Parks Passport 2018 Look, learn and explore, outside your front door - Follow along on social media #pdopPassport - The Park District of Oak Park
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Wellness
Boost
Edition
Parks Passport 2018
Look, learn and explore, outside your front door.
Follow along on social media #pdopPassport
Thank you to our sponsors
Park
Passport Identification
Child’s name
Parent/Guardian’s name
Parent/Guardian’s e-mail
Check off the challenges you completed:
Remove the cover to redeem for prizes
Barrie Park Andersen Park
Euclid Square Park Dole Center
Carroll Park Fox Park
Rehm Park Cheney Mansion
Field Park Stevenson Park
One passport redemption per student please. Contest begins
June 2, and ends August 22, 2018. Best for children ages 5-13.
Customer Service Locations
Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex
415 Lake Street, Oak Park
Gymnastics and Recreation Center
21 Lake Street, Oak Park
Hours: Monday–Friday: 8:30am–7pm
Saturday & Sunday: 8:30am–5pm
General Customer Service: (708) 725-2000
For more information on all of our parks, including pool schedules
and weather-related closures visit www.pdop.org.
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Instructions
Your Mission
1. Visit the parks listed on the following pages and complete
the unique mission at each location.
2. Bring your completed passport to a Customer Service
location to claim your prize. Contest ends August 22, 2018.
3. Enjoy everything our parks have to offer this summer!
For more fun, brag about your accomplishments on social
media by sharing your photos and discoveries. We want
to see them! (This is optional.)
Use #pdopPassport on all social media
Like us on Facebook @parkdistrictofoakpark
@ParkDistOakPark parkdistoakpark
New! Wellness Boost For kids looking for ways to stay healthy.
Complete missions to win:
• Complete 1–4 missions and win a summer-themed prize.
• Complete 5 or more missions to win a cup
of frozen yogurt (with toppings!) from
(While supplies last.)
• Complete all 10 missions and get the Red Mango prize and a
chance to win the grand prize of a 2019 Pool and Rink Pass!
Bonus Word Scramble
Look at the following pages. Unscramble the letters highlighted in red
in each park name to spell out a 15-letter phrase about being active in
your community. One letter is used twice. Write your answer below.
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Barrie Park 127 Garfield St., Oak Park, IL
Your Mission
Visit the mosaic murals on the back of the Barrie sled hill. What
do they show? Describe or draw your favorite one here.
Imagine you are the artist who is asked to create a new mosaic for
the empty spot on the east side. What would you do? Draw your
design below.
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Challenge yourself to climb up the hill and down the steps
three times. Can you do more?
Did you know? The murals were created
by students in the Oak Park Area Arts
Council Off the Wall Program. This Barr
summer apprenticeship employs teens ie pa
to work with professional artists to create rk
public art in our community. To learn more
visit: oakparkareaartscouncil.org
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Euclid
Square Park 705 W. Fillmore, Oak Park, IL
Your Mission
Spend some time visiting the brand new playground in this
park. Find all of the mounds built into the playground surface.
Question: How many mounds did you find?
Invent a new game that you can play using the mounds. Write
out the rules or draw a picture of your game below:
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Four laps around the park equals one mile. Time yourself doing one
lap or one mile. Come back another time and try to go faster!
Did you know? When Euclid Square
Park was renovated in 2017 the old
playground was donated to Kids euclid
Around the World. This organization squa
refurbishes and reinstalls used play- park re
grounds all across the globe to benefit
kids in countries affected by war,
poverty, disease or natural disaster.
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Carroll
Park 1125 S. Kenilworth, Oak Park, IL
Your Mission
Ahoy mateys! Find the compass painted on the sidewalk at the
park. Use the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) to
answer these questions:
The baseball diamond is of the park.
The school is located of the park.
The pirate ship is of the compass.
The sandbox is of the compass.
Use the letters in the shaded boxes to spell out a word:
Find the treasure chest
X marks the spot. Starting at the compass, walk 25 big paces
west and 5 paces south to find the treasure chest. Use the word
above as the combination to unlock the lock and find the treasure!
Take a picture of you with your prize and share it using
#pdopPassport
on social media.
Wellness Boost
If you travel six blocks east and one
block north, where will you be?
Find a way to get to there, without carroll park
driving, to continue your adventure!
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Rehm
Park 515 Garfield, Oak Park, IL
Your Mission
Rehm Park is full of activities and fun for all ages. Choose your
own adventure from the choices below:
Build a sandcastle in the playground sandbox.
Slide down all of the slides on the playgrounds.
How many did you find?
Bring a ball and try playing Gaga Ball in the pit on the east side
of the park. Or, play sand volleyball on the courts.
Take a picture or video of your own adventure at Rehm Park and share
it
using #pdopPassport on social media, or draw a picture of it below.
Wellness Boost
When you are active, especially in hot weather, it’s important to
stay hydrated. Aim to drink six glasses of water a day.
Did you know? The Rehm trains are a
long-standing tradition in Oak Park,
chugging along the tracks since 1960.
These hand-powered trains are free and rehm p
open Tuesday–Sunday. For train schedule ark
visit www.pdop.org/trains.
All aboard!
7Field
Park 935 Woodbine, Oak Park, IL
Your Mission
Summer days can be long and hot, so head over to Field Park and
cool off in the splash pad. You can’t see it, but underground there
are three cisterns that collect the splash pad water and re-use it
to irrigate the nearby fields.
Find the sign that explains the cistern. How many gallons of water
do the cisterns save?
The Park District uses cisterns to conserve water. What can you
do at home to conserve water? Write or draw your ideas below:
Wellness Boost
The corner of Kenilworth and Division serves as a water stop for the
Frank Lloyd Wright races. Try part of the 10K course now! Start at
Division and go north on Kenilworth to Le Moyne, then head back
down Grove to the “finish line” at Division.
Did you know? The Frank Lloyd Wright
Races, feature a 5K, 10K and a youth mile.
New this year—Halloween costumes
are encouraged for kids who run the
youth mile. Lace up your sneakers and
have some fun running the streets of field p
Oak Park on October 21. Register today! ark
www.flwraces.com
8Andersen
Park 824 N. Hayes, Oak Park, IL
Your Mission
This park is named after a famous author, who is it?
There are three signs that talk about his fairy tales. Draw a picture,
act out a scene, or sing a song from your favorite story.
Take a video of your performance and share it using
#pdopPassport
on social media.
Wellness Boost
Do your favorite yoga pose and hold it for 10 seconds.
Don’t forget to breathe!
Did you know? The Andersen Center
was designed by local architect John S.
Van Bergen who was an apprentice to
Frank Lloyd Wright and worked with him
sen park
in his Oak Park studio.
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9Dole Branch Hours: Closed Mondays
Tues–Thurs, 10–9 | Fri, 10–6
Dole
Center Sat, 10-5 | Sun, 1-6
255 Augusta St., Oak Park, IL Closed June 8 & July 4
Your Mission
Stop by the branch of the Oak Park Public Library on the first floor
of Dole Center to pick up your summer reading challenge packet.
No library card needed. Check out a book and read outside at
Dole Center or another location.
The library encourages kids to read (or read with someone) for
20 minutes a day. What is your reading goal for the summer?
This summer try Reading Without Walls which is another way of
expanding your learning experience.
• Choose books that talk about characters with different
experiences than yours
• Explore a new topic that you want to learn about
• Try a different format or genre than you usually read
The Dole Library has a multicultural learning center which can
help you find something that will expand your reading adventures.
Did you know? The Dole Center has
many recreational opportunities for all
ages. You can find fitness, yoga and
martial arts classes on the top floor
and a ceramics studio in the lower
Dole Center
level. Learn more about all of our
programs at www.pdop.org.
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Park 624 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL
Your Mission
Fox Park is home to one of the Park District’s many baseball and
softball diamonds. Head over to home base and pretend to hit a
home run—or bring a ball and bat and hit a real homer! Take your
best victory lap around the bases. Extra points for sound effects.
Take a picture or video of your celebration at home plate and share
it
using #pdopPassport on social media. Or, draw it here:
Count the number of steps, or time yourself, going from home
plate to first base. How many steps, or how many seconds, does it
take to cover all the bases?
Wellness Boost
After your victory lap be sure to stretch and recover. Try doing
three different stretches, holding each one for 10 seconds.
Math Boost
A major league baseball infield measures
90 ft. from home plate to first base. The
Fox Park little league infield measures
60 ft. from home plate to first base.
Using your steps or time from above, Fox park
how long would it take you to finish a
home run at a major league field?
11Cheney
Mansion 220 N. Euclid, Oak Park, IL
Your Mission
Explore the beautiful grounds surrounding Cheney Mansion and
find the garden. Look at the fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers
that are grown there. Draw a picture of your favorite discovery:
Gardens change with the season because plants bloom and ripen
at different times. Produce is the most nutritious when it’s eaten
as soon as it’s ripe. What is ready to eat now? Come back to the
garden in a few weeks to see it change.
Wellness Boost
The next time you are in the grocery store, find a fruit or vegetable
that you have never tasted before and give it a try.
Did you know? The All Ages/All Abilities
Garden at Cheney Mansion allows young
adults with disabilities, senior citizens and
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volunteers to work together to grow crops
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to donate to the Oak Park River Forest Food
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Pantry. Last year over 525 pounds of fresh
produce were donated! For more info:
www.sugarbeetschoolhouse.org
12Stevenson
Park 49 Lake St., Oak Park, IL
Your Mission
Parks aren’t just about playgrounds, head over to Stevenson Park
and get creative. Bring a ball, Frisbee or picnic blanket and enjoy
the wide open space. Think of the park as your own backyard!
Travel around the whole park complex and write down all of the
activities that you can do there:
What four-wheeled activity can you do at Stevenson Park that you
CAN’T do in our other parks?
Wellness Boost
On a clear day, lay in the grass and look up at the clouds or try
some quiet meditation under a tree to take a healthy mental break.
Did you know? Stevenson Park was
acquired by the Village of Oak Park in 1916
and named after author Robert Louis
Stevenson. The Park District entered into
stevenkson
a 99-year lease agreement with the
village in 2006, rather than buying the par
property outright, because the park sits
on top of two underground reservoirs
managed by the village.
13Sweet Inspiration!
A refreshing and fun end to
the Parks Passport challenge!
The Oak Park Red Mango is excited to participate with
the Park District of Oak Park, the Oak Park Public Library,
and the Oak Park Elementary School District 97.
www.oakparkredmango.com
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READING TAKES
YOU EVERYWHERE!
Visit any library location or
the Book Bike to sign up!
Get a reading and activity
log tailored by age or grade
level. And start reading!
More at oppl.org/kids
Free Summer Movies in Scoville Park
Films begin
at dusk.
All ages
welcome.
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Time ___________________Date _____________ Time ___________________Date _____________ Time ___________________Date _____________ Time ________________ Date ____________
© Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. © Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.
© Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.
© Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.
Leap! Wonder Woman The Last Jedi The Lion King
Free Summer Concerts
Sundays, 5:30pm at Scoville Park
June 10 to August 19
For a full listing visit www.pdop.org
15Park Passport Locations
Visit these 10 parks, complete the missions and earn prizes!
1. Barrie Park
2. Euclid Square
5 3. Carroll Park
4. Rehm Park
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5. Field Park
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6. Andersen Park
7. Dole Center
9 8. Fox Park
9. Cheney Mansion
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10. Stevenson Park
CUSTOMER SERVICE
LOCATIONS
Ridgeland Common
Recreation Complex
8 415 Lake Street
Gymnastics and
Recreation Center
21 Lake Street
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Hours:
Monday–Friday:
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8:30am–7pm
3 Saturday & Sunday:
2 8:30am–5pm
For more information visit www.pdop.org
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