Elementary Age

Take your kids to a new reading program offered at the Gateway Arch Museum. Reading with a Ranger is a free program for families. You'll receive a copy of a themed children's book and read it together with a park ranger, have a group discussion, then explore the museum and Gateway Arch grounds. 

Join an educator at the Saint Louis Art Museum as you and your kids make your own bracelets with string and beads. Learn a simple technique for making a friendship bracelet, or experiment with your own designs.

Join an educator at the Saint Louis Art Museum as you and your kids learn to fold, design and fill your own accordion-style book. You'll explore books from the Ollie Family Resource Cart for inspiration.

The swimming pool at Whitefliff Park in Crestwood is free and open to the public for the Splashtacular Summer Kickoff! Starting at 5 p.m. there will be swimming, a band, food trucks, activities and games.

Join an educator (and animal lover) with the Saint Louis Art Museum on a 30 minute gallery walk through the museum to find some of the many amazing animals in art. This gallery walk is designed for children ages 3 to 5 with their caregiver(s), but all ages are welcome to participate.

Saturday mornings just got a little more exciting with Saturday Morning Live! Kids can see performances from Mad Science, Abra-Kid-Abra and take part in goat yoga.

Join the Missouri Botanical Garden for Great Green Adventures: Bees, Butterflies and Blossoms, where kids discover why bees and butterflies need blossoms, why blossoms need bees and why we need them all.