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Participate in hands-on activities and see presentations led by STEAM role models representing a variety of backgrounds and perspectives.

Everyone's favorite mermaid princess will be swimming over to The Lodge of Des Peres for this under the sea experience! Enjoy a princess sing-a-long and mermaid princess photo opportunities! Participants may bring their own mermaid tails for this special pool party as additional guards will be scheduled to ensure safety.

Bring the whole family for a stroll through beautiful Babler State Park for a winter adventure you won't forget. Families will work together with a GPS unit to find locations around the Babler Outdoor Education Center. Instructors will be present so no previous experience with GPS is necessary. One GPS unit will be available for each family. 

Help celebrate Raja the elephant's 30th birthday with the Saint Louis Zoo.

Join the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Education Team for a two-part series of fun-filled, live family activity sessions featuring music and movement. Tiny Tunes; Giraffes Can't Dance, is an online, live interactive event where no matter your background, your entire family will be singing, dancing, and playing instruments together!

The St. Louis Summer Opportunities Fair 2023 is an opportunity for parents to learn about day camp and sleep-away camp opportunities for their children. More than 100 camp representatives will provide information about camps for kids age toddlers to teens. 

Enjoy a day of culture, performance, and tradition during one of the region’s biggest Kwanzaa celebrations. Celebrated at the Museum for more than 20 years, the free annual Kwanzaa Celebration is presented in partnership with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., St. Louis Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter.

Visit City Museum for a New Year's Eve Party for the whole family! Play games like Jenga, cornhole and more, and sing your heart out doing karaoke to your favorite holiday tunes. To celebrate the new year, visitors can pop the balloons from the balloon drop at 8:30 p.m. and enter a raffle to win prizes. There will also be a "champagne" toast to 2023!

Celebrate the magic of the holidays the entire month of December at the Holiday Magic experience at The Magic House! Holiday Magic features festive decorations, lots of interactive outdoor attractions like Gingerbread Village (where you can meet and take pictures taken with Santa!), a Wonder Woods Maze, Snowball Carnival, and special holiday programs inside the museum. Dec. 24 hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Celebrate the holidays with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra! Enjoy the family film Elf with a live symphony playing the score while the full film plays on the big screen. 

Don't miss Santa Saturdays at A Christmas Carol!  Get in the spirit and enjoy a matinee and pictures with Santa! Pictures will be taken after the show and are FREE.

Extended your holiday fun into the evening at Magical Nights at The Magic House! Enjoy the twinkling light display after dark, story time with Mrs. Claus, cookies and milk, plus photos with Santa in his sleigh! The entire museum is open for private playtime. 

The Rep rings in the spirit of the season with the second annual production of A Christmas Carol! At long last, the ghosts of Ebenezer Scrooge's past, present and future have caught up with him. Now London's most infamous miser face down his demons, reconcile the consequences of his choices and experience the power and joy of a miraculous redemption. Don't miss Santa Saturdays and Scouts Night and Military & First Responders Appreciation Weekend! Plus, get our promo code for buy two/get two tickets!

See Santa at Play Street Museum and enjoy his favorite snack with him: cookies and milk! Santa will also read a story and take lots of pictures with everyone who visits. Kiddos are encouraged to wear their favorite holiday attire. Everyone can enjoy crafts, playtime in the museum and their special gift from Santa at the end of the event. 

Explore the St. Louis Zoo after dark at Boo at the Zoo. Bring your little ghouls and goblins to this non-scary celebration designed just for kids. Though this is not a trick-or-treating experience, costumes are encouraged.

Kids can wear their favorite costumes and enjoy a super special day, including meeting superheroes like Black Panther, Wonder Woman, Batman and Spiderman (11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day). Visitors can also make their own superhero mask, design their own Halloween costume and create a pipe cleaner superhero. 

An adventure 65 million years in the making! The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performs the legendary score live to the classic Spielberg film Jurassic Park, bringing childlike wonder – and dinosaurs! – to the big screen at Powell Hall.

Families from across the St. Louis metro area are invited to attend the Grand Opening Celebration at the new Olympia Gymnastics Center & Ninja City in Manchester on Sunday, Oct. 16 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be free, unlimited open gym for all kids, face painting, balloon animals, popcorn and prizes! Plus, enter to win a FREE YEAR of gymnastics or ninja lessons for your child!

Halloween is bigger and more boo-tiful than ever at The Magic House! Visit The Magic House for Halloween Magic, featuring outdoor experiences, decorating mini pumpkins, a not-so-spooky spiderweb maze, fun yard games, Halloween-themed trike town and all of your favorite Magic House exhibits – with a Halloween twist!

Gabby's Dollhouse and DreamWorks Animation are going on the road, and your child can meet Gabby on The Bakey with Cakey Tour! Head over to participating Walmart locations across the St. Louis metro area to join Gabby as she travels across the U.S. Learn about the new season, spin the prize wheel, get your own activity booklet, and have a meet & greet and photo with Gabby!