fun activities for kids St. Louis

Everyone's favorite mermaid princess will be swimming over to The Lodge of Des Peres for this under the sea experience! Enjoy a princess sing-a-long and mermaid princess photo opportunities! Participants may bring their own mermaid tails for this special pool party as additional guards will be scheduled to ensure safety.

Bring the whole family for a stroll through beautiful Babler State Park for a winter adventure you won't forget. Families will work together with a GPS unit to find locations around the Babler Outdoor Education Center. Instructors will be present so no previous experience with GPS is necessary. One GPS unit will be available for each family. 

Join in on First Art, a free art program for toddlers where the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Dress to get messy!

Enjoy a month of Winter Holiday fun at City Museum with larger-than-life light displays on MonstroCity, Steampunk Santa, Santa's Merry Magic Show and more.

For the second year, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra brings the sounds of the season to St. Charles. the Mercy Holiday Celebration with Byron Stripling will be performed at Lindenwood University's J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts in St. Charles. Gather your loved ones for this holiday tradition — and be on the lookout for Santa himself!

Join the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Education Team for a two-part series of fun-filled, live family activity sessions featuring music and movement. Tiny Tunes; Giraffes Can't Dance, is an online, live interactive event where no matter your background, your entire family will be singing, dancing, and playing instruments together!

You know it's the holidays in St. Louis when the St. Louis Symphony performs its annual Holiday Celebration in a decked-out Powell Hall. This celebration is so big that Santa himself stops by for a visit!