Elementary Age

A Bricks 4 Kidz Night Out is a high-energy evening full of LEGO entertainment for kids in kindergarten through grade 4. The theme of the night is Minecraft. 

Kids will craft key elements with LEGO bricks, build monsters, and construct their own world of Minecraft. Each child will take home a mini LEGO creeper from the popular game. Pizza and drinks are provided.

5 to 8 p.m. at the Bridgeton Recreation Center. Cost is $34 per child for Bridgeton residents and $38 for non-residents. 

This program is designed to teach kids, ages 4-10 the basic fundamentals of the game of basketball.

Participants will be given one-on-one and group style instruction by an experienced coaching staff. A full-court scrimmage game will be held at the conclusion of the training session. Sponsored by St. Louis County Parks.

10 a.m. to noon at St. Vincent Community Center. Cost is $5 per child.

Your little ones are invited to attend a festive dining event with Frozen's Anna and Elsa. Join in the merriment with lunch, singing, dancing and a keepsake photo with the queen and princess!

This event takes place at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Jan. 23, 24, 30 and 31, and on Feb. 6, 7, 13 and 14.

Cost is $22.50 per person. At Eckert Farms in Belleville.

Learn more and register at eckerts.com

Celebrate aerospace technology at the new, highly interactive special exhibition at the Saint Louis Science Center: Above and Beyond. This special exhibition will immerse you in flight and space travel, with simulations that allow visitors to design and test-fly a supersonic jet, experience flight as a bird, and ride in a space elevator. 

Above and Beyond takes you faster, farther and higher for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It's produced by Evergreen Exhibitions in association with Boeing, in collaboration with NASA and the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

Day Camps at Great Griffin Farm are designed to help your child expand on both horsemanship and riding by teaching them the how and why behind a multitude of skills. Camps include riding lessons, as well as learning barn safety, proper care, and stable management. Campers will also have time for crafts and games. Sessions are available for riders from beginner through advanced levels.

Day camps are open to any child between the ages of 5 and 15. The cost of the camp is $75 and includes lunch and an afternoon snack. On Jan. 18, camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Give a hand to puppeteer Daniel Romano and his Blaque Berry Puppets as he brings his puppets to life during workshops and performances at The Magic House.

Romano is a puppeteer, storyteller, teacher and folklorist. His Blaque Berry Puppet Theater performs original stories as well as African, Irish and frontier tales at schools, libraries, fairs and festivals across the St. Louis region. Romano is on the artists' roster for Springboard, a St. Louis-based art education agency.

Kids can sharpen their knowledge of metalworking with Andrew Andrasko of Dras Fabrication + Design. They'll watch as Andrasko demonstrates the art of creating forged and fabricated metalwork.

Andrasko specializes in abstract forged and fabricated works of art ranging from sculptural to functional pieces for both public and private collections. Dras Fabrication + Design creates custom works employing a wide variety of metals as well as wood, glass and stone. 

Saturday, Feb. 20 from 9:30 to 5 p.m. 

Sunday, Feb. 21 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.