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Ride the Wilderness Wagon as you explore Shaw Nature Reserve! It's a perfect way to see the reserve if you have small children who may not be able to walk the three-mile Trail House Loop Road. 

At the Fall Festival kids can get up close to a dairy cow and calf, meet a farmer and explore how milk gets to your table, enjoy fun activities and games, and try some samples from Prairie Farms. 

Visit the Junior Kindergarten classroom and observe how Rossman's experienced teachers carefully design materials, activities and the classroom environment to capitalize on students' natural curiosity, joy and playfulness. See how students spend their days building academic and social skills through exploration and play.

There is something for the whole family at the Valley Park Halloween Haunted Hayride and Trunk or Treat. In addition to hayrides, kids can enjoy the Bubble Bus, face painting, a costume contest, trunk or treat, a pumpkin patch maze, caramel apples, free hot dogs & chips, free pumpkins (while supplies last), kettle corn, and a Halloween movie too! 

Little ones can show off their Halloween finery at this free Halloween parade in Eureka. 

Bring your adventurous preschooler to the park for this nature program, which includes a short hike, story time, animal explorations and snacks. 

Bring the whole family for an afternoon of eats from more than a dozen local food trucks and treats for kids, including Halloween bags and trick-or-treating. There will also be live music, photo opportunities, and appearances from Fredbird and Louie the St. Louis Blues mascot. Proceeds benefit Maryville University's Kids Rock Cancer.

Dress up and bring your glow gear to the 5th annual Techno Trunk or Treat in Fenton.

The Wild Wonder Outpost Discovery Room at the Saint Louis Zoo welcomes kids with sensory processing issues with dimmer lighting, reduced sound and sensory-break area with self-regulating tools, pillows and other accomodations.

Trout Lodge and Camp Lakewood transform into a spooky destination for haunted hayrides, pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating, and lots of frighteningly-fun games.

Kick off the new year with a health fair for the whole family. Local vendors will be on hand to offer health screenings and fun healthy activities. 

Celebrate the fall season jamboree-style at YMCA Trout Lodge.

Balloonacy is a sensory-friendly, live show that tells the story of a grown-up who discovers child-like imagination and wonder with the help of a red balloon. Designed for young audiences, it's a perfect introduction to live theater. 

The Great Pumkin Party returns! Stop in to the Ferguson Library before trick-or-treating on Halloween to enjoy games and crafts, have kids' pictures taken in costume and grab some sweet treats.

Preschoolers will hear some old favorites and learn new songs that will have them dancing all day. 

Celebrate Halloween in Strauss Park with a bounce house, trick-or-treating, a bounce house, lots of kid-friendly spooky fun, and the Cardinals Nation food truck. Wear your costumes and say boo!

Last year, nearly 1,000 girls hit the courts with Rockwood Thunder camps, clinics, programs and teams. If you have a child interested in volleyball, Rockwood Thunder is the place for you.

Mozingo Music is offering free trial classes for kids ages 4-7 so that kids and families can evaluate this program before enrolling. Trial classes are designed to offer a preview of the Fall after-school programs.

Baby Mania is a twice-yearly major resale event for baby and kids items and clothes.