Cantigny Park Announces Summer Programs for Kids
WHEATON, IL, May 12, 2010
Cantigny Park will offer a wide range of summer classes and events just for kids, beginning in June. Activities are available for infants, toddlers and children up to 12 years old. Registration is now open and may be completed online at
Cantigny.org or by calling 630 260 8162.
Abrakadoodle (art classes)
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Twoosy Doodlers, ages 20-36 months
Mondays: June 7-July 12 or July 26-August 30
9:30 am-10:15 am
$70 per 6-week session
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Mini Doodlers, ages 3-6 years
Mondays: June 7-July 12 or July 26-August 30
10:30 am-11:15 am
$70 per 6-week session
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Kids on Canvas, ages 6-8 and 9-12
Mondays: June 7-June 28 or July 26-August 16
11:30 am-12:30 pm (ages 6-8)
12:45 pm-1:45 pm (ages 9-12)
$96 per 4-week session
Tea Parties at the Robert R. McCormick Museum
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Teddy Bear Tea Party, ages 5-8
June 22, 2-4 pm, $16
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Mother-Daughter Tea, ages 6-12
August 10, 2-4 pm, $20 per couple
Camp Cantigny
- For kids entering grades 2-5
- Five days: July 26-30, 9 am-12 pm, $105
Music Together
- For ages birth to kindergarten
- Six Tuesdays: July 6-August 10
- Choose 9:15-10 am, 10:15-11 am or 11:15-12 pm
- First child $105; siblings over 9 months $55; siblings under 9 months free
Craft Classes
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Trash to Treasure, ages 6-10
June 17, 1-3 pm, $7
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Needle Felting, ages 8 and up
June 26, 2-4 pm, $55
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Gone Buggy! Ages 5-8
June 29, 10 am-12 pm, $10
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Birds of a Feather, ages 6-10
July 13, 10 am-12 pm, $7
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Sun Painted T-Shirts, ages 6-12
August 3, 10 am-12 pm, $10
Children’s Concerts at the Bandshell (free; no registration required)
- June 26, Dave Rudolf’s Beach Party (2 pm)
- July 10, Jim Gill (2 pm)
- July 24, Macaroni Soup! (11 am)
- August 14, Scribblemonster (11 am)
Drop-In Programs (free; no registration required)
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Wild Wednesdays, all ages
Wednesdays, June 16-August 18, 1-3 pm
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History Alive! at the First Division Museum, ages 6-12
Thursdays, June 3-August 26, 1-3 pm
Full class descriptions are available at
Cantigny.org. Except as noted, all programs take place at Cantigny’s new Outdoor Education Center. Parking at Cantigny is free for those attending fee-based programs. For free programs, the regular parking fee applies ($5 per vehicle).
About Cantigny Cantigny, part of the Chicago-based McCormick Foundation, is the 500-acre Wheaton (Illinois) estate of Robert R. McCormick. Cantigny Park is home to the McCormick Museum, First Division Museum, formal gardens, picnic grounds, walking trails and a Visitors Center with banquet and dining facilities. More information, including hours, directions and upcoming events is online at
Cantigny.org. Cantigny Golf, adjacent to the park, features a 27-hole championship golf course, full-service clubhouse, Cantigny Golf Academy and the 9-hole Cantigny Youth Links. For more information, visit
CantignyGolf.com.