Parents of children with complex education needs and/or medical needs are invited to learn ways to work effectively with the doctors, teachers, and therapists that are part of their children's daily lives at this free workshop.
Led by Lee Bascom, MSW, LCSW, topics to be covered include ways to get organized, shrink waiting lists, identify supports, find written materials and online sites, and connect with must-know community resources. Bascom, who has more than 15 years of expereince working as a special education and medical social worker, works with individuals of all ages, especially children between the ages of 3 and 12 and their families.
This workshop is sponsored by Miriam Academy. It's free but RSVPs are requested. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For more information and to register: miriamstl.org
It's the Not-So-Haunted House that is oh-so-fun, where storybook characters come alive! Kids are invited to dress in their most "boo-tiful" Halloween costumes and have a ghoulishly good time going on a spook-tacular scavenger hunt throughout The Magic House to find trick-or-treat locations and seeing their favorite storybook characters.
Get into the Halloween spirit with some spooky fun and celebrate with the animals at Grant's Farm. Enjoy Halloween tram rides featuring Halloween lights, spooky scenes, live actors, scare zones, a Halloween-themed show, monster mash party and more. Costumes are encouraged.
Kids can work on existing gym skills, learn new skills or just play around during Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym in Creve Coeur.
The Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden features more than 150 vendors offering handcrafted items, locally produced food, native plants, herbs, live music and local brews, plus a two-acre Kid's Corner with farm animals (like llamas, alpacas and sheep!), circus performers, face painting, crafts, and a pumpkin patch with decorating let by Perennial.
Kids in kindergarten through 5th grade can fun evenings making spooky crafts. Parents can drop off their kids and enjoy an evening out. Enrollment is limited.