Finding fun, rainy-day activities for kids in Buffalo Grove during June is as easy as looking around the corner.
Things to do In Buffalo Grove for Children
The signs are all there. The kids are getting restless, the weather is getting warmer and the bulletin boards are all coming down in the classroom. This can only mean one thing - summertime in Buffalo Grove, IL. For most parents in the Chicago Northwest Suburbs, the most pressing question on their minds is "What am I going to do with the kids before camp starts?"
It's easy to send the kids outside or to the pool on a nice day, but what do you do if Buffalo Grove when it rains? Before you drive yourself crazy from watching eight straight hours of the Disney Chanel, give some of these activities in Buffalo Grove a try:
- Bowling - eScape Entertainment in Buffalo Grove participates is a nationwide program titled Kids
Bowl Free. By registering your kids at the kidsbowlfree.com website, you can treat your kids to two, free games of bowling every day from now until the end of summer. There is also a family pass option for $25 that allows four adults to also bowl two, free games all summer. - Library Programs - The Indian Trails Public Library has a whole assortment of free programs for kids 3 years through high school students. Most are free and just require registration at the library's website. I'm personally looking forward to the Preschool Craft program on June 10th and the Pictionary and Pizza program on June 16th.
- Movies - Regal Theaters in Lake Zurich is continuing its Family Film Festival this summer. Every Tuesday and Wednesday in the summer, the Lake Zurich Regal Theaters (about 15 minutes from Buffalo Grove just a couple miles north of Deer Park Town Center on Rand Rd.) shows free movies at 10:00am. Movie selections in June include Polar Express, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Planet 51.
Raupp Museum located in Buffalo Grove- My kids and I stumbled on the Raupp Museum on a rainy afternoon last fall. It took considerable effort to persuade my kids that Buffalo Grove history could be fun, but once we got inside there were interested and kept busy for almost 2 hours. My hint here is to make sure you ask one of the volunteer docents for a guided tour. These wonderful people know the museum history inside and out and have a knack for keeping the children interested and entertained.
Hopefully, these ideas will help you find fun things to do in Buffalo Grove and the surrounding suburbs, keep your kids entertained and help you keep your sanity. If all else fails, just keep telling yourself that summer camp is just around the corner and schedule an appointment for a well-earned pedicure for exactly 15 minutes after you drop the kids off(the Buffalo Grove Fitness Center has a fabulous revitalizing pedicure).
The above post Buffalo Grove things to do if it rains was written by Tara Arnold and Judy Greenberg of the Judy Greenberg Real Estate team at Coldwell Banker.
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