Join the DaySpring Arts & Education for a roaring good time as they celebrate the animal kingdom in concert. Experience the arts in motion during the "Guess the Animal" music recital as artist Jack Whitney produces animal art live on stage. Make a masterpiece yourself and then see how the instruments work with a hands-on instrument petting zoo.
Watch local professionals like the Equinox Chamber Players, Jermaine Smith of opera fame and John Kasica of the St. Louis Symphony as they present musical works inspired by animals. Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and other animal-inspired works such as Carnival of the Animals will be sure to capture the attention of even your wildest little ones. Wild Kingdom music and arts experience is an adventure for your whole herd!
5 p.m. Cost is $8-$12 per person. At DaySpring Arts & Education.
More information and tickets: dayspringarts.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.