Support your early reader's developing skills through a read-aloud session of one of their favorite books followed by a STEAM activity, like bubble experiments or making clay pots from homemade clay.
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.
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.
Tune in to the St. Louis County Library's Virtual Little Readers Festival on September 25 for interactive music and movement presentations, storytimes, and a musical, sing-along puppet show.
The Fox Park Fall Festival offers fun for all ages. Families can enjoy fall-themed fun, hayride tours of Fox Park, food trucks, live music, a Maker's Market and more.
The Bridgeton Family Fall Fest is a free festival featuring food trucks, face painting, the Bubble Bus, Kona Ice Snow Cones, a petting zoo, inflatables, balloon artists, and lots more. Open to all.
It's the food truck event that started them all! Local food trucks gather for an evening of friends, fun, live music and plenty of great food at Sauce Food Truck Fridays. St. Louis' favorite mobile restaurants will be dishing out fresh fare and local brews in Tower Grove Park.
Kids can work on existing gym skills, learn new skills or just play around during Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym. Reservations are not necessary.
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.
Young visitors and their families are invited to the Energy Stage to enjoy interactive read-alouds of science-themed picture books. Story times are followed by a short demonstration or discussion connected to the book's main concepts.
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!