Your family can learn how to make maple sugar in your own backyard. Visit the sugar bush to see the tapped trees, collect the sap and learn how to boil the sap down like Colonial Americans. You'll also sample the delicious homemade syrup, sugar on snow taffy and pure maple sugar. All ages are welcome to this free event.
Visit the YMCA's Trout Lodge for an amazing family-friendly New Year’s weekend celebration.
Who says New Year's Eve celebrations are just for adults? Under adult supervision, children ages 8-13 can have the time of their lives swimming, ice skating and participating in other planned activities at the Rec Plex in St. Peters. Advance registration is required.
Ring in the new year at this family celebration at the Timbers of Eureka recreation center.
Families will enjoy listening to stories, making snowballs and snowflakes, playing in the snow, warming up with cocoa and cookies, writing and mailing a Snowy Day-stamped letter, and meeting local authors.
Moms, ask your favorite Super Hero son to this date night at The Lodge. Registration by Jan. 23 is required.
Join Circus Harmony for an amazing, awe-inspiring look at circus through the decades from 1920 to 2010.
Join the City of Crestwood and Chick-fil-A for a fun, camp-themed family night out.
Kids will parade around the store with noisemakers, then be served three healthy snacks to kick off the new year in a healthy way.
The St. Louis Area Food Bank will visit Whole Foods Market for a free story hour. Kids can make a craft while thinking about how to BEET hunger in our community.
Travel back to ancient China with The J's Youth Theater production of Disney's Mulan Jr. live on stage.
The lighting features live Klezmer Music by a student band, free hot latkes and chocolate gelt, joyous chasidic dancing and more.
Children are never too young to code, go on a learning adventure with robots, make code-a-pillar to go in all different directions or teach Dash & Dot how to do cool tricks.
Join Mrs. Claus and Santa for stories, skating, face painting, crafts and snacks. Parents, bring your camera to take pictures with Santa.
Drop off the kids and let them create valentines for their class and two teachers using thumbprint designs!
Making its first stop in the United States, a new, interactive exhibit at The Magic House features 20 of the world's most astonishing skyscapers and the chance to add your child's own amazing LEGO creations to the mix. Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO Bricks is a world-traveling exhibit from Australia that combines architecture and design in a lively, creative space.
Explore songs, finger plays, music and more during this Music & Movement class for ages 0-6. Some sessions are held in person at various branches of the St. Louis County Library. Some sessions are virtual.
Explore the Saint Louis Zoo in the evenings at the Chinese lantern festival Animals Aglow! Animals Aglow returns to illuminate the Saint Louis Zoo for the second year with dozens of new, towering lanterns and light displays.
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.
Friendly and fun, auditions at The St. Louis Children’s Choirs are a great way for us to get to know one another. Auditions consist of your child singing a short song followed by a short informational meeting. A singer's ensemble placement is based on age, skill, maturity, and availability. The St. Louis Children's Choirs has an ensemble for every singer!