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No Place Like Home advertisers directory

For those of you in or near the Fox Valley area, you may or may not have been able to attend the Homeschool Resource Fair this past Monday. Either way, I am making the vendor booklet available online for those that might be interested in many of the resources local to that area.

Here is the link to where you can find it: http://chicagolandhomeschoolnetwork.com/docs/nplh%20full%20ad%20booklet%202013.pdf

You can either right click the link and select  “Save As” to save this file to your computer or click “link” to open from website.

Hope this is helpful especially to those that were unable to make it on Monday night.

Primrose Farm event — FREE!

Historic Plaque

Our homeschool group enjoyed a field trip at this farm last year and I appreciated that it was different than other living history farms. It seems the common era for farms around Chicagoland falls somewhere around the 1840s. Primrose settles in around the 1930s and has a whole different feel to it. This would be a great multi-generational event as some in the earlier generation might even remember some of the artifacts and such around the farm and enjoy sharing some of their own personal history.

Received this info via email:

FREE to the public!
Saturday, March 23rd AND Sunday, March 24th!
9:00AM – 4:00PM each day

As winter winds down, farms begin to bustle with activity. Planting
begins and spring cleaning starts even before buds blossom! Primrose
Farm is a 1930s living history farm.

Participating in the following activities:
–planting potatoes or other vegetables in the garden
–broadcast oats in the field
–spring cleaning in the kitchen
–white washing in the barn
–wood-fired oven cooking demonstration

Where: Primrose Farm,  5N726 Crane Road, Saint Charles, IL

Check out their website: http://www.primrosefarmpark.com/

Homeschool and Gym group meeting in Beverly area

A homeschool friend shared this on facebook:
The Beverly/Morgan Park Home School & Gym Group, Inc. is hosting a Visitors’ Day on Tuesday, March 19, at 9am-noon. Our co-op gathers weekly in the Beverly area on Tuesdays. Our age range is Infant thru High School.
The Beverly/Morgan Park Home School & Gym Group, Inc. is a co-operative non-profit. We exist to provide Chicago area and nearby suburban home schooling families opportunities to participate in sports, academics, creative co-op classes and other activities in a God-centered learning environment.

Some of the Gym Activities and Co-op classes we are doing this year:
Soccer Literary Sessions
Basketball Choir
Floor Hockey Science Experiments/Dissection
Ultimate Frisbee Cooking

Please RSVP to our Membership Coordinator Laurie, membership.bmphsgg@gmail.com to reserve your spot. Please include the following information.

Name of Parents Attending:
Names and Ages of Children as of Sept. 1, 2013:
Phone Number:

Once Laurie receives your RSVP, she will email you a confirmation with additional details about the day. Please note: We are limited in the number of visitors we can accommodate at one time.

ETA: Wanted to let you all know this is a Christian group so you have a better idea if it will suit your needs or not. ~Thank you!

Home School Resource Fair

Monday, March 11

7:00-8:30 p.m.

Riverside Community Church

in St. Charles at Randall & Crane Roads

Area homeschoolers are invited to attend a Resource Fair featuring organizations offering services to the Fox Valley home school community.

Come, discover local co-ops, support groups, sports opportunities, private lesson instructors, tutors and more!  Representatives from each organization will be on hand to answer questions about their services.

Take home a directory listing each organization and their contact information for future reference, free of charge!

For more information, please email nplhgroup@gmail.com

Family Expeditions for March

Trout Fishing for Kids

Wood Dale Grove- Saturday, March 30: 8 a.m.- Noon.

Introduce your young anglers to trout fishing at this preseason special event that’s just for them. Bait provided. Ages 15 and under with an adult. Free.

Registration not required. Call (630) 933-7668. Visit base camp for the 2013 pins.

When Darkness Falls

Waterfall Glen

Saturday, March 16: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Hike through the dark woods with a ranger, and discover what it’s like to use your senses like a nocturnal predator. Ages 6 and up; under 16 with an adult. Free. Registration begins March 4.

Call (630) 933-7248.

Get Sticky! Maple Syrup Sundays

Fullersburg Woods

Sunday, March 10: Noon- 4 p.m.

Sunday, March 17: Noon- 4 p.m.

Take a self-guided stroll through the woods, and discover the secret of turning tree sap into syrup. Activities ongoing. All ages. Free. Registration not required. Call (630) 850-8110.

April Fools’ Adventure

Kline Creek Farm

Monday, April 1: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

One day out of the year, what you see and hear at Kline Creek Farm is not quite right. Test your knowledge. Search for things that just don’t belong in the 1890s, from our costumes and tools to some decorations and little extras around the farm. This program is free, and no registration is needed.

Call (630) 876-5900 for more information.

Spring Night Hike

Mayslake

Saturday, March 16: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Hike through the dark woods with a ranger, and discover what it’s like to use your senses like a nocturnal predator. Ages 6 and up; under 16 with an adult. Free. Registration begins March 4.

Call (630) 933-7248.

Under Cover of Night

Lincoln Marsh

Saturday, March 16: 7:15-8:45 p.m.

Shake those winter blues at Lincoln Marsh on an adventurous night hike! Explore the changing season under cover of darkness. Our hike ends with roasting marshmallows and hot chocolate around a crackling fire. Recommended for age 4 and up. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult.

Register online or call (630) 871-2810.

Look “Hoo” I Had for Dinner

Willowbrook

Sunday, March 31: 1:30-3 p.m.

Discover what an owl ate for dinner by dissecting a real owl pellet; then, meet one of these interesting raptors.

Ages 7-12 with an adult. $2 per person. Registration begins March 4.

Call (630) 942-6200.

Spring Cleaning

Kline Creek Farm

March 25, 28, & 29: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Don’t sit around over spring break; get out and enjoy the farm! You can help get manure to the fields, sweep the house, beat rugs, and keep the kitchen garden weed free. After work there may be time for games. Hands-on activities will vary and will be ongoing during the week. This program is free, and no registration is needed.

Call (630) 876-5900 for more information.

Busy As A Bee

Kline Creek Farm

Sunday, April 7: 9:30, 10:30, 11 a.m., 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3 p.m.

Meet some of Kline Creek Farm’s expert beekeepers, examine a hive, learn how to plant a bee friendly garden and get a taste of Kline Creek Farm honey. Your visit will extend home with Make and Take projects. A great program for Scouts, youth groups, families or friends. Reservations required.

To reserve call (630) 876-5900.

Find more on these events and more at the DuPage County Forest Preserve website.

Shakespeare!

Come out and enjoy a FREE dramatic staged reading of Twelfth Night by professional actors from The Shakespeare Project of Chicago at the Newberry Library on Feb 23 at 10:00am.     An informative talk begins fifteen minutes before the performance, which is followed by a question-and-answer session with the director and cast. The Shakespeare Project was founded in 1996 and has performed at the Newberry Library since 2003.

This program is free and open to the public; no tickets or advanced registration is required.  Cosponsored by the Newberry Library Public Programs department.

The Newberry Library is located at 60 West Walton Street. The Newberry is free and open to the public.

Saturday, February 23, 2013 at  10 am

Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
Chicago, IL

More details on this project: http://www.newberry.org/02232013-shakespeare-project-chicago-twelfth-night

Engineers Week!

This coming week has a number of interesting events around the Chicago area in celebration of Engineer’s Week.

Feb 2013 Engineers Week

Check out the links at the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Their site has lots of educational links for kids, educators, and interested individuals. Most of their events are in downtown Chicago, and they target a variety of age groups.

We have enjoyed the DuPage Area Enginner’s Week events a couple times now. The week culminates in an event at IIT’s Wheaton Campus with Mr. Freeze and lots of hands on stations filling every room of the building. If you go, plan on a packed house with both events and people. We never have enough time to enjoy it all. One of the unique aspects of this particular event is that it brings in real life engineers from a variety of fields (civil, mechanical, industrial, electrical, chemical, and on, and on!) Kids and teens have an opportunity to walk around and find out about the fields and ask lots of questions. They can find out what they do and how they got where they are today.

On their site you can download lots of information to plan your time there in advance, but the basics on the event:  Saturday, February 23, 2013 from 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM at Illinois Institute of Technology: 201 East Loop Drive, Wheaton, IL
Free, and open to the public

Greenhouse Open House

GREENHOUSE

The Greenhouse is having a Sampler Night for interested families. They offer one day a week classes as well as enrichment classes for homeschooled students.

In collaboration with parents, The Greenhouse exists to develop a new geneartion of leaders who will serve the commond good and in all thngs bring glory to God.

Come hear all about the Greenhouse!

Date:Thursday Feb. 21
Time:7:30pm
Place:Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Address: 802 E. Geneva Road, Wheaton, IL
Website: http://www.the-greenhouse.com/

Israel Wayne coming to Sugar Grove

Thursday, March 7, 2013 — Israel Wayne, Guest Speaker

What: “Revival in the Home”
When: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Details: Families in America are under attack. Teenage rebellion, divorce, juvenile delinquency, emotional disorders, and relational dysfunction are way too common, even among church goers.

How can you have a Godly family in the midst of such a worldly culture? Israel will provide practical and Biblical answers. Learn how you can effectively disciple your children to know, love and serve God.

Israel Wayne is a popular keynote speaker, author, and director at Wisdom’s Gate Publishing.

All are welcome! (Childcare available for children under 5 years of age. Children are welcome to sit quietly during presentation.)
Where: Village Bible Church
847 Illinois 47, Sugar Grove, IL
(just north of Bliss Rd)

Homeschool University Open House and Book Sale

HSU OPEN HOUSE

Monday, March 4th & Thursday, March 7th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

HOMESCHOOL UNIVERSITY meets in West Chicago and is a co-op for homeschool families that provides classes for preschool through senior year in high school. Stop by and join us as we bring education to life! While you’re there stop by our book and bake sale and visit our Creation Expo. New parent meetings on both days. Visit www.homeschooluniversity.org for more info.

If you are interested in HSU, we welcome you to visit our upcoming Open House on Monday, March 4th & Thursday, March 7th. At this time you can take a tour of our school, meet teachers and students and see what we are all about. We will also have an informational meeting on Monday at 10:30 and Thursday at 1:00.

Please r.s.v.p. at admin@homeschooluniversity.org and let us know what day you are coming and the grades of your children. We welcome your questions and invite you to bring your homeschooling friends along with you.

Bake and Book Sale on both days. (Book sale ends at 2:00)

Homeschool University…where home and school come together.