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It's back and bigger than ever! The popular and very hands-on exhibit at The Magic House, Forts and Clubhouses returns May 26, this year featuring TapeScape, an innovative playground made almost entirely out of tape! PLEASE NOTE: The TapeScape playground opens June 2.

Make some memories with your child at this Mommy & Me art class at That Painting Spot.

FunFest 63119 is a community event with music, food and fun for all ages, including kids-favorite entertainer Babaloo, a baby T-Rex, Jeff the Musician, Wonderwoman, Spiderman, Fredbird and lots more. 

Storytime Painting Fun takes story time up a notch! The June story is "If You Give a Moose a Muffin," and kids will paint their own moose!

Join Belle of Disney's Beauty and the Beast for a reading of the popular story before it's performed live on stage.

Forest School practitioners Jennifer Thrasher and Sarah Wilson will lead parents and children as they discovers the endless capacity children have to learn deeply and purposefully in the forest.

With numerous national awards and a devoted fan base, Justin and the Not Ready for Naptime Players dish out unexpectedly intelligent and whimsically rocking music for kids and their parents.

Be our guest and step into the enchanted world of Broadway's modern classic, Disney's Beauty and the Beast. This whimsical show, presented by DaySpring Arts & Education's musical theater students ages 7-18, will blow you away with fantastic sets, intricate costumes and huge dance numbers!

The Imaginary Theatre Company presents two sensory friendly performances of The Country Mouse and the City Mouse for kids with sensory needs. There will be pacing lanes and a fidget room available during the performance, and visitors will have the option of meeting our costumed actors after the performance, as well as touching their costumes. 

Since 2013, TrapezeSTL, Circus Harmony’s flying trapeze center, has given thrill-seekers of all ages the chance to fly through the air with the greatest of ease and safety! On Saturday, May 26, 2018, the center, located in Chesterfield behind the Chesterfield DoubleTree Hotel, will open for the season, inviting guests to try their hand at one of the circus’s most awe-inspiring showstoppers. As the only flying trapeze center in St. Louis, TrapezeSTL offers single classes as well as 5- or 10-class sessions and even birthday parties for ages 6 and up.

Kids ages 5-7 will explore line, texture, rhythm and composition to create artistic movement.

Celebrate 40 years of the St. Louis Children's Choirs with a special anniversary concert featuring five newly commissioned works by notable choral composers. Current singers ranging in age from 6 to 18 years old will be joined onstage by an Alumni Chorus of singers from previous years, and St. Louis Children's Choirs founder Diane Finley will be honored for her vision and contributions to choral music education. 

May 19 at 7 p.m. at Powell Hall. 

More information and tickets: slso.org

This presentation, for parents, middle and high school students, and youth and community leaders, focuses on the deadly effects of heroin and opioid use and will include specific actions to take to protect your children.

Pandas are beloved around the world, and now they are coming to the big screen in the IMAX original film Pandas. This breathtaking documentary adventure is an amazing experience for the whole family.

At Farm Animals, preschoolers will learn about farm animals and the role they play in food production.

Is your backyard ready for chickens? This class covers chicken biology, coop ideas and how to safely care for a flock of chickens. For families with kids ages 10 and up. 

This production focuses on safety. Little Red Riding Hood learns from her mom the importance of trusting her instincts, and, thanks to her rabbit friend, she outsmarts the Wolf, saving her grandma. 

Come see J. M. Barrie's classic tale about a boy who never grows up! Presented by The J's Youth Theater program. Great for the whole family.

Celebrate the beginning of Spring at this all-new, free event at the Saint Louis Science Center. Have fun in the outdoors with a scavenger hunt in the very hands-on GROW Exhibit, meet a farmer, get up close and personal with a cow, enjoy free samples and prizes, and lots more.