Kids Chicago - May 18, 2009

Puree and Simple

Itsy Bitsy Gourmet Baby Food Service

When it comes to feeding your bundle, you think outside the jar.

So it’s likely you’ll crave Itsy Bitsy Gourmet, a personal baby food service run by Stacey Malow.

The ex-Tomboy chef/owner visits your home to whip up custom purees for minis ages 5 to 13 months. If you want to learn her recipes, she’ll teach you; otherwise, she’ll fill your freezer with at least two weeks’ worth of meals.

Restaurant-quality choices include everything from Asian chicken and veggie stir fry to pork loin with caramelized apples. Don’t want to grocery shop? Malow will.

So put a lid on boring dinners.

Itsy Bitsy Gourmet (773-791-0147 or itsybitsygourmet.com).

SEE
Color Play
What: New interactive exhibit lets kids dance in moving light, use prisms to make rainbows, and gaze through kaleidoscopes.
Why: Roy G. Biv approves.
When: Tues.-Sept. 6. Mon., 9:30 a.m.-noon (from June 1, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.); Tues.-Sat., 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Where: Kohl Children’s Museum, 2100 Patriot Blvd., at Lake Ave. (847-832-6600).

GROOVE
Dan Zanes and Friends
What: Brooklyn band gets munchkins moving to rock anthems, fiddle jams, West Indian folk, and traditional sea shanties.
Why: Hear the pitter-patter of tiny feet.
When: May 30, 1 & 4 p.m.
Where: Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Dr., at Michigan Ave. Book online at harristheaterchicago.org or call 312-334-7777.

EXPLORE
Animal Houses
What: Walk-in replicas of critter homes (heron rookery, beaver lodge, raccoon den) are built to human scale.
Why: Knock, knock; you’re there.
When: Fri.-Nov. 15. Daily, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where: Morton Arboretum, 4100 Rt. 53, at I-88 (630-968-0074).