Great Skate in St. Peters is hosting daytime and nighttime Star Wars New Year's Eve celebrations so you can make sure the force is with you in 2016.
The afternoon skate is from 1 to 4 p.m. and kids are invited to dress up as their favorite Star Wars character. Admission is $6 and skate rental is $2.
During the nighttime skate from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., kids are welcome to dress as their favorite Star Wars character for 6 hours of skating, starball fights, hats and noise makers, and a countdown to midnight. Admission for the nighttime skate is $20.
More information: greatskaterocks.com
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.
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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.