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Easel Art StudioParent rating: ![]() Location: 1830 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL Easel Art Studio offers art classes for kids ages two and up, as well as Parents' Night Out events on Friday evenings for kids ages six and up. |
eta Creative Arts FoundationParent rating: ![]() Location: 7558 S. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL Recognized as one of Chicago's leading African American cultural performing arts institutions, eta has garnered a national and international reputation for the quality of its artistic product, ...
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Ukrainian Village Children's CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 918 N. Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL The Children's Center offers daily arts and crafts for a small mixed-age group ranging in age from two to seven years, during the regular school day. Parents may stay and observe, or just drop ...
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The PaintbrushParent rating: ![]() Location: 2856 N. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL A wide range of programs can be found at The Paintbrush, including parent-tot classes; summer and holiday camps; parents' nights out; art workshops, and birthday parties. Children ages... |
Unicoi Art StudioParent rating: ![]() Location: 2059 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL Unicoi Studio provides quality art classes, summer camp programs for kids ages five to 12, and party events for children ages two to 14. Projects are designed to excite art-lov... |
Chicago Children's MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 700 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL There's more to do at the Chicago Children's Museum than can fit in one visit! Some favorite permanent exhibits include: Dinosaur Expedition re-creates the site of the 1997 expe... |
Art Institute of ChicagoParent rating: ![]() Location: 111 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL Young visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago are often captivated by the museum before even entering the doors when they are greeted at the entrance by two large, endearing bronze lions! Insi...
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The Wishcraft WorkshopParent rating: ![]() Location: 2312 W. Roscoe Street, Chicago, IL Wishcraft is a colorful and comfortable place for children to explore their creativity and craftiness through classes, workshops, and summer camp programs. Birthday party packages are also avai...
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Kids Clay RoomParent rating: ![]() Location: 719 W. Wrightwood Ave., Chicago, IL Kids Clay Room offers pottery classes, drop-in times, and more. |
Hyde Park Art CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 5020 S. Cornell Avenue, Chicago, IL The Hyde Park Art Center offers a good variety of art classes for kids. From portraits, puppets, and masks, to ceramics, the young Picasso in your family is bound to find something ins... |
Make a Mess-terpieceParent rating: ![]() Location: 2050 Tower Drive, Glenview NAS, IL Make a Mess-terpiece lives up to its name - kids can create bubble paint art, decorate flower pots (and take home some dirt and seeds to plant), bang on paint drums, and experiment with cooking...
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Lookingglass Theatre CompanyParent rating: ![]() Location: 821 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL The Lookingglass boasts a unique stage that can be changed to allow the best possible configuration for each production - with a maximum capacity of 270 persons, 60 of whom may be seated at the...
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River East Art CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 435 E. Illinois Street, Chicago, IL In addition to fine art galleries and artist studios (coming in April 2007), the River East Art Center features elegant spaces for events, parties, and other receptions. The venue occasionally ...
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Evanston Art CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 2603 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL Housed in the historic Harley Clarke English Tudor mansion next to the Grosse Point Lighthouse on the shores of Lake Michigan, the Evanston Art Center offers over 90 art classes for children an...
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Build-A-Bear WorkshopParent rating: ![]() Location: 700 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL Kids (and adults) can stuff, stitch, name, and dress cuddly bears, ponies, frogs, dogs, bunnies, kitties, seasonal critters, and more in bustling Build-a-Bear "factory" stores that also ...
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