Get inspired with the Gateway Kite Club. Kids can make and decorate their own kites to take home. This workshop is part of the Visiting Artists Series at The Magic House and is included with regular admission.
Saturday, March 8: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday March 9: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
At The Magic House. St. Louis Children's Museum, in Kirkwood.
Lil' Rams is a sports program designed for boys and girls ages 3 to 5. Centered around football, Lil' Rams is a simple, fun, safe and active introduction to sports. Additional beneflts are safe, non-contact fun, athletic coordination, physical fitness and self-confidence.
The St. Louis Rams and Elite Football Academy have partnered to develop this athletic enrichment program along with Vetta Sports. The result is a fun, educational program that enables little ones to learn about sports and, most importantly, believe in themselves. Classes are held on Saturdays at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. November through January. Classes are held at the St. Louis Rams Training Center in Chesterfield.
Manchester United Methodist Church will hold its 11th annual Fair Trade Market Nov. 29- Dec. 1. The market consists of 2500 square feet of shopping space filled with fair trade goods, including chocolate, home decor, holiday decorations, jewelry, clothing, purses, scarves, toys, food and more. Fair trade means that the artisans, farmers and producers of the goods earn a living wage for their work.
The Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Nov. 30 is Taste of Fair Trade Day during which you can sample foods available for purchase at the market. Look for giveaways, children's crafts, treats and gift wrapping opportunities each day of the fair.
Pagin gall book lovers! Kids can join paper artist John Bielik to explore the traditional craft of paper marbling. They'll use colored inks to create vibrant swirls and transform an orginary sheet of paper into a work of art. This workshop is part of the Visiting Artist Series at The Magic House and is included in regular admission.
Bring your family to The Magic House for Fitness Fun Fridays where kids can stretch their muscles and their minds. Visitors wear pedometers and find out just how much they move while playing throughout the museum. Each month features a different theme and fitness experience.
Children can earn FREE admission by taking a fitness challenge online. And the first 100 families to register online for Fitness Fun Friday each month receive a backpack filled with health-related educational material and fitness equipment, including a pedometer and jump rope. Sponsored by Centene.
Upcoming Fitness Fun Friday dates and themes are:
Dec. 6, 2013: Dancing for Fun and Fitness with Tippi Toes Dance Company. Your kids can take part in a high-energy dance class that will get them moving and grooving! Plus, there will be freestyle dance to fun music, a variety of props to try out (and costumes) and a mini dance recital.
Jan. 3, 2014: New Year, New You
The Magic House hosts Fitness Fun Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the first Friday of the month.
Enjoy a preview of the Parent-Toddler and Early Childhood programs at Shining Rivers Waldorf School at its Little Red Hen Baking Party. Children ages 0-6, along with their parents and caregivers, are invited to preview of an Early Childhood morning, bake bread and hear the story of the Little Red Hen. Everyone will enjoy a snack of warm bread.
9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on December 5 and 6 at Shining Rivers Waldorf School, 915 N. Elm, Webster Groves, MO 63119.
Free, but space is limited and reservations are required. Contact Enrollment Coordinator Makena Gray at 314-962-2129 or via email at mgray@shiningrivers.org
If you're planning to shop 'til you drop on Black Friday, bring your kids to Kidsplay as you're headed to the stores. They'll have a blast with special activities, games, crafts, the XBox and lots more.
Kidsplay, with locations in Manchester and O'Falllon, Mo., is open from 6:30 a.m. to midnight, and reservations are not needed for ages 2 and up. (For children under 2, care on Black Friday is available at the O'Fallon location, but reservations are needed - call 636-379-9494.
Visit the Kidsplay Facebook page for a coupon worth $10 off a two-hour minimum stay for your child on Black Friday.
The weather might be cold but the winter sky will heat up with fireworks as Kirkwood holds its Winter Fireworks Festival on Dec. 28. This free event includes live music by Project 324 at Station Plaza. (The Kirkwood Train Station will be closed).
The festival begins at 5 p.m., with fireworks at 6:30. Ice/snow date is Dec. 29.
Based on Margery Williams' literary classic, the Imaginary Theatre Company performs this musical production which tells the story of a little boy and his stuffed bunny who wonders what it means to be "real." Experience this heartwarming holiday tale that celebrates loyalty and the amazing power of love.
Performances at noon and 2 p.m. at The Magic House.
This is one event you’re sure to “flip” over! You and your little short stack are invited to the annual Breakfast with Santa at The Magic House. Make your morning (or evening) sizzle with a yummy pancake breakfast, a photo with Santa, playtime in the museum and a fun holiday craft to take home. This isn't any normal pancake breakfast, as kids will catch their pancakes as they are tossed through the air by Chris Cakes Catering's master chef.
8 a.m., 9:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Dec. 8 and Dec. 15. $15 per person for members and $20 per person for non-members.
More information and reservations (required): magichouse.com.
Fog, and 25 ° F. 
Centered around football, Lil' Rams is a simple, fun, safe and active introduction to sports. Additional beneflts are safe, non-contact fun, athletic coordination, physical fitness and self-confidence.
Fair Trade Market Nov. 29- Dec. 1. The market consists of 2500 square feet of shopping space filled with fair trade goods, including chocolate, home decor, holiday decorations, jewelry, clothing, purses, scarves, toys, food and more. Fair trade means that the artisans, farmers and producers of the goods earn a living wage for their work.
the traditional craft of paper marbling. They'll use colored inks to create vibrant swirls and transform an orginary sheet of paper into a work of art. This workshop is part of the Visiting Artist Series at The Magic House and is included in regular admission.
their muscles and their minds. Visitors wear pedometers and find out just how much they move while playing throughout the museum. Each month features a different theme and fitness experience.
School at its Little Red Hen Baking Party. Children ages 0-6, along with their parents and caregivers, are invited to preview of an Early Childhood morning, bake bread and hear the story of the Little Red Hen. Everyone will enjoy a snack of warm bread.
headed to the stores. They'll have a blast with special activities, games, crafts, the XBox and lots more.
Company performs this musical production which tells the story of a little boy and his stuffed bunny who wonders what it means to be "real." Experience this heartwarming holiday tale that celebrates loyalty and the amazing power of love.
to the annual Breakfast with Santa at The Magic House. Make your morning (or evening) sizzle with a yummy pancake breakfast, a photo with Santa, playtime in the museum and a fun holiday craft to take home. This isn't any normal pancake breakfast, as kids will catch their pancakes as they are tossed through the air by Chris Cakes Catering's master chef.
