Summer is in full swing and I know a lot of parents are looking for creative, fun things to do with the kids.  Our local area has some amazing things to offer!  I’ve created a long list of fun ideas to do with kids both just at your house but also out and about in and around our great West County community. 

• Snow cones at Kiraboos Shaved Ice
• Visit a new park you’ve never been to (there are so many to choose from in West County!)
• Have a s’mores night
• Roller Skating at Skateport Plaza
• Go to the library
• Check out Pinspiration in Chesterfield for fun craft projects
• Create sidewalk chalk “scenes”
• Go to ScreenPlay Theater in Creve Coeur for a movie
• Go hiking in Castlewood State Park
• Send postcards to friends
• Go to an outdoor summer concert
• Go fishing
• Visit the Butterfly House and Carousal at Faust Park
• Visit Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park
• Visit Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood
• Paint pottery at Pottery Hollow in Ellisville
• Make homemade ice cream
• Visit The Rawlings Experience baseball museum in Maryland Heights
• Make a lemonade stand
• Create a neighborhood drawing contest
• Have a picnic
• Have a board game tournament or try a new board game
• Water balloon fight
• Go to a city pool waterpark
• Visit Purina Farms
• Scavenger hunts
• Big Joel’s Safari Petting Zoo & Educational Park in Wright City
• Play pickleball at Chicken & Pickle
• Visit the Coke Museum in St. Charles
• Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Factory Tour
• Art Museum
• The Zoo
• Try a new recipe each week