Welcome to Oaklee ’ s Family Guide
Dear Readers ,
When you ’ re a parent , your time frame always has to be three jumps ahead . October ? Time to start thinking about the holidays . December ? Better start worrying about Spring Break . And March ? Well , if you haven ’ t started planning for the summer , now ’ s the time .
And this issue of Oaklee ’ s will be a helpful place to start . This is our annual guide to summer camps and we have a number of choices for you to consider from local park district camps to sports camps and even overnight adventures .
Closer to now , we also have Easter egg hunts , as well as other springtime outings including plenty of opportunities to visit the Easter Bunny . Of course , you ’ ll find performances ,
Advertisers and Features
Amusements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Calendar , March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-20 Calendar , April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-27 Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Coupons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Des Plaines Park District , Mountain View Adventure Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 DuPage Children ’ s Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 EatPakd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Jelly Belly Visitor Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Kohl Children ’ s Musuem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Oak Brook Park District ,
Family Aquatic Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Chicagoland Family Pet Expo . . . . . . . . . 33 , 35 Safari Land Indoor Amusement Park . . . . . . . 33
Egg Hunts & More . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-23 East Troy Electric Railroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Stratford Square Mall Egg Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Museums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Kenosha Public Museum . . . . . . . . . Back Cover Kohl Children ' s Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Rock ' n ' Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 amusements and plenty of places to take your winter-weary family .
There are even listings for resale events where parents are the buyers and sellers . The resales are great places for parents to find bargains on gently used clothing and toys .
Whether you are focusing on the future , or just trying to make it through the week , we hope this issue of Oaklee ’ s Guide will help your family Go Make Memories !
M . Eileen Brown
Vice President of Marketing Paddock Publications
Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Madagascar : A Musical Adventure . . . . . . . . . 28
Resales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rhea Lana ' s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Spring Break Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Summer Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13 Actors Gymnasium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Camp Anokijig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Camp Invention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Camp Walcamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Chicago Bulls & Sox Summer Camps . . . . . . . . 7 Des Plaines Park District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Dunes Summer Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 GEMS World Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Good Times Summer Day Camp . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Innovation Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Kiddie Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Naper Settlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Naperville Park District Summer Camps . . . . . 7 Overshadowed Theater Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 St . John ' s Northwestern Military Academy . . 12 Spotlight Youth Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Taste Buds Kitchen Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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