For Hours and Directions, visit us at http://www.cmoaklawn.org The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization governed by a volunteer board of directors.
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Mission: The Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn’s mission is to positively impact a child's potential in life through play-based education.
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Have your joined the group to Support the Mission of CMOL! Win some stuff! yet? Join the group and get great chances to win amazing raffle items. The current raffle is for this very popular Melissa and Doug metal shopping cart (just like in the museum), play food and Kit the Kite plush with museum activity book. It is like a mini museum visit.
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Messy Monday: Fizzy Cloud Dough
Mix 1 cup flour, 1 cup baking soda, 1/4 cup vegetable oil and oil based food dye.
Let them play with the Cloud dough. When they are done with it, let them add vinegar. #messymonday #clouddough #playbasedlearning #cmoaklawn
Just because...pandas. Best with sound on.
This is one hungry panda (sound on for the CRUNCH 🔊)😍😍
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A perfect morning to get out and follow some tracks!
It is TIME!!!! Ring in the Noon Year with us!
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Today is Noon Year!!! Join the Children's Museums from around Illinois at 11:30 am for a Noon Year countdown. Children's Museum of Illinois and Children's Discovery Museum, Normal, IL have pulled together many children's museums from around the area to keep the noon year tradition going with musical guests, The Awesome Squad.
Click the link below at 11:30 am (CST) to join the party,
https://www.youtube.com/childrensdiscoverymuseumnormalil
Make your own at home balloon drop for when you watch our Virtual Noon Year's Eve countdown celebration! What a cute a simple way to bring our annual balloon drop right to your home. Remember to check our website or page on December 31st to get the link to a great Noon Year's Eve celebration from 11:30- NOON!
Create an awesome Balloon Drop in just 5 easy steps with Dollar Store supplies in minutes! Use this for New Year's Eve, birthday parties and celebrations!
You are invited to our Noon Year's Eve dance party!
The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn is joining over 10 other children's museums in Illinois and Indiana to continue the tradition of its Noon Year's Eve Countdown! Join us at 11:30am on December 31, 2020 to ring in the Noon Year and welcome 2021 at this free LIVE virtual event featuring The Awesome Squad.
You will find the free link on December 31st here on our website as well as on our page.
Noon Year's Kits are available for $5 each in the link below.
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Need to keep a little one busy while you get some things ready for the holidays? Stop by (Wednesday, December 23rd)and grab a free busy bag from our little free library outside the museum until 12:30pm!
The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn is joining over 10 other children's museums in Illinois and Indiana to continue the tradition of its Noon Year's Eve Countdown! Join us at 11:30am on December 31, 2020 to ring in the Noon Year and welcome 2021 at this free LIVE virtual event featuring The Awesome Squad.
You will find the free link on December 31st here on our website as well as on our page.
Noon Year's Kits are available for $5 each in the link below.
https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTA0NjM1
Check out Noon Year's Eve Activity Kit by Children's Museum in Oak Lawn!
The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn's Gift Shop is open today (Saturday) and Sunday from 10:30-2:30! Its not too late to get educational toys for your favorite little ones.
Join us for a Noon Year's Eve celebration to say goodbye to 2020 and ring in 2021! CMOL has teamed up with other children's museums in the area to provide a Noon Year's Eve dance party. The free live stream will be available on our website and social media pages on December 31st. The party will begin at 11:30 with entertainment provided by The Awesome Squad!
For more information or to sign up for a Noon Year Activity Kit visit https://www.cmoaklawn.org/noon-years-eve-2021.html
This Friday, a new item is going up on our fundraising page. You could win a virtual visit with Santa scheduled for Monday night 12/21/20! To learn more, click on the link and join the group. The "Live from the North Pole" item will go live for ticket sales starting on Friday morning (12/18) at 10:00am and tickets will be sold through Sunday at 1:00pm.
You can only purchase tickets through the CMOLfundraising page and be sure to click on the "..." on the upper right part of the page to manage your notifications so you get the alert when it goes live, as well as for when new items are added.
Step 1: Join the group
Step 2: Turn on post notifications
Step 3: Watch for the post to appear Friday morning with details
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cmolfundraising
We’ve got free winter busy bags available inside the museum gift shop today (while they last). Stop by during gift shop hours (10:30-2:30) and pick one up for your little one. Also, today is the last day to buy a donation item from the gift shop to be donated to a local child this season.
Shop at the museum gift shop Saturday and Sunday from 10:30-2:30! Shop local and win big with the Oak Lawn Shop Local Event, http://web-extract.constantcontact.com/v1/social_annotation_v2?permalink_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fmyemail.constantcontact.com%2FShop-Local-Event.html%3Fsoid%3D1102408009920%26aid%3DwNWjNfr9WBs&image_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.constantcontact.com%2F0c843aca001%2F449f1c1c-9fee-4718-b8e9-c66c885dbd55.png&fbclid=IwAR0RZ_vs3QwjFBPLUsX-VINnJfO0TyAQW0hXSMCr-dFs-WotYfwu6ufxTTQ
Imagination! Small world play provides endless opportunities to expand imaginative play. In addition to acting out fantasy in a small scale you can add extra opportunity to use creativity by building a small world out of material that would otherwise be trash or recycling.
Small world play is a great opportunity for children to expand language skills and storytelling. It allows them the control to manage their environment, making decisions and expanding their emotional development. Plus, it is a ton of fun.
Over the next few days we will share small world play ideas and benefits. Share the small worlds from your home with us as well. We love getting new ideas.
A great opportunity to support your community and win big! Our gift shop hours are Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm! You can also buy gifts and gift cards at our online gift store, https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODQ3MzA= or get a gift membership at https://www.cmoaklawn.org/family-memberships-171366.html #shoplocal #shoplocalthischristmas #ShopOakLawn
Shop Small Event
A fun experiment with color.
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Nothing brightens up a day like making your own rainbow! For this colorful walking water rainbow experiment, kids get to create their own mini rainbow while ...
Come shop at the Children's Museum in Oak Lawn Gift Shop this weekend! We are open Saturdays and Sundays, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. Support the museum and get your holiday shopping done. Can't make it in? Check out our online gift shop, https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODQ3MzA=
Buy a toy to donate at the museum or on our online gift shop. We will get it to an organization distributing toys to local families in need this holiday season.
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A great science podcast for kids that the whole family can enjoy!
https://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/
Tumble is a science podcast for kids and grownups. We tell stories about science discoveries, with the help of scientists!
Thanks to our board member, Bill Egan, for fixing up our Little Free Library after it got damaged! It looks better than ever. Stop by before 2:30 pm today (Thursday, December 3rd) to pick up some fun winter crafts. Don't forget, our gift shop is open too!
Museum gift shop is open today from 10:30-2:30! Or shop our online gift shop, https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODQ3MzA=
Give the gift of play!
Want to give a membership that can start whenever the family is ready? https://www.cmoaklawn.org/family-memberships-171366.html
Want to give a gift card? Gift cards can be used for museum memberships, visits or at our gift shop!
Gift cards can be purchased at the museum gift shop or through our online gift shop, https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODQ3MzA=
We like our math lessons with a little bit of messy!
Combining math with art is a fun and simple way to play number games for preschoolers and kindergartners. Follow these easy steps to make your own finger paint. Then join your preschooler or kindergartner as you practice painting numbers and shapes.
Thank you to everyone who has set up a fundraiser or donated for Giving Tuesday!
Haven't participated in Giving Tuesday yet? You can set up a fundraiser with the link below.
https://www.facebook.com/fund/cmoaklawn/
You can also donate below.
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Check out #GivingTuesday by Children's Museum in Oak Lawn!
Want to help the Children's Museum in Oak Lawn this #GivingTuesday? Click the link to set up your own fundraiser! It is so easy.
Stop by the museum gift shop for your holiday shopping. You can even do a good deed by buying and donating a toy for a child in need. We will get your donation to an organization distributing to local families this season. #gooddeeds #givingtuesday #adventactivities
Today is #GivingTuesday ! You can support the Museum today by donating to our Museums for All initiative. You can also create your own fundraiser benefiting the museum easily on Facebook.
Want more info on our Giving Tuesday campaign? Or want to donate?
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Museum Gift Shop is open 10:30-2:30 today! Stop by and support the museum.
Open today until 2:30! Come out and #ShopSmall for your gifts. Don't forget you toy donations. You can buy toys here at our gift shop and we can take them to a local organization distributing toys to families in need this holiday season. Last day for 20% off!
Save the Date! Giving Tuesday is December 1st. 2020 has brought a lot of challenges for families as well as the museum. This year, more than ever, we need programs like Museums for All at the Children's Museum in Oak Lawn. Help us fund this amazing initiative at the museum this #GivingTuesday !
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Museums for All is a national program to make museums accessible for all visitors. Participating museums provide reduced admission, ranging from free to $3.0...
5100 Museum Dr
Oak Lawn, IL
60453
There is free parking on the 5th floor of the parking tower or you can arrive by train as we are on the Southwest Service Metra line.
Every program and every exhibit at the Children's Museum is created with the Illinois Learning Standards at their core. These standards are the same standards that the Illinois Board of Education requires local school districts to use when developing local curriculum. This enables the Children's Museum to be a true extension of hands on learning.
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The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn provides "play while learning" experiences for children ages 1-12. From science to math, to careers to the arts, children will role play and try new things. No two visits are the same as children's interests change as they grow and develop.
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