It's important for parents to understand how their children are using social media, but it's not easy to keep up with the latest and greatest apps kids and teens are using. Parents who want to learn more can attend this free workshop led by author and professor Julie Smith.
There will be activities for the whole family at the Winter Carnival and Kids Night Out, a benefit for the Chesterfield Family YMCA featuring Circus Kaput. Enjoy carnival games, cotton candy, popcorn, face painting, balloon animals, cariacatures and a circus show.
Spend the morning at Castlewood Stables and enjoy hot cocoa, story time centered around horses, the petting zoo, crafts, pony grooming and games!
Parents and guardians of prospective students are invited to spend time observing the homeroom classes engaged in literacy and math, then watch special classes some alive in the music studio, science lab, art studio, drama studio, computer lab and more. Stay for as little or as long as you'd like. RSVP is requested.
Bring your whole family to this free family yoga session to relax through peaceful play, stories and songs right before bedtime.
Space adventures await at this free, out-of-this world workshop! Kids will complete an important space mission and build a model space station.
Kids can have fun riding the Carousel, make a craft, play with toys and play with each other at Create and Play at the St. Louis Carousel.
Get into the Halloween spirit with some spooky fun and celebrate with the animals at Grant's Farm. Enjoy Halloween tram rides featuring Halloween lights, spooky scenes, live actors, scare zones, a Halloween-themed show, monster mash party and more. Costumes are encouraged.
Stop in and have some fun in the indoor pool at the Lodge of Des Peres with your little one at this drop-in swim time for kids up to age 6. No pre-registration is needed; Water Waddlers is open to residents and non-residents of Des Peres.
The Preschool Science Series is an open exploration learning lab for young scientists - ages 18 months to 5 years - and their families. Activities are designed around research that shows children learn best through play, inquiry and shared experiences with their parents and caregivers.
LEGO Club at the St. Louis County Library is a free opportunity for kids to gather and have fun building with LEGO bricks. LEGOs are provided.
Families and kids of all ages can enjoy festive decorations, entertainers, many of your favorite Zoo exhibits and lots more at the Saint Louis Zoo's nighttime, non-scary Halloween experience Boo at the Zoo!
Boo at the Zoo is a long-time St. Louis family favorite, with fun, spellbinding decorations and great photo opportunities, spooktacular entertainment as actors bring the decorated areas to life, interaction with the animals, fun at the 4-D Theater, Conservation Carousel, and more.