Laugh, dance, discover, imagine, smile, play! Children up to age 5 and their grown-ups will be transported to a world of magic, color, music and surprises at the premiere performance of Out of the Box, a Theater for the Very Young play devised by Metro Theater Company and presented in partnership with St. Louis University.
Theater for the Very Young: Out of the Box will engage the very young through a sensory feast of sounds, sights, fun and surprises. Pre-kindergarten years present a crucial time for brain development and multi-sensory stimulation is important to that process. Metro Theater Company has developed Theater for the Very Young to address that need.
Out of the Box is a 30 minute performance with an additional 30 minutes of post-show activities and fun following the performance. The audience will be seated on the floor. Please arrive 15 minutes before the performance begins.
Performances at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at Metro Theater Company. Free, but please make reservations.
More information and reservations: metroplays.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.