DuPage Children's Museum notes

The DuPage Children's Museum, 301 N. Washington St., Naperville, is a not-for-profit organization. Programs are free with museum admission, unless otherwise noted.

Admission is $7.50 for visitors ages 1 to 59; $6.50 for ages 60 and older; and $88 for family memberships.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

For details, call (630) 637-8000.

Autism Family Night: The third Thursday of the month is for children with autism to come and play at the museum, but everyone is welcome. The museum is open from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday and resources on recreation, therapy providers, school issues and support organizations are available. Standard museum admission applies.

Hop 'n' bop: Children ages 2 and 3 step up to dance from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The cost is $12 for child and adult partners for members, $14 for nonmembers. Advance payment is required.

Bear Scout Day: Bear Scouts come in groups or individually to experiment with electricity and make their own electromagnet from 10 to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to noon, 1 to 2 p.m. or 2 to 3 p.m. Monday. Adults must stay with the Scouts. The cost is $8 for Scouts, $4.25 for adults.

Start in science: Toddler scientists ages 2 and 3 see how some things sink and some float Jan. 22. Sessions are offered from 9:45 to 10:15 am. and 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. The cost is $12 for child and adult partner for members, $14 for nonmembers. Advance payment is required.

Symphony performance: Members of the DuPage Symphony Orchestra perform from 10:30 to noon Jan. 26.

Zoom into engineering: Members of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers present engineering challenges for all ages from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 27.

Junior book group: Children ages 3 and 4 help bring a dramatic reading of the classic tale "Swimmy" from 9:45 to 10:30 p.m. Jan. 29. Take a Polaroid picture home. The cost is $16 for a child and partner for members, $20 for nonmembers. Advance payment is required.

Children's portraits: See children's portraits and learn more about early childhood art with a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. and a reception for young artists and their families from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 31.