Best of April: Awesome Things To Do in Chicago with Kids

Spring has sprung and it's time to go outside! We've got tons of ideas for spring break, both around town and with scenery changing local day trips. And April 2022 kicks off with all the Easter egg hunts you can handle, plus pictures with the Easter Bunny. There's also plenty of non-bunny related fun, like the return of Chicago Restaurant Week (now with dining in!), giant animatronic Ice Age creatures at Brookfield Zoo, and Aztec dancers at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. For Earth Day, you can help clean up litter in Cook County's forest preserves, take a walk in DuPage County, or go for a run in Brookfield.
Spring break is also the perfect time to play tourist in your own city with our top 25 Chicago tourist attractions, or get out of the city to take a family hike. And don't forget to get booking those summer camps, which are filling up fast in the city and suburbs.
Here are our top things to do in Chicago with kids this April!
Best Things To Do in Chicago in April
Fun Virtual Events for Kids in Chicago
More Things To Do in Chicago this Season
Places featured in this article:
Various locations
Dan Ryan Woods
Brookfield Zoo
Palatine Park District
DuPage County Animal Services
Merchandise Mart
Wilder Park
Naperville Riverwalk
Cantigny Park
St. James Farm Forest Preserve
Morton Arboretum
Caldwell Woods
Montrose Harbor
Turner Park
Building Blocks Lakeview
Chicago Children's Theatre
Brookfield Zoo
Lilacia Park
Cantigny Park
Fronternac Drive
Virtual
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Morton Arboretum
Fullersburg Woods
Cantigny Park
Waterfall Glen
Knoch Knolls Park
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
North Branch Trail (south trailhead)
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
North Park Village Nature Center
Wrigley Field
Brookfield Zoo
Morton Arboretum
Garfield Park Conservatory
Water Tower Place
Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion & Great Lawn
Willis Tower