# Things to do with kids at Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center

> 4 upcoming family events and 0 ongoing programs and visits at Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center, 167 Forest Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302, in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Wed, Nov 11.

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## Events ahead

- [Gelatinization and Starches - Homeschool Science](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/gelatinization-and-starches-homeschool-science--listing-ae1d244f28b8eb3e6d8d60d1) — Fri, Nov 13 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center, Oak Park · From $25 · checked Nov 9. Students practice the scientific method through a hands-on science lab. They make hypotheses and collect data while exploring the world around them.
- [Starter Scrimshaw](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/starter-scrimshaw--listing-95dd36a55c2d731a5548de64) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center, Oak Park · Ages 8+ · From $25 · checked Nov 9. A nature-center workshop on the history of scrimshaw, the folk craft of carving whale teeth and walrus tusks. Participants try their own carvings on simulated ivory, with all…
- [Measuring your Taste Threshold - Homeschool Science](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/measuring-your-taste-threshold-homeschool-science--listing-7d9e408964f52b361747940b) — Fri, Nov 20 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center, Oak Park · Ages 7+ · From $25 · checked Nov 9. A hands-on homeschool science lab that walks students through the scientific method, from hypotheses to data collection. This session explores how tongues react to different…
- [Symbiosis - Wonderful Ecology](https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/symbiosis-wonderful-ecology--listing-f536246c35f5d9280a45ea2c) — Mon, Nov 23 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center, Oak Park · Ages 7+ · From $25 · checked Nov 9. A homeschool ecology class on food webs, animal adaptations and how people interact with the environment, using Project Wild, Project WET and Project Learning Tree curriculum…

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