Independently Owned Toy Stores to support...

Visit Your Neighborhood Toy Store's web site and pop in your zip at the top of the page to find a neighborhood toy store near you. Some of our favorite stores in the city have special events and activities going on to celebrate:

Logan Square ~ *play is celebrating all things Chicago! Join for a Kidzaw art project from 10-12 (Kidzaw is a Chicago-created art line) and from 2-3 Meet and Doodle with Jerome Pohlen author of Doodle Chicago! They'll tattoo you with glitter, give you snacks and juice and send you on your way to celebrate Chicago!

Bucktown ~ Cat & Mouse Game Store will challenge you with the Word Frolic Game Show, Hexbug Races, & YoYo University and treat you to snacks, prizes & more!

Lakeview & Wicker Park ~ Building Blocks Toy Store welcomes everyone's favorite characters Olivia and Elmo to greet the children along with face painting, glitter tattoos, snacks, and raffles.

Chicago Events

events taking place in Grant Park, Millennium Park, the Chicago Cultural Center, and throughout the city. For more information on events and activities happening in Chicago all year long, visit www.explorechicago.org.

Ice Skating

http://www.cpdit01.com/resources/communications.ice-rinks/

http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/event_landing/events/dca_tourism/mccormick_tribune0.html 

http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/attractions/park_district/ice_rink_at_daley.html

http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/facilities/ice-rinks/