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Celebrate the magic of the holidays the entire month of December at the Holiday Magic experience at The Magic House! Holiday Magic features festive decorations, lots of interactive outdoor attractions like Gingerbread Village (where you can meet and take pictures taken with Santa!), a Wonder Woods Maze, Snowball Carnival, and special holiday programs inside the museum.

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Cold Nosed Candids Holiday Drive-Up Photos at Purina Farms

Bring your kids and your cold-nosed companions for a different kind of visit with Santa this year at Purina Farms. Wear your favorite stocking caps and Santa hats for a drive-up photo op. Reservations are required.

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Crafts-Giving Workshops at Yucandu Art Studio

Drop off your kids at Yucandu Art Studio in Webster Grove for one-of-a-kind Crafts-Giving Workshops! Kids will make and wrap four gifts to take home.

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Winterfest

PLEASE NOTE: The Gateway Arch Park Foundation announced on 1/31 that all Winterfest activities have been canceled.

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Grinch Slime & Storytime

Join in on some Grinch themed fun at Play Street Museum! At Grinch Slime & Storytime, kids will enjoy a special storytime, then make some Grinch-y slime! All participants will also take home a snack.

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Holiday Lights at Grant's Farm: Drive-Through Experience

Grant's Farm welcomes visitors this holiday season to the 2021 Holiday Lights Drive-Through Experience featuring dazzling light displays, a gingerbread village, the Tiergarten that has been transformed into a winter wonderland, and of course, the animals! New this year is the Busch Family Estate House decorated with festive lights.

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Outdoor Visits with Santa at The Magic House

Visit with Santa outside in the Jingle Bell Pavilion at The Magic House! Children can have their photo taken with Santa and visit the outdoor Gingerbread Village.

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Water Waddlers Outdoor Drop-In Swim

Splash and play with your little one in this fun morning activity. No registration is necessary.

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Eye Thrive Vision Screenings and Eye Exams at the St. Louis County Library

Eye Thrive will provide free, on-site vision screenings, eye exams and prescription glasses to children ages 4 through 12th grade at these clinics held at St. Louis County Library locations.

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Petite Picasso Virtual Art Classes for Kids

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

The Magic House now offers a virtual art experience for children – multi-sensory Virtual Petite Picasso classes. Classes are taught live from the Art Studio at The Magic House, and a different art activity is featured each week.

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Storybook Walk at Chesterfield's Central Park

Experience an outdoor nature adventure with a literary twist! Chesterfield's Central Park is home to the Storybook Walk, where you can take your kids for an educational nature walk centered around a favorite children's book.

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Storytime at the Nature Playscape in Forest Park

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Meet up at the Anne O'C. Albrecht Nature Playscape in Forest Park for a fun storytime followed by nature adventures! These free story times are open to children of all ages and their caregivers.

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Kickaroos is a simple, fun and active introduction to sports for kids ages 18 months to 6 years! Kickaroos from Vetta Sports includes more than soccer and exercise, it includes a variety of FUNdamental classes that focus on mental and physical health, developing comprehensive sports and life skills, exercising, and HAVING FUN! Kickaroos is offered at five locations across the St. Louis metro area! Sign up now for a FREE class!

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