THANKSGIVING ACTIVITIES HELP WARD OFF HOLIDAY POUNDS
TURKEY SHOOTS, TROTS & BOWLS GET FAMILIES MOVING
Release Date: 10/08/08
Keep active as the holiday season starts with the Chicago Park District’s various events for kids and families. Family free-throw contests, cross country races, basketball tournaments, and football games help stave off the sleepy side effects of turkey’s tryptophan. To find out what’s happening, click here, call 312-742-PLAY or visit www.chicagoparkdistrict.com.
Thanksgiving activities include:
Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot
•Friday, Nov. 14, 6-7 p.m., Kilbourn Park, 3501 N. Kilbourn Ave., 773.685.3351, ages 12 & under
•Saturday, Nov. 15, 9-10:30 a.m., Archer Park, 4901 S. Kilbourn Ave., 312.284.7029, all ages
•Wednesday, Nov. 19, 6-7:30 p.m., Kosciouszko Park, 2732 N. Avers Ave., 312.742.7546, all ages
•Tuesday, Nov. 25, 4-6 p.m., Homan Square Park, 3559 W. Arthington, 312.746.6650, ages 6-15
•Tuesday, Nov. 25, 4 p.m., LeClaire Courts/Hearst Community, 5120 W. 44th St., 312.747.6438, ages 6-12
•Tuesday, Nov. 25, 4:30 p.m., Foster Park, 1440 W. 84th St., 312-747-6135, ages 6-12, admission free
•Admission free, child must compete with an adult
Score a turkey! Parents and their children will each have 10 shots from the free-throw line. The highest combined score in each category wins a turkey.
Turkey Trots
•Monday, Nov. 17, 4:30 p.m., Trumbull Park, 2400 E. 105th St., 312.747.6759, ages 6-14, admission free
•Wednesday, Nov. 26, 4-6 p.m., Rainbow Beach Park, 3111 E. 77th St., 312.745.1479, ages 6-17, admission free
Cross country races get kids moving and offer the chance to win a holiday turkey.
Turkey Bowls
•Saturday, Nov. 22, 9 a.m.-noon, Mozart Park, 2036 N. Avers, 312.742.7535, ages 18 and over, admission free
Work up an appetite with a game of touch football at the turkey bowl.
Holiday Basketball Tournaments
•Friday-Saturday, Nov. 28-29, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Franklin Park, 4320 W. 15th St., 312.746.7676, ages 12-14, $50 per team
Teens get active in these basketball tournaments.
- Contact Phone: 312 742 7529