family fun in St Louis 2023

Have some wild fun with your kids at HullabaZoo at the Saint Louis Zoo! These themed afternoons are full of family activities unique to the Zoo. Enjoy live entertainment you can dance to, and kid favorites like the Bubble Bus.

Do you need a creative activity for your kids on a day when school's out? Yucandu Art Studio offers No-School Workshops for kids in grades kindergarten through 5th.

Metro Theater Company presents Eddie & Vinnie, a new play by Jenny Millinger best enjoyed by ages 6-12. In Eddie & Vinnie, Eddie is an unstoppable artist with a uniquely beautiful mind, and his best friend is a gecko. Together the pair spends hours making intricate and beautiful puzzles. But he'll be solving worse puzzles in summer school if he can't get his grades up.

The Carp Who Would Not Quit brings to life traditional fable tellings from Japan and Okinawa to teach important lessons of persistence, respect, and kindness. It includes live original music, language and performance traditions from these cultures and is specifically developed for young audiences.

Call all little adventurers and their caregivers! The Magic House is hosting a new toddler-friendly playdate, Mini Morning Mingles, that includes a special story time, and hands-on activities designed to engage early learners and little hands. There will also be plenty of time for little adventurers and their caregivers to mingle as you enjoy private playtime in one of the exhibit spaces at The Magic House.

Enjoy a street festival featuring a children's area, live performances, face painting, the Fish Eye Photo Booth, drone demos, crafts, games, food trucks and lots more hosted by NINE PBS and St. Louis Public Radio. 

Have The Magic House all to yourselves on the spookiest night of the year during the SCOOBY-DOO Mansion Mayhem Friday the 13th party. Families will have a hauntingly good time exploring the entire Halloween-decorated  Magic House, including the special fall exhibit SCOOBY-DOO Mansion M