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Join the Missouri Botanical Garden on June 17 for Great Green Adventures: Interesting Insects and find out what insects call the Garden home.

What do senses tell you? Kids will learn to let their senses guide them on a walk through the Sensory Garden at this month's Great Green Adventures. 

Join the Missouri Botanical Garden on May 20 for Great Green Adventures: Woodland Wonders and investigate the English Garden while searching high and low for leaves of all shapes and colors.

Your preschooler can stack 'em up and knock 'em down! They'll explore their inner artist as they explore the third dimension with a variety of blocks at this free workshop.

Welcome to Chickentopia at Purina Farms! Bring your kids to see the chickens enjoying their egg-stravagant new playground as Purina Farms opens for the 2023 season.

Celebrate National Kids to Parks Day at the First Missouri State Historic Site's annual Historical Children's Festival, where you can experience life and play as children did in the 1820s.

At Artistic Animals, kids will learn the ways that animals display their artistic talents and make some animal-themed crafts to take home. This free workshop is for ages 6-10. Registration is required. 

The annual ThurtenE Carnival at Washington University brings together the university and greater St. Louis communities for three days of rides, cultural performances, food booths interactive games and more. Rides are geared toward all ages.

Visit one of St. Louis' favorite family attractions on the season finale of its Fall Fest and enjoy a fireworks show. Grant's Farm will celebrate with your farm favorites all day long followed by nighttime fireworks choreographed to music. 

In 2018, Marvel Studios’ Black Panther quickly became a global sensation and cultural phenomenon, showing a new dimension of what Super Hero films could be. Now you can relive the excitement of T’Challa becoming king and battling Killmonger all while the SLSO performs Ludwig Göransson’s Oscar®-winning score live to picture.

Let's "flamingle," paint and play at Play Street Museum! Kids will paint their own flamingo masterpieces on a canvas they can take home. Fun snacks, activities, and playtime included! 

Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon on Sunday, May 7, at 3 p.m. for the SLSO Family Concert: Powell Hall Playlist!  

Celebrate the opening of the Purina Farms 2023 season with floral-filled fun for dogs* and their families this April 7 & 8, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dogs and kids will enjoy photos with Peter Rabbit, petal-inspired crafts, an inflatable bounce house, Incredible Dog Shows, The Bubble Bus, pony rides, games and more! We be-leaf you and your best bud are sure to have a great "thyme!" This event has sold out.

Watch raindrops become art whenever it storms! Build a rain chain together using old chains, hooks, spoons and loops while learning about functional art to have in your garden. Show off your new garden sculpture at home and relax to its soothing sounds during this spring’s rainy days.

The Magic House will be blooming with eco-friendly activities in preparation for Earth Day! Put your green thumbs to work as you plant seeds in planter pods and make your own recycled paper. The Museum's Art Studio and Make-It Workshop will also feature "green" activities that are sure to inspire creativity and environmental responsibility. 

Celebrate all things Irish during St. Patrick's Day Weekend at City Museum! In addition to fun for grown-ups, there will be lots of festive treats, live music, Irish dancers and a good, old-fashioned gold hunt just for kids. Kids can mine the caves but better watch out for dragons!

Camp Lakewood Open Houses are designed to give you and your children or teens the opportunity to meet the camp directors, ask questions and see the beautiful property. You'll get a tour of the camp, be able to speak with camp staff and be reassured that your camper will have the experience of a lifetime at YMCA Camp Lakewood.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at The Magic House! Kids can count gold coins with a penny float experiment in the Science Lab, create a rainbow sculpture in the Art Studio and enjoy a performance by the Meghan Torno School of Irish Dance.

Kids ages 2-12 can enjoy a unique egg hunting experience where they gather eggs, and then get to “sell” them in order to buy games, toys, books and more from a General Store.