- Saturday - Sunday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Monday - Friday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Phone
(773) 755-5100 - 2430 N. Cannon Dr.
Chicago, IL 60614
Birthday Party Activities
Make your party even more special by adding one of our special activities. Each experience lasts 45 minutes. $7/child, minimum 20 children.
Pizza Plants
Find out how fun it is to grow food at home. Take a tour of Nature’s LunchBox to discover fun food facts. Participants plant a pizza sauce ingredient to take home with a tasty, easy recipe.
Bonkers for Bugs
Observe a collection of the Museum’s resident creepy crawlies with a birthday bug zoo. Your experience will include a live ladybug release in the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven. Participants make a bug hotel to take home.
Happy Bird-day
Discover the basics of bird watching. Glimpse the Museum’s feathered friends with a bird watching trip to the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven. Participants decorate and take home a bird feeder. Ages 5 and up.
Frog Fest
Hop into a world of frogs, toads and salamanders with a display of the Museum’s amphibians. Keep the frog fun going with a selection of amphibian themed games. Participants paint a rock frog to bring home. Ages 5 and up.
Butterfly Gardens
Learn how to attract butterflies to your garden. Take a guided tour of the Museum’s beautiful Judy Istock Butterfly Haven. Participants plant a flower seed and take it home in a decorative planter. (Available April through September)