National Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day at Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream
Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream - 8:00 AM Pick
Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream - 8:00 AM Pick
Farmhouse Tours: Curing a Cold in the 1890s
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
The Orchid Show: Feelin' Groovy
Chicago Botanic Garden - 10:00 AM
Chicago Botanic Garden - 10:00 AM
Farmhouse Tours: Curing a Cold in the 1890s
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Budding Botanist
Garfield Park Conservatory - 11:00 AM
Garfield Park Conservatory - 11:00 AM
Victorian Valentines
DuPage County Historical Museum - 1:00 PM
DuPage County Historical Museum - 1:00 PM
Farmhouse Tours: Curing a Cold in the 1890s
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Auto Show
McCormick Place - various times
McCormick Place - various times
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile
Studebaker Theater - various times
Studebaker Theater - various times
Sensory-Friendly Time at Build-A-Bear Workshop
Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
Brookfield Zoo Free Days
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Chicago Auto Show
McCormick Place - various times
McCormick Place - various times
Vivid Creatures at the Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile
Studebaker Theater - various times
Studebaker Theater - various times
Destination Discovery Story Time at The Field Museum
Field Museum - 10:30 AM
Field Museum - 10:30 AM
Peter Pan at Chicago Kids Company
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Auto Show
McCormick Place - various times
McCormick Place - various times
Farmhouse Tours: Curing a Cold in the 1890s
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
Peter Pan at Chicago Kids Company
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Farmhouse Tours: Curing a Cold in the 1890s
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
Peter Pan at Chicago Kids Company
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
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2019 PBS SoCal KIDS Writers Contest Winners Ceremony
Sat Jun 8, 2019
3:00pm to 4:30pm PT
Age: All
Price: Free
Have they got a story to tell you!
The winners of the 10th Annual PBS KIDS Writers Contest are honored at the Central Library. This free event includes an awards presentation and live storytelling from the contest winners themselves.
RSVP is required via the website.
PBS SoCal received a total of 895 stories from local Southern California children. All stories were read and judged by community members and PBS SoCal staff. Three winners were chosen for first place, second place, and third place for each grade. PBS SoCal also selected one winner per Humor, Illustration, Science Fiction, and Kindness categories.
(PS if you can't wait, the stories can be read online!)
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.
