Celebrate the beginning of Spring at this all-new, free event at the Saint Louis Science Center. Have fun in the outdoors with a scavenger hunt in the very hands-on GROW Exhibit, meet a farmer, get up close and personal with a cow, enjoy free samples and prizes, and lots more.
The Scavenger Hunt is open to all ages. Kids can make their way through the GROW exhibit to check off items on the scavenger hunt list and turn in the completed list for fun prizes.
Visitors can also:
• Meet a real farmer and explore how milk gets to your table.
• Get up close and personal with a cow and learn about dairy farms.
• Enjoy samples of Prairie Farms' new Peeps Milk.
• Take part in taste-testing, coloring activities and photo opps!
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the GROW Exhibit at the Saint Louis Science Center. Free.
More information: slsc.org
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