Macaroni KID Downers Grove - Elmhurst - La Grange IL

09/14/2026

Happy to be one of the community sponsors for Rhea Lana's of West Chicagoland! 🛍️ 🩷 🛒

09/14/2026

The pass that pays for itself. Pay once, play every Sunday–Friday this month with the Fall Play Pass. After six visits, you’re playing for free — but don’t wait, this pass expires September 30.

Get yours at playactivate.com

09/14/2026

Race One Recap!
🌧️What a race-the weather took a turn but it didn’t keep our runners off the course! I’m always amazed at the dedication of our athletes. Truly inspirational. I am so proud of all of them!
💙Parents-you did it!! You got your runner to the start and they finished! I understand the journey to any competition is emotional in some way. Happy, excited, nervous, or scared…it’s all normal! I can promise you-each week that passes our athletes get more comfortable.
💚The volunteer dream team is back! We have a lot of returning volunteers and I couldn’t be more grateful. They all give so much heart to this series-thanks guys!!
⚽️Soccer Shots of DuPage County sent us our favorite Coach Sharis!!! She leads our warm up with with enthusiasm and always sheers for you if you make a goal at their vendor table area! Thank you for keeping our 1/2 milers safe at the start too. She’s both a sponsor and a volunteer! 🫶
☀️Shine Pediatric Dentistry came today to cheer us on and brought their vendor table with a prize wheel! So so fun! Thanks for keeping us smiling!!
⏱️Results have been entered and will publish tonight or tomorrow morning!

🏁See you at Race Two!

09/13/2026

Beach vacation or family cooking competition? Why not both?

One of the coolest surprises we discovered at Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana was a MasterChef Junior Experience. This first-of-its-kind collaboration with select Dreams Resorts is a compliementary party of your all-inclusive stay.

Kids and families can:
➡️ Take on the Mystery Box Challenge (available in the kids-only Explorer's Club)
➡️ Create fun treats at Poolside Pop-Ups
➡️ Enjoy exclusive menu items created by MasterChef Junior contestants
➡️ Join a family cooking class and make delicious street corn dip (and memories) together

Ready to plan your ultimate family getaway? Learn more about Dreams Resorts & Spas and their collaboration with MasterChef Junior and book your vacation today.





MasterChef Junior programming is available at select Dreams® Resorts & Spas, including Dreams® Macao Beach Punta Cana, and is included as part of the Unlimited-Luxury® experience.

09/12/2026

🧱🦜 What a toucan-tastic time we had building LEGO toucans at the Macaroni KID Homeschool & Extracurricular Activity Fair!

💛 From brick by brick to colorful toucan creations, our little builders put their creativity to work and had a blast along the way.

🧱✨ Thank you to everyone who stopped by the LEGO table to build, create, and share in the fun! We loved seeing all those LEGO toucans come to life!

👉 Can’t wait to get another Make and Take kit? Find out where you can pick one up: https://lego.build/legostore.

09/11/2026

It’s festival weekend around here 🎡🎶🎉 I rounded up a few ideas for your family, but there is so much going on near the East DuPage area for kids this week!

👉 Every Friday I hand pick our top choices for the weekend found on our local events calendar filled with tons of activities for the whole family: your one easy-to-use source for all the library, community, park district events, so you can spend less time searching, more time having fun!

Find all the details and more events for every day of the Macaroni KID East DuPage calendar!

Make you’re following Erica | Macaroni KID Downers Grove/Elmhurst/La Grange for the hyper-local scoop on all things local family fun this fall! Check our site for things to do every day of the week near Downers Grove, Elmhurst & La Grange 🫶

09/10/2026

✨ Ready to take slime to the NEXT level? This crunchy, crackly bingsu slime is the TikTok-inspired sensory activity your kids are going to want to make ASAP! 👀 🫧

💁‍♀️Get the easy 3-ingredient recipe + step-by-step instructions here!👇

09/10/2026

Start going around your house now to collect items to recycle at the Greener Grove Recycling Extravaganza! ♻️

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09/08/2026

Grandparents make life extra special- now let’s celebrate THEM! 💛 We’ve got a FREE printable + easy, thoughtful ways to make Grandparents Day unforgettable for your parents or anyone playing the grandparent role in your kids’ lives. 💐 Hurry and grab it now at MacaroniKID.com because Grandparents Day is this Sunday!

09/08/2026

🍕Did you know we have a list of freebies and deals that we update weekly as new deals are announced?!

Get them all in the comments👇