Hoffman Estates hosts birdhouse building event

The Hoffman Estates Sustainability Commission is hosting a birdhouse building event for children from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, at the Susan H. Kenley-Rupnow Public Works Center, 2305 Pembroke Ave.

A speaker will present bird nesting information and commission members will help children construct the birdhouses. Each child will be able to take home the birdhouse he or she builds.

The event is free and is open to the public. Materials will be supplied by the commission, but participants are asked to bring a battery-operated screwdriver with a Phillips-head bit, or a medium Phillips-head screwdriver.

Reservations are required, and can be made by calling the public works department at (847) 490-6800.