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The Great Candy Exchange is a chance for kids to wear their costumes one more time, win prizes, have their faces painted, enjoy balloon artists and live shows, free healthy snacks, and donate their leftover Halloween candy to the troops through the USO of Missouri. (Candy donation is not required to attend this free event.)

Visit Old Orchard in Webster Groves for the Holiday Festival, where your kids can visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, you can see holiday performances, shop for gifts and see the Tree Lighting in Gazebo Park.

Someone has left candy canes all over the grounds of Faust Park. Bring your flashlights to help find them! When kids arrive at Faust Park for the Candy Cane Hunt, they'll receive a bag to decorate and use to collect candy canes. Please dress for the weather.

Kids can meet and have photos taken with Santa, make holiday crafts, take spins on the carousel, enjoy special entertainers, decorate cookies, and more at Christmas at the Carousel. 

Get to know some of the trees at the Missouri Botanical Garden. At Great Green Adventures: Trees with Winter Coats, kids will learn why some trees keep their leaves or needles over the winter and others lose them. Then they'll get to know some of the trees in the garden by their bark, needles or berries.

There may not be many plants blooming in January at the Missouri Botanical Garden, but that doesn't mean you can't find color in the garden.  At Great Green Adventures: Winter Color Walk, kids will search out common and not-so-common colors in the garden.

Circus Flora presents The St. Lou Review, a 75-minute family-friendly performance that features the best of circus, dance, and variety acts from St. Louis and beyond.

Is your Gabby's Dollhouse superfan ready for an adventure? Meet Gabby on the Dreamworks Animation Gabby's Dollhouse Gabby on the Go Tour when it stops in Maplewood. Come and pick up your child's very own Official "Pawsport" and make your way through five different stops as you dive into hands-on activities at this free event.

The Carp Who Would Not Quit brings to life traditional fable tellings from Japan and Okinawa to teach important lessons of persistence, respect, and kindness. It includes live original music, language and performance traditions from these cultures and is specifically developed for young audiences.

More than 35 businesses in Old Orchard and Old Town Webster Groves will be handing out plenty of treats to costumed kids during the annual Webster Groves Trick or Treating.

Can Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman skate? Come see beloved holiday characters and talented local skaters perform during the St. Peters Rec-Plex’s annual Winter Wonderland on Ice.

Call all little adventurers and their caregivers! The Magic House is hosting a new toddler-friendly playdate, Mini Morning Mingles, that includes a special story time, and hands-on activities designed to engage early learners and little hands. There will also be plenty of time for little adventurers and their caregivers to mingle as you enjoy private playtime in one of the exhibit spaces at The Magic House.

Enjoy a street festival featuring a children's area, live performances, face painting, the Fish Eye Photo Booth, drone demos, crafts, games, food trucks and lots more hosted by NINE PBS and St. Louis Public Radio. 

Enjoy the family festival for all ages featuring pinatas, food, music, dance, activities for kids, and tables from location organizations.  

Go trick or treating at Central Library! Kids ages 3-18 are invited to trick or treat and have some spooktacular fun at the St. Louis Public Library's Central Library location.

Sensory Story Time is geared to families with young children who are on the autism spectrum or who have sensory needs. Children of all abilities are welcome.

Learn about the educational philosophy and strong academic program at Whitfield School and the importance of character education at this Open House. Learn about Whitfield's middle and upper school experiences, college counseling resources, arts, athletics and technology integration.