Chicago:
Chicago Children’s Museum Free Admission Day
Location: Chicago Children's Museum at Navy Pier, 700 East Grand Avenue, Suite 127, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Website: https://mykidlist.com/event/chicago-childrens-museum-free-admission-day/2020-02-02/
Date/Time: 2/2, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 pm.
It’s the first Sunday of the month, so your children ages 15 and under receive free admission (adult tickets are $19 each).
Share-a-Language Storytime
Location: Tinley Park Public Library, 7851 Timber Dr, Tinley Park, IL 60477
Website: https://www.tplibrary.org/events/share-language-storytime-3144866
Date/Time: 2/1, 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
You and your kids ages 3-8 might enjoy this drop-in event with songs and stories in Spanish from native Spanish speakers.
Movie-Screening: Penguins
Location: Tinley Park Public Library, 7851 Timber Dr, Tinley Park, Illinois 60477, Tinley Park, United States
Website: https://www.tplibrary.org/events/movie-screening-3250655
Date/Time: 2/1, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Watch the Disney documentary Penguins with your kids at this drop-in event.
Northwest Indiana:
Read to the Dogs!
Location: Winfield Branch Library, 10771 Randolph St., Crown Point, IN 46307
Website: https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=3652&EventID=401960&PK=
Date/Time: 2/1, 11:00 a.m.
Enjoy time at the library with your children as they read books to Power Paws therapy dogs. Make sure you register in advance!
Guided Winter Hike
Location: Railway Depot, Gabis Arboretum, 450 West 100 North, Valparaiso, IN 46385
Website: https://www.pnw.edu/gabis-arboretum/my-calendar/?cid=my-calendar&mc_id=178
Date/Time: 2/2, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Enjoy a free winter hike at Gabis Arboretum, with hot chocolate afterward. You don’t even need to register!
Cabin Fever Festival/Groundhog Day
Location: Paul H Douglas Center for Environmental Education, 100 N Lake St, Gary, Indiana 46403 OR Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, 1215 N State Road 49, Porter, Indiana 46304
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/3206122516128764/
Date/Time: 2/1, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Beat cabin fever and enjoy a day out with the family doing activities at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center or the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education. Most activities are indoors such as free movies and music, but you can also join a ranger for an outdoor adventure hike.
Indianapolis:
Family Game Day at Southport
Location: Indianapolis Public Library- Southport Branch, 2630 East Stop 11 Road, Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 46227
Website: indianapolis.libnet.info/event/3729471
Date/Time: 2/1, 12:00 - 4:00 pm.
Drop in at any time with your kids (all ages invited!) to play board games, fix puzzles, and make new friends. The games and puzzles will be provided.
Owl Prowl
Location: Zion Nature Center, 690 Beech Street, Zionsville, IN 46077
Website: http://www.zionsville-in.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=1662
Dates/Times: 2/1, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Enjoy an outing with your family to learn about the owls in Zionsville as well as venture out with a naturalist to try and spot some. Dress warm!
Lansing:
Public Viewing at Fox Park Observatory
Location: Fox Park Public Observatory, 3979 E Gresham Hwy, Potterville, MI 48876
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/457230044971009/?event_time_id=457230071637673
Date/Time: 2/1, 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
It’s a public viewing night at the observatory, and astronomers will be available to answer your questions about the night sky. Call ahead during public viewing hours for the sky conditions, and the cost is $2 per person or $5 per family.
Meridian Skates
Location: Suburban Ice, 2810 Hannah Blvd, East Lansing, Michigan 48823
Website: https://lansingfamilyfun.com/events/meridian-skates-3/
Date/Time: 2/2, 5:00 - 6:20 p.m.
All are welcome for free skating at Suburban Ice, with a skate rental fee of $2.
Big Playdate: Candy!
Location: Delta Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Dr, Lansing, Michigan 48917
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/457741188467205/
Date/Time: 2/1, starts at 10:30 a.m.
Experience life-size Candy Land and a Sugar Rush race track inspired by Wreck-it-Ralph, along with picking out books on Take Your Child to the Library Day!
