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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. 

Kids can let their imaginations run wild with tens of thousands of LEGOS at this free LEGO Building Workshop. Kids ages 6-11 will design and build as never before, and explore their craziest ideas in a supportive environment. Participants will get to build an engineer-designed project from the LEGO 2018-2019 curriculum.

Not everyone is born with superpowers, so hone your skills with fun activities that will help kids reach their destinites at Family Fun Night: Superhero Training. 

Put on your black light reflective gear and head to Upper Limits Rock Climbing Gym for Cosmic Climb! This out-of-this-world climb is held on the third Friday of each month. 

It's important for parents to understand how their children are using social media, but it's not easy to keep up with the latest and greatest apps kids and teens are using. Parents who want to learn more can attend this free workshop led by author and professor Julie Smith. 

The fair features guest speakers, breakout sessions, and information tables from autism service providers and healthcare organizations. 

There will be activities for the whole family at the Winter Carnival and Kids Night Out, a benefit for the Chesterfield Family YMCA featuring Circus Kaput. Enjoy carnival games, cotton candy, popcorn, face painting, balloon animals, cariacatures and a circus show.

Spend the morning at Castlewood Stables and enjoy hot cocoa, story time centered around horses, the petting zoo, crafts, pony grooming and games!

Parents and guardians of prospective students are invited to spend time observing the homeroom classes engaged in literacy and math, then watch special classes some alive in the music studio, science lab, art studio, drama studio, computer lab and more. Stay for as little or as long as you'd like. RSVP is requested. 

Don't miss Circus Harmony's annual confluence of music and circus arts for 2019: Accelerando, a circus spy thriller. Accelerando features new acts, including Chinese Pole and Hoop Diving, coached by Circus Harmony graduates who are touring the world performing these acts with Cirque du Soleil! 

Before heading out to any of the events in our calendar today, please check with the venue for possible cancellation due to inclement weather. We have made every attempt to note when event cancellations have been announced.

Join in on a high-energy COCAfamily Workshop focused on African Dance. You'll learn steps and choreography to live music. This class is for ages 5 and up.

Momentum is a mix of cutting-edge hip hop and contemporary dance across a broad range of styles. For ages 5 and up. 

Juice Box Jazz will have the whole family learning and loving what jazz music is all about. Participants will celebrate a different instrument of style of jazz through an engaging program led by local and national musicians. Kids will also enjoy juice boxes and snacks, and jazz-inspired arts & crafts and yoga to get your little ones up and moving. 

Bring your whole family to this free family yoga session to relax through peaceful play, stories and songs right before bedtime. 

Space adventures await at this free, out-of-this world workshop! Kids will complete an important space mission and build a model space station. 

Kids can have fun riding the Carousel, make a craft, play with toys and play with each other at Create and Play at the St. Louis Carousel.