Home-School Programs

The History Center's Home-School program is designed to encourage children's creativity through educational projects.

The third Wednesday of each month from 10:00-11:00am, September-May. An adult must accompany children to programs. Geared toward children ages 5-12. Advance registration required: 847-391-5399.

Programs FREE unless otherwise noted.

2008/09 School Year
coming soon!

2007/08 School Year
09/19 Paper Bugs
10/17 Necktie Snakes
11/14 Woven Mats
12/19 Thaumatropes
01/16 Batik Art
02/20 Vegetable Prints
03/19 Paper Making
04/16 Mini Terrariums
05/21 Recycled Sculpture

2006/07 School Year
09/20 Musical Instruments
10/18 Hair Art
11/15 Holiday Decorations
12/20 Re-creating Old Des Plaines
01/17 All About Wool
02/21 WW II Scrap Drive
03/21 Marbleized Paper Sketchbooks
04/18 Pottery
05/16 Mural Art

2005/06 School Year
09/21 History of ice cream
10/19 Town of Maine Cemetery tour
11/16 Edwardian holiday decorations
12/21 Buttermaking
01/18 Your Family’s History
02/15 Natural Bath Products
03/15 Heirloom Gardening
04/19 Basket Making
05/17 Summer Art Exhibit

2004/05 School Year
09/15 Potawatomi Tribe
10/20 Day of the Dead
11/17 Pioneer Pastimes
12/15 String snowballs
01/19 What Is It?
02/16 What do you collect? Part I
03/16 What do you collect? Part II
04/20 Downtown, then & now
05/18 Evaluation & Planning