Willowbrook hosts high-flying family fun

Kids will enjoy the playground during Kite Fly Day May 5 at Farmingdale Terrace Park in Willowbrook.

Updated: April 26, 2012 8:42PM

Kids and parents will have high-flying fun at Kite Fly Day from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at Farmingdale Terrace Park, 415 Honey Locust Lane, Willowbrook. A longtime staff member of Willowbrook’s Recreation Department will be on hand to offer expert advice on kite flying for families who bring kites. He will give a kite to anyone who doesn’t bring one, while supplies last.

“It’s an opportunity for people from the community to get together and fly some kites and have some snacks,” said Kristin Violante, Willowbrook’s superintendent of parks and recreation. “We want to offer opportunities for people to recreate for free. It’s a good kickoff to our spring and summer season.”

The event also offers families a chance to explore the beautiful park, which has a basketball court, walking paths and a playground that is a particular favorite of children attending the annual kite fly.

Reservations are requested but not essential.

For details, call (630) 323-8215 or visit willowbrookil.org.

Reading readiness

Prepare for that long summer break by bringing your children to the Friends Book Sale, Friday, April 27, through Sunday, April 29, at the Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St., Western Springs. The selection will include fiction, nonfiction, music and videos.

For details, call (708) 246-0520 or visit fordlibrary.org.

What was that?

Secret Agent Splat! Children will have a good laugh when they hear the wacky mystery by best-selling author/illustrator Rob Scotton at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Oak Brook Barnes and Noble, 297 Oakbrook Center. The story hour will be followed by a mini scavenger hunt with successful scavengers receiving Secret Agent Splat binoculars, while supplies last.

For details, call (630) 684-0586 or visit barnesandnoble.com.

Head to Westchester

He’s a juggler with a gift for comedy and a love of audience interaction, so your family will have fun when Andy Head entertains during the Day of the Child at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at the Westchester Public Library, 10700 Canterbury St. The event is designed to encourage kids to read.

For details, call (708) 562-3573 or visit westchesterpl.org.

Yawn!

Your children may be ready for a nap after hearing Goodnight, Dragons by Judith Roth and Marianne Richmond’s I’m Not Tired Yet! during a Sleepy Time Storytime at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, at the Oak Brook Barnes and Noble, 297 Oakbrook Center. There also will be a related coloring activity.

For details, call (630) 684-0586 or visit barnesandnoble.com.

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