Some St. Louis family attractions are re-opening with limited capacity and enhanced safety protocols for visitors and staff. Read more about family attraction re-openings and safety guidelines here. We invite our readers to enjoy virtual events and socially distanced events highlighted in our Things To Do calendar. Public health experts recommend that when you go out, follow public health guidelines: wear masks (required in St. Louis City and County), practice social distancing and wash your hands frequently. To learn why social distancing is important and effective in lessening the spread of COVID-19, hear from Dr. Alexis Elward, Chief Medical Officer at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Middle Schoolers
Shark Week at the St. Louis Aquarium
Celebrate Shark Week virtually with the St. Louis Aquarium. Tune in to Virtual Breakfast with the Sharks on April 21, Virtual Diving with the Sharks on April 22 and Virtual Shark Biofacts 101 on April 23 at 9:30 a.m. on the aquarium's Facebook page.
First Friday: Harry Potter
Friday, November 6, 2020
Return to Hogwarts once more and explore the science of our favorite wizarding world. Shop from local artists and crafters, journey through the building on a special mission, and learn how chemistry connects to Harry Potter with special guest Dr. Rebecca Lai. See Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at the end of the evening.
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J Day Camps
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Summer Fun at the J is open!
Looking for summer programming for your child? The J is offering weekly day programs through August 14! Summer Fun at the J is a weekly day camp for children in grades K-6 in Creve Coeur and Chesterfield. Your kids will have a ball with activities that include swimming, nature, sports, arts and more. As always, we are committed to fun and safety: We're following CDC, American Camp Association and St. Louis County guidelines and protocols.
The Taste of Maplewood Street Festival
Saturday, August 22, 2020
The Taste of Maplewood Street festival brings together foodies, shoppers and music lovers to enjoy the bites, sights and sounds of Maplewood. The festival includes live entertainment from two stages, children's activities, and local restaurants and retailers offering food, drinks, and specialties.
Art Camp at Yucandu Art Studio
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Yucandu Art Studio is open for summer camp! Yucandu believes that when you give kids great materials, they make GREAT art! Yucandu is such a fun and inspiring place to be and the camp projects are so cool! For 2020, Yucandu plans to offer small group camps with 5 to 8 kids and 1 to 2 teachers, as well as Take Home Camp Kits! Spaces are very limited for in-person camps, and extra safety precautions, including daily temperature checks, and personal art supply storage, and increased cleaning and hand washing, have been put in place.
2020 Chess Club Summer Camps
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Saint Louis Chess Clubs Digital Summer Chess Camp is free to all! Daily lectures and lessons continue all summer through August 28 for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Students can register and join at any time. Digital campers receive:
Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design Staenberg Summer Camps
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Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design has been providing arts education and craft experiences to the St. Louis Community for over 55 years. With our professional teaching artists and our fully stocked studio classrooms, Staenberg Summer Camps provide creative discovery through clay, metal, glass, fiber, drawing, painting, and more. Camps are designed to engage youth in learning fun and new techniques such as how to throw a bowl on a potter's wheel, how to sculpt the eyes of an animal, or how to draw a comic strip of their very own!
In conjunction with Summer Camps, Craft Alliance offers Teen Internships. Teen Interns can apply to assist our summer camp faculty in the studio of their interest! In exchange for volunteering, Teen Interns can enroll in one or two of the five Teen Studio sessions offered.
