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Help Feed Hungry Kids This Holiday Season (And Get $1 Kids' Meals too)

After weeks of nonstop holiday cooking and cookie making, the last thing you want to do on Dec. 26th is fire up the oven. Take a break from the kitchen and the leftovers by feeding your hungry brood at your local Goodcents Deli Fresh Subs – and at the same time, you’ll help feed kids across the St. Louis region and beyond. Visit our Facebook page to enter to win a $40 gift card!

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Winter Open House at New City School

Learn about New City School, where education is rigorous and joyful in equal measure, which allows students (age 3 through grade 6) to develop a deep love of learning that prepares them to succeed in life, not just in school.

 

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Winter Children's Festival

Come explore The College School at the Winter Children's Festival, meet the faculty and engage in hands-on activities. You'll also enjoy a live performance of My Father's Dragon performed by The Repertory Theater of St. Louis. 

 

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Adventures Your Teens and Tweens Will Never Forget

Spring and summer breaks may seem far off in the future now, but for the past year, Parkway-Rockwood Community Ed has been planning the ultimate getaways for St. Louis area high school and middle school students with an adventurous streak.

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Your Little Hockey Fans can Celebrate '50 Years of Blood, Sweat and Cheers' with the St. Louis Blues

For the past 50 years, the St. Louis Blues have thrilled families throughout the region – and across the country – with heart-racing plays, pulse-pounding action and adrenaline-pumping heroics.

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Summer Expo 2017

Plan your child's summer activities at this very popular Summer Camp Expo featuring more than 100 local and regional exhibitors. Admission is free and all families are welcome from all school districts across the St. Louis metro area.

 

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How My Kids Curbed my Hatred of Holiday Decorating (Sort Of)

Ok, I’m going to admit it. I hate decorating for Christmas. Don’t get me wrong. I dig the holidays, especially when someone else is doing the work. I get weepy every time we go to Annual Way of Lights at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, I love Elf and Christmas Vacation and Love Actually (except for the constant fat-shaming of Natalie’s ginormous size-six thighs), and I even like shopping now that St. Amazon delivers everything to my door.

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Cosmic Cantata

Take in a cosmic musical extravaganza when special guests join the St. Louis Symphony against a backdrop of incredible projections in the James. S. McDonnell Planetarium.

 

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Playdough Party

Playing with dough helps your preschooler develop fine motor skills and practice self expression. At this free workshop, they'll do both!

 

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Storytelling in the Museum from the Missouri History Museum
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Friday, October 2, 2026

Storytelling in the Museum is an in-person storytelling event happening at 10:30 a.m. at the Missouri History Museum. This event, perfect for the preschool set, features engaging stories with themes like Grandparents Day, Disability History, Baking, Homes Around the World and more.

Storytelling in the Museum is free.

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Toddler Tunes at The Magic House
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Toddler Tunes combines music, movement, and interactive story time to encourage little ones to sing, dance, play instruments, and explore rhythm through hands-on activities and imaginative play.

 

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Music & Movement
Monday, September 21, 2026
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Friday, September 25, 2026

Explore songs, finger plays, music and more during this free Music & Movement class for ages 0-6. 

 

 

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Dinoroarus Comes Roaring Back at the Saint Louis Zoo

The Dinoroarus exhibit brings prehistoric fun back to the Saint Louis Zoo this summer with 20 lifelike dinosaur animatronics and sculptures on the Zoo's Historic Hill.

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Get Ready to Climb and Explore at These Free Big Truck Days

If your kids love to explore big trucks and vehicles, these upcoming Big Truck Days are a perfect weekend or weeknight outing. They'll get to climb on and explore fire trucks, police vehicles, bulldozers, bucket trucks, ambulances and lots more.

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Travel Back in Time Every Friday at the Missouri History Museum’s Free Summer Family Fun Series

There comes a point every summer when all that “free time” isn’t so fun anymore. Your kids are bouncing off the walls, it’s too hot to hit the playground, and every activity seems to come with a big price tag. That’s when the screens come out, and parents find themselves counting down the minutes to bedtime. Thankfully, when Friday rolls around each week, your family can experience a mini summer getaway through history – no travel required. 

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City Museum's Stuff the Bus Campaign Provides School Supplies for 160 St. Louis Schools

Visit City Museum August 3-31, bring school supplies to donate, and get discounted admission! That's the idea behind City Museum's Stuff the Bus campaign.

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Your Guide to Free Outdoor Family Movies this Summer

Seeing a movie at the theater is a magical experience, but when summer rolls around, it’s time to get outside and enjoy free movies under the stars! Free family movie nights abound across the St. Louis area, so grab your kids, a blanket or lawn chairs, and get ready for some cinematic fun. Here's where to find them:

 

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