The Easter Bunny is coming to the Youth Activity Park on April 13 and kids can celebrate with free egg hunts for more than 4,000 candy and toy-filled eggs and other fun activities for kids of all abilities.
Each age group will be included in hunting for the Golden Egg, and the lucky discoverers get the grand prize. Children with mobility equipment may hunt for eggs using magnetic sticks; those with visual disabilities will hunt for beeping eggs.
Photos with the Easter Bunny and egg-themed games will round out the activities. Registration is limited. Scheduled egg hunts:
10:30 a.m.: Children ages 3 and under
11:15 a.m.: Children ages 4-6
12 p.m.: Children age 7-12
Free. Bring your own baskets. Held at the Youth Activity Park in Dardenne Prairie.
More information and to register: call 636-561-4964.
Celebrating the history, culture, and people of Japan, the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the largest and oldest festivals of its kind in the United States. Your family can enjoy guided walking tours, bonsai, cooking, martial arts and origami demonstrations, sumo wrestling, and special activities for kids.
Wagon rides, live entertainment, great festival foods, a petting zoo and much more make this an apple pickin' good time for the whole family. There will be pony rides, a children's carnival, opportunities to feed goats and other farm animals, caramel apples, funnel cakes and more.
Families are invited to the Saint Louis Art Museum on Sunday afternoon to participate in free hands-on art activities with fun themes and to explore the galleries. Each Family Sunday focuses on a different family-friendly theme.
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.
Sensory Friendly Science Time features reduced noise, modified lighting and sensory-friendly demonstrations at the Saint Louis Science Center.