Local historian and author Elizabeth Pickard will share her new children's book, Ruth's River Dreams, and talk about her experience writing it at this virtual program through the Missouri History Museum.
Missouri Historical Society (MHS) Curator of Environmental Life David Lobbig will discuss how the Golden Eagle pilothouse came to be a part of the MHS collections and explain how it's being cared for. Executive Director of the St. Louis Mercantile Library John Hoover will also share his expertise and personal connection to Ruth Ferris.
11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Join through Zoom at mohistory.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.