🏃 Activities for Elementary Kids in Naperville (Ages 5-10)

Updated March 2026 • Curated by NaperKids

Elementary-age kids are ready for more advanced activities and skill building. Naperville offers an incredible variety of programs for ages 5-10, from competitive sports leagues and coding classes to theater programs and art studios. Here are the best activities to keep your school-age kids engaged and growing in 2026.
274 places • Naperville & surrounding area
🏆 Top Pick

Kneaded Earth Pottery Studio

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 7-adult

Pottery classes, workshops, and studio time for all skill levels. Wheel throwing and hand-building.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 596-7742 Full details →
⭐ Highly Rated

American Martial Arts Academy

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 Kids (Tiny Tigers) through adults

Kids program focuses on character building and leadership. Tiny Tigers program for young kids. Fun and safe environment.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 352-0114 Full details →
👍 Parent Favorite

National Karate & Martial Arts Aurora

★★★★★ 5
📍 Aurora • 👤 Kids through adults • 🌟 Free

Award-winning school. 3 weeks free martial arts training + complimentary uniform for new students. Family-friendly, 50+ years expertise.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 585-1700 Full details →

Naperville Art Studio

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 5-adult

Art studio offering classes and workshops in Naperville.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 441-3951 Full details →

Ogden Art Studio

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 5-adult

Art studio offering classes and workshops in the Naperville area.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 441-3951 Full details →

Foam Party All Stars

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages

Mobile foam party service bringing high-energy fun to your yard, driveway, or outdoor space. Features pro-grade Super Foam Cannon, kid-friendly music,...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 296-6676 Full details →

World Class Tae Kwon Do

★★★★★ 5
📍 Aurora • 👤 Kids through adults (Little Tigers program for young kids)

Leading martial arts instruction. Little Tigers program teaches courage and communication. Serves Aurora and Naperville.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 870-9293 Full details →

Edge Music Academy

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 5-adult

Music lessons in piano, violin, and guitar in Naperville, Mokena and Homer Glen.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 216-9190 Full details →

Freedom of Movement Dance Company

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 4-18

Training dancers ages 4-18 in ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, and contemporary while building confidence, discipline, and lifelong friendships.

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Dottie's Art Studio

★★★★★ 5
📍 Plainfield • 👤 Kids through adults

Women-owned art studio. Young artists explore new mediums, discover famous artists, try new techniques. M-Th 4:30-9pm, F 4:30-6pm, Sat 12-2pm.

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 302-3339 Full details →

First Steps Dance Program

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 2-7

Dedicated to giving each child the tools to learn and grow on and off the dance floor. Welcomes children ages 2-7.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 849-7849 Full details →

Illinois Shaolin Kung Fu School

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 5-adult

Traditional Shaolin Kung Fu training.

🌐 Website 📞 (773) 556-3622 Full details →

Pro Skills Basketball - Chicago

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 1st grade - 11th grade (boys); 1st grade - 8th grade (girls)

AAU club basketball teams focused on real development, experienced coaches, and a positive, player-first culture. 5-11 month club teams develop skille...

🌐 Website 📞 (866) 996-3888 Full details →

Twinkle Star Dance Academy

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 2-18

Dance classes for kids ages 2-18 in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, creative movement, lyrical, and more.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 864-5741 Full details →

ABC Climbing Academy Naperville

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 2.5-18

Rock climbing facility designed for children as young as 2.5 years. Strictly ages 3-18. Admission $25. Opened spring 2025.

🌐 Website 📞 (847) 977-1335 Full details →

Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA)

★★★★★ 5
📍 Aurora • 👤 Elementary through adult

Open Studio (Elementary) with drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, interdisciplinary STEAM projects.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 256-3340 Full details →

Jin Martial Arts

★★★★★ 5
📍 Aurora • 👤 Ages 4+ (kids classes start at age 7, younger at 4)

Kids classes, family discounts available.

🌐 Website 📞 +1 630-345-6395 Full details →

iCode Naperville

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 6-18

Cutting-edge STEM programs including coding, robotics, game design, and AI. Facilities include gaming computers, 3D printers, robotics equipment, and ...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 402-6765 Full details →

XPOP Art Craft

★★★★★ 5
📍 Lisle • 👤 All ages (special program for ages 3-5)

Walk-in crafts, DIY workshops, pop art-inspired crafts. Birthday parties and group events. Creative program for ages 3-5. Non-intimidating art space. ...

🌐 Website 📞 (779) 390-3766 Full details →

Sundo Martial Arts

★★★★★ 5
📍 Bolingbrook • 👤 All ages and skill levels

Taekwondo school founded by master instructor Michael Raiz. Comprehensive curriculum: technique, sparring, character development.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 209-9300 Full details →

Bristol Grove Music

★★★★★ 5
📍 Plainfield • 👤 All ages

Serving Joliet/Plainfield since 1992. Piano, guitar, percussion, woodwinds, brass, strings. 30-minute weekly sessions. 5 modern studios with acoustic/...

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 439-1743 Full details →

Kumon of Naperville - East

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 3-18

Math and reading after-school program.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 983-9483 Full details →

Plainfield Dance Academy

★★★★★ 5
📍 Plainfield • 👤 0-2 (Mommy & Me), 3-4 (preschool), 5-12 (youth), teens

Mommy & Me, Pre-Ballet, Pre-Tap, Tumbling, Modern, Ballroom, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Kid Folk Dance, Jazz/Lyrical, Yoga. Experienced instructors.

🌐 Website 📞 (773) 732-9284 Full details →

Plainfield Soccer Association (PSA)

★★★★★ 5
📍 Plainfield • 👤 4-18 years

Premier non-profit soccer organization in the southwest Chicago suburbs with 1,700+ youth athletes. Offers recreation program (parent-coached, 1-2 pra...

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 439-7227 Full details →

Bentley Academy of Irish Dance

★★★★★ 5
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 All ages and skill levels

~80 students. Beginner class 4:30-5:15pm, followed by advanced sessions. Also has Forest Park location. Contact: [email protected], Phone: (6...

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Skill Samurai Aurora/Naperville

★★★★★ 5
📍 Aurora • 👤 5-14

Coding and robotics enrichment classes in-person or online, plus summer camps.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 426-1617 Full details →

Children's Art Classes (Geneva - serves Aurora)

★★★★★ 5
📍 Aurora • 👤 Kids

40+ types of art: acrylic, watercolor, charcoal, stained glass, clay. Weekly workshops summer (June-July) and school year (Sept-May).

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 998-8162 Full details →

Stormz United Soccer Academy

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 Youth (contact for specific ages)

Travel soccer club committed to providing quality youth development where young soccer players from all backgrounds are guided to reach their full pot...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 802-2004 Full details →

Kelly Park

★★★★★ 5
📍 Plainfield • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

FREE. Open grass field, basketball hoop, children's play structure, swings.

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 436-8812 Full details →

Naperville Chinese School

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 1-15

Chinese language and cultural programs for kids K-9th grade. Offers Heritage Chinese for children from Mandarin-speaking families and Chinese as a For...

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Child Therapy Chicago - Naperville

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 Ages 2-18

Play therapists serving children ages 2-18 in Naperville. Specializes in child and adolescent therapy.

🌐 Website 📞 (312) 768-8746 Full details →

Ninja Squad Gym (Downtown Downers Grove)

★★★★★ 5
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 Ages 1-6

PreK-focused ninja gym. Buddy Ninjas (with guardian), Lil Movers (toddlers), Level 1 Ninja (basics), Level 2 Ninja (advanced). Free playdates for enro...

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 998-3338 Full details →

DuPage Valley Special Athletes (DVSA)

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 Youth (school-age) • 🌟 Free • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Nonprofit organization serving students from Naperville, Aurora, Lisle, and Oswego. Offers seven sports for athletes with special needs, several affil...

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Lisle FC (Lisle Football Club / Dragons)

★★★★★ 5
📍 Lisle • 👤 5 years and up

Community-based soccer organization established in 2006 offering programs at various skill, commitment, and cost levels. Travel soccer program (Dragon...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 363-9191 Full details →

Music Together with Mrs Tara

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 0-5

Music Together classes for toddlers and young children. Parent-child music engagement program.

🌐 Website 📞 (618) 978-3489 Full details →

iD Tech Camps at Benedictine University

★★★★★ 5
📍 Lisle • 👤 Kids and teens

Coding, game development, robotics, 3D printing. Expert tech mentors. Summer camp format at Benedictine University campus.

🌐 Website 📞 (800) 246-2154 Full details →

Balanced Athletics

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 2-18

Gymnastics and fitness training for kids.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 376-4127 Full details →

I-RADHA (Indian Rhythms Arts & Dances Heritage Academy)

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 Ages 5+

Founded 2016, offers Kathak dance classes for all age groups (Kids 5-8, 9-12, Teen 13-19, Adults). Hindi language classes focused on conversational Hi...

🌐 Website 📞 (847) 483-4158 Full details →

KidsMatter

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 Youth and families • 🌟 Free

Free events and programs serving 45,000+ kids in DuPage and Will counties since 2001. Prevents problems before they start by equipping youth and famil...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 864-3974 Full details →

Sokol Naperville Tyrs

★★★★★ 5
📍 Naperville • 👤 3-18

Established in 1984, emphasizes total body fitness through general gymnastics programs with opportunities to grow with skill and determination.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 852-3467 Full details →

Warrior Youth Athletics / FCA Basketball

★★★★★ 5
📍 West Chicago • 👤 1st grade - 8th grade

Recreation and travel basketball program in partnership with Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). Recreation league for boys and girls grades 1-4 w...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 386-3549 Full details →

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art — Free Wednesdays

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Oak Brook • 👤 All ages (always free for 6 and under) • 🌟 Free

Hidden gem. Unique museum with Chinese jade carvings, animal dioramas, mineral specimens, gemstones, interactive geological exhibits. Fully accessible...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 833-1616 Full details →

Mighty Tykes Soccer (at Naperville Yard)

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Naperville • 👤 2-6 years

Child-focused soccer development program held at Naperville Yard. Toddlers and young children learn the game through fun, structured classes with prep...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 245-1100 Full details →

Naperville Yard

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages

Sports complex offering birthday party packages for children of all ages.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 245-1100 Full details →

Naperville Yard Sports Complex

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Naperville • 👤 2-18

103,000 sq ft facility with indoor soccer fields, after-school sports, concession stand, playroom, acceleration training, daycare, birthday parties, a...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 245-1100 Full details →

Yong In Aurora

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Aurora • 👤 Kids through adults

Martial arts training center.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 375-0502 Full details →

Musical Expressions

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Naperville • 👤 5-adult

Piano, voice, drums, brass, woodwinds, strings, guitar, violin & viola instruction along with group ensembles and classes.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 355-1110 Full details →

Messenger Public Library of North Aurora

★★★★ 4.9
📍 North Aurora • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Free children's programs and events at North Aurora's public library.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 896-0240 Full details →

Breakthrough Basketball Camp at IBA Naperville

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Naperville • 👤 3rd grade - 8th grade

Basketball camp hosted at Illinois Basketball Academy focused on developing better scoring moves, ball handling, and playmaking ability. Coaches focus...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 442-1560 Full details →

Ultimate Ninjas Academy - Naperville

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Naperville • 👤 Ages 1-8

Obstacle course training center offering birthday party hosting for kids ages 1-8.

🌐 Website 📞 +1 312-500-2040 Full details →

Spiders FC

★★★★ 4.9
📍 North Aurora • 👤 U7 to U14 (approximately 6-14 years)

Youth Soccer Academy with a mission to make soccer accessible for the entire community. Serves areas including Oswego, Aurora, Plainfield, and Napervi...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 740-9921 Full details →

The Conservation Foundation - McDonald Farm Nature Camps

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Naperville • 👤 Entering grades 1-3 (Early Elementary); other sessions available

Small group nature camps at McDonald Farm in Naperville. Half-day camps (9am-12pm) Mon-Fri with unique weekly themes. Children explore native prairie,...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 428-4500 Full details →

Kumon of Naperville - South

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Naperville • 👤 3-18

Math and reading after-school program. Part of the world's largest supplemental education network.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 689-9889 Full details →

Shingari's School of Rhythm (SSR)

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Aurora • 👤 Kids through adults

One of the top Indian Bollywood dance schools in the nation. Focus on preserving Indian culture through dance with technical excellence.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 340-4336 Full details →

Edward-Elmhurst Health - New Mom Support Group

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Naperville • 👤 New moms with infants (0-6 months) • 🌟 Free

Wednesday drop-in group (10am-11:30am) for new moms and infants. Topics include dental health for babies, infant CPR and choking, tummy time sessions,...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 355-2522 Full details →

Renaissance Art School

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Naperville • 👤 5-adult

Art school offering classical and contemporary art education.

🌐 Website 📞 (872) 216-6499 Full details →

Renaissance Classical Art School

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Wheaton • 👤 Kids, teens, adults

Formal art lessons in painting, drawing, color theory.

🌐 Website 📞 (872) 216-6499 Full details →

Midwest Music Academy

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Plainfield • 👤 All ages (Suzuki method for youngest)

Founded 2008. Guitar, piano, and more. Suzuki method for youngest students, traditional music education, and hybrid programs.

🌐 Website 📞 Contact via website Full details →

Plainfield School of Music

★★★★ 4.9
📍 Plainfield • 👤 All ages

Guitar, bass, piano, drums, percussion lessons from independent teachers.

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 557-7512 Full details →

Art Institute of Chicago — Free Winter Weekdays (IL Residents)

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Chicago • 👤 All ages (under 14 always free) • 🌟 Free

Under 14 always free. Illinois residents get free admission on winter weekdays 11am-close through end of Feb 2026. Also free for Chicago teens under 1...

🌐 Website 📞 (312) 443-3600 Full details →

Morton Arboretum

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Lisle • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

1,700 acres. Four-acre Children's Garden with climbing structures, secret streams, paved paths, wooden bridges. Maze Garden (shrub maze + toddler maze...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 968-0074 Full details →

Cantigny Park

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Wheaton • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

500-acre park. Tank Park (kids can climb tanks!), playground, gardens, walking trails, water features, picnic grounds. McCormick Museum and First Divi...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 668-5161 Full details →

Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 All ages

Nearly 100-year-old movie palace. Classic cinema and latest movies. Good for parties and gatherings.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 968-0360 Full details →

Sur La Table Naperville

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 8-adult

Engaging and educational kids and teens cooking classes teaching essential skills through hands-on interactive approach.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 428-1110 Full details →

Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Oak Brook • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Hidden gem. FREE admission. 13,000-year-old woolly mammoth skeleton, microscopes, spotting scopes, animal tracks. Nature backpacks available for trail...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 850-8110 Full details →

Red Oak Nature Center

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Aurora • 👤 Ages 2-13 (camps), Pre-K to 8th grade (school programs) • 🌟 Free

40+ acres of forest along Fox River. Live animal exhibits, hands-on learning stations, 6 hiking trails. Summer camps for ages 2-13. Free parking. Phon...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 897-1808 Full details →

Knoch Knolls Nature Center - Free Nature Discovery Days

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 18 months to 10 years • 🌟 Free

Free drop-in Nature Discovery Days during winter (Nov, Jan, Feb, Mar) and two weeks each summer (August). Indoor self-guided activities for families w...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 864-3964 Full details →

Sensory Garden Playground

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 1-5 • 🌟 Free • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Park especially good for young children 1-5 years. Features noise-making toys, rocking horses, large green dome with holes, smaller playgrounds with s...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 690-4880 Full details →

Sensory Garden Playground - Danada South

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Wheaton • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Universally accessible playground in the heart of DuPage County Forest Preserve's Danada South. Offers multi-sensory experiences for seeing, hearing, ...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 690-4880 Full details →

Ultimate Ninjas Academy

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 1-8

Obstacle course training for kids age 1-8. Weekly classes, open play, and birthday parties.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 381-4040 Full details →

Ultimate Ninjas Naperville — Open Play

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 6-15 years

American Ninja Warrior-inspired obstacle courses and agility courses.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 381-4040 Full details →

Woodridge Public Library - Storytimes & Kids Programs

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Woodridge • 👤 Baby (0-24 months), Toddler (2-3), Preschool (3-5), School-age • 🌟 Free • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Remove Sensory Storytime program; note that all programs require registration unless marked as 'Drop-in' in title

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 964-7899 Full details →

Kidz Kabaret

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 4-18

Children's theater offering workshops, classes, and full stage performances. No auditions required to join. Alternative to traditional audition-based ...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 355-9212 Full details →

Wilton Sweet Studio

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 6-16

Hands-on baking and decorating camps at Wilton corporate headquarters. Each camper gets own workstation and tools. Summer camps available.

🌐 Website 📞 (800) 794-5866 Full details →

Big Time Ninja

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Bolingbrook • 👤 Kids and adults • 🌟 Free

Ninja gym with obstacle courses. Kids and adult open gym sessions (4 kids, 3 adult per week). Drop-ins welcome. Camps, parties, and competitions avail...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 312-8873 Full details →

ClaySpace Ceramic Arts Center

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 7-adult

Ceramic arts center offering pottery and ceramics classes.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 393-2529 Full details →

We Rock the Spectrum - Naperville

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages (with adult supervision) • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Autism-focused indoor playground and kids gym providing sensory-safe environment for all ability levels. Features zipline, swings, trampoline, imagina...

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 472-0764 Full details →

We Rock the Spectrum — Open Play

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Inclusive play environment specifically designed for children with autism and sensory processing disorders. All children welcome. Sensory equipment. 2...

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 401-5984 Full details →

ALIVE Centers for Teens

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Aurora • 👤 Grades 5-12 • 🌟 Free

Free after-school drop-in activities, mentoring, tutoring, clubs, life skills classes, leadership opportunities, volunteer opportunities.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 897-8721 Full details →

Prairie Gymnastics Club

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 2-18

Top-rated gymnastics club in Naperville area with toddler through competitive programs.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 406-6803 Full details →

Tyson's Taekwondo

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Aurora • 👤 Kids through adults

Longtime Aurora landmark. Parents credit classes for improving kids' focus and self-esteem.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 347-6351 Full details →

Makery Studios

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Plainfield • 👤 All ages

Drop-in crafts, birthday parties, special events. STEM makerspace with finished crafts and supplies available. Studio open for making at any time.

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 260-4033 Full details →

My Gym Wheaton

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Wheaton • 👤 6 weeks - 10 years

Gymnastics, fitness classes, Mommy & Me, camps, birthday parties. Open gym for members. Non-competitive: bars, vault, beam, tumbling. Mon-Fri 9AM-7PM,...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 499-1299 Full details →

Gallery's Choice

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 5-adult

Art gallery and classes in the Naperville area.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 969-5660 Full details →

Code Ninjas - Naperville

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 Ages 5-14

Coding and junior coding classes for children ages 5-14. Programs include basic block coding, Minecraft and Roblox programming, and hands-on robotics.

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 229-8922 Full details →

Code Ninjas Naperville

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 Kids/teens (typically 7-14)

Learn to code on proprietary platform. Camps run Mon-Fri, AM (9AM-12PM) and PM (12:30-3:30PM). Year-round programs and summer camps.

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 229-8922 Full details →

Code Ninjas Wheaton

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Wheaton • 👤 5-14

Coding and junior coding programming classes for children. Game-based curriculum teaching real programming skills.

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 229-8922 Full details →

Nike Basketball Camps at Shoot 360 Naperville

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 Ages 10-14

Coed clinic combining expert coaching with cutting-edge Shoot 360 technology including AI-driven analytics, interactive drills, and live gameplay. Pla...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 593-3006 Full details →

Shoot 360 Naperville

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 Ages 5-14+ (varies by program)

State-of-the-art basketball training facility using advanced technology including AI-driven analytics, NBA-level shot tracking, interactive drills, an...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 593-3006 Full details →

Code Wiz

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 Youth

Personalized coding and robotics classes. Summer camp options available.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 300-3636 Full details →

Acharya Performing Arts Academy

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 Ages 6+

Bharatanatyam (South Indian classical dance) classes for ages 6 and above. Instruction available in Naperville/Aurora and Schaumburg locations.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 281-2859 Full details →

Codinu

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 7-17

Online coding and robotics classes for ages 7-17.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 474-1052 Full details →

Downers Grove Public Library - Cookies, Cocoa & Crafts

★★★★ 4.8
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 Kids/Families • 🌟 Free

Free family event at 5:30pm. Check library events calendar for upcoming dates.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 963-1300 Full details →

Blackwell Forest Preserve

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Warrenville • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Hiking, picnicking, archery, fishing, boating, tubing, camping. Camping Fri-Sat nights May-September. Great for family outings.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 933-7200 Full details →

Blackberry Farm

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Aurora • 👤 All ages

Living history museum recreating pioneer life through educational demonstrations and hands-on fun. Admission includes unlimited rides on train, hay wa...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 892-1550 Full details →

Slick City North Aurora

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Aurora • 👤 All ages

Indoor slides, jungle gyms, multi-sport trampoline air courts. Full day of activities for all ages.

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 244-6090 Full details →

STEM & Buds Naperville

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Naperville • 👤 6-14 • 🌟 Free

Free STEM sessions at Commissioners Park on Mondays from 2-5 PM. Exposes elementary and middle school students to diverse STEM topics through hands-on...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 848-5000 Full details →

Settlers' Park

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Plainfield • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

FREE. Scenic strolls, picnicking, open-air amphitheater with seasonal concerts and movie nights.

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 436-8812 Full details →

Chasers Laser Tag

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Naperville • 👤 6+

Family entertainment center specializing in birthday parties. Also hosts scout, camp, school, and team building events. Activities include laser tag, ...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 851-6930 Full details →

Nike Sports Complex

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Naperville • 👤 5-18

Features volleyball courts, basketball courts, soccer fields, and running tracks. Good for kids and families.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 848-5000 Full details →

Fountaindale Public Library — Storytimes

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Bolingbrook • 👤 2-6 years • 🌟 Free

Includes Storytime at the Museum, IKEA Storytime, bilingual storytime, cultural crafts, and LEGO Club (grades 1-5). Free to all but registration requi...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 759-2102 Full details →

Camp Red Kite - Chicago Children's Theatre

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Chicago • 👤 Ages 8-22 • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Dynamic theatre day camp for young people on the autism spectrum. Campers ages 8-22 explore drama, music, and visual arts during three fun-filled week...

🌐 Website 📞 (773) 227-0180 Full details →

Aurora Turners Gymnastics

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Aurora • 👤 3 years - High School

Historic gymnastics program established in 1925 with the Aurora Turner Club, offering a full range of gymnastics instruction from preschool through co...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 859-2267 x18 Full details →

Aurora Regional Fire Museum

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Aurora • 👤 All ages

Interactive exhibits in historic fire station, designed to educate kids about fire safety.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 256-4140 Full details →

Phenom Gymnastics

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Aurora • 👤 Kids through teens

Gymnastics training programs.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 375-0055 Full details →

Danada Equestrian Center

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Wheaton • 👤 10-adult

Group, private, or semi-private horseback riding lessons for ages 12+ year-round. Seasonal camps for ages 10-14.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 668-6012 Full details →

Fitness Premier Clubs - Plainfield

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Plainfield • 👤 All ages

Full-service fitness and health club with family-friendly amenities.

🌐 Website 📞 Contact via website Full details →

The Fun Playce

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Naperville • 👤 0-7

Indoor playground for young children with climbing structure, slides, tunnels, ramps, fenced toddler area, pretend play corner with kitchen and grocer...

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 401-5063 Full details →

Friends for Therapeutic Equine Activities (FTEA)

★★★★ 4.7
📍 DuPage County • 👤 All ages • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Therapeutic horseback riding program for individuals with physical, emotional, cognitive, and/or social challenges. Offers Mounted Horsemanship and sp...

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 439-3659 Full details →

Museums at Lisle Station Park

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Lisle • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Free admission, tours by appointment Wed-Sat 10am-4pm. Kids Time is a free family event for play and museum exploration. Kids Train Club also availabl...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 968-0499 Full details →

Ajax FC Chicago / Ajax FC Naperville

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Naperville • 👤 8-18 years

Not-for-profit organization founded in 1996 by former professional soccer player Dragan Pavlovic, the second oldest Naperville Soccer Club. The only c...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 881-2003 Full details →

City of Aurora - Aurora Dance Arts

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Aurora • 👤 Ages 3-19

Continuous 9-month progressive dance program. Styles: ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, contemporary, choreography, poms, tumbling/acro, hip hop. Also offers...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 340-3366 Full details →

Maplebrook II Swim & Racquet Club

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Naperville • 👤 Youth through High School

Private neighborhood swim and tennis club in southeast Naperville (Lincoln Junior High boundaries). Tennis pro Hugh Flanagan has coached for 25+ years...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 420-9633 Full details →

Xplore Tumbling and Gymnastics

★★★★ 4.7
📍 North Aurora • 👤 Kids through teens

Multiple tumbling levels from beginner (handstands/cartwheels) to advanced. Focus on strength, coordination, self-esteem. Summer camps available.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 229-6115 Full details →

EDGE Homeschool Cooperative

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Glen Ellyn • 👤 School-age children

Christian homeschooling support group in DuPage County offering enrichment classes in art, science, writing and more. Meets Fridays at a church in Gle...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 462-9657 Full details →

Fox Valley Special Recreation Association (FVSRA)

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Aurora • 👤 All ages • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Formed in 1976, provides over 600 year-round programs and special events annually for residents with disabilities. Programs range from fitness to craf...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 907-1114 Full details →

Moves Dance Studio

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Wheaton • 👤 All ages

Dance classes, camps, theatre programs. Ballet, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, creativity, performance. Award-winning competitive dance program.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 264-6300 Full details →

Downers Grove Wolfpack Basketball

★★★★ 4.7
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 4th grade - 8th grade

Community feeder basketball program for boys and girls, grades 4-8. Over 25 years providing enriching youth basketball organization supporting growth ...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 320-6817 Full details →

Lincoln Park Zoo

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Chicago • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Always free. One of the last free zoos in the country. Worth the 45-min drive from Naperville.

🌐 Website 📞 (312) 742-2000 Full details →

Chicago Children's Museum — Kids Free Days

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Chicago • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Worth the drive. Check chicagochildrensmuseum.org for all 2026 free days.

🌐 Website 📞 (312) 527-1000 Full details →

Tanners Orchard (seasonal trips from Aurora)

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Aurora • 👤 All ages

Grain bin sandbox, spring animals, pedal tractors, pony rides, gem mining, train rides, face painting. Seasonal (fall popular for apple picking/pumpki...

🌐 Website 📞 (309) 493-5442 Full details →

Hudson Crossing Park

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Oswego • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Sitting areas, lighted picnic spots, egret sculpture garden, canoe access along the Fox River.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 554-1010 Full details →

Loaves & Fishes Community Services

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages (families) • 🌟 Free

Provides food and support to over 10,000 people weekly in Naperville and DuPage County. Programs include weekly food assistance, infant care packages ...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 355-3663 Full details →

HealthTrack Sports Wellness

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Glen Ellyn • 👤 5-18+

Full-service fitness and wellness center with 4 indoor hard tennis courts and 4 pickleball courts. Offers junior and adult tennis programs, private le...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 942-9600 Full details →

American Eagle Performing Arts

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Naperville • 👤 4-18

Performing arts classes led by professional teaching artists. Drama games, improv, movement, and singing fostering confidence, empathy, and collaborat...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 995-8900 Full details →

Prairie Point Splash Playground

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Oswego • 👤 All ages (kids focused) • 🌟 Free

Oswegoland Park District's first splash pad with 17 spray and play features. Seasonal outdoor.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 554-1010 Full details →

Indian Prairie Public Library — Preschool Play

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Darien • 👤 3-6 years • 🌟 Free

Stories, songs, and literacy-based activities for school preparation. IPPL cardholder exclusive; registration required. Also offers early literacy pro...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 887-8760 Full details →

Bee Happy Club

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Bolingbrook • 👤 0-7

Indoor playground for kids 0-7 with corn play area, slide with ball pit, trampoline, ride-on cars, and private party spaces.

🌐 Website 📞 (312) 774-1677 Full details →

Bee Happy Hive

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Bolingbrook • 👤 0-7 years

Bright, modern indoor playground for young children. Trampolines, ball pits, corn play area, slides, little cars. Themed birthday parties with charact...

🌐 Website 📞 (312) 774-1677 Full details →

Kumon of Naperville - West

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Naperville • 👤 3-18

World's largest after-school math and reading program helping children become self-learners.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 778-6050 Full details →

My Gym Aurora/Naperville

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Aurora • 👤 6 weeks-10 years

Kids birthday parties, Mommy and Me, gymnastics camps and programs. Confidence-building activities for young children.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 499-1299 Full details →

Premier Gym West — School-Age Open Gym

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Oswego • 👤 Kindergarten - 18 years

Waiver required. Cash only. Check premiergymwest.com/events/ for special events and schedule updates.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 554-7480 Full details →

Premier Gymnastics Academy West

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Oswego • 👤 18 months - high school

Near Plainfield in Oswego. State-of-the-art facility with in-ground training pits, 40-ft tumbling trampoline. Tots through competitive teams. Birthday...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 554-7480 Full details →

Cathy Mahoney Recreation Center

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 All ages

Downers Grove Park District recreation center hosting various youth programs.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 960-7250 Full details →

Oswego Public Library District - Children's Programs

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Oswego • 👤 Infants through 5th grade • 🌟 Free

All Children's Room programs are free and open to the public. Storytime with stories, music, rhymes. Process art for preschool ages 4-5. Pokemon Go wa...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 978-1205 Full details →

TM Martial Arts

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Plainfield • 👤 Kids through adults

Karate for kids classes instilling respect, courtesy, and self-control.

🌐 Website 📞 Contact via website Full details →

Hot Shots Sports - Wheaton

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Wheaton • 👤 2-18 years

Youth sports education program offering soccer classes, camps, and skill development at the Wheaton Park District Community Center. Programs include p...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 690-4880 Full details →

Wheaton Ice Skating Academy (WISA)

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Wheaton • 👤 Youth through competitive level

Competitive figure skating academy with world-class coaching. Private lessons with personalized instruction. Training includes freestyle, ice dancing,...

🌐 Website 📞 See website Full details →

AZ Acres Riding

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Plainfield • 👤 7 years and up

Riding lessons, summer camps, parties, group events. Hands-on experience with horses. No trail riding or boarding.

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 474-5606 Full details →

Inspire School of Dance

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Naperville • 👤 3-18

Nationally recognized dance studio training young dancers in technical ability, performance skills, diversity, and maturity.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 527-4777 Full details →

BrightSide Theatre Youth Project

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Naperville • 👤 8-18

Youth theater productions at Meiley Swallow Hall for kids ages 8-18.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 447-8497 Full details →

Village of Bolingbrook - Free Community Events

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Bolingbrook • 👤 All ages / family • 🌟 Free

Annual events: Village Picnic (Art in the Park, petting zoo, scavenger hunt, fishing derby), Wednesday Night Summer Concerts (Roger C. Claar Performin...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 226-8400 Full details →

Premier Gym West — PreK Open Gym

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Oswego • 👤 6 months - Kindergarten

Waiver must be signed by parent/guardian. Cash only. Check website for closures and schedule changes. Call (630) 554-7480.

🌐 Website 📞 (203) 501-1972 Full details →

Aurora Juventud Futbol Club

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Aurora • 👤 Youth (contact for specific ages)

Non-profit youth soccer organization serving the Aurora community with certified coaches who love to teach soccer. Competes in YSSL (Young Sportsmen's...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 740-2177 Full details →

Chicago Fire FC Youth Soccer / Residential Camp

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Naperville • 👤 6-19 years (general), 12-16 years (residential camp)

Youth soccer programs affiliated with Chicago Fire FC professional club. Delivers high-level soccer training for ages 6-19 with professional coaches, ...

🌐 Website 📞 (773) 944-0527 Full details →

Fox Valley Hands of Hope

★★★★ 4.6
📍 Geneva • 👤 Ages 5-18 (youth program) • 🌟 Free

Nonprofit providing expert grief support for children ages 5-18, families, and adults experiencing loss. Youth and family bereavement support. Service...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 232-2233 Full details →

Shedd Aquarium — Free Days

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Chicago • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Check sheddaquarium.org for complete 2026 free day calendar.

🌐 Website 📞 (312) 939-2438 Full details →

Naper Settlement - Sensory Friendly Saturdays

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Award-winning 13-acre outdoor history museum with 31 historical structures from the 1830s. Offers Sensory Friendly Saturdays with hands-on activities ...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 420-6010 Full details →

Kids Bowl Free - Plainfield Lanes/Twisted Pin

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Plainfield • 👤 Kids (check site for age limits) • 🌟 Free

FREE bowling for kids through the KidsBowlFree.com program during summer. Sign up online for free game passes.

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 782-7790 Full details →

Twisted Pin (formerly Plainfield Lanes)

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Plainfield • 👤 All ages

Luxury bowling with bumpers available for kids. Arcade with classic pinball to VR experiences. Birthday parties. Summer Pin Pass program for families....

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 782-7790 Full details →

Fox Valley Ice Arena

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Geneva • 👤 All ages

Hockey programs for children at all levels, figure skating from beginner to advanced. Public skating sessions available.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 262-0690 Full details →

Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Woodridge • 👤 All ages

Water slides, splash pads, family-friendly water park. Seasonal - opens summer 2026. Hours: Mon-Thu 12-7pm, Fri 11:30am-6pm, Sat-Sun 12-6pm. Phone: (6...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 353-3350 Full details →

Playroom Cafe Social

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Naperville • 👤 0-6

Play cafe with play areas for young children and food for parents.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 946-6879 Full details →

Playroom Cafe Two

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Naperville • 👤 0-6

Play cafe with warm pastel tones, wooden play structure, ball pit, natural wood toys, pretend play areas, separate baby area, and organic cafe with fr...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 946-6879 Full details →

Players Indoor Sports Center

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Naperville • 👤 5-18

State-of-the-art facility serving the Naperville area since 2008 offering indoor environments for soccer, lacrosse, football, and other field sports.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 470-6400 Full details →

TOCA Soccer Center Naperville

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Naperville • 👤 18 months to adult

The largest indoor soccer center in Chicagoland at 95,000 square feet. Features four indoor synthetic turf fields (three full-sized for 8v8, one small...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 470-6400 Full details →

Rice Pool & Water Park

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Wheaton • 👤 All ages

Open swim Mon-Sat 11AM-8PM, Sun 12PM-8PM (summer season). Water park features. Swim lessons available.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 690-4880 Full details →

Zigfield Troy Golf Range & Par 3

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Woodridge • 👤 Ages 5+ for junior programs • 🌟 Free

9-hole par 27 course, driving range, mini golf. Junior program welcomes 200+ kids/year. Perfect for beginners - short course without pressure. 3rd gen...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 985-9860 Full details →

Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Programs

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 Under 36 months (baby storytime), Preschool, K-8 • 🌟 Free

Weekly storytimes for different ages. 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. 2026 Bookmark Contest (grades K-8). Children's area has light-up wall, ...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 960-1200 Full details →

Five Star Tennis Center

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Plainfield • 👤 4-18+

11-court indoor tennis facility with LED lighting and 10,000 sq ft of viewing/lobby space. Comprehensive programs for all ages 4-18+ from junior devel...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 282-4888 Full details →

M14 Hoops Basketball Academy

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Aurora • 👤 Kindergarten - 12th grade

State-of-the-art 53,000 square foot basketball development facility with 6 indoor high school regulation basketball courts, 4,300 sq ft weight room, f...

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 281-0192 Full details →

Playpen Sports Academy

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Naperville • 👤 2-6

Toddler sports programs in soccer, baseball, basketball, golf, and playactive classes for ages 2-6.

🌐 Website 📞 (414) 420-1422 Full details →

Lisle Library District - Kids Programs

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Lisle • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

YS Play Area with forts, mini climbing wall, games, LiteZilla. Take & Make crafts. Explore More Illinois (free museum/attraction passes for cardholder...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 971-1675 Full details →

Lake Renwick Heron Rookery

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Plainfield • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

FREE. Great for kids interested in animals and birdwatching. Connect with local wildlife.

🌐 Website 📞 N/A Full details →

Wheatland Wizards Basketball Club

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Aurora • 👤 3rd grade - High School

Premier competitive regional traveling basketball program of the Wheatland Athletic Association. Offers highly qualified trainers and coaches committe...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 978-2855 Full details →

BIG Gymnastics

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Burr Ridge • 👤 18 months - Adult

Women's recreational and competitive gymnastics and tumbling facility serving the Burr Ridge, Hinsdale, Downers Grove, and western suburbs area. Teach...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 323-6244 Full details →

Action Gymnastics

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 All ages

USAG member gym. Classes for various age groups, camps, and birthday parties. Phone: (630) 251-5506.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 969-0900 Full details →

CYT Chicago (Christian Youth Theater)

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Naperville • 👤 5 - 18 years

After-school theater arts training. Weekly classes in voice, drama, dance, and specialty themes. Serves the greater Chicagoland area.

🌐 Website 📞 Contact via website Full details →

CYT Chicago Aurora (Christian Youth Theater)

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Aurora • 👤 Youth

Weekly classes in drama, voice, dance, specialty topics. Three 9-10 week sessions during the school year (2-hour classes).

🌐 Website Full details →

Illinois Conservatory for the Arts

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Naperville • 👤 8-adult

Formerly Academy of the Arts. Located inside The Matrix Club offering classes, camps, and performances for adolescents, teens, and adults.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 243-5100 Full details →

Kidinary Cooking Academy

★★★★ 4.5
📍 Naperville • 👤 5-14

Cooking academy dedicated to teaching kids culinary skills through fun, hands-on classes.

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 600-2044 Full details →

Pelican Harbor Indoor Aquatic Park — Open Swim

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Bolingbrook • 👤 All ages

Year-round indoor/outdoor aquatic park. Must register for time slots online. Max capacity 40 per slot, min 25 to avoid cancellation. Zero-depth entry ...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 739-1700 Full details →

Sky Zone Aurora

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Aurora • 👤 All ages

Wall-to-wall trampolines, SkySlam dunking, Ultimate Dodgeball, foam zone. Sky Camp programs for kids. Birthday parties available.

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 207-4759 Full details →

Guitar Center Aurora - Music Lessons

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Aurora • 👤 Kids through adults

Professional music lessons including piano, guitar, drums, and more.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 375-1466 Full details →

DuPage Children's Museum

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Naperville • 👤 0-10 • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Interactive exhibits in math, science, and art designed for young minds. Features bubble station, mini river for water play, and hands-on learning act...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 637-8000 Full details →

DuPage Children's Museum - Birthday Parties

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Naperville • 👤 Ages 1-10 • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Birthday parties where guests explore, create, build, wonder, discover, think, and play. Educational and hands-on party experience at the museum.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 637-8000 Full details →

DuPage Children's Museum - Sensory Programs

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Naperville • 👤 Infants to 10 • 🌟 Free • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Offers Adaptive Play Time and Sensory Friendly Saturday programs with modified environments for children with disabilities, autism, and sensory proces...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 637-8000 Full details →

DuPage Children's Museum Tinkering Camp

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Naperville • 👤 4-10 • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Hands-on adventure where kids explore materials, chase curiosity, and experiment. Part of museum summer programming.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 637-8000 Full details →

Cosley Zoo

★★★★ 4.4
📍 West Chicago • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Nationally accredited 5-acre zoo with 150+ animals representing 60+ native Illinois species including bobcats, foxes, goats, and sheep. Free admission...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 665-5534 Full details →

Aurora Skate Center

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Aurora • 👤 All ages

Open since 1955 (70 years). Saturday afternoon lessons open to all ages, geared mainly toward children. Family and group sessions.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 898-5830 Full details →

Abbey Farms

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Aurora • 👤 All ages

Fall festival with corn maze, pumpkin patch, outdoor family activities, bouncing trampoline, zip lines, petting zoo, slides, and more. About 25 minute...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 966-7775 Full details →

Just for Kicks Soccer Complex

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Plainfield • 👤 18 months - adults

Premier indoor/outdoor soccer facility. Lil' Kickers (18mo-7yr), skills development (8-10yr), 3v3, Futsal leagues. Off Wolf's Crossing, 2 miles west o...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 270-9962 Full details →

Lil' Kickers at Just for Kicks

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Plainfield • 👤 18 months to 9 years

Nationally recognized child development soccer program at Just for Kicks facility. Rooted in child development theories with age-appropriate curriculu...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 270-9962 Full details →

Bolingbrook Community Basketball / Bolingbrook Magic

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Bolingbrook • 👤 3rd grade - High School

Community basketball organization offering the Bolingbrook Magic travel teams for competitive youth basketball players. Also provides supervised open ...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 575-1500 Full details →

School of Rock Plainfield

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Plainfield • 👤 8 - 18 years (Rock 101 ages 8-13)

Guitar, drums, piano, bass, vocals, keys. Performance Program with live shows at local venues. Rock 101 for beginners (no experience needed). Music ca...

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 792-4084 Full details →

Aurora Community Theatre - Acting Up!

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Aurora • 👤 Youth (beginners and experienced)

Students learn fundamentals of theatre, voice projection, performance etiquette. Advanced students build acting and improvisation skills.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 859-8606 Full details →

City of Aurora - Central Indoor Pool

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Aurora • 👤 All ages (kids 6 & under need wristband + adult in water)

Indoor pool with family/open swim. Adult swim last 10 min of every hour. Year-round swimming. Swim lessons also available.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 859-8606 Full details →

City of Aurora Recreation Centers

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Naperville • 👤 Ages 3-18 • 🌟 Free • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Basketball, swimming, crafts, cooking. 'We Are Aurora Youth' offers free meals noon-4PM at designated centers. Summer youth programs available. A.R.I....

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 859-8606 Full details →

Barnes & Noble — Saturday Storytime

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Free weekly storytime at participating locations. No registration needed. Store hours: Mon-Sat 10-9, Sun 11-7. Call (331) 288-9766 to confirm.

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 288-9766 Full details →

Community Commons SportsPlex - Open Gym for Littles

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Plainfield • 👤 1.5 - 5 years • 🌟 Free

FREE open gym for littles. 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 9:30-11am. Safe, encouraging play space with age-appropriate toys and activities. Part of Community C...

🌐 Website 📞 Contact Community Christian Church Full details →

Aurora Township Youth & Community Center

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Aurora • 👤 Ages 7-17 (and 18-year-old HS seniors) • 🌟 Free

Free after-school and summer programs. Gym, conference room, multi-purpose room, open recreation area. Open Mon-Sat.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 859-7501 Full details →

City of Aurora Summer Youth Programs

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Aurora • 👤 Youth • 🌟 Free

City-run summer youth programs including camps, activities, and free meal programs.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 859-7501 Full details →

Naperville School District 203 - Dual Language Program

★★★★ 4.4
📍 Naperville • 👤 Kindergarten and 1st grade entry • 🌟 Free

Language immersion program at select elementary schools for students from both English and Spanish speaking households. Promotes bilingualism starting...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 420-6300 Full details →

Sonny Acres Farm

★★★★ 4.3
📍 West Chicago • 👤 All ages

Known for Fall Fest events with pumpkins, hayrides, and self-feed petting zoo. Spend the day meeting farm animals and feeding them.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 231-3859 Full details →

Phillips Park Family Aquatic Center

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Aurora • 👤 All ages

Zero-depth entry leisure pool, drop-off slides, twisting enclosed body flume slides, kid-friendly spray area, lap swimming at designated times.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 851-8686 Full details →

Forest View Farms

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Elburn • 👤 5+

Horseback riding lessons (8+), pony lessons (5-7), pony rides, petting zoo, hayrides, and horse boarding.

🌐 Website 📞 (708) 560-0306 Full details →

Seven Bridges Ice Arena

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Woodridge • 👤 All ages

114,355 sq ft multi-purpose sports facility opened in 1994 with one NHL-sized rink, one Olympic-sized rink, and a turf field. Offers ISI and USFSA fig...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 271-4400 Full details →

Kiddy Club Playground & Sandbox

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Aurora • 👤 0-8

Indoor playground with sandbox, climbing structures, and play areas for young children.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 229-6247 Full details →

Block 59 - The Rink

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages

Seasonal outdoor refrigerated ice rink at Block 59 dining and entertainment complex (between Yard House and Cheesecake Factory). 7,200 sq ft rink with...

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Indian Boundary YMCA

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 6 months+ for swim lessons; various ages for sports and programs

Private and group swim lessons (starting at 6 months). Basketball and volleyball clinics. Early learning center, day camp, school age child care. Club...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 968-8400 Full details →

Canlan Sports - Romeoville

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Romeoville • 👤 4-8 for youth programs, all ages

State-of-the-art multi-purpose facility with 3 NHL-sized ice rinks, event room, full-service sports shop, and concessions. Home to one of the largest ...

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 886-4423 Full details →

Willowbrook Ice Arena

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Willowbrook • 👤 3 and up (Snowplow Sam 3-5, Basic 6-11, Pre-Teen, Adult)

Indoor ice arena with NHL rink (200x85) and skills rink (100x55). Offers learn to skate and hockey programs for all ages with Snowplow Sam levels for ...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 581-5044 Full details →

Wheaton Sport Center

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Wheaton • 👤 3 months - 13 years (child care); all ages (swim/fitness)

Two pools (recreation pool with kid-friendly slide + lap pool). Family swim in recreation pool. Swim Academy lessons. Child care for members: Baby Roo...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 690-0887 Full details →

PrairieFest 2026

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Oswego • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

June 18-21, 2026. Kendall County's largest festival. Free concerts, carnival rides, petting zoo, pony rides, 5K race, Father's Day parade, business ex...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 554-1010 Full details →

Kids Town Play & Party (Fox Valley Mall)

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Aurora • 👤 0-10

Indoor play space featuring slides, obstacle courses, and toddler-friendly areas with birthday party packages.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 907-7700 Full details →

Woodridge Soccer Association

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Woodridge • 👤 6-14 years

Non-profit recreational soccer program organizing teams for boys and girls ages 6-14 through the Woodridge Park District. Spring and fall outdoor seas...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 353-3300 Full details →

Northside Family Aquatic Center

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Wheaton • 👤 All ages (family-friendly)

Family aquatic center. Swim lessons available. Part of Wheaton Park District.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 690-4880 Full details →

Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA)

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Carol Stream • 👤 All ages • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Cooperative extension of the Naperville Park District providing year-round recreational and social programs for children, teens, and adults with speci...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 681-0962 Full details →

DuPage County Forest Preserve — Free Self-Guided Visits

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

60 forest preserves, 500+ miles of trails. Nature centers have free exhibits. Check calendar of events for free nature programs for kids.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 933-7248 Full details →

DuPage Forest Preserve - Summer Day Camps

★★★★ 4.3
📍 DuPage County • 👤 Entering grades 1-8

Summer camps for kids entering 1st through 8th grades focusing on nature and STEM. Themes include Illinois rocks, bird watching, and fishing skills. Q...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 933-7248 Full details →

Aurora STEAM Academy

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Aurora • 👤 Aurora students (school age)

After-school co-curricular program exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math interconnections.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 299-7560 Full details →

Roadrunners Soccer Club

★★★★ 4.3
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 4-19 years

Home to over 800 players yearly from ages 4-19. Committed to a Player First development model focusing on players of character who learn respect and c...

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 775-8561 Full details →

Home Depot Kids Workshop

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Naperville • 👤 5-12 years • 🌟 Free

Must register online ahead of time. One parent can register up to 4 children. Upcoming: Mar 7 Leprechaun Trap, Apr 4 Farm Planter. Kids get to keep wh...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 637-9200 Full details →

Johansen Farms

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Bolingbrook • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Family farm with petting zoo for over 33 years. Friendly farm animals to pet and feed. Free pony rides on Saturdays & Sundays in October (11am-5pm). P...

🌐 Website Full details →

Funtopia Naperville

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Naperville • 👤 1-101

Indoor playground with 50+ climbing fun walls, ropes course, ninja course, giant slide, jump area, and toddler area.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 718-4327 Full details →

Parkside Lanes

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Aurora • 👤 All ages

Kids bowling parties on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Everything provided except cake and ice cream (bring your own).

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 898-5678 Full details →

College of DuPage Youth Academy

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Naperville • 👤 Grades K-12

Enrichment classes for grades 1-8 at Naperville Center. Programs include speech, creative writing, chess, archery, culinary arts, game design, and STE...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 942-2208 Full details →

Darien Sportsplex

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Darien • 👤 Tots and up (all ages)

Darien Park District facility with three NHL-size sheets of ice for hockey, figure skating, and open skating. Home of Chicago Edge Skating Academy whi...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 789-6666 Full details →

C.W. Avery Family YMCA

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Plainfield • 👤 6 months+ (Kids Corner); all ages for swim/sports

Family Aquatic Center & Indoor Waterpark, 8-lane lap pool, gymnasium, open gym hours, youth swim lessons, dance programs, sports leagues, summer day c...

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 267-8600 Full details →

Wheaton College - Summer Sport Camps

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Wheaton • 👤 Kids/teens

Tennis, basketball, football, and more. Taught by Wheaton College coaches and athletes. Character development + athletic skills.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 752-5000 Full details →

Advocate Good Samaritan Health & Wellness Center - Kids Swimming

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 6 months to 14 years

Three award-winning pools. Technique-focused instruction in small group settings. Group lessons from 6 months; semi-private and private lessons availa...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 275-2640 Full details →

DuPage Figure Skating Club

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages and levels

One of the largest US Figure Skating clubs in the nation, incorporated in 1976. Offers testing, competitions (DuPage Open), developmental clinics, cam...

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Sea Lion Aquatic Park

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Lisle • 👤 All ages (tot lessons available)

Seasonal outdoor water park. 11 attractions: 5 water slides (2 flume, 2 free fall, 1 tot slide), zero-depth shallow end, sand play area, adults-only d...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 964-3410 Full details →

Naperville Gymnastics Club — Open Gym (All Ages)

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Naperville • 👤 5 years - Adult

Open to the public, no pre-registration required.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 453-5658 Full details →

Naperville Gymnastics Club — Preschool Open Gym

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Naperville • 👤 5 and under

No pre-registration required. Walk-in welcome. Good for toddlers and preschoolers.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 453-5658 Full details →

Naperville Gymnastics, Tumbling & Cheer

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Naperville • 👤 2-18

Private club offering instruction in Gymnastics, Cheer, Tumbling & Ninja. Open gym available. Preschool through competitive levels.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 453-5658 Full details →

Legacy Elite Gymnastics

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Naperville • 👤 3-18

Competitive and recreational gymnastics training facility.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 851-5437 Full details →

A Kid's Kitchen

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Naperville • 👤 3-18

Introduces children to cooking using nutritious ingredients in a professional kitchen. Parent & Child, Teen Camps, Summer/Winter Break Camps, Birthday...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 983-3663 Full details →

BDA Dance Studio

★★★★ 4.2
📍 Plainfield • 👤 Kids through adults

Creative movement, ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, acrobats, yoga. Serves Joliet-Plainfield-Shorewood.

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Lowe's Kids Club Workshop

★★★★ 4.1
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Free DIY workshops for kids at participating locations. Registration required. Recent project: Birdhouse (Feb 21).

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 445-6226 Full details →

Get Air Trampoline Park

★★★★ 4.1
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 All ages; Toddler Time for kids under 46" • 🌟 Free

Hours: Mon-Thu 10am-8pm, Fri-Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 8am-8pm. Toddler Time: Tue/Thu 10am-12pm, Sun 8-10am (under 46" only, parent/child). Jump socks requir...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 912-4359 Full details →

Elite Sports Complex

★★★★ 4.1
📍 Naperville • 👤 3-18

Multi-sport complex with gymnastics, sports training, and youth programs.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 968-2699 Full details →

Eola Tennis Academy (Fernandes Tennis Academy)

★★★★ 4.1
📍 Aurora • 👤 3-18+

Indoor and outdoor tennis club and pickleball facility in Aurora. Home of Fernandes Tennis Academy, a high performance tennis training and college ten...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 556-1199 Full details →

211 DuPage

★★★★ 4.1
📍 DuPage County • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Connects residents to essential health and human services. Available 24/7 with interpreting for non-English speakers. Dial 2-1-1 or text zip code to T...

🌐 Website 📞 211 Full details →

Swim With Bill

★★★★ 4.1
📍 Aurora • 👤 Kids through adult

Nearly 30 years of professionally trained instructors teaching kids to swim and be safe in water.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 659-8415 Full details →

Paramount School of the Arts

★★★★ 4.1
📍 Aurora • 👤 Ages 3-18+

90+ classes per session in theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Kindergarten through high school theater/acting classes. Connected to the Paramount...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 896-6810 Full details →

Urban Air Adventure & Trampoline Park

★★★★ 4
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages

Year-round indoor amusements. Adventures for all ages. Serves the Woodridge/Downers Grove/Bolingbrook/Naperville area.

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 472-8799 Full details →

Urban Air Adventure Park - Naperville

★★★★ 4
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages

Indoor adventure park offering customizable birthday party events with trampolines, climbing walls, and more.

🌐 Website 📞 (331) 472-8799 Full details →

Fry Family YMCA

★★★★ 4
📍 Naperville • 👤 0-18 • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Full-service YMCA with youth programs including swimming, gymnastics, sports, and childcare.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 904-9595 Full details →

Naperville Tennis Club

★★★★ 4
📍 Naperville • 👤 5-18

10-court indoor tennis facility with junior development lessons. Open to both Members and Non-Members. 10% multi-class discount.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 355-5600 Full details →

Downers Grove Ice Arena

★★★★ 4
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 All ages

Well-established community ice arena offering public skating, hockey programs, figure skating lessons, and skate rentals. Known for friendly staff and...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 971-3780 Full details →

Team Chicago Soccer Club

★★★★ 4
📍 Aurora • 👤 7-23 years (U7-U23)

The elite club soccer program of the Wheatland Athletic Association, composed of boys and girls traveling soccer teams from U7 to U23. Offers Futures ...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 978-8244 Full details →

United Gymnastics Academy

★★★★ 4
📍 Carol Stream • 👤 All ages

Established 1997. Recreational & competitive gymnastics, tumbling, ninja classes. Girls & boys classes. USAG Women's Program levels 3-10. Open gym ses...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 681-8400 Full details →

Galaxy Soccer Club

★★★★ 4
📍 Naperville • 👤 Up to 18 years

Premier youth soccer organization established in 1998, initially parent-coached and now utilizing nationally licensed professional coaches. Dedicated ...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 548-4300 Full details →

Plainfield United Soccer Club

★★★★ 4
📍 Plainfield • 👤 6-18 years

The travel/competitive arm of the Plainfield Soccer Association. Girls teams compete in IWSL, boys in NISL. Professional coaching with tryouts require...

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 439-7227 Full details →

Main Event Entertainment

★★★ 3.9
📍 Warrenville • 👤 All ages

Bowling (dragon ball ramps for young kids), laser tag, 100+ arcade games, high ropes, VR. Full restaurant. Kids Bowl Free program in summer. Mon-Thu 1...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 393-9400 Full details →

Center Ice of DuPage

★★★ 3.9
📍 Glen Ellyn • 👤 All ages (youth and adult programs)

56,796 sq ft multi-purpose sports facility opened in 1989 with one NHL-sized rink and one International-sized rink. Offers learn to skate, learn to pl...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 790-9696 Full details →

GymQuest of Plainfield

★★★ 3.9
📍 Plainfield • 👤 Walking age (1 year) - 17 years

Gymnastics, Dance (Studio 815), Cheer, Tumbling, Preschool classes. Open Gym Fridays 11am-12pm for ages 6mo-12yr ($5/child). Operating since 2005. M-S...

🌐 Website 📞 (815) 609-6360 Full details →

Naperville Art League

★★★ 3.9
📍 Naperville • 👤 5-adult

Not-for-profit volunteer organization offering session-based drawing classes teaching basics of line, value contrasts, and perspective.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 355-2530 Full details →

Addison Ice Arena

★★★ 3.8
📍 Addison • 👤 All ages (pre-hockey through adult)

Premier family ice sports complex with one NHL rink and one Olympic rink, full-service Blue Line Bar and Grill, and Advanced Pro Shop. Programs from p...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 543-9200 Full details →

North Central College Soccer Camps

★★★ 3.8
📍 Naperville • 👤 Youth through high school

North Central College in downtown Naperville opens its campus each summer for youth sports camps including soccer. Camps are led by college coaching s...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 637-5100 Full details →

Wheaton United Soccer Club

★★★ 3.8
📍 Wheaton • 👤 5-18 years

Competitive soccer club for players ages 5-18 operated through the Wheaton Park District. One-year commitment expectation for all players. Pre-registr...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 465-9723 Full details →

Fox Valley Family YMCA — Gymnastics Open Gym

★★★ 3.7
📍 Aurora • 👤 1-5 years (with parent) and 6-18 years

Supervised gymnastics with skill-appropriate activities led by Y gymnastics instructors.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 552-4100 Full details →

AdvantageYOU Tennis (City of Aurora)

★★★ 3.7
📍 Aurora • 👤 5-18+

Exclusive provider for tennis and pickleball programming for the City of Aurora. Offers a wide range of youth and adult programs at various recreation...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 897-0516 Full details →

City of Aurora Birthday Parties

★★★ 3.7
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages

Book city recreation facilities for birthday parties.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 897-0516 Full details →

City of Aurora Youth Sports

★★★ 3.7
📍 Aurora • 👤 Ages 3-18

Baseball/Softball/T-ball, Basketball, Flag Football, Soccer, Tennis, Track, Volleyball. Register at AuroraPROS.org/Recreation.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 897-0516 Full details →

Naperville Safety Town

★★★ 3.7
📍 Naperville • 👤 4-7

Week-long program for children entering K or 1st grade teaching safety skills through stories, games, songs, guest speakers, and videos.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 369-8400 Full details →

Little Friends, Inc.

★★★ 3.6
📍 Naperville • 👤 18 months to adult • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Leading human services provider founded in 1965, offering wraparound care for children, adults, and families with autism, intellectual, developmental,...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 355-6533 Full details →

Play It Again Sports

★★★ 3.2
📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages

Buy, sell, and trade new and quality used sports equipment. Great for growing kids who need gear every season — baseball, soccer, hockey, lacrosse, bi...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 355-1121 Full details →

Village of Downers Grove Events

★★★ 3.1
📍 Downers Grove • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Official village events calendar with community events, festivals, and family activities.

🌐 Website Full details →

Olivia's Play Place

★★★ 3.1
📍 Naperville • 👤 Ages 1-5

Indoor playground specifically for ages 1-5. Rounded edges, low heights, soft surfaces, secure play zones. Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-2pm. Socks required. Ad...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 580-8006 Full details →

ACE Youth Tennis (The ACE Project)

📍 Naperville • 👤 5-11 (K-5)

Nonprofit organization providing youth tennis in underserved communities. The ACE Project nurtures children by building character, confidence, and com...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 428-6000 Full details →

Alder Grove Counseling

📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages

Therapy services specializing in individual, child, and group therapy for all ages. Experienced therapists covering grief and loss, anxiety, and other...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 206-0272 Full details →

Club SciKidz - Naperville

📍 Naperville • 👤 K-8

STEM curriculum featuring hands-on experiments and projects for summer camps and after-school programs.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 461-4211 Full details →

Creating Space Therapy

📍 Naperville • 👤 All ages

Expert trauma therapy and grief counseling in Naperville. Serves surrounding DuPage County communities with specialized approaches.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 601-3460 Full details →

Healthy Kids Running Series - Downers Grove

📍 Downers Grove • 👤 Pre-K through 8th grade • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Spring 2026: April 12 - May 17 (Sundays). Five-week running program with age-appropriate events: 50 & 75 yard dashes, 1/4 mile, 1/2 mile, 1 mile. Chal...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 719-5825 Full details →

Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA) - Summer@IMSA

📍 Aurora • 👤 Grades K and up

Summer day programs and Saturday programming. Robotics camp with Sphero BOLT robots, coding missions and challenges.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 907-5000 Full details →

Kline Creek Farm

📍 West Chicago • 👤 All ages • 🌟 Free

Step back in time to experience 1890s DuPage County farm life. Restored farmstead with historically-costumed interpreters. Hands-on farm activities fo...

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Naperville Youth Club - STEM Camps

📍 Naperville • 👤 Youth

Hands-on STEM camps designed to spark curiosity and build essential skills in science, technology, engineering, and math.

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 822-6530 Full details →

Synergy Adaptive Athletics (WDSRA)

📍 Carol Stream • 👤 All ages • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Program of WDSRA helping people of all ages with a primary physical disability through a variety of impactful adaptive athletics activities. Offers wh...

🌐 Website 📞 (630) 681-0962 Full details →

The Branch Moms Community

📍 Naperville • 👤 Moms of all ages • 🌟 Free

Founded 2009 as Naperville Moms Network, rebranded 2019. Over 80,000 mom members in western suburbs. Hosts Moms Nights, kid playgroups, special events...

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Tippi Toes Dance (Southeast Aurora)

📍 Aurora • 👤 18 months to 12 years

Dance classes for boys and girls. Age-appropriate, fun-focused instruction.

🌐 Website Full details →

Water Lantern Festival (Aurora)

📍 Aurora • 👤 All ages (FREE for under 8) • 🌟 Free

Seasonal event with food trucks, live music, vendors, scavenger hunt, lantern launch. Kids under 8 free.

🌐 Website Full details →

Little League Challenger Division - Naperville

📍 Naperville • 👤 Youth • ♥ Special Needs Friendly

Little League's adaptive baseball program for individuals with physical and intellectual challenges. Inclusive baseball experience.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the most popular activities for elementary kids in Naperville?

Top activities for ages 5-10 in Naperville include sports leagues (soccer, basketball, baseball), coding/robotics classes, art studios, dance programs, martial arts, swimming lessons, and STEM camps. Many offer after-school and weekend scheduling.

Are there after-school programs in Naperville?

Yes! Many Naperville businesses offer after-school programs and classes starting at 3:30-4:00 PM. Options include sports, coding, art, dance, martial arts, and homework help programs.

What STEM activities are available for elementary kids?

Naperville has excellent STEM options including coding classes (Scratch, Python), robotics clubs, science experiment workshops, math enrichment, engineering challenges, and technology camps. Many run year-round with seasonal camps.

How many activities should my elementary-age child do?

Most child development experts recommend 1-2 structured activities per season for elementary kids, leaving time for free play, homework, and family time. Quality over quantity helps prevent burnout and lets kids develop deeper skills.

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