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The Missouri Botanical Garden is offering free admission to all visitors on June 19 in honor of Juneteenth. Admission to the Children's Garden will also be free for the day. 

Join family and friends for dinner al fresco at local parks, where the menus are mobile and the setting is beautiful.

Kids will hang out outside for story time then meet one of the Sanctuary's animal ambassadors!

Enjoy ice cream galore at this ice cream social for all ages that benefits Nurses for Newborns. Tickets are just $5 per person or $20 per family, and you'll enjoy treats from Andy's Frozen Custard, Tower Grove Creamery, Cold Stone Creamery, Oberweis and The Baked Bear. There will also be attendance prizes, raffles, entertainment, bubbles, kids' art activities, miniature ponies and more.

Step into a visual feast inspired by world-renowned artist Radcliffe Bailey's original paintings, and discover the one superpower that fuels Granny's garden. The play promises to leave the very young nourished in body and soul. 

Shop a wide variety of items handmade by young entrepreneurs at the MADE for Kids Makers Market, plus, enjoy live music and food trucks.

Take your kids to a new reading program offered at the Gateway Arch Museum. Reading with a Ranger is a free program for families. You'll receive a copy of a themed children's book and read it together with a park ranger, have a group discussion, then explore the museum and Gateway Arch grounds. 

Join an educator at the Saint Louis Art Museum as you and your kids make your own bracelets with string and beads. Learn a simple technique for making a friendship bracelet, or experiment with your own designs.

Join an educator at the Saint Louis Art Museum as you and your kids learn to fold, design and fill your own accordion-style book. You'll explore books from the Ollie Family Resource Cart for inspiration.

To kick off the summer Grant's Farm is holding lots of outdoor fun, including fireworks, live music, food and drink pairings and lots more. 

The swimming pool at Whitefliff Park in Crestwood is free and open to the public for the Splashtacular Summer Kickoff! Starting at 5 p.m. there will be swimming, a band, food trucks, activities and games.

Join an educator (and animal lover) with the Saint Louis Art Museum on a 30 minute gallery walk through the museum to find some of the many amazing animals in art. This gallery walk is designed for children ages 3 to 5 with their caregiver(s), but all ages are welcome to participate.

Kids can celebrate Father's Day with their special dad, grandfather or other father figure at Donuts with Dad. They'll create a Father's Day gift, as well as enjoy donuts, juice and games. 

Saturday mornings just got a little more exciting with Saturday Morning Live! Kids can see performances from Mad Science, Abra-Kid-Abra and take part in goat yoga.

Join the Missouri Botanical Garden for Great Green Adventures: Bees, Butterflies and Blossoms, where kids discover why bees and butterflies need blossoms, why blossoms need bees and why we need them all.

The Magic House satellite location, MADE for Kids is celebrating its 3rd year in the city of St. Louis. Join the celebration with fun activities all weekend.

Airversity Drone Pilot Academy wants to teach your child to pilot drones! At its boot camps, kids will learn about drones, drone regulations, drone careers, and drone flight. Each participant will take home their own drone after class.