# Firehouse Winterfest at the Skokie Heritage Museum > Event for families in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin area (IL / IN). Times are Central Time. - When: Sun, Dec 13 · 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM - Where: Skokie Heritage Museum, 8031 Floral Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077 - Ages: Children under 3 attend free with a paid adult - Price: $5 (general admission) / $15 (admission plus crafts) - Organizer: Skokie Park District — Skokie Heritage Museum - Official page: https://web2.myvscloud.com/wbwsc/ilskokiewt.wsc/search.html?module=PST&keyword=firehouse - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/firehouse-winterfest-at-the-skokie-heritage-museum--listing-2c11c93aa4e6ab53ad6cd2fb ## About An afternoon of old-fashioned winter crafts in the Skokie Heritage Museum's historic firehouse. Visitors hand-dip candles, craft festive garlands and make other vintage wintry crafts while sipping hot chocolate, and the Junior Klezmer Orchestra performs from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Drop-ins are welcome; general admission or admission-plus-crafts tickets are sold online or at the door, and children under 3 come free with a paid adult. Call the museum to confirm availability. ## Similar picks in Chicago - [Family Gingerbread House Decorating at the Exploritorium — Skokie](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/family-gingerbread-house-decorating-at-the-exploritorium-skokie--listing-ed6158a3a4b441d70ef5f11b) — Thu, Dec 17 · 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Oakton Community Center, Skokie · From $25 · checked Oct 24. Families assemble and decorate a gingerbread house kit (house, icing and an assortment of candies) at the Oakton Community Center, then stay for playtime in the Exploritorium… - [Santa's Workshop — Schaumburg](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/santa-s-workshop-schaumburg--listing-15ce35fdd3fe93d6d476e76e) — Fri, Dec 11 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Community Recreation Center, Schaumburg · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 24. A Friday-evening holiday workshop at the Schaumburg Community Recreation Center where children decorate Christmas cookies, write letters to Santa, make festive crafts and play… - [Family Gingerbread House Decorating — Palatine](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/family-gingerbread-house-decorating-palatine--listing-bddd25af9ffabec004a73158) — Fri, Dec 11 · 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Birchwood Recreation Center, Palatine · Paid · checked Oct 24. Each registered family receives one gingerbread house kit with frosting and candy and spends the evening building and decorating it together at Birchwood Recreation Center… - [Holiday Cookie Decorating for Teens — Skokie](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/holiday-cookie-decorating-for-teens-skokie--listing-d0cf5ce2a6fe6dc929f4927a) — Sat, Dec 12 · 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM · Devonshire Cultural Center, Skokie · Ages 10–18 · From $29 · checked Oct 24. A 90-minute holiday baking class for ages 10–18 at the Devonshire Cultural Center, taught by Koala's Kitchen. Teen and tween bakers ice, sprinkle and design their own holiday… - [Santa's Secret Workshop at Horner Park](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/santa-s-secret-workshop-at-horner-park--listing-e72ecdb5ca0a586ceffd8405) — Sat, Dec 12 · 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Horner (Henry) Park · From $15 · checked Oct 16. At Santa's Secret Workshop, children work alongside 'Santa's little helpers' at Horner Park's fieldhouse to make a special handmade gift for someone they love, ready to wrap… - [Santa's Workshop Kids' Craft Drop-Off — Wheaton](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/santa-s-workshop-kids-craft-drop-off-wheaton--listing-b6543e0e5fdc6d39119bc3d3) — Mon, Dec 14 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Toohey Park Building, Wheaton · Ages 4–6 · From $36 · checked Oct 16. While parents do last-minute shopping, children ages 4 to 6 make holiday keepsake crafts at Toohey Park Building on Monday, December 14. Choose the morning session (9–11 a.m.) or… ## More for families - [Christmas and holiday events for kids in Chicago](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/christmas) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/chicago/christmas.md) - [This weekend in Chicago](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/chicago/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Chicago](https://grassyknees.com/chicago) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/chicago.md)