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The Floor is Lava!  

Move the furniture around, throw down pillows, and put out anything to help you stay off the floor

and get ready for the first round.

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This week join us at Centennial Park in Des Plaines.

We've brought our (not so) musical talent and Play This Book by Jessica Young and Daniel Wiseman .

You can try out our chalk course and then play the musical instruments that are here in the park!

The DPPL band needs a hand! 

Can you join our marching band?

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Ahoy, Matey.  Move and Groove is back fer the next couple o' months.  It’s a great way to keep ye buccaneers explorin’ the parks aroun' Des Plaines 'n active if ye ever 'ave to walk the plank'.

This time we took our booty and the book  Pirate Treasure Hunt by Jan Peck to Willow Park.

Stop by, if ye're brave enough, to be sent on a treacherous trail and

if ye survive...

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Finally, we had some clear skies above today as the Des Plaines Public Library added a color course to the Prairie Lakes Path.

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Every other week in June and July, find the parks around Des Plaines chalked up with an obstacle course ready for you to get moving. 

We will set them up and then let you know on DPPL's Facebook and Instagram pages or here on the blog.

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