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Your little ones will get a hands-on, up-close look at many community vehicles, including a school bus, construction trucks, an RV, emergency vehicles and utility trucks at this event sponsored by Rockwood Parents as Teachers and open to all.

Papa and Jackie Wright will delight your family with this puppet show adaptation of Red Riding Hood. A puppet-making workshop will follow the show.

In addition to non-stop live music, there will be great food, lots of shopping from local vendors, face painting, balloon artists, juggling and arts & crafts for kids. 

When Pete the Cat gets caught rocking out after bedtime, the cat-catcher sends him to live with the biddle family to learn his manners, and boy are they square! See how Pete turns out to be the perfect pet for this family who really needs a groovy cat in their lives in this live performance.  

Kids can dress in their favorite costume and trick or treat at the James J. Eagan Center, other city departments and local business at the Family Boo Bash sponsored by the Florissant Parks and Recreation Department.

At this free workshop, kids will make some incredible, edible masterpieces with food items.

Activities include pony rides, animals for petting, apple picking, a pumpkin jumping pad, train rides and festival foods. 

Kids ages 7-11 can create a map of their world, real or imagined at this free class.

This class teaches children how to draw the popular Angry Birds characters with step-by-step instructions.

Adventure awaits at Forever Forest, a nationally traveling exhibit that explores how we use the forest to live, work, and play in harmony. Kids can help construct a mini home by adding wood siding, flooring and more; explore a tree-top climber, and climb aboard a realistic kid-sized replica of a Union Pacific train engine. 

It's like story hour but with kid-friendly comics! Apotheosis Comics is breaking out the reading rug and picking the most fun book of the week to read for this interactive, free story time which is followed by classic Saturday morning cartoons. 

Bring your family, friends and neighbors to the indoor pool at The Lodge Des Peres and enjoy a family movie while you float in the tubes or just play in the water.

Explore the magnificent world of bugs and butterflies and learn about plant and animals relationships at this Butterfly House Adventure. Designed for kids ages 6 to 12, this class includes a take-home craft and time for families to connect with nature. Walk-ins are welcome. 

Escape to the farm for a fun filled day in the GROW gallery at the Saint Louis Science Center. Hang out with a dairy cow, rabbits, sheep, goats and chickens, and take part in fun activities for all ages.

Edie's Fairytale Theater presents a free performance of The Three Little Pigs, a musical geared to children ages 2-10 and their families.

Dress up for the costume contest, have snacks and drinks, and make Harry Potter-inspired pottery and canvases. 

Kids will have a great time learning all about being superheros. They'll play games, make crafts and have a fun superhero dinner too. 

Little ones ages 3 to 5 can explore nature while they interact with other children at the Shaw Nature Reserve. Little Nature Explorers classes are a great way to prepare your child for kindergarten. Registration is required,

Hitch up the wagons and head out to Prairie Day at Shaw Nature Reserve for this fun-filled family event.