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Kids ages 3-6 can participate in fun, Olympic-style games at the library. 

There will be many different activities for ages 0-5 focused on learning and reading. Free.

Have some fun in the park, the library or at the Y, and then take the kids for an outdoor lunch at city hall.

Preschoolers can taste, disect and create art as they explore the world of fruits. 

Families can make their own custom designed decorations at this string art workshops for all ages.

The non-competitive event includes a quarter-mile bicycle/tricycle ride, a run and a jumbo-sized water slide.

Kids can celebrate National Dinosaur Day during this prehistoric play date featuring a visit from a real Rawr STL Dinosaur!

Enjoy live music and delicious food from some of the area's favorite food trucks.

Kids can learn about bike safety from a bike-certified park ranger, ride the safety course and pick up a free bike helmet. 

The Kemper Center for Home Gardening at the Missouri Botanical Garden will give away Missouri native tree saplings on a first-come, first-served basis in honor of Arbor Day. (One per visitor.)

Kids will be amazed by a miniature hot air balloon, gravity defying water and shrinking chip bags while exploring everyday items.

Geckos, chamelions, horned lizards, gators and crocodiles slither and slide through these multicultural tales at this free story time presented by Sherry Norfolk.

Learn about the services and resources available for individuals with autism and their families at this free Community Autism Expo.

Families are invited to the Gateway Arch to have some outdoor fun and check out the new features at Gateway Arch National Park. There will be lawn games for everyone, foam arch bricks for people to take part in building a seven-foot Gateway Arch, live music, face painting, free yoga, character artists, food and drinks and more. 

Bring your preschooler or kindergartener to a free story time with a science focus.

Enjoy a special viewing of the Blue Moon during a two-hour stroll through evening and into the early night with your family.

This shortened version of Wizard of OZ, performed by students ages 5-12, is a perfect first introduction to theater for your kids yet is still a high qualtiy production that will entertain adults too.

Kids with special sensory needs can visit the Easter Bunny in a comfortable, calm environment at local malls. To make the visits especially calming, the mall lights will be dimmed and background music will be turned off. Locations include Mid Rivers Mall in St. Peters, St. Clair Square in Fairview Heights, South County Center and West County Center.