Chicago Garden Buddies Winter Celebration. Indoor winter garden celebration features winter-themed nature crafts, take-home paintings, stories, games and demonstrations. 10 a.m.-noon Saturday. Families with kids 6 and under. $5. Kilbourn Park, 3501 N. Kilbourn Ave. (312) 742-5039, chicagoparkdistrict.com.
North Suburbs Native American Program. Celebrate Native American Heritage Month at the museum and explore the various tribes that lived in Illinois. Play Native American games and create simple crafts such as a clay pinch pot and beaded necklace. 1-4 p.m. Saturday. $3 for crafts. Elk Grove Historical Museum, 399 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village. (847) 439-3994, elkgroveparks.org/museumcampus.asp.
West Suburbs Toy Soldier Show. Meet toy soldier enthusiasts as they display collections of small-scale soldiers and armaments. Items will be for sale and painting techniques will be demonstrated. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Free, parking $5, $2 before 10 a.m. Cantigny Park, 1 S. 151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. (630) 668-5161, cantigny.org.
South Suburbs Dutch Oven Cooking. Learn to cook the way the pioneers did, using a Dutch oven, and sample the results. Reservations recommended. 4-6 p.m. Saturday. Kids 12 to adult. $9, $6 resident. Irons Oaks, 20000 S. Western Ave., Olympia Fields. (708) 481-2330, ironsoaks.com.
Indiana Owl Banding in the Dunes. Learn about this amazing new research and education project going on in the dunes. Meet fellow owl fans at the Nature Center auditorium for a look at the tiny saw-whet owl and tour the owl banding nets to see if any owls were caught. Bring flashlights and a warm jacket. 5:30 p.m. Friday. Free. Indiana Dunes State Park, 1600 N. 25 E. Chesterton. (219) 926-1390, interpretiveservices.in.gov.
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