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Kids can spend President's Day learning about all things color as they relate to wildlife at President's Day Camp at the Saint Louis Zoo: Colorful Critters. Campers will also enjoy animal-related games, crafts and hands-on activities. Advance registration is required.

Kids can spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Zoo observing and learning all about animals. Participants will also enjoy animal-related games, crafts and hands-on activities. Advance registration is required. 

Can Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman skate? Come see beloved holiday characters and talented local skaters perform during the St. Peters Rec-Plex’s annual Winter Wonderland on Ice.

Learn more about the new Goldfish Swim School in Warson Woods at its free Open House. Pop in to get a tour, meet the instructors and learn about all the swim lesson options for your kids.

This is one breakfast your family is sure to flip over! You and your little short stack are invited to the annual Breakfast with Santa at The Magic House. Registration is required.

It's the season to make gingerbread houses, and at this Merry and Bright Gingerbread Party, kiddos will have a blast decorating gingerbread houses* and gingerbread men with icing, candy, marshmallows and sprinkles. 

Polar bears and penguins don't mix, but your kiddos' batch of polar slime will at this fun winter sensory experience at Play Street Museum. Kids will learn about the arctic, make slime, and then enjoy playtime in the museum. 

Come play on Block Friday at Play Street Museum! Block play is an open-ended play that offers children the freedom to create structures, take them apart, and put them together again. 

Santa's reindeer have been busy dropping candy canes on the A.B. Green Park lawn and some have special prizes attached to them! Kids are invited to snatch the candy canes before the Grinch can get them.

Kiddos will make a tutu and necklace for their very own Jellycat unicorn that they'll take home with them. Then they'll learn about rainbows through rainbow painting, books and prisms. 

Grab your spot for this Frozen-themed event, Snow Slime and Frozen Fun & Games at Play Street Museum! Dress up as your favorite ice queen if you'd like, and enjoy playtime, snow slime, and super cold fun. 

People of all abilities can enjoy the popular U.S Bank Wild Lights at the Saint Louis Zoo during Sensory Night, which offers quiet areas and trained Zoo staff to assist children and families who may benefit from a sensory-friendly experience.

Celebrate New Year's Eve with your family at The Lodge indoor pool. Guests will enjoy traditional New Year's Eve festivities including a countdown to noon with the dropping of hundreds of beach balls and a 2020-themed photo booth! Space is limited and registration is required. 

Each age group will have their own areas for the hunt. Hot cocoa will be provided, and special holiday guests will be on hand to help candy cane hunters. The hunt ends when all the candy canes are found. 

Explore the wonders of science in a hands-on way at the Mad Science Fire & Ice Show at the Brentwood Recreation Complex.

Santa is taking a break and relaxing with a cool skating session, and your kids are invited to skate alongside him. Selfies with Santa are welcome!

Santa is coming to the Kirkwood Ice Arena to skate with guests during a public skate session.

Santa's Reindeer have been busy hiding candy canes in Kirkwood Park. Some have prizes attached to them. Kids can come early to decorate a hunting bag. The hunt starts at 10 a.m., and after the hunt, kids can take pictures with Santa and enjoy some hot chocolate.