Can you get warts from a toad? How do snakes smell their prey? Kids ages 8-11 will examine common misconceptions about animals with the help of some live animal guests.
At this free, hands-on workshop, kids and a parent can make a crate toolbox and paint it their favorite color.
Cool Cakes for Kids classes provide your child with a canvas for creativity that's sprinkled with fun and topped with satisfied smiles!
Plan your child's summer activities at this very popular Summer Camp Expo featuring more than 100 local and regional exhibitors. Admission is free and all families are welcome from all school districts across the St. Louis metro area.
Kids can spend time with Santa's elves making holiday presents to give to their loves ones at this gift-making workshop at the Wildey Theatre.
Enjoy a free showing of The Mischievous Elf performed by Edie's Fairytale Theatre at this fun holiday show for all ages.
Enjoy a beautiful candlelight tour of the historic Thornhill House
in Faust Park.
Thornhill is the original estate of Missouri's second governor Frederick Bates. During these self-guided tours, the customs of the 1820s will surround guests, along with historically dressed docents.
Admission is $8 for adults, and $5 for children ages 4 to 12. Children younger than 4 are free.
Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. and Dec. 10 at 5 p.m.
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.
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.
Come face-to-face with mermaids at the St. Louis Aquarium during Mermaids on the Mississippi. Mermaids will swim the aquarium, and dive in shark canyon with the sharks, rays, sea turtles and other underwater creatures.