Join Great Rivers Greenway for a free Storytime & a Stroll on three different Greenways across the St. Louis area. Sign up for one or all three, meet other parents and enjoy a beautiful walk and storytime adventure with your child. One-hour meetups include children's stories and hands-on nature activities followed by a stroll on a greenway. Snacks will be provided.
Wear your costumes and head to the Nature Playscape in Forest Park for a Halloween-themed storytime! This free storytime takes place outdoors and includes Halloween-themed activities and treats. Costumes are welcome for all.
Young future doctors will get to use real medical instruments while role-playing and learning about what it is like to be a doctor. Little Doctor School is presented by Little Medical School of St. Louis.
Can a gathering spot for what is almost certainly trouble somehow become a source of hope? In Seedfolks, compelling characters from diverse backgrounds explore the possibilities that spring from a vacant lot in a broken neighborhood in the middle of the city. Together, they plant seeds of hope and wait to see: will their dreams come true?
Visit the Garden Center at Eckert Farms in Belleville and have your kids' pictures taken with Santa.
Get to know your SLSO! Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon on Sunday, October 9, at 3 pm with an entertaining 45-minute orchestral concert designed specifically for children ages 5-10. Conductor Norman Huynh and Professor Nigel Taproot from Really Inventive Stuff take you on a tour through Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.
At this free art program for ages 3-6 the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Dress to get messy!
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!
The Spring Fishing Derby at Watson Trail Park is free and open to the general public and kids of all ages. Participants can compete for trophies for the smallest, largest and most fish caught.
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.
The Saint Louis Science Center has expanded its Preschool Science Series to include new offerings for different age groups of young scientists. Storybook STEM is for ages 3 to 5.