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Join in on a fa-BOO-lous pumpkin party at The Magic House! Visitors 12 and under will receive a free mini-pumpkin to decorate in the front Play Garden at The Magic House. 

Trick-or-Treat Town is the fun new outdoor Halloween experience at The Magic House, where kids can put on their witches' hats (helmets), pick out their favorite broomstick (tricycle) and explore everything this Halloween-themed town has to offer. 

Your child will work with others to solve problems, and use their imaginations to transform their surroundings. They'll also play along with Daniel's singable strategies to better understand and navigate everyday emotions. 

Recreate the art form of Batik using crayons and watercolors on paper at The Magic House. 

Be the first to see Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: A Grr-ific Exhibit at this special event at The Magic House. You'll enjoy donuts and breakfast treats, special themed art projects and private playtime before The Magic House opens.

Union Station is putting the BOO in the LOU for Train or Treat! For Halloween 2021 at Union Station, you'll find haunted trains decked out for the Halloween season, a Wicked Wheel, a Haunted Maze with all of your favorite Halloween characters.

Purina Farms has reopened its Visitor Center for 2021 where families can experience the popular Purina Incredible Dog Show, watch cow milking demonstrations, take a wagon ride around the rolling hills of the property and lots more.

In this family workshop at Laumeier Sculpture Park, you can experiment with image transfers, collaging, and adding text in a meaningful way to create an interesting work of art that honors the memory of a shared family experience.

Tune in to the St. Louis County Library's Virtual Little Readers Festival on September 25 for interactive music and movement presentations, storytimes, and a musical, sing-along puppet show. 

Welcome the holiday season with a luminary-lit stroll through the Shaw Nature Reserve's Whitmire Wildflower Garden. This is a rare opportunity for a self-guided walk, which is less than one mile, at the Nature Reserve. 

Explore an outdoor glass pumpkin patch at the Third Degree Glass Factory! All pumpkins are made by local artists.

Kids can jam to tunes from a DJ while hanging out with their favorite characters on a Gateway Arch cruise. Family Fun Character Cruises feature fantastic views of St. Louis and the Gateway Arch, kid-approved snacks, interactive games, and some very special guests, like princesses, crime-fighters and fairytale friends!

The Fox Park Fall Festival offers fun for all ages. Families can enjoy fall-themed fun, hayride tours of Fox Park, food trucks, live music, a Maker's Market and more.

The Bridgeton Family Fall Fest is a free festival featuring food trucks, face painting, the Bubble Bus, Kona Ice Snow Cones, a petting zoo, inflatables, balloon artists, and lots more. Open to all.

Celebrate fall at one of St. Louis County's most beautiful parks. Kids can take a guided horse ride around the park with the help of Equine Assisted Therapy, along with the face painting, game booths, a playground and Kids Zone. Halloween costumes are welcome!

Grant's Farm is welcoming guests and ghouls for its Halloween Drive-Thru Experience at the Farm. 

Thousands flock to Kimmswick each year for the Apple Butter Festival to buy the local historical society's famous apple butter on Market Street. Kids will love the train rides, petting zoo, pony rides and more.

Take your kids to explore the history of Willoughby Farm at Fall Farm Day. Check out wagon rides, visit with goats, horses, rabbits and sheep, decorate a pumpkin, grab some kettle korn, and enjoy games and craft vendors.