Hear stories about Native Americans and Native American heritage at this free storytime, part of the 36th Annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival.
Meet the Stormtroopers and other members of the 501st Legion you will! Don't forget your camera for this ultimate Star Wars Fan Fest.
Get through the dog days of summer with an evening of "paws-on" fun at The Magic House!
Celebrate Mother's Day at this sweet afternoon tea for kids of all ages and their moms. You'll enjoy tea sandwiches, aromatic teas and cupcake decorating.
Join world champion sand sculptor Dan Belcher as he builds a 75-ton sandcastle outdoors on the shores of The Magic House. Then visitors can get digging and create their own "sandsational" sculpture using only sand and water.
Enjoy a girly afternoon with your daughter(s), and grandma too! Make springtime projects and enjoy lemonade and cookies. For moms, grandmothers, and daughters (age kindergarten and up). Each participant makes their own springtime project. You'll learn how to cut glass and china and create your very own beautifully designed mosiac bird.
1-3 p.m. at Yucando Art Studio in Webster Groves. Cost is $30.
More information: yucandu.com
Peter Rabbit grows a garden after receiving seeds and instruction from a disgruntled farmer in this free performances for ages 3-8.
It's the Not-So-Haunted House that is oh-so-fun, where storybook characters come alive! Kids are invited to dress in their most "boo-tiful" Halloween costumes and have a ghoulishly good time going on a spook-tacular scavenger hunt throughout The Magic House to find trick-or-treat locations and seeing their favorite storybook characters.
Get into the Halloween spirit with some spooky fun and celebrate with the animals at Grant's Farm. Enjoy Halloween tram rides featuring Halloween lights, spooky scenes, live actors, scare zones, a Halloween-themed show, monster mash party and more. Costumes are encouraged.
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.
The Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden features more than 150 vendors offering handcrafted items, locally produced food, native plants, herbs, live music and local brews, plus a two-acre Kid's Corner with farm animals (like llamas, alpacas and sheep!), circus performers, face painting, crafts, and a pumpkin patch with decorating let by Perennial.
Kids in kindergarten through 5th grade can fun evenings making spooky crafts. Parents can drop off their kids and enjoy an evening out. Enrollment is limited.