February Happenings, Spring Guide, Summer Camps +

January 28, 2022

Check out your February Happenings calendar If you are looking for alternative ways to have fun in February, the Skokie Park District offers great one-day events, workshops, outings, special events and more. Click on the calendar below to view February Happenings!

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Introducing your Spring Program Guide! The Skokie Park District's spring classes and events are now online and with them the district's Spring Program Guide, readying our residents for spring registration on February 15. The Spring Program Guide offers you and your family an enormous variety of recreational, educational and fitness alternatives, including many, many spring special events. Celebrate spring by finding a new passion at your Skokie Park District! Click on the guide cover to join the fun!

Sunday: Registration Plan for all things Summer Camp! Resident registration for Summer Camps is coming Sunday at noon! Click below for a guide to all things summer camp, including: Summer Camp Guide 2022 online Resident registration, January 30 at noon Registration tips, tricks and reminders A registration virtual waiting room Refund deadlines Fee assistance An updated summer camp web page

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A Royal Meet 'n Greet Hear ye, hear ye! By royal order you are cordially invited to an enchanted afternoon, where our celebrity princesses will be on site to take pictures. Play games, make crafts and enjoy playtime in The Exploritorium. Register below today before the event sells out! Oakton Community Center, 4701 Oakton St. Saturday, February 5, 1-3 p.m. For more information please contact Crystal Haben at (847) 929-7720.

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Winter Chilly Fest!

Winter Chilly Fest will have a different look again for 2022. This year, you are invited to walk through a magical, lighted woodland while following a storybook quest for the Treasure Tree. Search for special trees and animal silhouettes along the trails, then enjoy hot cocoa by a campfire. Snack foods will be available for sale. Emily Oaks Nature Center 4650 Brummel St. February 19 & 20, 5-8 p.m. $8/person This is a timed-entry event. Tickets can be purchased by calling (847) 674-1500, ext. 2500. Online tickets will be available at a later date.

District wins video award at state parks conference

The Skokie Park District won first prize today for its Short Form Video entitled 'Pooch Park' at the Illinois Park & Recreation Association's 2021 Agency Showcase competition. The video was shot, edited and narrated in January 2021 by social media coordinator Megan Keating, and was posted to Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. It garnered more than 1,500 views on Facebook alone and resulted in 23 new memberships within a week of the posting. The professionally-judged competition, held at the park and recreation industry's annual state conference in Chicago, spotlights creative ideas in marketing. The Skokie Park District's communications and marketing department has won 20 state design and publication awards since 2004.​

Devonshire Preschool prepares for 2022-23 Featuring 2-year-old class & extended care enrichment bundles

Devonshire Preschool is a licensed, arts-focused program offering state-of-the-art classrooms for children ages 2-4. Teachers degreed in early childhood education plan activities around a weekly theme.   NEW! Enrichment Bundles Bundle an enrichment class with morning preschool to extend your preschooler’s day! Preschool bundles include transition playtime, lunch and enrichment activities. Preschool bundles are designed to provide additional social time as well as a variety of themed activities. Current families receive priority enrollment for the 22/23 school year. Preschool Virtual Open House is on February 19. Open enrollment for new families for the 2022-23 school year will begin March 13 at 12 p.m., and is by appointment only. For information or to make an appointment call Heidi at (847) 674-1500, ext. 2444.

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Winter isn't over! Sign up now for January & February winter programs

Winter Program Guide

January Happenings calendar