Kids can climb into the driver's seat and explore big trucks - maintenance trucks, emergency vehicles, and machines and learn about how they work in the community. Everyone is invited to come in costume and enjoy some spooky treats.
Kids can get up close and explore big trucks and vehicles at this free Touch-a-Truck event at the North County Recreation Complex. Kids can climb aboard and explore these impressive vehicles that they usually only see from afar.
Celebrate back-to-school season at Tons of Trucks, a public event sponsored by the city of Glendale and the Kirkwood Early Childhood Center. There will be big trucks, Kona Ice, Chicken Scratch and Party Animals Mobile stuff-a-bears! All are welcome to this free event.
Take your family to watch birds of prey fly right over your head, meet the wonderful bird ambassadors of the World Bird Sanctuary up close and much more.
The St. Louis African Arts Festival, held in Forest Park, celebrates the rich and diverse cultures of Africa and African people. Children's activities include storytelling, arts and crafts, mask-making and educational workshops. In conjunction with the festival, the Saint Louis Zoo will have special activities focused on a different African animal each day.
There are more than strawberries (but plenty of those too) at this festival! Kids can enjoy carnival rides, a petting farm, pony rides, the children's play area and lots more.
Families are invited to the Saint Louis Art Museum on Sunday afternoon to participate in free hands-on art activities with fun themes and to explore the galleries. Each Family Sunday focuses on a different family-friendly theme.
See the Zoo's California sea lions perform acrobatic and athletic feats, including Olympic-style dives on a high-diving platform, flipper walks, frisbee tosses and plenty of surprises. While on stage with the sea lions, the Zoo's trainers explain sea lion behavior and positive-reinforcement training, in addition to the need for conserving the sea lion's ocean habitat.