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Reserve your spot for a limited-capacity playtime at Play Street Museum and bring your kids to get their wiggles out! Play is offered in 90 minute sessions and occupancy will be limited during each session. 

Your kids can meet some of their favorite winter characters, like the Snow Sisters (think Frozen), the Ice Queen, and the Snowman at West County Center.

Join Edwardsville Children's Museum on December 5th to celebrate the holidays! Families will have lots of fun and lots to do at its Arctic Express event!

Enjoy a special visit with Santa at Play Street Museum! Kids are welcome to wear their favorite holiday attire to enjoy cookies and milk while Santa reads The Night Before Christmas.

When it's too cold to head to the playground, grab the kids and come inside for Family Playtime, a supervised playtime in the gym at All American Gymnastics & Super Ninja. Instructors will be present but all children must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Cinderella, presented by DaySpring Dance, is an enchanting new ballet production of the iconic fairytale. Incorporating elements from both the Disney film and the traditional ballet, this show is a magical experience for the whole family.

Playgroup and Storytime at The Waldorf School of St. Louis gives young children the perfect opportunity to dig into rich, imaginative outdoor play and take their ingenuity in unlimited directions.

Stamp, print and paint on fabric to create interesting art for your wall that is inspired by the colors and patterns of traditional Bosnian rugs at Family Workshop: Wall Art: Patterns & Prints.

Fall down the rabbit hole again with wUNDERland! Back by popular demand, this re-imagining of Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland puts a hip-hop spin on this fantasy classic. Designed for all ages, wUNDERland features creative direction and choreography by COCA Hip-Hop Crew Artistic Director Anthony "Redd" Williams. 

Come to the Wildwood YMCA for the Halloween Wildwalk, where your family can walk through the haunted garden, participate in a costume contest, enjoy food trucks and a DJ playing festive music, and take home candy & other giveaways from local businesses. 

The Saint Louis Chess Club is offering free group chess instruction to kids and teens through the St. Louis County Library.

Go on a hayride after dark around Faust Park. Then wander through the candlelit historic homes where refreshments and storytellers await.

This free family event includes hayrides, a bonfire, and a scavenger hunt where the first 10 kids to finish will receive a prize. There will also be fun with crafts and pumpkins. Don't miss the Haunted Caverns at the end of the program. 

Grab your treat bags and don your costumes for Trick or Treat Trail in The Grove! Visit participating businesses in the neighborhood for goodies for both kids and grown-ups. 

Children can walk through a Halloween Harvest Village, visit a candlestick maker, a farmer and more at the Harvest Festival and Open House at the Waldorf School of St. Louis. There will even be a magical guest waiting at the journey's end! As families wander through the Harvest Festival, a short activity will accompany each stop along the way, where there will also be small natural gifts of the season.

Bring a blanket and join in on a morning storytime in beautiful Forest Park. These outdoor storytimes take place on Thursday mornings through October 28 in the Anne O'C. Albrecht Nature Playscape Meadow area.

When school is out, fun is IN at Olympia Gymnastics! School's Out camps include games, gymnastics, Ninja, seasonal festivities, and lots more. Camps are for ages 5 and up.

Surround yourself with the magic of the season as the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House becomes alive with living jewels. Escape the cold and enjoy the warm temperatures inside the Butterfly House's tropical conservatory as more than 1,000 jewel-toned butterflies surrounding you in free flight.

Visit The College School for the Lower Division Open House on November 13. This event is geared towards families considering preschool through third grade for their children. The Open House is for adults only. 

There are two ways to participate in the Jack O'Lantern Trail and Trunk or Treat 2021 at Faust Park.  Decorate your vehicle in a family friendly way for trunk or treat, or decorate a pumpkin, either individually or as a group, for the pumpkin decorating contest. You can also participate in both!