Visit the Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden for two festive fun-filled days of hands-on activities celebrating the changing of the seasons. Have an outdoor adventure exploring all of the wonders the Children's Garden has to offer and get inspired to be adventurous in the great outdoors.
Kids can pot a plant, do nature art, learn about toad abodes, enjoy face painting and meet Finn, the Children's Garden mascot. There will be live music by Wild Heart. Finn appears in the Garden at 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 on Saturday and 12:30-3:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Activities in the Children's Garden will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 6 and 7 at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Activities are included with Children's Garden admission, which is $3 for members and $5 for non-members ages 3-12, free for ages 2 and under, and ages 13 and up.
More information and a full schedule of events: mobot.org
It's the Not-So-Haunted House that is oh-so-fun, where storybook characters come alive! Kids are invited to dress in their most "boo-tiful" Halloween costumes and have a ghoulishly good time going on a spook-tacular scavenger hunt throughout The Magic House to find trick-or-treat locations and seeing their favorite storybook characters.
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.
Kids can work on existing gym skills, learn new skills or just play around during Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym in Creve Coeur.
The Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden features more than 150 vendors offering handcrafted items, locally produced food, native plants, herbs, live music and local brews, plus a two-acre Kid's Corner with farm animals (like llamas, alpacas and sheep!), circus performers, face painting, crafts, and a pumpkin patch with decorating let by Perennial.
Kids in kindergarten through 5th grade can fun evenings making spooky crafts. Parents can drop off their kids and enjoy an evening out. Enrollment is limited.