fun things for kids in STL

Free Summer Camp Demos from Metro Theater Company

Interested in online Creative Arts Camps for your Pre-K through 5th Grader? Join Metro Theater Company for a free interactive preview of their Creative Arts Camps! Creative discovery is what it's all about as the arts disciplines blend together.

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Free Comic Book Day at the St. Louis Public Library

Receive a free comic book at the library (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and participate in a comics-themed craft from 11 a.m. to noon at the St. Louis Public Library - Central Library branch.

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Preschool Science Series: Storybook STEM at the Saint Louis Science Center

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Sunday, November 3, 2024

The Saint Louis Science Center has expanded its Preschool Science Series to include new offerings for different age groups of young scientists. Storybook STEM is for ages 3 to 5.

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Halloween Costume Parade

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Kids can enjoy spooky stories, a craft, and a costume parade around the library at the Halloween Costume Parade event. This is a free event.

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Halloween Spirit Week at MADE for Kids

Visit MADE for Kids for Halloween Spirit Week! Families are invited to celebrate Halloween by decorating mini pumpkins, creating spider web suncatchers, designing ghost parachutes that gracefully float in the wind tube, making Halloween-themed bookmarks and more.

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Owl Prowl at the World Bird Sanctuary

Friday, November 1, 2024

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Friday, November 8, 2024

Come over to the dark side and meet the amazing birds that exist by moonlight. Owl Prowls are an opportunity for families to learn about owls from the naturalists at the World Bird Sanctuary.

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Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym

Friday, November 1, 2024

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.

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Celebrate the ageless power of music with Disney/Pixar’s Coco on the big screen as your St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performs the movie’s magical score live. Inspired by the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead, the film follows 12-year-old Miguel as he enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer, and to confront his family's ancestral ban on music. Don’t miss this evening where every melody is a memory, and every song is a bridge between worlds. Coco in Concert takes place Saturday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. at Stifel Theater. LEARN MORE AND GET TICKETS

Join Forsyth on Sunday, October 20, from 3–5 p.m. for All-School Open House—perfect for families with candidates for any and every grade! Take a campus tour and connect with teachers in their classrooms. Visit the Rand Center for Performing Arts & Athletics to see the Adventure Center (climbing wall and high ropes course) in action, and for optional panel sessions with current students and parents. Advance registration is required. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

With over a century of experience in early childhood education, the Wilson School team excels at challenging and supporting young learners from age three through grade six. Our classrooms feature two full-time teachers and a 7:1 ratio, ensuring a thoughtful balance between teacher-led, themed activities and child-directed creative play. Students benefit from visits to specialists in art, French/Latin, physical education, music, and library. These sessions allow them to engage in enjoyable, skill-building activities while also spending time outside the classroom. A Wilson education equips students with the poise, curiosity, creativity, collaboration, open-mindedness, and kindness necessary to thrive in any secondary school, whether large or small. Join us for our Open House on Saturday, November 2, to experience the classic and innovative Wilson education firsthand. Registration is required at wilsonschool.com.

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SUE: The T. Rex Experience to Roar Into the Saint Louis Science Center

This summer. families can meet Sue, the most complete, best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever found, in the Lou! The Saint Louis Science Center will welcome SUE: The T. rex Experience beginning June 8. The special exhibition features the latest scientific discoveries about the species as a whole along as well immersive, sensory exploration of life in the Cretaceous period.