Many St. Louis family attractions are open with limited capacity and enhanced safety protocols for visitors and staff. Many are hosting virtual and socially distanced events, which you'll find in our Things To Do calendar. Public health experts recommend that when you go out, follow public health guidelines: wear masks (required in St. Louis City and County), practice social distancing and wash your hands frequently.
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Birds in Concert at the World Bird Sanctuary
The World Bird Sanctuary in-house band, The Raptor Project, performs songs from their popular children's environmental education CDs while birds fly just overhead.
Shaw Family Adventures: Flashlight Night Hike
Participants will also learn outdoor skills, hear a story, play games, make a craft and take a hike in the early evening using flashlights to find items in the story.
Bug Out in Forest Park
Kids can collect some bugs in Forest Park, see them up close and learn about the Forest Park ecosystem at this free outdoor workshop.
Down and Dirty at Powder Valley
Remember the old days of mud pits and mud pies? Here is the chance to relive some of the joys of your childhood with your children. Powder Valley will provide the dirt, you bring the clean clothes for the ride home.
Discover Nature Families: Missouri Mammals
Families with children of all ages are invited to learn about mammals in Missouri through hands-on, interactive activities.
Discover Nature Families: Wild About Water
Missouri Master Naturalist volunteers will teach your family about the importance of aquatic food chains and wetlands and how to care for them using hands-on, interactive activities.
Bug Hunt at The Butterfly House
Explore the amazing world of backyard insects in their own habitat at The Butterfly House Bug Hunt. Children can play exciting games and make crafts to take home as well as capture real bugs (which will be released at the end of the hunts).
