491-7282

Air Guitar High is the high-octane story of a group of teenagers determined to take their futures into their own hands when the U.S. Regional Air Guitar Championships come to town. Inspired by real air guitar competitions and the unstoppable draw of games like Guitar Hero, Air Guitar High is “…all motion all the time!” Recommended for ages 11 and up.

Mary Poppins Sing-a-Long

Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central Ave., Wilmette
4/10 at 11 am
$12

This family event teams the 1964 film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke with a live cast of professional Chicago actors. Actors will invite the audience members onstage, invite them to dance along with the characters in the film, and sing-a-long from their seats. The performers engage the audience throughout the film and make them the crucial final character in the story.

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Wilmette Community Rec Center, 3000 Glenview Rd., Wilmette
Fridays, April 16, 23 & 30 at 8:00 pm
Saturdays, April 17 & 24 at 8:00 pm
Sundays, April 18 & 25 at 2:00 pm
$15 ($13 for students and seniors)

The North Shore Theater of Wilmette, a program of the Wilmette Park District proudly presents Thoroughly Modern Millie, the final production of its 60th Anniversary Season. Taking place in New York City in 1922, this musical tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It’s a New York filled with jazz and intrigue. A series of surprise revelations guarantees a happy ending for all. For more information call 847-814-0953.

Annie Get Your Gun

Children’s Theatre of Winnetka, Winnetka Community House
4/22 at 7:00; 4/23 at 7:30; 4/24 at 12:30 and 4:00; 4/15 at 1:30
$10
Annie Get Your Gun (the Broadway musical) is baed on the true story of Annie oakley, around the turn of the century. She;s the best shot around and manages to support her little brother and sisters by selling the game she hunts. When Colonel Buffalo Bill Cody discovers her, he persuades the young sharpshooter to join his wild west show.

Long Grove Chocolate Fest

Downtown Long Grove
4/30-5/2
Free

Back by popular demand, Long Grove invites you to enjoy the annual Long Grove Chocolate Fest. You and your family can fill a day – or a weekend – with chocolaty treats, live music, great food and distinctive shopping in charming Long Grove. Enjoy chocolate demonstrations and workshops, wine parings, live music all over town and plenty of children’s activities. For more information, phone the Visitor’s Information Center at (847) 634-0888.

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