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Chicago With Kids — A Family Weekend Plan

Stuff to keep small humans happy without losing your weekend.

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Friday

  1. Evening

    Beatrix

    Brunch · $$ · River North

    Easy dinner to start the weekend — Avocado toast benedict — Bright all-day cafe, healthy-leaning brunch.

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    Why this pick
    • ·Family-friendly and easy to enjoy with kids
    • ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
    • ·Keeps you in River North — short walk from your other stops

Saturday

  1. Morning
    Tubing Hill
    Family · Local hill

    Slide down on an inner tube, ride the lift back — silly fun with kids or friends.

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    Why this pick
    • ·Family-friendly and easy to enjoy with kids
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in Local hill — short walk from your other stops
  2. Lunch

    Wildberry Pancakes & Cafe

    Brunch · $$ · Loop

    Berry crunch pancakes — Pancakes-first brunch, family-friendly.

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    Why this pick
    • ·Family-friendly and easy to enjoy with kids
    • ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
    • ·Keeps you in Loop — short walk from your other stops
  3. Afternoon
    Mini Golf
    Family · Nearby course

    Low-stakes 18 holes — perfect date, family outing or chill friend hang on a warm evening.

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    Why this pick
    • ·Family-friendly and easy to enjoy with kids
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Nearby course — short walk from your other stops
  4. Evening

    Wind down at the hotel

    Pool dip, takeout pizza, early bedtime. Save Saturday-night plans for the over-12 trip.

Sunday

  1. Morning
    Montrose Beach & Dunes
    Outdoors · Uptown

    Quiet lakefront beach with protected dunes and birding paths — a local escape from the tourist lakefront.

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    Why this pick
    • ·Family-friendly and easy to enjoy with kids
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in Uptown — short walk from your other stops
  2. Afternoon
    Bowling Alley
    Family · Nearby lanes

    Two frames in, nobody's bored — easy plan with friends, family or a casual date.

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    Why this pick
    • ·Family-friendly and easy to enjoy with kids
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Nearby lanes — short walk from your other stops

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