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Join the Ballwin Parks & Rec Department for a free introductory course in tennis for kids. 

At Tennis Play Day, kids will learn basic tennis skills and take part in activities that introduce them to the rules of the game. Tennis Play Day is free for kids ages 3 and up and parents. Raquets will be limited so please bring one if you have one. 

The Wilson School presents Dr. Debra Harris as part of its ongoing speaker series for parents. Harris will provide insight into "Difficult Conversations with Your Child: Knowing When to Talk and What to Say in a Changing World."

If you've ever wanted to learn to throw clay on a pottery wheel this is your chance! Craft Alliance offers this Saturday morning class once a month for ages 8 and up in which participants can watch a pottery wheel demonstration then try to throw clay on a wheel themselves.

It's both fun and challenging to throw clay on a pottery wheel, and this class will teach you how to turn clay into a cylinder or bowl shape. You'll then glaze your creation and pick it up two weeks later after it's been fired in the kiln.

Enjoy a beautiful spring day flying kites with a park ranger. Kites will be provided.

Let's Go Fly a Kite is sponsored by St. Louis County Parks. Cost is $10 per kite flyer.

1 to 3 p.m. at Queeny Park in Ballwin. Advance registration is required by calling 314-615-8472.

More information and to register: stlouisco.com

Thinking about enrolling your child in swim camp this year? Ackermann's Swim Program is hosting an Open House for new and prospective campers and parents to see their facility and learn more about their program. 

The St. Loius Food Truck Association and the City of Crestwood present Food Trucks at the Plaza on April 16. There will be live music, many of your favorite food trucks and lots of fun!

Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. 11 to dark at Crestwood Plaza. More information can be found here.

Preschool age children and their adult partner will explore, investigate, and do science together during Build It! Preschool at the Saint Louis Science Center.

Build It! Preschool gives preschoolers a chance to engineer a sleek aircraft, a sturdy house and a steady bridge using recycled materials. Each week features a different building challenge and structure to take home. 

NeuroDay offers a unique opportunity to learn about the human brain and what's happening with cutting-edge research. This full-day expo features free hands-on activities and engaging demonstrations.

The City of Lake Saint Louis and The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis have partnered for Hop to The Meadows, an annual Easter Egg Hunt and festival open to all.

Listen to the beautiful sounds of some of the St. Louis area's most talented young singers at  the St. Louis Chidlren's Choirs Spring Friends & Family Concert.

Celebrate all things Irish at one of the nation’s best St. Patrick’s Day parades. See marching bands, floats, huge cartoon character balloons, more than 5,000 marchers, clowns and more. Food and drink will be sold throughout the parade route.

The parade kicks off at noon at 18^th and Market Streets in downtown St. Louis. The parade proceeds east to its conclusion at Broadway and Market Streets, and takes place rain or shine.

Green with Indie is St. Louis' largest arts and crafts show that features the best in regional crafts with an eco-friendly focus. 

Organized by the St. Louis Craft Mafia, Green with Indie is a one-day, family-friendly event showcasing more than 70 handmade artists and vintage sellers. All wares are earth-friendly, salvaged, upcycled, recycled, homegrown, homemade, revamped or refurbished. 

Plan a play date with your favorite kiddo! Join Perennial for a creative morning class making tiny weavings from upcycled materials. 

In this workshop, parents or caregivers and their kids will collaborate to make their own loom and make a little woven pot holder from t-shirt yarn. Take your loom home and make more tiny weavings! This workshop is best suited to kids ages 6-12. Cost is $25 per child/adult pair for non-members; $20 for members.

More information and to sign up: perennialstl.org

The enslaved Scott family, including Dred, Harriet and their daughters, sued for their freedom from slavery prior to the Civil War. See a reenactment of the case in one of the restored courtrooms at the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis.

Rangers will facilitate the reenactment and participants will read printed scripts, taking on the roles of the people involved in Mr. and Mrs. Scott's 1850 trial.

Free. 2 p.m. at the Old Courthouse. More information: nps.gov

Learn about the historic Dred Scott case and how it led to the American Civil War while creating art. Visitors will work with a park ranger who is also a professional artist to paint an oil portrait of Dred Scott.

The image is based on one of the few surviving images of Mr. Scott from the period. Supplies are provided.

Free. 1 p.m. at the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis. More information: nps.gov

Explore the wilds of America and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service in this giant screen film as big as the outdoors. National Parks Adventure, narrated by Robert Redford, is an adventure for the whole family.