Elementary Age
Family Med School Basics
Families can spend a morning at the Saint Louis Science Center with anatomy and physiology experts from Adventures in Medicine and Science (AIMS) and Physical and Athletic Training Programs at Saint Louis University.
Activities include a virtual tour of the major organs and body systems utilizing a fully dissected human cadaver and hands-on anatomical dissections. There will also be discussions of some medically important disease processes and ways to stay healthy and unjury-free. Ideal for parents and their children in grade 5 and up.
Sessions include:
Hut, Hut, Hangout Play Date
Kids ages 5-12 can get ready for the big game at this football-themed party. They'll participate in games, crafts, make s'mores around a campfire and each some delicious football-themed treats.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Webster Park Community Building in St. Charles. Cost is $15 per child.
More information and to register: stcharlesparks.com
St. Louis Winter Classic
Watch the St. Louis Blues play on a giant TV screen while you skate at the Shaw Park Ice Rink. FOX Sports Midwest will broadcast its pregame, postgame and intermission shows live from rinkside.
Snacks and refreshments are available for purchase and a skating pass and skate rental is included with ticket purchase. Tickets are $10 and available through Brown Paper Tickets.
At Shaw Park Ice Rink in Clayton. 5 p.m.
New Year's Eve Skate at Steinberg Skating Rink in Forest Park
Skate in the new year at the Steinberg Skating Rink in Forest Park, the oldest and largest outdoor ice skating rink in the Midwest.
New Year's Eve Lock-In at the St. Peters Rec Plex
Who says New Year's Eve parties are just for adults? Under adult supervision kids ages 8-13 can spend the holiday swimming, ice skating and participating in other specially planned activities at the St. Peter's Rec Plex.
Forest Park Owls
Award-winning naturalist Mark Glenshaw has been studying great horned owls in Forest Park since 2005. At this free presentation for all ages, Glenshaw will discuss the amazing hunting and feeding behaviors of these owls with pictures and videos to illustrate these behaviors.
Free. 7 p.m. at the St. Louis County Library, Daniel Boone Branch. Registration requested.
Skeleton Keys at Powder Valley Nature Center
Looking at a skeleton can give you a key to what the animal is and how it lived. Did it swim, fly, walk or slither? What did it eat? At this nature workshop, kids will take a mystery mammal skull through a special question and answer maze and "key it out" to find out what animal it is.
For ages 7 and up. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
At Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center in Kirkwood. Call 314-301-1500 for reservations.
More information: mdc.mo.gov
