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Head to the National Blues Museum for Blues Kids Boogie and a family Mardi Gras Party! This event includes live music, scavenger hunts, story time, hands-on activities and crafts. There will also be a musical petting zoo! 

Kids Corner at the Field House Museum includes fun activities for kids, and a tour of the museum. Each month there is a new theme. 

Winter is a wonderful time to look for animal signs. If not in the snow, then in wet mud. This nature program, for ages 6-12, takes kids on a short hike to look for tracks, scat and more. 

It's never to early to learn about the world around us. Infants and toddlers learn about nature at this indoor-outdoor program sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation.

After listening to a story about Clifford, children will sort the Big Red Dog's belongings to discover simple math concepts of counting and size order. This free workshop is for ages 3-5. 

Drop off the kids for an evening of creativity while you enjoy the night out! 

Kids ages 6-11 can learn how to draw cartoon monsters starting from shapes and finding inspiration from animals.

The Brothers Grimm hit the stage with Into The Woods, an epic fairytale about wishes, family and the choices we make. James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, and relevant, piece. 

Did you know the Easter Bunny’s favorite meal is scrambled Easter eggs with a side of fresh fruit? Join the Bunny for breakfast at Eckert’s Country Restaurant from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m.

Have your family play the role of secret agents to crack the case! Spend time together enjoying games and activities that challenge you to solve a range of mysteries. 

Kids can meet a variety of living beetles from The Butterfly House and learn interesting facts about them while practicing their observation skills. Participants will also paint three rocks with a beetle and take the rocks home to add to their garden. 

The Brothers Grimm hit the stage with an epic fairy tale about wishes, family, and the choices we make. James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, and relevent musical.

No experience is necessary for students to attend this Editorial Cartoon Workshop. Students will create an editorial cartoon, which they can enter into next year's Scholastic Art & Writing Awards contest.

Enjoy Open Play on the obstacle courses at Ultimate Ninjas in Chesterfield on Monday, Feb. 18. Families are welcome to enjoy the customizable obstacle courses and work on skills as a family from 1 to 3 p.m.

Kids and teens ages 6-15 can practice and explore a variety of obstacles, fine tune their skills on a single obstacle, or practice running the customizable courses at Ultimate Ninjas Open Play. Registration is recommended. 

When Little Red finds the wolf disguised in her grandmother's clothes, she uses her self-defense moves to teach him a lesson he won't soon forget. 

Enjoy a presentation of West African drumming of the Malinke ethnic group from SpecDrum. You'll learn about the fhythms and what they are used for in African culture, and be ready to try out the drums! This Black History Month event is for all ages.

Parents are invited for coffee and conversation and to and learn about The College School at this free Friday Coffee and tour.

The Hundred Dresses tells the story of Wanda Petronski, the new girl in Room 13, who is a Polish immigrant who lives in a shabby house and doesn't have any friends. Every day she wears the same faded blue dress, but tells her new classmates that she has a hundred dresses at home. Her classmates tease Wanda about her hundred dresses until one day she disappears from school. As guilt overtakes the children, they decide to find out what happened to Wanda and to make amends. But is it too late? Bullying, friendship, and forgiveness as at the center of this play adapted from the beloved Newberry Honor Book by Eleanor Estes. 

The littlest Valentine's Day fans will have fun at this Pint Size Valentine's Party designed just for them! Kids ages 2-5 will enjoy making crafts, having snacks and playing in the gym.