Category: Special Events

Bible Bee this weekend

The National Bible Bee

Way back when I posted about the Bible Bee coming to this area, and the time has arrived. That post has consistently drawn numerous hits, so I wanted to make sure all interested readers were aware of the opportunities this weekend right here in the Chicago area.

Event begin on Thursday and roll through Saturday. Even if you did not prepare to participate in a Bible Bee, everyone can join the activities surrounding this national finals event. Tickets for various events and meal can be purchased online in advance.


In addition to the actual bee, activity bands are sold that cover admission to the other games and activities. Their website offers this description:

Please purchase one for each sibling, relative or guest for their unlimited access to the following exciting activities during open hours Friday and Saturday:

Lego Experience by Legoland

Join in a team challenge to build a replica of Chicago’s Sears Tower, or to build a useable Lego chair!  Make and take small projects, build and play with more Legos, and purchase additional Lego sets.

Laser Quick-Draw

This two-man, quick-draw competition will challenge the speed of your reflexes.  First come, first serve; each turn last 5 to 7 minutes each.

Craft Room

Come express your creativity together for a quieter activity.  Make and take a variety of small craft projects.  Appropriate crafts available for all ages from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, and from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Family Fun Area

Explore the park-themed place to play with a huge inflatable crawl-through caterpillar, park benches, tables set with chess and checkers, foosball and more!

Little Bee Playroom

Filled with age-appropriate playthings, the Playroom offers a safe space for the youngest members of your family to have fun with parents and older siblings.


If you can’t make it in person, their website says it will offer a webcast beginning with events on November 11. This might be a great opportunity to motivate kids for next year to begin learning their verses and hide God’s Word in their hearts.


Check out all the details on this soon to begin event at the Bible Bee website.

Shakespeare!

The Drama Group in Chicago Heights Proudly Presents

Celebrating Shakespeare!!

Performed by the Stable Theater Company of England right here in Chicagoland thanks to an 11 year old tradition involving a theater exchange program.

Celebrating Shakespeare explores the beauty of Shakespeare’s language, rich
in pathos, emotion, and comedy!!  This performance will give you insight into how Shakespeare has left a historical impact. A hilarious take on the Bard by true British Actors.

September 16, 17, & 18th at 7:30 pm
September 19th at 2:00pm

Drama Group Studio Theater
330 W. 202nd Street
Chicago Heights, IL

Call 708-755-3444 for tickets
$18 adults — $17 Seniors — $10 All homeschool students (be sure to request this special rate for homeschooled students)

Received from: Alicia Joebge

Homeschool Mom’s brunch

Following invite to Homeschool Mom’s brunch to help you start the school year off on the right foot. This is coming quickly, so be sure to RSVP asap to hold your spot.

No Place Like Home

Cordially invites you to kick off your school year with Rob Rienow of Visionary Parenting

Rob is husband to Amy and they have been blessed with six children. He is a speaker (visionaryparenting.com), author, and Family Pastor at Wheaton Bible Church in Wheaton, IL. He will encourage us as Women of God growing our children in the Light of the Lord. As a homeschool dad himself, Rob will share the priority of passing faith and character to our children, uplift us as homeschooling moms and cheer us on in our homeschool year ahead

He will instill in us the Godly confidence that homeschooling is worth the difficulty and sacrifice of our time and energy! Come and join us for a lovely brunch while getting Charged Up for an Incredible Year of Hero Building!

Questions or R.S.V.P. to Michelle Larsen: marlarsen@foxvalley.net or (847)697-8813


Bug fest

The Red Oak Nature Center, part of the Fox Valley Park District is having a bug fest this coming Saturday, August 21.

The time will be full of fun with activities, crafts, competition, and lots of learning. This event is geared to the whole family.

When: Saturday, August 21, 9-noon

Where: Red Oak Nature Center
On Route 25, one mile north of Route 56
2343 S. River St.
North Aurora, IL 60542
Directions

More information: 630-897-1808

Meteor Shower tonight

An easy science lesson for you tonight. A spectacular presentation without any effort on your part, aside from maybe providing the bug spray.

Here is the description from the National Geographic website:

The 2010 Perseids sky show reaches its peak Thursday night, with a moonless sky providing near-perfect observing conditions late Thursday into early Friday, astronomers say.

The Perseids should be most visible between 3 p.m. ET on August 12 and 2 a.m. ET on August 13. A very thin, waxing crescent moon will set about an hour after sunset, leaving behind a dark night sky for the Perseid meteors to shine. (Read about another sky show this week featuring a planetary triangle.)

Observers in Europe and North America should see the most meteors at the start of the peak, while in Asia the best show should be early Friday, according to Raminder Singh Samra, resident astronomer at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. (See asteroid and comet pictures.)

People in the Southern Hemisphere should be able to see the 2010 Perseids too, Samra said, but it won’t be as brilliant as up north.

—With reporting by Andrew Fazekas

This should already be visible now as the sun sets and will continue through the early morning hours.We should have a clear sky and a dim moon, perfect for viewing.

Here’s some more information on getting the best glimpse of the meteors, and if you want to learn a bit about the background to share with your kids as you watch, check out Space.com.

Six Flags Homeschool Day

2010 HOME SCHOOL DAY
Friday, August 27

Six Flags hosts the 15th annual Home School Day event on August 27. Enjoy a fun filled day at the park with your family and friends. A special all-you-can-eat Home School Day picnic is also available in our private picnic grove. Contact SFGAMspecialevents@sixflags.com for additional information.

Home School Day Flyer

HOME SCHOOL DAY PICNIC—ONLY $10.25

All-you-can-eat picnic buffet in our private picnic grove includes fried
chicken, hot dogs, meatless mostaccioli, potato salad, pasta salad,
potato chips, pickles, rolls and unlimited soft drinks. You may enter the
picnic grove any time from 11:30a.m.-1:00p.m.

EXCLUSIVE RIDE TIME

Purchase a Home School Day ticket and receive one hour of exclusive ride time on Superman Ultimate Flight,
Rue le Dodge and Condor. This exclusive ride time is available before the park opens from 9:00 a.m.-10:00a.m.
and is only available to people who have purchased Home School Day tickets.

Free Educator Screening

You and one (1) guest are invited to a Free Educator Screening of Space Station 3D and Hubble 3D. Additional guests will be charged $5.50 for each movie, or $10.00 for both.  Join us and meet our Science Fair Vendors!  We will raffle prizes and have a Q&A after Hubble 3D!

Date: Tuesday August 24, 2010

Time: 4:30pm – Space Station 3D 5:30pm – Hubble 3D (please arrive a half hour prior to showtime to check-in and register) Q&A to follow Hubble 3D.

Place: Randall 15 IMAX – 550 N. Randall Rd.  Batavia, IL 60510  Get Map

RSVP: Email or Call 630-659-6762. RSVP by noon on Monday August 23. IMPORTANT – Please leave us your first and last name, school name, theater, and number of people attending. If registering via email, you will receive an email confirmation. If registering via phone, you will not receive a phone call to confirm your space.
SPACE STATION 3D: SPACE STATION 3D is the story of this unique partnership of 16 nations building a laboratory in outer space — a permanent facility for the study of the effects of long-duration exposure to zero gravity and the necessary first step towards the global co-operative effort needed if man is to someday set foot on Mars. It is a story of challenges, setbacks and triumphs…and ultimately, the shared international victory of men and women whose dreams exceed the limits of life on this Earth. Website Educator Guide
HUBBLE 3D: Experience the gripping story — full of hope, crushing disappointment, dazzling ingenuity, bravery, and triumph – in HUBBLE 3D, the seventh awe-inspiring film from the award-winning IMAX Space Team. HUBBLE 3D recounts the amazing journey of the most important scientific instrument since Galileo’s original telescope and the greatest success in space since the Moon Landing — the Hubble Space Telescope.  Accompany the space walking astronauts as they attempt some of the most difficult tasks ever undertaken in NASA’s history, and will experience up close the awesome power of the launches, the heartbreaking setbacks, and the dramatic rescues of this most powerful story. Website Educator Guide
Teachers!  Book your Group Today! Call Jeannette at 630-659-6762 or email

Homeschool Mom’s Brunch

No Place Like Home Cordially invites you to kick off your school year with Rob Rienow of Visionary Parenting


Rob is husband to Amy and they have been blessed with six children. He is a speaker, author, and Family Pastor at Wheaton Bible Church in Wheaton, IL. He will encourage us as women of God growing our children in the light of the Lord. As a homeschool dad himself, Rob will share the priority of passing faith and character to our children, uplift us as homeschooling moms and cheer us on in our homeschool year ahead. He will instill in us the godly confidence that homeschooling is worth the difficulty and sacrifice of our time and energy! Come and join us for a lovely brunch while getting charged up for an incredible year of hero building!
Who: Awesome Moms
What: A lovely morning brunch with Rob Rienow
Where: Dunham Woods Riding Club Wayne, Illinois
When: September 11, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.
Cost: $20 per person
R.S.V.P. by August 27, 2010
Please mail R.S.V.P.  along with payment to: Michelle Larsen.

Please contact Michelle with questions: marlarsen@foxvalley.net or (847) 697-8813

Join No Place Like Home and Rob Reinow for a morning of fellowship, brunch and fun!

Print and mail the following:

Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Number in Party: ____

Please mail along with payment to: Michelle Larsen 1032 Spinnaker Street Elgin, Illinois 60123
(847) 697-8813 or email:marlarsen@foxvalley.net