# Things to do with kids in Wyandotte County, KS

> 33 upcoming family events and 3 places and ongoing programs in Wyandotte County, KS, in the Kansas City area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Paint a Pumpkin Contest](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/paint-a-pumpkin-contest--listing-521b8c2545b02b5b12112fb6) — Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Main Library · Ages 5–18 · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. Main Library's annual pumpkin painting contest: pumpkins and paint supplied, Halloweentown plays while participants paint; prizes by age category. Limited to 20 participants…
- [West Wyandotte Trunk-or-Treat](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/west-wyandotte-trunk-or-treat--listing-f9a205a5e8503b404aa631df) — Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · West Wyandotte Library · checked Oct 14. West Wyandotte Library's annual Trunk-or-Treat with community partners on the east side of the parking lot. Rain or shine (moves inside in inclement weather). Treat bags…
- [Apple Party!](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/apple-party--listing-03514988199237625c7a790c) — Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Main Library · Ages 3–18 · checked Oct 14. National Apple Month party at the Main Library: craft stations (beaded pipe cleaner apples, painting with apple slices, coloring an apple for the tree) and game stations (apple…
- [Trunk-or-Treat Halloween Family Party (Main Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/trunk-or-treat-halloween-family-party-main-library--listing-fec71dfab78ddd7dd164f789) — Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Main Library · Up to 18 · checked Oct 14. Halloween night in the Main Library parking lot for ages 18 and under and families. Costumes encouraged but not required.
- [Monster Mini Golf at Main Library](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/monster-mini-golf-at-main-library--listing-dce889084cf14bc8fb139cda) — Sat, Oct 31 · Main Library · checked Oct 16. On Halloween the Main Library turns its Children's Department into a not-so-scary mini golf course. Kids and teens play Halloween-themed holes set up throughout the department…
- [3D Printing: Intro to Tinkercad (South Branch Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/3d-printing-intro-to-tinkercad-south-branch-library--listing-ccd380ffa7ed6da10a178761) — Mon, Nov 2 · 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · South Branch Library · checked Oct 16. As part of Maker November at the South Branch Library, this class introduces Tinkercad, a free web-based tool for designing 3D objects. Participants learn how to build their own…
- [Leaf Dishes with EPIC Arts Clay Studio](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/leaf-dishes-with-epic-arts-clay-studio--listing-1c4d238abd76ba1f570f8b30) — Wed, Nov 4 · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library · Ages 4+ · checked Oct 16. Children press real leaves into clay to make a textured pinch-pot dish with artists from EPIC Arts Clay Studio at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library. Bring favourite leaves…
- [Survival Skills: First Aid and Atlatl](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/survival-skills-first-aid-and-atlatl--listing-a73994c6987baaf4be52e108) — Wed, Nov 4 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · West Wyandotte Library · checked Oct 16. West Wyandotte Library's survival skills session starts with first aid basics before winter: how to apply and wrap a bandage, basic bleeding control, what to do if someone is…
- [World of Dance Series for Kids and Teens (Main Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/world-of-dance-series-for-kids-and-teens-main-library--listing-7ee22a8c4c177fb2920c2369) — Thu, Nov 5 (+2 more dates) · 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM · Main Library · Ages 5–18 · checked Oct 16. During this limited series, the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library's Main Library hosts three dance classes for young people, each exploring a different style from around the…
- [Girls Who Code Club (Grades 3-5)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/girls-who-code-club-grades-3-5--listing-9d42e678196f928d250b1bb0) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · West Wyandotte Library · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. Girls Who Code Club at West Wyandotte Library is a group for 3rd- through 5th-grade girls who design, code, read and explore computer science together. Each meeting combines…
- [Homeschool Thursday: Navajo Code Talkers Mini Breakout](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/homeschool-thursday-navajo-code-talkers-mini-breakout--listing-237d6003a29af88b9ee1ddab) — Thu, Nov 12 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Main Library · Ages 5–18 · checked Oct 16. For Native American Heritage Month and Veterans Day, KCKPL's Main Library runs a code-breaking, puzzle-solving program for homeschool families. Children first learn who the…
- [Youth Game Nights at Joe E. Amayo Community Center](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/youth-game-nights-at-joe-e-amayo-community-center--listing-b10add91ffe4c35687527916) — Fri, Nov 13 (+1 more date) · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Joe E. Amayo Community Center · Ages 5+ · Free · checked Oct 16. On the second Friday of each month the Parks and Rec team hosts a free one-hour board game night for youth at the Joe E. Amayo Community Center in the Argentine area of Kansas…
- [Little Board Game Club (West Wyandotte Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/little-board-game-club-west-wyandotte-library--listing-ddaf6c764564e6b0d8cd8e4d) — Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · West Wyandotte Library · Ages 3–7 · checked Oct 16. Little Board Game Club is a playful hour and a half of colourful, easy-to-learn board games and puzzles for young children at West Wyandotte Library. The games help build early…
- [Kid Entrepreneur Class (South Branch Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/kid-entrepreneur-class-south-branch-library--listing-702c041cc541408a83c1a869) — Mon, Nov 16 · 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM · South Branch Library · Ages 6–17 · checked Oct 16. Young makers learn how to run a small business in this half-hour class at the South Branch Library, part of Maker November. Topics include pricing, marketing, greeting customers…
- [Sunrise on the Reaping Release Party (Teens)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/sunrise-on-the-reaping-release-party-teens--listing-709db9a0713a4b6fa69a9f7c) — Mon, Nov 16 · 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM · Main Library · Ages 12–18 · checked Oct 16. Hunger Games fans ages 12 to 18 can celebrate the release of the film Sunrise on the Reaping at the Main Library. Teens rewatch The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes together with…
- [STEAM TEAM: Turkey Artbots](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/steam-team-turkey-artbots--listing-13a3b261505ab4567fd7ba01) — Wed, Nov 18 · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Main Library · Ages 8–18 · checked Oct 16. The Main Library's monthly STEAM TEAM meets on the third Wednesday to explore science, technology, engineering, art and math through hands-on builds. In November the group dives…
- [Family Bingo Night at Eisenhower Community Center](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/family-bingo-night-at-eisenhower-community-center--listing-2d89b3f1372ca859c4da9d7e) — Thu, Nov 19 (+1 more date) · 5:30 PM · Eisenhower Community Center · Free · checked Oct 16. Unified Government Parks & Recreation runs a free Family Bingo Night at Eisenhower Community Center in western Kansas City, Kansas, on the third Thursday of each month. Families…
- [Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting: Winter Wonderland (Kansas City, Kansas)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/mayor-s-christmas-tree-lighting-winter-wonderland-kansas-city-kansas--listing-a73f070dacb9c492e9f38181) — Fri, Nov 20 · 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Memorial Hall · Free · checked Oct 16. Mayor Christal Watson and the Unified Government host Kansas City, Kansas' annual Christmas tree lighting festival at Memorial Hall, this year with a Winter Wonderland theme. The…
- [Natural Winter Wreaths at Schlagle Library](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/natural-winter-wreaths-at-schlagle-library--listing-741b4f843000646ccf7ad3ef) — Sat, Nov 21 · 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM · Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library · All ages · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 20. A hands-on holiday wreath workshop at the Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library in Wyandotte County Lake Park, Kansas City, Kansas. The library supplies a wreath base with fresh-cut…
- [Wood Slice Turkey Magnet Craft at the KCK Main Library](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/wood-slice-turkey-magnet-craft-at-the-kck-main-library--listing-7f91217174ddfbcb2a588a24) — Sat, Nov 21 · 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM · Main Library (Kansas City, Kansas Public Library) · Ages 5–12 · checked Oct 24. A Thanksgiving-week craft for children ages 5 to 12 at the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library's Main Library downtown. Kids decorate a slice of wood into a turkey and turn it…
- [Fun Family Film: Toy Story 5 (West Wyandotte Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/fun-family-film-toy-story-5-west-wyandotte-library--listing-4560ce45db1f48abc0b70f48) — Mon, Nov 23 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · West Wyandotte Library · checked Oct 16. West Wyandotte Library shows Toy Story 5 in its auditorium at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 23, during Thanksgiving week. The Fun Family Film screening is a free indoor morning for…
- [Minecraft Education: Hour of Code Escape Estate](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/minecraft-education-hour-of-code-escape-estate--listing-3af5dee4f90e35fdab3211ee) — Mon, Nov 23 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · West Wyandotte Library · checked Oct 16. Students in grades 2 to 4 can join West Wyandotte Library's Minecraft Education Hour of Code lesson, Escape Estate. Participants practise coding and computational thinking inside…
- [Family Craft and Film: Brother Bear](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/family-craft-and-film-brother-bear--listing-40bc6afd40527eec5bc95d90) — Wed, Nov 25 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Main Library · Ages 2–18 · checked Oct 16. To mark Native American Heritage Month, the Main Library screens Disney's Brother Bear (2003, rated G, 1 hour 25 minutes) the day before Thanksgiving. The film starts at 2 p.m…
- [Mini Makers Market (South Branch Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/mini-makers-market-south-branch-library--listing-cca213640f2b2db552b5a10c) — Sat, Nov 28 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · South Branch Library · Ages 6–17 · checked Oct 16. At the Mini Makers Market, young entrepreneurs ages 6 to 17 sell their own handmade items at booths in the South Branch Library. Shoppers can pick up something special for the…
- [Homeschool Adventures: Archery (Schlagle Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/homeschool-adventures-archery-schlagle-library--listing-171167f91270bbae1f061516) — Wed, Dec 2 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library · Ages 8+ · checked Oct 16. A certified instructor leads a hands-on introduction to archery at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library, covering the fundamentals of shooting a bow and arrow safely and…
- [Ornaments with EPIC Arts Clay Studio](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/ornaments-with-epic-arts-clay-studio--listing-6013c48b25d28478f5c31269) — Wed, Dec 2 · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library · Ages 4+ · checked Oct 16. Local artists from EPIC Arts Clay Studio help children paint ceramic holiday ornaments at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library. Each registered child learns about painting…
- [STEM: Dry Ice Experiments at Turner Community Library](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/stem-dry-ice-experiments-at-turner-community-library--listing-6157fa12364e7446d1552ef4) — Fri, Dec 4 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Turner Community Library · checked Oct 20. A one-hour science program for children at Turner Community Library in Kansas City, Kansas. Kids probe the shifting states of matter: they watch metal being melted and…
- [Grinch Ornament Craft at the KCK Main Library](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/grinch-ornament-craft-at-the-kck-main-library--listing-480ac42a76646e92c27c15b5) — Sat, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Main Library (Kansas City, Kansas Public Library) · Up to 18 · checked Oct 24. A one-hour holiday craft at the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library's Main Library: children and teens make a Grinch-themed ornament (a clear ball filled with green pom-poms and…
- [Holiday Open House with Santa at South Branch Library (pets welcome)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/holiday-open-house-with-santa-at-south-branch-library-pets-welcome--listing-226794e5a26d6dfdf3a4194f) — Mon, Dec 7 · 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · South Branch Library · checked Oct 20. South Branch Library in Kansas City, Kansas, holds a holiday open house where children - and friendly pets - can have a holiday photo taken with Santa. The evening also has…
- [Homeschool Thursday: Olive the Other Reindeer (Main Library, KCK)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/homeschool-thursday-olive-the-other-reindeer-main-library-kck--listing-9d7331fed84b43cadee4968c) — Thu, Dec 10 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Main Library (Kansas City, Kansas Public Library) · Ages 5–18 · checked Oct 20. A holiday-themed homeschool session at the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library's Main Library. Children hear the picture book Olive, the Other Reindeer, about a dog who is sure…
- [Button Ornament Workshop at the KCK Main Library](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/button-ornament-workshop-at-the-kck-main-library--listing-ca3e7b8a764b8f96cf4399f2) — Sat, Dec 12 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Main Library (Kansas City, Kansas Public Library) · checked Oct 24. Kids turn a pile of buttons into handmade holiday ornaments at this Saturday afternoon workshop at the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library's Main Library. Using buttons and simple…
- [Glow Painting Christmas Party at the KCK Main Library](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/glow-painting-christmas-party-at-the-kck-main-library--listing-7f6797bc0c6000925c9001c9) — Mon, Dec 14 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Main Library (Kansas City, Kansas Public Library) · Up to 18 · checked Oct 24. An evening black-light painting party at the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library's Main Library, where children and teens paint a neon Christmas tree that glows under ultraviolet…
- [Winter Wonderland Cookie Decorating at Schlagle Library (ages 12+)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/winter-wonderland-cookie-decorating-at-schlagle-library-ages-12--listing-b8e5136b3d4e264ad83da4dd) — Sat, Dec 19 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library · Ages 12+ · checked Oct 20. A beginner-friendly cookie decorating class at the Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library in Kansas City, Kansas. Each participant decorates a set of three winter-themed sugar cookies…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Family Storytime (Main Library, Saturdays)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/family-storytime-main-library-saturdays--listing-990b0121610fae9192b25fcd) — Saturdays 11:00–11:30 am · Main Library · checked Oct 14. Interactive Saturday-morning storytime for families with singing, dancing and books; promotes early literacy skills. No registration required.
- [STEAM Spot! for Grades 1-6 at KCK South Branch Library](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/steam-spot-for-grades-1-6-at-kck-south-branch-library--listing-9afe0103e2dc92435dba6a2c) — Every other Thursday, 6:00–7:30 pm (listed session: Thursday, December 10, 2026) · South Branch Library (Kansas City, Kansas Public Library) · checked Oct 24. STEAM Spot! is an every-other-Thursday evening club at the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library's South Branch for children in grades 1 through 6. Each night centers on a different…
- [Young Birders Club](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/young-birders-club--listing-a0d7fa296c707cff07c4f2f3) — 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 3:30 pm (dates listed in window: Oct 14, Oct 28) · Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library · Ages 5+ · checked Oct 14. Learn about local birds at the Schlagle Library: a "Bird of the Day" introduction followed by a short guided hike near the library to spot birds and hear their calls. Free…

## Recently ended

- [Creepy Cupcakes!](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/creepy-cupcakes--listing-232293506c4bac459099fc21) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [Lego Club (West Wyandotte Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/lego-club-west-wyandotte-library--listing-594bc357e7b3ffd2dedd6cfb) — ended Wed, Oct 21
- [STEAM TEAM: Spooky Egg Tipping Toy](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/steam-team-spooky-egg-tipping-toy--listing-8da682324efd1015f6006c87) — ended Wed, Oct 21
- [Nightmare Before Christmas Party](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/nightmare-before-christmas-party--listing-eff56508d2472cf621ef8033) — ended Tue, Oct 20
- [Frankentoys!](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/frankentoys--listing-b2905f5adec7debcc03403f9) — ended Mon, Oct 19
- [Argentine Trunk-or-Treat at J.C. Harmon High School](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/argentine-trunk-or-treat-at-j-c-harmon-high-school--listing-4ca55dd79550b0308002a34d) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Trunk-or-Treat at the Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/trunk-or-treat-at-the-mr-and-mrs-f-l-schlagle-library--listing-a694352832e4dc999dd18fc5) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Family Craft and Film: Coco (2017)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/family-craft-and-film-coco-2017--listing-89381d83c7624f8d71cf0213) — ended Wed, Oct 14

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