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Where St. Louis Families Can See Summer Movies under the Stars

It doesn’t truly feel like summer until you’ve seen a movie under the stars. So it should come as no surprise that the free outdoor film series which have become a routine part of the St. Louis summer landscape are a delight to local families.

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Meet LEGO Artist Sean Kenney at MOBOT on July 12

Playing with LEGOs all day doesn’t exactly sound like work.

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Kids Get a Taste for Culture at Let Them Eat Art

On July 11, the streets of historic downtown Maplewood will turn into a theater stage and art gallery as the city spotlights the region’s most ingenious artists and celebrates its own version of Bastille Day with the ninth annual

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12 St. Louis Summer Concert Series Perfect for Kids and Families

There’s a lot to love about summer in St. Louis, but our area’s many family-friendly concert series are near the top of the list.

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Family Classes at Missouri Botanical Garden Grow Your Child's Love of Learning

Just like the variety of plants and flowers that blanket the grounds of the Missouri Botanical Garden, the kids that walk through the Garden’s gates need sunshine and fresh air to blo

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Get Muddy, Sandy and Covered in Paint at the Endangered Wolf Center's Messy Play Day

Kids love to get messy when they play, and the Endangered Wolf Center is holding an event on Sunday, June 29 that will let kids do just that. Messy Play Day promises to be messy fun.

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Light Up Some Fun at These St. Louis Fourth of July Festivals

Nothing says 4th of July quite like fireworks exploding high in the sky.

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'I'm Able to Celebrate More Birthdays'

For Denise Thibault, a two-time cancer survivor and mother of two from Edwardsvi

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Fringe Festival Puts Kids in the Front Row of St. Louis’ Arts Scene

For many kids, theater is defined as the local multiplex and acting is limited to the shows that spill out of Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel.

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27 Ways to Entertain Your Kids in St. Louis This Summer

If you’re friends with me on Facebook, you already know that I spent most of the winter complaining about the many, many, MANY snow days when my kids were unexpectedly home from school.

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Pool Party Will Make Heroes Out of Your Pirates and Princesses

Every kid wants to be a pirate or a princess for the day. But to play dress-up at one of the region’s premier water parks? That brings a whole new level of adventure to make-believe.

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Summer Camp Wishes Come True Thanks to Camp for All Kids

Every kid should sleep away at camp at least once in childhood. To rest under the stars and hear nothing but crickets. To spend the day swimming, canoeing and hiking. To make s’mores over a real campfire instead of in the microwave.

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17 St. Louis Farmers Markets for Your Family to Visit This Summer

It wouldn’t be summer in St. Louis without our favorite local farmers markets. From meeting the men and women who grow and raise our food to sampling some of the tastiest culinary confections St.

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A New Adventure at MOBOT Connects Nature, LEGOs and Creativity

A trip to the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of my kids’ favorite adventures. (And who am I kidding? It’s one of my favorites too).
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Transition Camp Helps Girls Navigate the Tricky Worlds of Middle, High School

When I was in sixth grade, my biggest worries were wearing out my Warrant cassette tape and what I should write in my daily fan letter to Fred Savage.

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When Parents Are Diagnosed With Cancer, Kids Find Hope at Camp Kesem

A parent’s cancer diagnosis can rock a child’s world. It’s confusing and frightening and upsetting.

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7 Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for St. Louis Moms

With Mother’s Day approaching this weekend, kids, dads and adult children alike are all scrambling to find the perfect gift for Mom. Still not sure what to buy?

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Hit Up Spring Fling in the City for Unique Shopping This Weekend

With summer just around the corner, you’ve no doubt headed to the mall for a little wardrobe tune-up, especially if you have a tween or teen in tow.

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Explore the Big Muddy at the Great Rivers Festival

For one afternoon, your kids can morph into Lewis and Clark, exploring America’s great waterways. Or environmentalists, learning how to protect nature’s delicate ecosystem. Or even rock stars, grooving to the sounds of the hottest bands in the region.

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Bippity! Boppety! Boo! We've Got Cinderella Tickets for You

Bippity! Boppety! Boo! Cinderella, one of the most well-known and beloved childhood fairy tales, is coming to the St. Louis stage – as a ballet!

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St. Louis African Arts Festival
Sunday, May 24, 2026
Monday, May 25, 2026

The St. Louis African Arts Festival, held in Forest Park, celebrates the rich and diverse cultures of Africa and African people. Children's activities include storytelling, arts and crafts, mask-making and educational workshops. In conjunction with the festival, the Saint Louis Zoo will have special activities focused on a different African animal each day.

 

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Family Sunday at the Saint Louis Art Museum
Sunday, May 24, 2026
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Sunday, June 28, 2026

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. 

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Sea Lion Shows at the Saint Louis Zoo

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.

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Kids Unleash Their Creativity at Hands-On Summer Art Camps

Your creative child may have numerous opportunities throughout the school year to express themselves through art projects and other hands-on art experiences, but what about summer? When the classroom is closed, what do you do? Send your child to an artistically engaging summer camp, of course! 

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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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Summer STEM Camps Create Hands-On Fun + Immersive Learning for Kids & Teens

Want your child to learn about subjects in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), and have fun doing it? Help them further understand the inner workings of what's all around them by enrolling them in a STEM-fueled summer camp. You may be surprised at the wide variety of highly-acclaimed summer camps in the St. Louis area that put new and exciting twists on STEM concepts, creating hands-on fun for kids with the benefit of introducing them to some of the latest technologies in AI, engineering, coding and more.

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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 outing. They'll get to climb on and explore fire trucks, police vehicles, bulldozers, bucket trucks, ambulances and lots more.

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Miriam Celebrates Neurodiversity, Supports Unique Learners

At Miriam School, students with complex learning differences are supported and celebrated as they grow academically, socially and emotionally. Miriam provides a tailored educational experience for learners in grades K-12 who have not found success in traditional classroom settings. Students’ challenges may stem from specific learning disabilities (i.e. dyslexia or dysgraphia), ADHD, level 1 autism, sensory processing disorder, anxiety, or speech and language disorders.

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