# PlayLab PlayDate: Marvelous Mushrooms!

> Event for families in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin area (IL / IN). Times are Central Time.

- When: Wed, Nov 18 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Where: Field Museum, 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
- Ages: 2-6 year olds
- Price: Included with admission
- Organizer: Field Museum
- Official page: https://www.fieldmuseum.org/our-events
- Last checked: Mon, Nov 9

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## About

Young children drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab at the Field Museum for a weekly play activity, this time about mushrooms and fungi.

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