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Bring your kids (and their wish lists) to visit Santa Claus at the Sunset Hills Community Center. And don't forget your camera! 

Visit Eckert Farms in Belleville and have pictures taken with Santa.

Trick or Treat in the Grove on Halloween! Wear costumes and bring candy bags to trick-or-treat at Grove businesses from 4-6 p.m. 

Visit the Magic House for a purr-fectly magical day as they bring Gabby's Dollhouse to life! Gabby's Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Days are full of imagination, creativity and cat-tastic fun. Plus, meet Gabby and have your picture taken with her!

Hear stories in Spanish read by native Spanish-speaking storytellers at the Missouri History Museum's Cuentos En El Museo - Storytelling in the Museum in Spanish. In these free storytelling sessions, the museum's youngest visitors explore traditional and contemporary storybooks and do hands-on crafts. 

Explore classrooms, meet expert faculty, and learn all about the benefits of experiential learning for Preschool through Eighth Grade. at the All-School Open House at The College School.

Bring your little one for a fun-filled morning just for babies at Baby and Me: Boogie and Brushstroke. Enjoy music, movement, and art-making activities for babies and their caregivers.

Enjoy all the fun of Adventures of Intrigue, an open concept escape room for all ages, plus puzzles, games, and candy for the whole family.

Stop in to see Santa and enjoy some fun holiday activities at Westport Plaza. Each child will receive a complimentary photo with Santa, and there will be balloon twisting, face painting and other fun activities. 

Gather at the Gateway Arch and get ready for a riverboard adventure. There will be 30 minutes of storytime followed by a free, 30-minute cruise on the Mississippi River. 

On October 22, City Foundry will host family-focused Halloween trick-or-treating from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wear your costumes and bring your best Halloween jokes!

Kids can dive into an evening full of hands-on crafts and air dry clay activities at Let's Play with Clay. They'll mix it, mash it, twist it and pinch it and make multiple projects to take home.

Celebrate Halloween at the library! Kids can enjoy fun Halloween-themed activities including karaoke, crafts, face painting, a photo booth and Halloween candy at the Schlafly branch of the St. Louis Public Library.

Visit the new Jack's Lighted Trail at Eckert Farm in Belleville. This half-mile illuminated walking trail winds through the orchards and fields at Eckert's and features dazzling light displays, immersive themed zones, thousands of glowing jack-o-lanterns, pumpkin sculptures, and photo-worthy moments at every turn.

Kids in kindergarten through 5th grade can fun evenings making spooky crafts. Parents can drop off their kids and enjoy an evening out. Enrollment is limited.

Get spooky with Halloween arts and crafts in the World Chess Hall of Fame's Play & Create gallery!

Is your child new to trick or treating? Bring them to Treat or Treating 101 at the St. Louis County Library. They can wear their costumes, try out their Halloween jokes (and learn some new ones) and get some practice trick or treating. 

Kids can wear their costumes and join in on the Halloween fun at the Edwardsville Children's Museum's Halloween Party. There will be a Halloween parade, sensory bins and crafts too.

The Grinch will arrive on South Grand to spread some holiday cheer and raise funds for Shriners Hospitals for Children. For a $7 donation ($5 with a toy donation), participants can have their photo taken with the Grinch.