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Is it time to potty train your toddler? The St. Louis County Library is offering Potty Training 101 to parents of children ages 2-3. This free workshop for parent and child includes a potty-themed storytime, and parents & caregivers will receive information to get them started on the potty training process. Attendees will also receive a potty seat, step stool, training pants and a potty-themed board book. 

It's a sweet way to celebrate Father's Day! Dads get a free cider donut when you bring the family to Eckert's Farm for his special day.

Dads get in free with the purchase of a paid child's admission on Father's Day at City Museum. To further celebrate Father's Day there will be craft making in Art City so little ones can make a gift for their dad.

Summer Fun Fridays offer amazing art experiences for kids. A new set of creative projects will be offered each week at these one-day camps for kids entering grades kindergarten through 5th.

The Missouri Botanical Garden’s annual Green Living Festival is back refreshed and ready to provide you with sustainable solutions. Join experts at the Garden for a full day of active learning, family-friendly activities, and engaging in ideas for taking action in your everyday life.

Celebrate America's birthday at the Blast Bash at Westport Plaza featuring fireworks, family activities, live music, and more. 

Get ready for tons of free, soapy fun! Come to the library to play with tons of bubbles with the Bubble Bus.

Enjoy a free family movie at Westport Plaza. Concessions will be available. Arrive early for family friendly activities. Most movies start at sunset.

The free festival includes live music from Butch Wax and the Hollywoods followed by fireworks at 9 p.m. 

Explore the parks in Maryland Heights this summer at Fun in the Park evenings. There will be snacks and activities at each event.

Kids can explore Faust Park in a new way during the Kids Scavenger Hunt. All ages are welcome.

Meet up in Weldon Spring for the 23rd annual Kids Fishing Day. 

The Spirit of St. Louis Air Show and STEM Expo features amazing performers and captivating static displays that overtake the skies near Chesterfield Airport. Catch the U.S. Navy Blue Angels along with performers Matt Younkin and Skip Stewart and others as they pierce the sky and defy physics.

The Saint Louis Science Center’s newest exhibition, The Blue Whale Story, shares the life story of the largest creature to have ever lived on Earth. Combining life-size models, scientific discovery, hands-on interactives, and compelling storytelling, The Blue Whale Story is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to stand alongside an ocean giant. 

Come face-to-face with mermaids at the St. Louis Aquarium during Mermaids on the Mississippi. Mermaids will swim the aquarium, and dive in shark canyon with the sharks, rays, sea turtles and other underwater creatures.

Celebrate Independence Day in Eureka at an old-fashioned festival complete with food trucks and a fireworks display. 

The Magic House, MADE for Kids will be hosting an exhibit of its own as TapeScape, an innovative playscape made almost entirely out of packing tape, opens for play on June 1 in the makerspace. 

The Gateway to Reading program is a parent-child workshop that focuses on strengthening reading skills while engaging in fun, literacy-based activities. Participants will receive a free toolkit of materials to help children in their reading journey.