Kids Chicago - June 15, 2009

Wall Order

Name Your Design Personalized Art

There once was a young girl named Claire
Whose nursery walls were quite bare.
She sought solutions online,
Fell on Name Your Design,
And loved the custom canvases there.

Some 40 mod patterns to see.
Cars! Flowers! Giraffes! A birdie!
She chose one with a click,
Then a font she did pick,
Her name front and center: Yippee!

The order was mailed right away.
(There was precious little to pay.)
Claire said, “Isn’t it fun
That a new website run
By Chicago moms saved the day?”

Available online at nameyourdesign.com. DailyCandy readers get 25 percent off all merch through June 29; enter code dailycandy25 at checkout.

LISTEN
Laura Doherty’s Kids in the City
What: Catchy new album by Old Town School of Folk Music’s Wiggleworms program director includes tot-friendly pop tunes about the farmers market, El train, and more.
Why: Dance into summer.
When: You want to give Barney the boot.
Where: Old Town School Music Store, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave., b/t Sunnyside & Wilson Aves. (773-751-3398); 909 W. Armitage Ave., b/t Fremont & Bissell Sts. (773-751-3410).

SWING
BASH Sports Academy’s Batting Cages
What: Celebrate Father’s Day this weekend by hitting a pop fly with Pops.
Why: You’re a good sport.
When: Mon.-Fri., 4-10 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: 2617 W. Fletcher St., at Rockwell St. (773-588-2274).

GO
Great Galena Balloon Race
What: Watch more than twenty hot air carriers drift overhead, take a ride in one, and join the group helium balloon launch — all in aid of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
Why: Sky’s the limit for charity.
When: Fri., 6-10 p.m.; Sat., 6-10 a.m. & 5-10 p.m.; Sun., 6-10 a.m.
Where: Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa, 444 Eagle Ridge Dr., at W. Wachter Rd., Galena (800-892-2269). To reserve balloon rides, call 800-690-1287.