
The Magic House will hold a special celebration of the book, complete with special appearances by best friends Elephant Gerald and Piggie from Willems' Elephant and Piggie series.
Join the Contemporary Art Museum, the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, and the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries for the free Family Day Block Party. This free event includes live performances and art activities for kids at each location in the Grand Center Arts District.
Bring your whole family (including your dog!) to the Countrytime Festival and Kids Carnival at Purina Farms June 15-16. Enjoy live music from Nashville-based Royal South and local favorite Wild Horse Creek Band, a Kids Carnival featuring more than 10 games, pony rides, face painting, a trackless train, inflatable bounce house, festival foods like BBQ and kettle corn, duck hearding demos and lots more.
Want to know what it's like to live in space? Kids ages 6-11 can learn about the different ways astronauts have adapted every day tasks like eating and sleeping in the microgravity of space with special activities.
Celebrate Shark Week at the Saint Louis Zoo, where you'll get free admission to Stingrays at the Caribbean Cove when you come to the zoo dressed as a shark. You can also enjoy lots of shark-themed activities, shark-themed snacks, and live music on the weekend.
Tours are interactive and designed for participants to come away with an appreciation of the complex relationship among art, nature and humans. For all ages.
In celebration of Father's Day, dads will be admitted free at The Magic House and its new satellite Makerspace (The Magic House @ Made) on Sunday, June 16.
The Whitaker Music Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden is a beloved summer tradition that presents free Wednesday evening concerts under the stars.
At this free art program for ages 3-6 the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Dress to get messy!
Splash and play with your little one in this fun morning activity. No registration is necessary.
Little Red Hen Play Dates are a wonderful way for children ages 0-6 and their caregivers to experience the magic of Waldorf Early Childhood Education. You and your child will bake bread — a weekly occurrence in the Waldorf School's Early Childhood Program — listen to stories; join in a circle time filled with songs, rhymes, and movement; and explore the outdoors in our mini meadow.
Join the Missouri History Museum for free family fun in June and July at the Summer Family Fun Series! Enjoy a variety of free family activities, including crafts, performances, and scavenger hunts, all are tied into Museum exhibits and centered on a different theme each week. Learn about Caribbean, Latin American, and German cultures in STL, discover Missouri’s trains, planes and other forms of transportation innovation, celebrate the 10th anniversary of the History Clubhouse, and more!