Visit Brentwood Park on select Friday nights for Family Night. Enjoy lots of fun in the park, like food trucks, live music and free entertainment for all ages.
Celebrate Eric Carle's book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, at the library! Kids ages 3-
Meet the lovable best friends from Mo Willems' Elephant & Piggie series of books!
Kids, teens and adults are invited to Chalk the Lot in Crestwood! Bring your creative talents to Whitecliff Park where you'll receive a box of sidewalk chalk, a parking spot, and four hours to complete your masterpiece for the judges.
Your kids can bring their favorite stuffies to the St. Louis Aquarium for a little TLC during the Stuffie Care Clinic. During the clinic, kids become little veterinarians – giving their stuffies a gentle check-up – while they learn how animals are cared for by the staff at the aquarium. Special guest "surgeons" from City Sewing Room will be on hand to patch up any rips or tears to beloved stuffies too!
Come see the Nature Playscape in Forest Park filled with books, puppets, flannel boards & flannels, and young families at Read, Play, Grow! This unique "come and go as you please" outdoor event for kids ages 0-5 and their families is designed for parents and caregivers to enjoy the simple pleasure of reading with their children while connecting with nature.
Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and fun with the Saint Louis Public Library at Citygarden during Citygarden Storytime.
Take your family to watch birds of prey fly right over your head, meet the wonderful bird ambassadors of the World Bird Sanctuary up close and much more.
The St. Louis African Arts Festival, held in Forest Park, celebrates the rich and diverse cultures of Africa and African people. Children's activities include storytelling, arts and crafts, mask-making and educational workshops. In conjunction with the festival, the Saint Louis Zoo will have special activities focused on a different African animal each day.
There are more than strawberries (but plenty of those too) at this festival! Kids can enjoy carnival rides, a petting farm, pony rides, the children's play area and lots more.
Families are invited to the Saint Louis Art Museum on Sunday afternoon to participate in free hands-on art activities with fun themes and to explore the galleries. Each Family Sunday focuses on a different family-friendly theme.
See the Zoo's California sea lions perform acrobatic and athletic feats, including Olympic-style dives on a high-diving platform, flipper walks, frisbee tosses and plenty of surprises. While on stage with the sea lions, the Zoo's trainers explain sea lion behavior and positive-reinforcement training, in addition to the need for conserving the sea lion's ocean habitat.