Experience an egg hunt like no other! Bring the whole family for the Egg-cellent Scavenger Hunt at Babler State Park where you'll use a handheld GPS unit to find hidden eggs all over the Babler Outdoor Education Center. Then you can exchange your eggs for prizes!
Dive into an underwater egg hunt where kids ages 8-14 can win awesome prizes, swim and listen to their favorite tunes. Pre-registration is required.
The Easter Bunny is going to leave a trail of eggs in Bluebird Park for kids to find, and they will be full of candy! This egg hunt, sponsored by the City of Ellisville, is open to children ages 9 and under and is free. Pre-registration is required.
Find out if Vetta Sports' Kickaroos program is right for your child at Vetta's free Presidents' Day Open House. This Kickaroos Open House is a great way to introduce your child to the world of sports! The Kickaroos program fosters confidence, social skills, and the ability to follow directions - all within a fun and engaging class experience.
Bring on summer! With 300+ full and half-day summer camps and programs at convenient Parkway and Rockwood locations, Community Ed has everything you need for a summer of FUN! Make a splash, unleash your imagination, discover nature, get out and play, express yourself and go on new adventures in aquatics, art, enrichment, outdoor ed, sports and more. With eleven weeks of summer program offerings to choose from, kids can experience something new each week. Community Ed programs are led by expert, caring instructors with a focus on safety and fun. Many of our half-day camps can be combined to make a full day of fun, and include extended care options. You do not have to be a Parkway or Rockwood resident to participate in Community Ed summer programs.
Find yourself immersed in a sea of blue as the Tropical Conservancy at The Butterfly House is flooded with 1500 Blue Morpho Butterflies during Morpho Mardi Gras. Join the party at the Bugs on Parade, make a masquerade mask, and inaugurate the season with the majestic creatures. The Opening Weekend Carnival also includes the Frog Princess, crafts, games, and a musical "petting zoo."
Visit The District in Chesterfield for an afternoon of BIG fun at Big Truck Day at The Hub. Kids can explore and learn about massive trucks, from firetrucks to big earth movers and more.
Celebrating the history, culture, and people of Japan, the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the largest and oldest festivals of its kind in the United States. Your family can enjoy guided walking tours, bonsai, cooking, martial arts and origami demonstrations, sumo wrestling, and special activities for kids.
Wagon rides, live entertainment, great festival foods, a petting zoo and much more make this an apple pickin' good time for the whole family. There will be pony rides, a children's carnival, opportunities to feed goats and other farm animals, caramel apples, funnel cakes and more.
Families are invited to the Saint Louis Art Museum on Sunday afternoon to participate in free hands-on art activities with fun themes and to explore the galleries. Each Family Sunday focuses on a different family-friendly theme.
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.
Sensory Friendly Science Time features reduced noise, modified lighting and sensory-friendly demonstrations at the Saint Louis Science Center.