Park District Rolls Out Special Events Schedule In Deerfield

Deerfield IL

05 November, 2020

9:26 PM

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DEERFIELD, IL — Things will look a bit different as most everything does in 2020, November and December are filled with fun events from the Deerfield Park District. These events include: Virtual 5K — Nov. 13-23 Run, jog, or walk a 5K alone or with the whole family along a suggested route taking residents through Deerfield's beautiful autumn parks. Take any route and log your 3.1 miles on your GPS. Register for a t-shirt and medal along with a 14-day free pass to Sachs Recreation Center where you can hit the track or use the treadmills to get your turkey busting kilometers. Share your results online or through social media. Thanksgiving Clay Workshop (9:30 a.m.-noon Nov. 14)This outdoor clay workshop will give students an opportunity to create some fun and decorative pieces perfect for Thanksgiving. Projects will be self-guided with creativity encouraged! Students will be given their own space and materials. Tables will be spaced for physical distancing. Parents' Night Out— Drive-In Movie (6-9 p.m. Dec. 4) Are your kids ready for a night out? Bring them to the Jewett Park Community Center for an evening of supervised, socially distanced fun of creating their own vehicle out of a cardboard box with prepackaged supplies for our drive-in movie! Individually packaged slices of pizza will be provided for dinner with a small bottle of water. Masks are required for staff and participants for the duration of the program, except for dinner. Staff will ensure all participants are spaced a minimum of 6ft apart during dinner and while creating their vehicle and watching the movie. RoboThink Family Battle Royale Workshop (10 a.m.-noon Dec. 5) Have fun with your family and learn how to build robots, then battle your creations against other robots in our exciting workshop! Price is based on a team of two consisting of one adult and one child up to 12 years of age. Using RoboThink's innovative robotics bricks, motors, axles and gears, each team builds their own robot and engages them in a battle royale. Holiday Ornament Workshop (4-6:30 p.m. Dec. 11) This indoor workshop will give students an opportunity to create some fun and decorative pieces perfect for the Winter season. Projects will be self-guided with creativity encouraged! Students will be given their own space and materials. Tables will be spaced for physical distancing. . Find out more and register at https://www.deerfieldparks.org...