Connecting Kids with Nature: Pedal Kids

Schedule

Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 10:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago | North Chicago, IL

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๐Ÿ“† May 7, 10 amโ€“12 pm
๐Ÿ’ฒ FREE
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Families. Adult supervision required.
๐Ÿ” Learn More: LCFPD.org/pedalkids
Help your kids connect with nature through playful, hands-on experiences that support healthy brain and body development. This session highlights how outdoor, child-led exploration builds creativity, confidence, emotional well-being, and problem-solving skills.
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€, a fun, play-based program that introduces young children to biking in a fun, low-pressure environment while boosting their confidence.
Through guided exploration, riders build confidence while practicing balance, steering, braking, and awareness on kid-friendly features like rollers, bridges, and turns. Designed for beginners and early riders, this session emphasizes taking turns, sharing space, and learning alongside peers. ๐™†๐™ž๐™™๐™จ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ž๐™ง ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™˜๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™š๐™–๐™˜๐™ ๐™˜๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ, ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฅ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ง๐™ž๐™™๐™š.
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Loaner bikes in a range of sizes will be available. Families are welcome to bring their own bike and helmet.
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Meet behind the Education Wing of the Greenbelt Cultural Center. Dress for the weather. You may want to bring extra clothing if children get wet or muddy.
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Experience the wonders of nature through your child's eyes. Each month we'll focus on using our senses to discover nature. Adults learn the benefits of outdoor nature play and exploration while children experience it.
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๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—”๐˜€๐—ธ๐—”๐—ป๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ@๐—Ÿ๐—–๐—™๐—ฃ๐——.๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€.
๐Ÿ“ธ Kristen Seefurth
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