# Things to do with kids in Kirkwood, MO

> 25 upcoming family events and 7 places and ongoing programs in Kirkwood, MO (St. Louis County, MO), in the St. Louis 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

- [Powder Valley's 35th Anniversary Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/powder-valley-s-35th-anniversary-celebration--listing-93f4479edf688743f3a85256) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · checked Oct 14. Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center marks 35 years with pop-up tables in the nature center lobby: make a craft, leave a memory, and visit the nature center and its trails…
- [Sport Orienteering Fun at Powder Valley](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/sport-orienteering-fun-at-powder-valley--listing-b9a1f62b207e8c00078f8f0c) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · Ages 7+ · checked Oct 14. An introduction to the sport of orienteering: learn to read specialized orienteering maps and clue sheets, use a compass and navigate natural terrain to find flags hidden around…
- [Adopt a Ghost at Kirkwood Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/adopt-a-ghost-at-kirkwood-public-library--listing-3e2f61875102d3487eb35c2b) — Tue, Oct 27 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Kirkwood Public Library · Ages 5–10 · Free · checked Oct 20. Kids ages 5 to 10 can adopt a spooky ghost at Kirkwood Public Library on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. Each child takes home a mini ghost stuffie, decorates a haunted house to…
- [Snake Encounter at Powder Valley Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/snake-encounter-at-powder-valley-nature-center--listing-3910b5c3c75d89de76df4832) — Tue, Oct 27 · 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · checked Oct 14. Meet one of the ambassador snakes that live at Powder Valley, learn about the species and hear how it came to live at the nature center. An MDC naturalist and the ambassador…
- [Baby Boo Bash](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/baby-boo-bash--listing-34440d7a8a5c168645ee0ff4) — Wed, Oct 28 · 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM · Kirkwood Public Library · Free · checked Oct 14. Halloween dance party for little ones from birth to 3 years with their grown-ups, including a costume contest. No registration required.
- [Kids Cooking at Kirkwood Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/kids-cooking-at-kirkwood-public-library--listing-4c748b577a96735c724c9823) — Wed, Oct 28 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Kirkwood Public Library · Ages 8–12 · Free · checked Oct 20. Kirkwood Public Library's Kids Cooking session on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 4 to 5 p.m. is hands-on: children ages 8 to 12 prepare simple, kid-friendly recipes themselves rather…
- [Downtown Kirkwood Halloween Walk](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/downtown-kirkwood-halloween-walk--listing-1b028338027dbe72b9a70b6b) — Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Downtown Kirkwood (starts at Kirkwood City Hall) · Free · checked Oct 16. Children trick-or-treat at participating businesses across Downtown Kirkwood from 5:00 to 7:00pm, and merchants give free candy while supplies last. Before the walk, Kirkwood…
- [Nature Center Saturdays with MDC volunteer naturalists](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/nature-center-saturdays-with-mdc-volunteer-naturalists--listing-1f3c16632eef3db9507887de) — Sat, Oct 31 (+3 more dates) · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · checked Oct 14. Drop in to the Powder Valley Nature Center lobby to learn from an MDC volunteer naturalist about Missouri wildlife. Topics include black bears, bats, mammals, reptiles and…
- [Lego Club at Kirkwood Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/lego-club-at-kirkwood-public-library--listing-b5c5f2ade6914384c8e7a0bd) — Mon, Nov 2 (+1 more date) · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Kirkwood Public Library · Ages 6–12 · Free · checked Oct 20. Kirkwood Public Library's monthly Lego Club meets on Monday evenings, Nov. 2 and Nov. 30, from 6 to 7 p.m. Kids ages 6 to 12 build whatever they can imagine with the library's…
- [Powder Valley Homeschool Day](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/powder-valley-homeschool-day--listing-db89ed429e04afb1410ff900) — Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · All ages · checked Oct 14. An all-day event for homeschooling families presenting Powder Valley's popular lessons for school-aged children — Growing up Wild, Creatures of Habitat, Predator vs. Prey and…
- [Birding in Kirkwood Park](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/birding-in-kirkwood-park--listing-703a07a9dd112785d5d9f93f) — Sat, Nov 7 · 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM · Kirkwood Park – Scout Shelter · Ages 9+ · checked Oct 14. A guided birding morning around Walker Lake in Kirkwood Park with an MDC naturalist and Kirkwood Park staff, for beginners through experienced birders. Binoculars and field…
- [Family Cooking with Lydia Gwin at Kirkwood Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/family-cooking-with-lydia-gwin-at-kirkwood-public-library--listing-e75fc84f23c5420147c9ecb3) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Kirkwood Public Library · Free · checked Oct 20. Families cook together with chef Lydia Gwin at Kirkwood Public Library on two Saturday mornings, Nov. 7 and Dec. 19, from 10 a.m. to noon. The sessions are aimed at whole…
- [Babes in the Woods: Let's Do the Turkey Trot](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/babes-in-the-woods-let-s-do-the-turkey-trot--listing-447bdbf9e88bfbabb4652626) — Tue, Nov 10 · 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · Up to 2 · checked Oct 14. An hour for the youngest naturalists and their grown-ups about the wild turkey: how it lives, its behaviors and what it eats, with a walk to find food for turkeys at Powder…
- [Conservation Kids: Let's Do the Turkey Trot](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/conservation-kids-let-s-do-the-turkey-trot--listing-4a6515d7bd3792dd4f17cd91) — Tue, Nov 10 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · Ages 3–5 · checked Oct 14. A one-hour preschool nature class about the wild turkey — how it lives, what it does and what it eats — with a walk to find turkey food at Powder Valley. Held on the second…
- [Owl Pellet Dissection](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/owl-pellet-dissection--listing-bc3dcfad66d6bb118fcb243d) — Tue, Nov 10 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Kirkwood Public Library · Ages 8–11 · Free · checked Oct 14. Classic biology lab for ages 8-11: participants dissect owl pellets and reconstruct the skeletons of the animals inside to discover what owls have been eating. Registration…
- [Cross-Stitching: Fall Color at Powder Valley](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/cross-stitching-fall-color-at-powder-valley--listing-fba46b844d1bce9e8f200f67) — Fri, Nov 13 (+1 more date) · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · Ages 14+ · Free · checked Oct 24. A Powder Valley naturalist talks about fall color, the changing seasons and how nature gets ready for colder months, then teaches participants to stitch their own fall-leaf…
- [Storybook Saturday: Nocturnal Hike at Powder Valley](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/storybook-saturday-nocturnal-hike-at-powder-valley--listing-208f41f8f3c3ff718b0d99ba) — Sat, Nov 14 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · checked Oct 16. Interactive story time around a campfire at Powder Valley's outdoor pavilion with 'Out of Sight Till Tonight: All About Nocturnal Animals' (Cat in the Hat), then a short dusk…
- [Homeschool Introduction to Archery at Powder Valley](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/homeschool-introduction-to-archery-at-powder-valley--listing-631e8a2600a8915c232dcf7f) — Thu, Nov 19 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · Ages 9–18 · checked Oct 16. An MDC archery class for homeschool families with children 9 to 18 at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center. Instructors cover archery safety, how a compound bow operates…
- [Pokemon Trading Card Club at Kirkwood Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/pokemon-trading-card-club-at-kirkwood-public-library--listing-1472a661970b2b31cd815a97) — Thu, Nov 19 (+1 more date) · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Kirkwood Public Library · Ages 6–12 · Free · checked Oct 20. Kids ages 6 to 12 can learn and play the official Pokemon Trading Card Game at Kirkwood Public Library on Thursdays, Nov. 19 and Dec. 3, from 4 to 5 p.m. Newcomers are taught the…
- [Kirkwood Festival of Trees at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/kirkwood-festival-of-trees-at-the-kirkwood-performing-arts-center--listing-57bff20554cc86b6beacb135) — Nov 21 – Dec 4 · Kirkwood Performing Arts Center · checked Oct 16. The first Kirkwood Festival of Trees shows trees and wreaths decorated by Kirkwood-area businesses and organizations in the lobby of the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. The…
- [Kirkwood Holiday Walk and Santa's Arrival on the Train](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/kirkwood-holiday-walk-and-santa-s-arrival-on-the-train--listing-84d6522420beee7c207a0505) — Sat, Nov 21 · 8:40 AM – 12:00 PM · Kirkwood Train Station · Free · checked Oct 16. Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive in Downtown Kirkwood by train at 8:40am. Santa then poses for photos with children inside the historic train station from 9:00am to noon; bring your…
- [Storytime & Craft: Gobble Gobble at Powder Valley](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/storytime-and-craft-gobble-gobble-at-powder-valley--listing-b73fa8dd29d3d097fcc9de3f) — Tue, Nov 24 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · All ages · checked Oct 16. Families with little ones hear an interactive reading of 'Gobble Gobble' by Cathryn Falwell, following young naturalist Jenny as she discovers what turkeys do throughout the…
- [Webster-Kirkwood Turkey Day Run](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/webster-kirkwood-turkey-day-run--listing-96c417baade1d0f4d615a69e) — Thu, Nov 26 · 7:30 AM · Downtown Kirkwood (corner of Adams and Taylor) · From $25 · checked Oct 16. The St. Louis region's largest and oldest Thanksgiving Day race reaches its 44th edition on Thanksgiving morning in Downtown Kirkwood. Runners and walkers choose a three-mile…
- [The Nutcracker Ballet — Dance Center of Kirkwood](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/the-nutcracker-ballet-dance-center-of-kirkwood--listing-431fa8bf63762331517cab74) — Sat, Nov 28 (+1 more date) · 1:00 PM · Kirkwood Performing Arts Center – Ross Family Theatre · All ages · From $28.50 · checked Oct 16. Dance Center of Kirkwood's annual Nutcracker, performed by more than 50 local, classically trained dancers in the Ross Family Theatre at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center…
- [I Can't Believe It's Not a Gingerbread House at Kirkwood Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/i-can-t-believe-it-s-not-a-gingerbread-house-at-kirkwood-public-librar--listing-40cd522be8800bb8ce15f2e9) — Mon, Dec 7 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Kirkwood Public Library · Free · checked Oct 20. Kirkwood Public Library's twist on gingerbread season: on Monday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m., families build with graham crackers and other sweet treats — anything they can imagine except…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Kirkwood Ice Arena public skating](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/kirkwood-ice-arena-public-skating--listing-b111c4fbab1aaf02862e9e27) — Public skating sessions per the monthly calendar on the arena page · Kirkwood Ice Arena · From $6 · checked Oct 16. The City of Kirkwood's ice rink offers public skating sessions; times are on the monthly calendar linked from the arena page. Admission is $6 for Kirkwood and Glendale residents…
- [Learn to Skate Session 2 at Kirkwood Ice Arena](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/learn-to-skate-session-2-at-kirkwood-ice-arena--listing-5e1189bdce9d1057f533e618) — Mondays Nov 2-Dec 14, Wednesdays Nov 4-Dec 16, Saturdays Nov 7-Dec 19 (7 weeks each) · Kirkwood Ice Arena · Ages 4+ · Paid · checked Oct 16. Group skating lessons at the Kirkwood Ice Arena for ages 4 and up. Session 2 runs on Mondays (November 2 - December 14), Wednesdays (November 4 - December 16) and Saturdays…
- [Passport to Powder Valley (35th anniversary challenge)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/passport-to-powder-valley-35th-anniversary-challenge--listing-4759ff581da87ca3fb96da6d) — Through Oct. 31, 2026, during building hours · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · checked Oct 14. To celebrate Powder Valley's 35th year, visitors pick up a Passport to Powder Valley booklet at the front desk and complete five activities: birdwatching, checking out a…
- [Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/powder-valley-conservation-nature-center--listing-2289a25eb2f2ec2a3cce6a88) — Area (trails) daily 8 a.m.–6 p.m.; building Tue–Sat 8 a.m.–5 p.m., closed Sun–Mon… · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · checked Oct 14. A 112-acre oak-hickory forest nature center in Kirkwood with three paved trails (one with interpretive signage), a nature center with educational exhibits including a…
- [School of Rock Kirkwood: Little Wing (toddlers & preschoolers)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/school-of-rock-kirkwood-little-wing-toddlers-and-preschoolers--listing-7cecaedca1b0d8390aa4ffd0) — One weekly group music lesson; times by arrangement with the school · School of Rock Kirkwood · Paid · checked Oct 14. Little Wing is School of Rock Kirkwood’s music program for toddlers and preschoolers. Students have one weekly group music lesson in which they use classic rock songs to learn…
- [Storytime (Kirkwood)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/storytime-kirkwood--listing-0585e230aa23b50f1d0e1bcd) — Mondays 10:30-11:15am (weekly) · Kirkwood Public Library · Ages 2–5 · Free · checked Oct 14. Weekly Monday morning storytime at Kirkwood Public Library geared to ages 2-5.
- [Trail Tales storybook trail: "In A Nutshell"](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/trail-tales-storybook-trail-in-a-nutshell--listing-583a30edc0fcaa9fe57f2372) — Daily during area hours, Oct 1–Nov 1, 2026 · Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood · checked Oct 14. An interactive storybook hike on Powder Valley's Tanglevine Trail, a 1/3-mile paved loop suited to strollers and families. Pages of the October book, "In A Nutshell" by Joseph…

## Recently ended

- [Fall Evening Hike at Powder Valley](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/fall-evening-hike-at-powder-valley--listing-490bda033b8c03a5daf5d053) — ended Thu, Oct 22
- [Glow Party](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/glow-party--listing-0289b1cb1d43414c2dbfbf89) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Trek or Treat: Critter Crawl at Powder Valley](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/trek-or-treat-critter-crawl-at-powder-valley--listing-3b593fe2e66a6f76080225f6) — ended Sat, Oct 17

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