To help limit the spread of Coronavirus and to support public health efforts, many family attractions have closed temporarily. In the meantime, we invite our readers to enjoy virtual events highlighted in our Things To Do calendar. When you do go out, follow public health guidelines: wear masks, 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.

St. Louis Birthday Party Venues

Challenger Learning Center

Have an "out of this world" birthday celebration at the Challenger Learning Center. The two-hour party program includes exclusive use of the Challenger Learning Center facility, where party goers can take on a Rendezvous with a Comet mini mission, build rockets and enjoy cake and punch.

Party packages are available for ages 5 and up and ages 12 and up, and include Challenger Learning Center invitations and a party favor for each child. Blast off to big-time fun! Learn more at our web site.

Bricks 4 Kidz - St. Louis and Chesterfield

Is your child a LEGO-maniac? Then they’re sure to love a Bricks 4 Kidz birthday party. We bring the party to you! Our experienced hosts will provide 90 minutes of LEGO activities and entertainment, including motorized LEGO models, LEGO games, building challenges, and free-play with our giant tubs of LEGO bricks. Plus, the birthday child gets a Bricks 4 Kidz t-shirt.

Birthday Parties at Vetta Sports

Vetta Sports offers numerous birthday party options at locations across the St. Louis metro area. Each of our party options are kid-tested and parent approved!

Choose from our awesome inflatable bouncers, lazer tag, soccer, swimming and other sports to really get your birthday party moving! Parties at Vetta Sports are where kids have a blast jumping, sliding, bouncing, running on our soccer fields, and playing Nerf games and lazer tag.

Artscope

Artscope loves designing awesome, creatively-inspiring birthday parties to suit you! Generally speaking, our events cost $10 per hour per child (with a six-child minimum), which includes an art teacher to lead the projects and all materials. Special projects may cost more.

A deposit of 50% is required to book your event with the remaining due the week of the event. Parents are welcome to bring their own refreshments and recyclable or reusable servingware.

Whimsical Creations Face Painting

Bring your child's imagination to life and treat your guests to an interactive and personal art show. Picnics, family reunions, birthday parties, fairs, carnivals, and any event in need of a bit of whimsy – make your next event into something truly memorable by providing loads of entertainment and smiles for kids as well as adults.

Whimsical Creations will transform your guests into anything from a zoo full of exotic animals, to swashbuckling pirates, to fairy princesses adorned in flowers and glitter.

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Things to Do

Virtual Family Fun Series from the Missouri History Museum

Monday, June 1, 2020

Monday, June 8, 2020

Monday, June 15, 2020

Join the Missouri History Museum this summer for virtual family fun! The Summer Family Fun series includes activities for all ages, including yoga, interactive workshiops about the Mississippi Riverm, sports and games, exploring Forest Park, Cahokia Mounds and more.

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Magic At Home with The Magic House

The Magic House is bringing innovative, hands-on learning to you at home with its #MagicAtHome series of interactive, instructional online presentations. The Magic At Home series of activities includes lots of fun projects that you can make at home with common materials. The easy-to-follow directions mean your kids can make paper sculpture, do shaving cream marble painting, create make-your-own flowers, go "fishin," make TP roll animals, make salad spin art and more.

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Science @ Home with the Saint Louis Science Center

The Science Louis Science Center is continuing to ignite and sustain lifelong science and technology learning through its online Science @ Home series! Visit the Science Center's web site or social media channels for DIY science experiments that can be done at home, Amazing Science Demonstrations from the Science Center's Energy Stage team, connections to local scientists, astronomy updates from the McDonnell Planetarium, live chats and more. Content is designed for all ages.

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Virtual Author Event with Nick Bruel at the St. Louis County Library

Monday, June 1, 2020

Watch a virtual author event with beloved children's book author Nick Bruel, author of "Bad Kitty Joins the Team" and the Bad Kitty series of books.

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