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Learn about all the programs offered at Code Ninjas, including fun and rewarding summer coding camps and drop-in learning, where kids build, play and learn at their own pace as they gain ninja coding skills. Programs are generally for ages 7 to 14, but all ages are welcome at the open house. There will also be free ice cream, specials and giveaways!

Kids can meet real firefighters and find out what their job is like. Plus, they'll get to tour the firehouse at this free event.

Your little one can enjoy open play at Play Street Museum and some delicious popsicles to beat the heat! 

During Shark Day Paint and Play at Play Street Museum, kids can express their creativity by painting their own masterpiece on a canvas and have some time to play. 

This year's fireworks show in White Birch Park in Hazelwood will be bigger and better than ever.

At this 4th of July parade kids are the stars! Decorate your bike, stroller, wagon, golf cart or anything you'd like, or watch along the sidelines of this unique parade. 

Through almost non-stop song and dance, this full-hearted musical tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who rescues and falls in love with Daniel, a wealthy boy from the other side of her island.

You'll learn about the science, technology, ingenuity and effort of the historic mission that landed mankind on the moon 50 years ago. 

These free Thursday morning sessions including storytelling, movement workshops, hands-on activities, scavenger hunts throughout the museum, opportunities to read books to touch therapy dogs and more. 

The Magic House will hold a special celebration of the book, complete with special appearances by best friends Elephant Gerald and Piggie from Willems' Elephant and Piggie series. 

Join the Contemporary Art Museum, the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, and the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries for the free Family Day Block Party. This free event includes live performances and art activities for kids at each location in the Grand Center Arts District.

Bring your whole family (including your dog!) to the Countrytime Festival and Kids Carnival at Purina Farms June 15-16. Enjoy live music from Nashville-based Royal South and local favorite Wild Horse Creek Band, a Kids Carnival featuring more than 10 games, pony rides, face painting, a trackless train, inflatable bounce house, festival foods like BBQ and kettle corn, duck hearding demos and lots more.

Want to know what it's like to live in space? Kids ages 6-11 can learn about the different ways astronauts have adapted every day tasks like eating and sleeping in the microgravity of space with special activities. 

Celebrate Shark Week at the Saint Louis Zoo, where you'll get free admission to Stingrays at the Caribbean Cove when you come to the zoo dressed as a shark. You can also enjoy lots of shark-themed activities, shark-themed snacks, and live music on the weekend.

Tours are interactive and designed for participants to come away with an appreciation of the complex relationship among art, nature and humans. For all ages.

In celebration of Father's Day, dads will be admitted free at The Magic House and its new satellite Makerspace (The Magic House @ Made) on Sunday, June 16. 

Dads and kids can spend the morning creating a picture frame to celebrate Father's Day. 

Dance and sing along to this live bilingual show featuring children's songs in both English and Spanish. 

Circus Flora, St. Louis' original one-ring circus, is now in its 33rd season! This beloved show is an unbelievable mix of excitement, charm, daring, and comedy, all under an intimate Big Top setting. See mesmerizing circus acts, storytellers and performers in this year's show, The Caper in Aisle 6. Daytime and evening shows are on select nights through June 30 with special 10 a.m. performances for young children, a sensory-friendly performance and a special Peanut-Free Preview night for those with nut allergies. 

The Show Me Sweets Edible Art Show brings the fun of a cake, cookie and candy expo to the Midwest. This two-day event includes as-seen-on-TV celebrity cake artists, edible art demonstrations and competition, cupcake decorating for children, hands-on learning classes, booths with local and worldwide industry vendors and suppliers, live Cake Battles, Sweet Taste Competition and more. Admission is free for children.