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Thanksgiving Week of Play

Celebrate Thanksgiving week at Chicago Children’s Museum with extended hours (10AM-5PM)! Spend the day exploring the museum and enjoy a special Fantastical Fall Forest program.

Explore a colorful ribbon forest and discover what makes a community special. Create a unique leaf representing you and your community, then add it to the forest’s colorful trees!

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