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Celebrate the masters of both air and water at the Dragonfly festival at The Butterfly House. Join in as visitors take a glimpse into the secretive aquatic life of dragonfly nymphs in the Native Garden pond, and take a short trek to find prime viewing of these aerial daredevils on the hunt. Fun games and adventures will test your abilities against those of our four-winged friends!

Eat, drink and explore all the exhibits you remember as a kid while also experiencing the newest attractions at The Magic House during the Adult Play Date.

Enjoy hay rides, butter churning, candle dipping, blacksmithing demonstrations and rope-making demonstrations, and visit the Faust Historic Village.

From Bollywood to the Taj Mahal, from playing cricket to practicing yoga, visitors will experience the wonders of India in The Magic House's new cultural exhibit, Namaste India. 

Your kids can try out the Instructional Soccer Program (ISL) at Vetta Sports during a free Open House. 

Bring the whole family to enjoy a free morning of crafts, snacks and performances at the Sheldon Art Galleries, outside on the Steward Family Plaza. 

Family game night plus museum playtime means GAME ON! 

Bring your family to one of the St. Louis area's best outdoor venues and enjoy the sounds of regional and national musical acts performing on stage at the Chesterfield Amphitheater.

Bring your whole family to Central Park in Chesterfield to enjoy an evening together along the Storybook Walk.

In March, more than 100 volunteers from the Edwardsville community planted 100 trees to get the Edwardsville Children’s Museum Micro Forest off the ground. On April 22, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., ECM will plant a second round of trees in celebration of Earth Day, and your family is invited to join the effort.

Lend your heart and your hands to bring hope and support to pets and people in crisis at the Purina Farms Pet Project Day. This is a wonderful opportunity for your whole family to volunteer together! Join Purina Farms for a day of community service featuring 10 different projects that benefit two local greater St. Louis organizations.

Come and meet Spider-Man and other favorite superheroes at The Magic House and MADE for Kids! They'll be visiting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at both locations. 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, from the iconic Eric Carle picture books, features more than 75 larger-than-life puppets, friends from other Eric Carle picture books, including Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, The Very Lonely Firefly and more. 

Visit Play Street Museum and make bath bombs for mom! Kids can explore chemical reactions while making the perfect gift for mom, grandma or their favorite caregiver.

What's "s'more" fun than an evening at The Magic House? Add some s'mores and you'll have S'more Magical Nights! This private, after-hours event includes toasting your own s'mores around a campfire in the front play garden at The Magic House, plus private playtime inside. 

Come craft and create with cardboard, sticks, and twine to build a fairy or gnome home of your own design. Children will have numerous supplies to use, so come create some magic!

See the Easter Bunny and hunt eggs at this Easter Egg Hunt at Pond Athletic Association in Wildwood. Kids ages 3 to 10 will be divided into groups and different hunt locations.