# Things to do with kids in Lenexa, KS

> 14 upcoming family events and 3 places and ongoing programs in Lenexa, KS (Johnson County, KS), in the Kansas City area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Truck or Treat (Lenexa)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/truck-or-treat-lenexa--listing-78250cb5f6273d7340d29dc1) — Sat, Oct 24 · 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Municipal Services Service Center, Lenexa · Free · checked Oct 14. Lenexa Municipal Services' Halloween morning combining touch-a-truck and trunk-or-treat: kids watch construction equipment smash pumpkins, check out big trucks up close while…
- [Enchanted Forest (Lenexa)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/enchanted-forest-lenexa--listing-a913938a7f48be9055357495) — Thu, Oct 29 · 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park, Lenexa · Free · checked Oct 14. One-night Halloween event at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park designed for younger children: hayrides, pumpkin decorating, and activities around Rose's Pond including puppet shows…
- [Touch-a-Truck Family Night (Lenexa Public Market)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/touch-a-truck-family-night-lenexa-public-market--listing-c11339bc3b21abbbd1f4e708) — Wed, Nov 4 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Lenexa Public Market · Free · checked Oct 16. For this Wednesday Family Night the Lenexa Public Market brings in big trucks and equipment from the City of Lenexa's Municipal Services department. Children can climb into the…
- [Family Board Game Night with Cardboard Corner Cafe (Lenexa)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/family-board-game-night-with-cardboard-corner-cafe-lenexa--listing-dbe5db352bf0afabacbc3415) — Wed, Nov 11 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Lenexa Public Market · Ages 5+ · Free · checked Oct 16. Cardboard Corner Cafe hosts a family board game night at the Lenexa Public Market as part of the Market's Wednesday Family Night. Staff teach the rules and get families started…
- [Intro to Soldering (Lenexa City Center Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/intro-to-soldering-lenexa-city-center-library--listing-af10206ffa4ff61f91e3a0b0) — Wed, Nov 18 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Lenexa City Center Library · Ages 13+ · Free · checked Oct 16. Teens and adults learn to use a soldering iron safely in this beginner MakerSpace workshop at Lenexa City Center Library. Staff guide participants through safety basics, practice…
- [Mystery Novel Escape Room for Teens (Lenexa City Center Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/mystery-novel-escape-room-for-teens-lenexa-city-center-library--listing-8fbcb1fc43b456e7cdc083aa) — Tue, Nov 24 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Lenexa City Center Library · Free · checked Oct 16. At Lenexa City Center Library teens can test their deduction skills in an immersive, 30-minute mystery escape room inspired by classic crime fiction. Groups crack codes, uncover…
- [Sar-Ko Aglow Holiday Lights Display](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/sar-ko-aglow-holiday-lights-display--listing-042d8d7fbbccc9a449ce7a48) — Dec 4 – Jan 18 · 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM · Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park, Lenexa · Free · checked Oct 14. Holiday light display around Rose's Pond in Lenexa's Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park with miles of light strands and thousands of colorful bulbs reflected on the water. Self-guided…
- [Sar-Ko Aglow Lighting Ceremony](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/sar-ko-aglow-lighting-ceremony--listing-19aa72137c2c59a853e366a9) — Fri, Dec 4 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park (Grand Pavilion east of Rose's Pond), Lenexa · Free · checked Oct 14. Lenexa's annual holiday lighting tradition at the Grand Pavilion east of Rose's Pond in Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park. Mayor Sayers flips the ceremonial switch at 6 p.m.; hot cocoa, the…
- [Holiday Kid Makers Market (Lenexa Public Market)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/holiday-kid-makers-market-lenexa-public-market--listing-f882baec814ddbf017714d29) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Lenexa Public Market · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. At the Holiday Kid Makers Market more than 30 young local makers, from elementary age through high school seniors, sell handmade products they designed themselves: hand-painted…
- [Santa at the Market (Lenexa Public Market)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/santa-at-the-market-lenexa-public-market--listing-d7be10ffb7fba5be7de4d9c1) — Sun, Dec 6 (+2 more dates) · 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM · Lenexa Public Market · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. On three December Sundays Santa Claus visits the Lenexa Public Market for free, drop-in photos and wish-list chats. Every week children can write and decorate a letter to Santa…
- [Graham Cracker Cottages (Lenexa City Center Library)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/graham-cracker-cottages-lenexa-city-center-library--listing-26bcde1a1c9a97b7654111cf) — Fri, Dec 11 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Lenexa City Center Library · Free · checked Oct 16. Families can build a candy-covered graham cracker cottage at the Lenexa City Center Library, the library's cold-weather version of a gingerbread house. Each participant receives…
- [Naughty or Nice Games (Lenexa Rec Center)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/naughty-or-nice-games-lenexa-rec-center--listing-d08f607e8398126aa46ba430) — Fri, Dec 11 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Lenexa Rec Center · Ages 4+ · From $8 · checked Oct 14. Family evening at the Lenexa Rec Center featuring a 'special grumpy guest': story time with a guest storyteller, cookie painting, holiday crafts, games, a bounce house, snowball…
- [Candy Cane Hunt (Lenexa)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/candy-cane-hunt-lenexa--listing-336b79c1da249e6deabcd47a) — Fri, Dec 18 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Lenexa Old Town Activity Center · Up to 6 · Free · checked Oct 14. Holiday morning for ages 6 and under with a parent or guardian at the Lenexa Old Town Activity Center: candy cane hunt outside at 9 a.m., then milk and cookies, festive crafts…
- [Noon Year's Eve Pajama Party Countdown (Lenexa)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/noon-year-s-eve-pajama-party-countdown-lenexa--listing-94b7c7b53b9273e1c891d2ce) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Lenexa Public Market · Free · checked Oct 16. Lenexa Public Market counts down to the new year at noon instead of midnight, so young children can celebrate without staying up late. Kids are invited to come in their comfiest…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Movin' and Groovin' Rhyme Time (Lenexa)](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/movin-and-groovin-rhyme-time-lenexa--listing-24d33820d3f3fc2846f8cd63) — Wednesdays 9:30 am and 10:30 am (30 minutes), Atrium; dates listed through 2026-12-16… · Lenexa City Center Library · Free · checked Oct 14. Active program of songs, classic rhymes and fingerplays introducing little ones to rhymes and music for a head start on language learning. Designed for ages 12 months to 24…
- [Urban Air Adventure Park Lenexa](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/urban-air-adventure-park-lenexa--listing-1d1a6924a327509624d12885) — Mon 4-8pm, Tue 4-8pm, Wed 4-6pm, Thu 4-8pm, Fri 4-9pm, Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 11am-7pm · Urban Air Adventure Park Lenexa · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Indoor trampoline park and indoor playground with attractions for all ages. Unlimited Play tickets give all-day access to every attraction; a Shorty ticket is for children 40…
- [Weekly kids cooking classes at Young Chefs Academy Lenexa](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/weekly-kids-cooking-classes-at-young-chefs-academy-lenexa--listing-5a605d4313d300cb30e2bda1) — Weekly classes; days and times on the location calendar (not in page text) · Young Chefs Academy Lenexa · From $45 · checked Oct 14. Weekly cooking classes at the Young Chefs Academy franchise in Lenexa, planned around a monthly theme so each class builds culinary skills toward more complex food preparation…

## Nearby

- [Things to do with kids in Johnson County, KS](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/counties/johnson-county-ks) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/counties/johnson-county-ks.md)
- Other towns in Johnson County, KS: [Overland Park, KS](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/overland-park-ks) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/overland-park-ks.md), [Olathe, KS](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/olathe-ks) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/olathe-ks.md), [Shawnee, KS](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/shawnee-ks) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/shawnee-ks.md), [Leawood, KS](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/leawood-ks) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/leawood-ks.md), [Prairie Village, KS](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/prairie-village-ks) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/prairie-village-ks.md), [Merriam, KS](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/merriam-ks) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/merriam-ks.md), [De Soto, KS](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/de-soto-ks) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/de-soto-ks.md), [Mission, KS](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/mission-ks) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/mission-ks.md), [Edgerton, KS](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/edgerton-ks) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/towns/edgerton-ks.md)
- [Things to do with kids in Kansas City](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city.md)
- [This weekend in Kansas City](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/this-weekend.md)

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