by Cheryl | Feb 11, 2019 | Museums, places we PLAY
A few months ago when we visited the Field Museum, we finally met the museum’s newest dinosaur Maximo, a titanosaur. We noticed that the museum had moved Sue, the world’s largest and most complete T. rex, and they were working on a new suite for them....
by Cheryl | Jul 6, 2018 | Museums, places we PLAY
Have you been to Woodfield Mall lately? If you have, you may have noticed the newest museum (yes, museum!) to hit the mall. Blocks to Bricks Museum, an art-gallery inspired museum, celebrates the history of 3-D building toys. Adam Reed Tucker, the man behind the...
by Cheryl | Jul 3, 2018 | Museums, places we PLAY
With future paleontologists in tow, it usually means that we’ll be visiting every dinosaur exhibit in Chicagoland. Lucky for us, one of our fav dinosaur museums had added a new dinosaur to view. Not just any dinosaur, but THE largest one ever found. So on our...
by Cheryl | Jun 28, 2018 | Museums, Parks, places we PLAY
Our summer bucket list includes visiting all the parks and playgrounds and have had Lords Park in Elgin on my long list of parks to visit. I knew a visit was in order when I heard they had a small zoo. I thought my animal-lovin’ kids would enjoy it. Plus, they have...
by Cheryl | Apr 4, 2018 | Museums, places we PLAY
Are you aware that dinosaurs roamed Lake County? There’s a new dinosaur in town, and it’s at the new Bess Bower Dunn Museum in Libertyville. The museum, operated by the Lake County Forest Preserves, is your go-to place for all things Lake County history....
by Cheryl | Mar 4, 2018 | Museums, places we PLAY
With dinosaur lovers in the family, and a future paleontologist at that I had Paleofest on my calendar for awhile. Wow! What a fun and great event for those that are intrigued by dinosaurs. Highlights: Stations. I don’t know about you, but my kids love scavenger...
