St. Patrick's Day Parade Downtown St. Louis

45th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Downtown St. Louis

Celebrate all things Irish at one of the nation’s best St. Patrick’s Day parades. See marchingbands, floats, huge cartoon caracter balloons, more than 5,000 marchers, clowns and more. Food and drink will be sold throughout the parade route.

The parade kicks off at noon at 18^th and Market Streets in downtown St. Louis. The parade proceeds east to its conclusion at Broadway and Market Streets, and takes place rain or shine.

Between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., families are welcome to watch the giant helium character balloons close-up as they are being inflated. See Murphy the Leprechaun, the Irish Flag and all of the other balloons rise up before your eyes. The balloons will be inflated in Aloe Plaza, near the corner of 18th and Chestnut.

More information: irishparade.org

FREE Camp Fair at Hixson Middle School

Talk with representatives from summer camps across the St. Louis area at this free camp fair. The fair is hosted by the Webster Groves School District and open to parents and families in any school district.

Camps from across the St. Louis area will have representatives on hand, including the Saint Louis Science Center, STAGES St. Louis, Mad Science of St. Louis, STL Camps and lots more. You'll find camps, summer opportunities and volunteer opportunities for kids from preschool through grade 12.

Free admission. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 

Hixson Middle School, 630 S. Elm Ave.,  Webster Groves. 

More information:www.webster.k12.mo.us  or call 314-918-4366.

Home Depot Kids Workshops

Build a Trojan Horse Bank

SATURDAY, MARCH 1

9AM-11AM

• Build a Trojan Horse Bank from the new DreamWorks animated film, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman", coming in March, 2014.
• FREE hands-on workshops; designed for children ages 5 - 12.
• Offered the 1st Saturday at all The Home Depot stores between 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Please do not arrive before 9:00 a.m.
• Workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills, tool safety and instill a sense of pride and accomplishment.
• All kids get to keep their craft, receive a FREE certificate of achievement, a Workshop Apron, and a commemorative pin.

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Pete the Cat Day

Want to hang with one Cool Cat? 

If you love rocking in your school shoes or groovin' in your buttons 
come take part in Pete the Cat Day.

 Saturday, February 22nd from 10am-2pm.

 Drop in for fun games, crafts and activities featuring 
everyone’s favorite cool cat.

Kirkwood Public Library

140 E. Jefferson Ave

Kirkwood MO  

314-821-5770

Summer Expo 2014

Summer Camp Expo

Representatives from local and national summer camps will be on hand to talk with parents about summer camp opportunities available to kids and teens from across the St. Louis area.

The Summer Expo is a free summer camp fair featuring all types of camps, from sports, to arts, to sleep-away camps and lots more. It is open to everyone.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 9 at Marquette High School, Chesterfield.

More information: www.rockwood.k12.mo.us or call Kelly Regan at 636-733-2169.

Fun Friday Puppet Shows at the St. Louis Carousel

Sid the Science Kid comes to The Magic House

Sid the Science Kid:
The Super-Duper Exhibit!

 

Opening January 25, 2014

 

The Magic House is super-duper excited to announce our new traveling exhibit Sid the Science Kid: The Super-Duper Exhibit! Created in collaboration with The Jim Henson Company and based on the award-winning PBS Kids TV Series, Sid the Science Kid nurtures kids' natural curiosity about science in everyday life.

 

At the Sid the Science Kid: The Super-Duper Exhibit!, kids will have the opportunity to become scientists in training as they join Sid on his many scientific adventures. Through fun, hands-on activities, kids will use scientific tools and thinking to explore the world around them.

Sid the Science Kid: The Super-Duper Exhibit! will be free with Museum admission.

 

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