Visit the Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden for two festive fun-filled days of hands-on activities celebrating the changing of the seasons. Have an outdoor adventure exploring all of the wonders the Children's Garden has to offer and get inspired to be adventurous in the great outdoors.
Kids can pot a plant, do nature art, learn about toad abodes, enjoy face painting and meet Finn, the Children's Garden mascot. There will be live music by Wild Heart. Finn appears in the Garden at 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 on Saturday and 12:30-3:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Activities in the Children's Garden will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 6 and 7 at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Activities are included with Children's Garden admission, which is $3 for members and $5 for non-members ages 3-12, free for ages 2 and under, and ages 13 and up.
More information and a full schedule of events: mobot.org
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Discovery Club is an exploration of all kinds of science! Kids ages 7-11 will navigate through the sciences with projects, experiments and activities at this free program. Themes include robots, roller coasters, potato batteries and more.
Visit The Magic House for Toddler Time, a special early-morning program for toddlers. Children age 1-4 can take part in exhibits and exclusive interactive activities designed just for little ones. There are new themes every week!
Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym is an opportunity for any child to have supervised free play in the gym. They can work on existing skills, try something new, or simply play around. It is completely up to them! Open Gym is open to both members and non-members ages 12 and under.
The Gateway to Reading program is a parent-child workshop that focuses on strengthening reading skills while engaging in fun, literacy-based activities. Participants will receive a free toolkit of materials to help children in their reading journey.