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Shop Chicago Local This Holiday Season


It is one of the goals of this website to constantly support our local

Chicagoland businesses! Perhaps you will be able to find some last minute

gift ideas or at least businesses to follow and order from in the future.

Every business listed below is one our family has supported and continues to do so on a

regular basis!

 

Edible Treats

 

 

  • RJK Productions
    • Downers Grove
    • Perfect gifts for teachers, christmas parties, neighbors, etc!
    • Hot cocoa bombs, coffee bombs, fun breakables, and more!

 

  • Rebecca’s Cakes By Design
    • Bartlett
    • It has become a new tradition to order “Paint & Eat” cookies for each holiday. It’s a dessert and craft in one!
    • On top of that she will be carrying:
      • DIY Holiday cookie kit
      • DIY Christmas Tree Cake Kit
      • Holiday cupcakes
    • Baked goods prepared in a nut free kitchen.

 

  • Olive + Emmental
    • A Holiday Wreath charcuterie board would be the perfect gift to your holiday gathering!

 

  • Moments Savored
    • These holiday treat tins are so adorable and the perfect stocking stuffer or gift to accompany a gift card!

 

Fun Packages

 

 

 

  • WE Events
    • Balloons fit for every occasion, with proceeds donated to a cause!
    • Not only can you order amazing balloon garlands and get fantastic event planning, but for the holidays make sure to download her FREE Holiday Around The World Coloring Sheet and her Santa letter template.
      • Take the Santa letter to visit one of her magical holiday displays to mail. If you choose the “express mail” option aka donate to our partner charity you are guaranteed a letter back from Santa himself! Click here for more info! (Receiving a letter back only is an option for a limited time!)

 

  • Dazzling Divas
    • Christmas Break is the perfect time to book a private spa party for your own kiddos or a whole group of friends!
    • Try out the “Deck The Glam Mansion” package!
      • Manicures
      • Hair sparkles
      • Makeup
      • Facials
      • Spa Headband
      • Xmas hair clip
      • Xmas craft
      • Hot cocoa & S’mores Bar
      • Write letters to the North Pole!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CXHYbC6Pk6e/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

 

Clothing

 

 

 

  • State of Play Kids
    • Nothing screams shop local more than gifts from State of Play! The perfect gift for the Midwestern family!

 

 

 

  • Makoshey
    • We adore this company for their girl positive clothing. The super soft, comfy, and inspirational clothing is a fan favorite in our household and the long sleeved tees and hoodies are perfect for winter.
    • Not to mention, what better gift than to commemorate historical idols? Choose from the many Heroic Women T-shirts!
    • Use code HELEN20 for a discount!

 

  • Colorful Creations
    • The holiday collection is too cute for words!
    • Hair bows, head bands, and necklaces with the cutest sparkles, characters, and fun colors!

 

  • Kido
    • The ultimate boutique to shop for the best in children’s clothing, books, and toys!
  • Zion & Co
    • We love our “Mini” jean jacket from this local baby and toddler boutique and can’t wait to wear it when Eleanor’s arm is cast free!

 

Crafts & Gifts

 

 

 

  • Ljacs + JLaur Explore
    • Open ended sensory play to enjoy each day of winter break!
    • These winter wonderland kits were a huge hit for my kiddos!

 

  • Fizzy Magic
    • These aren’t just your every day bath bombs people!
    • “Educational Bath Fizzies – Fun, Fizz & Learn!. Pure & Safe Ingredients with essential oils to calm kids before bedtime but best of all – each fizzy contains a surprise, clue to guess and fun fact to learn along with bedtime story relates to the surprise.”
    • The Holiday Limited Edition Box has holiday squishy surprises inside as well as a Light Up Tree Poop Hat!
    • Or purchase a gift card or monthly subscription. The perfect gift from grandparents, aunts, uncles, godparents, etc!
    • The perfect, non-candy, gift! Use in the tub or use in a sensory table!

 

  • B.Ash Crayons
    • Custom crayons from the west suburbs of Chicago! They make for adorable stocking stuffers, party favors, you name it!

 

Stacey M Design

  • “Welcome and thank you for visiting my shop! My mission is to empower children. I publish a series of guided journals designed to help kids feel more confident and valued. My collection of blank journals, spirals, note cards, birthday cards, and other products each feature illustrations of kids with a variety of skin tones, hair colors, hair styles, and abilities. Because kids see themselves in my artwork, the artwork makes kids smile and feel empowered.”
  • For roughly 2nd graders and up, the guided journals are absolutely amazing to encourage creative writing and self expression! My older two kiddos love them! My younger daughter enjoys drawing in the spiral notebook because the drawing on the front cover, “looks just like her!”

 

  • Brainy Day Box
    • These winter kits are perfect as a winter break boredom buster or holiday gift!
    • All kits come with ball of homemade (taste safe) playdough, snowman pieces, winter accessories, and stem challenge and learning activity cards.

 

  • Mama & OG
    • Always obsessed with the beautiful letter & number resin sets which make for wonderful gifts for your own children or family members!
    • What I didn’t know is that I would be even more obsessed with the resin hair clips! Beautifully paired with our holiday outfits!
    • Although the online shop is currently closed, you can still purchase from Bubbles Academy in the 900 shops!

 

 

  • Hopscotch City
    • Holiday Printable Pack for kids
    • Digital download only. Six festive printable activities for your kids to enjoy! Color, cut, lace & more.
    • Activities include:
      – Create a snowglobe scene
      – Color a nutcracker
      – Color & cut holiday cookies
      – Color, cut & lace an ugly sweater
      – Cut & string a DIY Garland
      – Write a letter to santa

 

 

  • Pop of Paper Co
    • Christmas Kid Decor Pop Box. This box includes:
      • Christmas themed felt garland
      • Honeycomb paper tree ornaments
      • Pom pom tree craft
      • Clothesline clip reindeer ornament craft
      • Snowman + snowflake decal craft
      • Paper chain advent calendar craft
      • Santa hats + candy canes

 

The Laboratory Collective

  • “Kids become a character in a mystery game solved using science and puzzles! Science kits delivered to your home.”

 

 

Experience Gifts

 

 

  • Kidsperience
    • Give the GIFT of EXPERIENCE today! Plus, support a mom who designed an APP to give better gifts! EASILY and AFFORDABLY gift Museum Memberships, Lessons, etc!

 

  • Jump parks, museums, childrens museums, zoos, art classes, cooking classes, music classes, and dance classes are all welcome gifts! Especially when parents do not want to accumulate more toys! Check out our favorite local experiences below!

 

 

Looking for Holiday activities this weekend or some yummy winter treats? Check out our previous posts!


Shopping Local For Fall & Halloween Gifts / Treats


2 years in to a worldwide pandemic and although there is some return back to normal,

there are still limited registrations and more of an emphasis on celebrating at home.

Not to mention we still need to support our local makers and businesses just as we did in the beginning of 2020!

Skip the Amazon cart and shop local!

Even if it may be too late for Halloween, lots of these businesses have perfect treats for the rest of fall and it’s not too early to get started on holiday shopping!

 

Edible Treats

 

  • RJK Productions
    • Downers Grove
    • The Sorcerers Drink bombs (set of 4): What color will appear? Follow the instructions and you will soon find out what wizard house you belong to!
    • Spooky Bombs (set of 4): These 4 hauntingly good Halloween bombs are sure to add some scare to your Halloween Party!
    • Hot cocoa bombs, cider bombs, and coffee bombs
    • Halloween chocolate covered oreos
    • Skull & pumpkin breakables
    • Halloween egg hunt kits (25,50,75,100) (Use code WSWDTC for $10 off a 50 count egg hunt!)
    • Paint your own pumpkin cookies, and cookie decorating kits

 

  • Rebecca’s Cakes By Design
    • Bartlett
    • It has become a new tradition to order “Paint & Eat” cookies for each holiday. It’s a dessert and craft in one!
    • On top of that she will be carrying:
      • Monster cupcakes
      • Fondant decorated Halloween cookies
      • Halloween DYO cookie kit
    • Baked goods prepared in a nut free kitchen.

 

  • Olive + Emmental
    • Look at this adorable, “Hocus Pocus” themed charcuterie board they made for our family!
    • We also got “charcuterie kids cups” so they could grab and go and not destroy or get germs on the “adult” board.

 

 

 

  • Moments Savored
    • These Halloween treat tins are to die for! Cuteness “ghoul”ore!

 

Fun Packages

 

 

  • WE Events
    • Balloons fit for every occasion, with proceeds donated to a cause!
    • Halloween balloon wands with portions of the proceeds going to support breast cancer research
    • Jessie always kills it with my custom requests like an “eyes of newt” burst and my bubbling cauldron!

 

 

 

  • Waterlemon
    • La Grange
    • Waterlemon is pleased to announce that we’ve partnered with Princess Parties by MC to bring you Princess/Character Storytime every Thursday from 11am – 11:30am and now a new time slot Tuesday from 3:45pm-4:15pm! From Arial to Belle, Spiderman to Batman, Snow White to Elsa and more – this is THE place to be!

 

 

  • Dazzling Divas
    • Order a Boo Bundle!
      • Enjoy a spooky spa day at home! Comes with ice cream bath scrub, gems to dazzle your baby pumpkin, one gloss, one polish, one sheet mask, fairy hair strand, mermaid purse, & Halloween scrunchie!

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CU-3G-pr8lw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

 

  • Pop of Paper Co
    • It’s officially October and our Halloween POP boxes are ready to ship! If you haven’t already get your order in, supplies are limited. This box includes:
      •Signature mini honeycomb garland
      •Bat + Spider paper decals
      •Paper Fan Halloween Scene Craft
      •Spider Craft
      •Hanging Bat Craft
      •Haunted House Craft
      •Paper Lantern Craft
      •POP Trick-or-Treat Tote
      •Halloween Candy
      •Cat + Devil Ears

 

 

Clothing

 

  • State of Play Kids
    • Fall and football season means sweatshirts and Bears colors!
    • Also, start your holiday shopping early for some perfect Midwest gifts!

 

 

 

  • Makoshey
    • We adore this company for their girl positive clothing. The super soft, comfy, and inspirational clothing is a fan favorite in our household and the long sleeved tees and hoodies are perfect for fall.
    • Not to mention, what better time of the year than Halloween to dress up like one of your historical idols! Choose from the many Heroic Women T-shirts!
    • Use code HELEN20 for a discount!

 

 

 

  • Colorful Creations
    • The fall collection is too cute for words!
    • Hair bows, head bands, and necklaces with the cutest sparkles, characters, and fun colors!

 

Crafts & Gifts

 

  • Fizzy Magic
    • These aren’t just your every day bath bombs people!
    • “Educational Bath Fizzies – Fun, Fizz & Learn!. Pure & Safe Ingredients with essential oils to calm kids before bedtime but best of all – each fizzy contains a surprise, clue to guess and fun fact to learn along with bedtime story relates to the surprise.”
    • The Halloween Limited Edition Box has surprises inside the fizzies to match the included valentines for your kids to color and hand out.
    • The perfect, non-candy, gift! Use in the tub or use in a sensory table!

 

 

  • Brainy Day Box
    • The monster kits were a fun and easy craft for our cousin Halloween party and my son is obsessed with the Halloween sensory box!
    • We loved pairing them with our spooky Mama & OG loose parts!

 

 

  • Mama & OG
    • Our Black Excellence letters work perfectly for Halloween as well!
    • Our Halloween hair clips were the perfect accessory this season! Although orders have closed for Halloween, follow her social media for when orders open up for Channukah and Christmas shopping!

 

 

  • Hopscotch City
    • Halloween Printable Pack for kids
      • Have some fun with these little Halloween prints! Use them to decorate your children’s rooms or use them as cards to send to friends. Just download, print and cut!
    • We also scored 2 custom bat wands!

 

 

 

  • Le Village Cowork
    • The “Frolic in Fall” Unboxed is perfect for this time of year! With 20 fall activities, how have you not signed up for an Unboxed subsciption yet?!

 

 

 

Looking for Halloween activities this weekend or some yummy fall treats? Check out our previous posts!

Ultimate Guide to Fall & Halloween in Chicago

/
Your one stop guide for fall fun in Chicago!

Halloween & Fall Fun in Chicagoland

/
There are so many fun things to do this fall in Chicagoland! Jot some of these great ideas down in your calendar!

2021 Chicagoland Pumpkin Patches

/
It's fall y'all! Find your favorite pumpkin patch using our comprehensive guide!

2021 Chicagoland Apple Orchards

/
The season is upon us! Apple picking, pumpkin picking, sweater weather, cider, donuts... This is my absolute FAVORITE season of the year! And in the midst of a global pandemic, we need to enjoy all of the outdoor, social distancing friendly activities we can get!

Shop Chicago Local This Holiday Season


It is one of the goals of this website to constantly support our local

Chicagoland businesses! Perhaps you will be able to find some last minute

gift ideas or at least businesses to follow and order from in the future.

Every business listed below is one our family has supported and continues to do so on a

regular basis!

 

Edible Treats

 

 

  • RJK Productions
    • Downers Grove
    • Perfect gifts for teachers, christmas parties, neighbors, etc!
    • Hot cocoa bombs, coffee bombs, fun breakables, and more!

 

  • Rebecca’s Cakes By Design
    • Bartlett
    • It has become a new tradition to order “Paint & Eat” cookies for each holiday. It’s a dessert and craft in one!
    • On top of that she will be carrying:
      • DIY Holiday cookie kit
      • DIY Christmas Tree Cake Kit
      • Holiday cupcakes
    • Baked goods prepared in a nut free kitchen.

 

  • Olive + Emmental
    • A Holiday Wreath charcuterie board would be the perfect gift to your holiday gathering!

 

  • Moments Savored
    • These holiday treat tins are so adorable and the perfect stocking stuffer or gift to accompany a gift card!

 

Fun Packages

 

 

 

  • WE Events
    • Balloons fit for every occasion, with proceeds donated to a cause!
    • Not only can you order amazing balloon garlands and get fantastic event planning, but for the holidays make sure to download her FREE Holiday Around The World Coloring Sheet and her Santa letter template.
      • Take the Santa letter to visit one of her magical holiday displays to mail. If you choose the “express mail” option aka donate to our partner charity you are guaranteed a letter back from Santa himself! Click here for more info! (Receiving a letter back only is an option for a limited time!)

 

  • Dazzling Divas
    • Christmas Break is the perfect time to book a private spa party for your own kiddos or a whole group of friends!
    • Try out the “Deck The Glam Mansion” package!
      • Manicures
      • Hair sparkles
      • Makeup
      • Facials
      • Spa Headband
      • Xmas hair clip
      • Xmas craft
      • Hot cocoa & S’mores Bar
      • Write letters to the North Pole!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CXHYbC6Pk6e/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

 

Clothing

 

 

 

  • State of Play Kids
    • Nothing screams shop local more than gifts from State of Play! The perfect gift for the Midwestern family!

 

 

 

  • Makoshey
    • We adore this company for their girl positive clothing. The super soft, comfy, and inspirational clothing is a fan favorite in our household and the long sleeved tees and hoodies are perfect for winter.
    • Not to mention, what better gift than to commemorate historical idols? Choose from the many Heroic Women T-shirts!
    • Use code HELEN20 for a discount!

 

  • Colorful Creations
    • The holiday collection is too cute for words!
    • Hair bows, head bands, and necklaces with the cutest sparkles, characters, and fun colors!

 

  • Kido
    • The ultimate boutique to shop for the best in children’s clothing, books, and toys!
  • Zion & Co
    • We love our “Mini” jean jacket from this local baby and toddler boutique and can’t wait to wear it when Eleanor’s arm is cast free!

 

Crafts & Gifts

 

 

 

  • Ljacs + JLaur Explore
    • Open ended sensory play to enjoy each day of winter break!
    • These winter wonderland kits were a huge hit for my kiddos!

 

  • Fizzy Magic
    • These aren’t just your every day bath bombs people!
    • “Educational Bath Fizzies – Fun, Fizz & Learn!. Pure & Safe Ingredients with essential oils to calm kids before bedtime but best of all – each fizzy contains a surprise, clue to guess and fun fact to learn along with bedtime story relates to the surprise.”
    • The Holiday Limited Edition Box has holiday squishy surprises inside as well as a Light Up Tree Poop Hat!
    • Or purchase a gift card or monthly subscription. The perfect gift from grandparents, aunts, uncles, godparents, etc!
    • The perfect, non-candy, gift! Use in the tub or use in a sensory table!

 

  • B.Ash Crayons
    • Custom crayons from the west suburbs of Chicago! They make for adorable stocking stuffers, party favors, you name it!

 

Stacey M Design

  • “Welcome and thank you for visiting my shop! My mission is to empower children. I publish a series of guided journals designed to help kids feel more confident and valued. My collection of blank journals, spirals, note cards, birthday cards, and other products each feature illustrations of kids with a variety of skin tones, hair colors, hair styles, and abilities. Because kids see themselves in my artwork, the artwork makes kids smile and feel empowered.”
  • For roughly 2nd graders and up, the guided journals are absolutely amazing to encourage creative writing and self expression! My older two kiddos love them! My younger daughter enjoys drawing in the spiral notebook because the drawing on the front cover, “looks just like her!”

 

  • Brainy Day Box
    • These winter kits are perfect as a winter break boredom buster or holiday gift!
    • All kits come with ball of homemade (taste safe) playdough, snowman pieces, winter accessories, and stem challenge and learning activity cards.

 

  • Mama & OG
    • Always obsessed with the beautiful letter & number resin sets which make for wonderful gifts for your own children or family members!
    • What I didn’t know is that I would be even more obsessed with the resin hair clips! Beautifully paired with our holiday outfits!
    • Although the online shop is currently closed, you can still purchase from Bubbles Academy in the 900 shops!

 

 

  • Hopscotch City
    • Holiday Printable Pack for kids
    • Digital download only. Six festive printable activities for your kids to enjoy! Color, cut, lace & more.
    • Activities include:
      – Create a snowglobe scene
      – Color a nutcracker
      – Color & cut holiday cookies
      – Color, cut & lace an ugly sweater
      – Cut & string a DIY Garland
      – Write a letter to santa

 

 

  • Pop of Paper Co
    • Christmas Kid Decor Pop Box. This box includes:
      • Christmas themed felt garland
      • Honeycomb paper tree ornaments
      • Pom pom tree craft
      • Clothesline clip reindeer ornament craft
      • Snowman + snowflake decal craft
      • Paper chain advent calendar craft
      • Santa hats + candy canes

 

The Laboratory Collective

  • “Kids become a character in a mystery game solved using science and puzzles! Science kits delivered to your home.”

 

 

Experience Gifts

 

 

  • Kidsperience
    • Give the GIFT of EXPERIENCE today! Plus, support a mom who designed an APP to give better gifts! EASILY and AFFORDABLY gift Museum Memberships, Lessons, etc!

 

  • Jump parks, museums, childrens museums, zoos, art classes, cooking classes, music classes, and dance classes are all welcome gifts! Especially when parents do not want to accumulate more toys! Check out our favorite local experiences below!

 

 

Looking for Holiday activities this weekend or some yummy winter treats? Check out our previous posts!


Shopping Local For Fall & Halloween Gifts / Treats


2 years in to a worldwide pandemic and although there is some return back to normal,

there are still limited registrations and more of an emphasis on celebrating at home.

Not to mention we still need to support our local makers and businesses just as we did in the beginning of 2020!

Skip the Amazon cart and shop local!

Even if it may be too late for Halloween, lots of these businesses have perfect treats for the rest of fall and it’s not too early to get started on holiday shopping!

 

Edible Treats

 

  • RJK Productions
    • Downers Grove
    • The Sorcerers Drink bombs (set of 4): What color will appear? Follow the instructions and you will soon find out what wizard house you belong to!
    • Spooky Bombs (set of 4): These 4 hauntingly good Halloween bombs are sure to add some scare to your Halloween Party!
    • Hot cocoa bombs, cider bombs, and coffee bombs
    • Halloween chocolate covered oreos
    • Skull & pumpkin breakables
    • Halloween egg hunt kits (25,50,75,100) (Use code WSWDTC for $10 off a 50 count egg hunt!)
    • Paint your own pumpkin cookies, and cookie decorating kits

 

  • Rebecca’s Cakes By Design
    • Bartlett
    • It has become a new tradition to order “Paint & Eat” cookies for each holiday. It’s a dessert and craft in one!
    • On top of that she will be carrying:
      • Monster cupcakes
      • Fondant decorated Halloween cookies
      • Halloween DYO cookie kit
    • Baked goods prepared in a nut free kitchen.

 

  • Olive + Emmental
    • Look at this adorable, “Hocus Pocus” themed charcuterie board they made for our family!
    • We also got “charcuterie kids cups” so they could grab and go and not destroy or get germs on the “adult” board.

 

 

 

  • Moments Savored
    • These Halloween treat tins are to die for! Cuteness “ghoul”ore!

 

Fun Packages

 

 

  • WE Events
    • Balloons fit for every occasion, with proceeds donated to a cause!
    • Halloween balloon wands with portions of the proceeds going to support breast cancer research
    • Jessie always kills it with my custom requests like an “eyes of newt” burst and my bubbling cauldron!

 

 

 

  • Waterlemon
    • La Grange
    • Waterlemon is pleased to announce that we’ve partnered with Princess Parties by MC to bring you Princess/Character Storytime every Thursday from 11am – 11:30am and now a new time slot Tuesday from 3:45pm-4:15pm! From Arial to Belle, Spiderman to Batman, Snow White to Elsa and more – this is THE place to be!

 

 

  • Dazzling Divas
    • Order a Boo Bundle!
      • Enjoy a spooky spa day at home! Comes with ice cream bath scrub, gems to dazzle your baby pumpkin, one gloss, one polish, one sheet mask, fairy hair strand, mermaid purse, & Halloween scrunchie!

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CU-3G-pr8lw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

 

  • Pop of Paper Co
    • It’s officially October and our Halloween POP boxes are ready to ship! If you haven’t already get your order in, supplies are limited. This box includes:
      •Signature mini honeycomb garland
      •Bat + Spider paper decals
      •Paper Fan Halloween Scene Craft
      •Spider Craft
      •Hanging Bat Craft
      •Haunted House Craft
      •Paper Lantern Craft
      •POP Trick-or-Treat Tote
      •Halloween Candy
      •Cat + Devil Ears

 

 

Clothing

 

  • State of Play Kids
    • Fall and football season means sweatshirts and Bears colors!
    • Also, start your holiday shopping early for some perfect Midwest gifts!

 

 

 

  • Makoshey
    • We adore this company for their girl positive clothing. The super soft, comfy, and inspirational clothing is a fan favorite in our household and the long sleeved tees and hoodies are perfect for fall.
    • Not to mention, what better time of the year than Halloween to dress up like one of your historical idols! Choose from the many Heroic Women T-shirts!
    • Use code HELEN20 for a discount!

 

 

 

  • Colorful Creations
    • The fall collection is too cute for words!
    • Hair bows, head bands, and necklaces with the cutest sparkles, characters, and fun colors!

 

Crafts & Gifts

 

  • Fizzy Magic
    • These aren’t just your every day bath bombs people!
    • “Educational Bath Fizzies – Fun, Fizz & Learn!. Pure & Safe Ingredients with essential oils to calm kids before bedtime but best of all – each fizzy contains a surprise, clue to guess and fun fact to learn along with bedtime story relates to the surprise.”
    • The Halloween Limited Edition Box has surprises inside the fizzies to match the included valentines for your kids to color and hand out.
    • The perfect, non-candy, gift! Use in the tub or use in a sensory table!

 

 

  • Brainy Day Box
    • The monster kits were a fun and easy craft for our cousin Halloween party and my son is obsessed with the Halloween sensory box!
    • We loved pairing them with our spooky Mama & OG loose parts!

 

 

  • Mama & OG
    • Our Black Excellence letters work perfectly for Halloween as well!
    • Our Halloween hair clips were the perfect accessory this season! Although orders have closed for Halloween, follow her social media for when orders open up for Channukah and Christmas shopping!

 

 

  • Hopscotch City
    • Halloween Printable Pack for kids
      • Have some fun with these little Halloween prints! Use them to decorate your children’s rooms or use them as cards to send to friends. Just download, print and cut!
    • We also scored 2 custom bat wands!

 

 

 

  • Le Village Cowork
    • The “Frolic in Fall” Unboxed is perfect for this time of year! With 20 fall activities, how have you not signed up for an Unboxed subsciption yet?!

 

 

 

Looking for Halloween activities this weekend or some yummy fall treats? Check out our previous posts!

Ultimate Guide to Fall & Halloween in Chicago

/
Your one stop guide for fall fun in Chicago!

Halloween & Fall Fun in Chicagoland

/
There are so many fun things to do this fall in Chicagoland! Jot some of these great ideas down in your calendar!

2021 Chicagoland Pumpkin Patches

/
It's fall y'all! Find your favorite pumpkin patch using our comprehensive guide!

2021 Chicagoland Apple Orchards

/
The season is upon us! Apple picking, pumpkin picking, sweater weather, cider, donuts... This is my absolute FAVORITE season of the year! And in the midst of a global pandemic, we need to enjoy all of the outdoor, social distancing friendly activities we can get!