Things to do with kids in Kansas City, MO

Week of Jul 29 – Aug 5, 2026

Here's what's actually worth your family's time this week — each one checked against its source, with the registration windows and ages we could verify. We left out anything we couldn't stand behind.

Last checked Mon, Jul 27

• Fish & Amphibian Feeding Time

  Fri, Jul 31 · 3:00 PM · Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center

  • Free
  • Ages 2–12
• Run for Raptors

  Sat, Aug 1 · 7:00 AM · Lakeside Nature Center

• United We Play Sports Exhibition

  Sat, Aug 1 · 9:00 AM · Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum

  • $$
  • Ages 5–17
• Mother Nature Reads

  Sat, Aug 1 · 10:00 AM · Lakeside Nature Center

  • Ages 5–12
• Family Storytime at Central Resource Library

  Sat, Aug 1 · 10:00 AM · Johnson County Library - Central Resource Library

  • Free
  • Ages 0–6
• Mother Nature Reads – Storytelling for Children

  Sat, Aug 1 · 10:00 AM · Lakeside Nature Center

  • Ages 5–12
• Hike with a Naturalist

  Sat, Aug 1 · 10:30 AM · Lakeside Nature Center

  • Ages 5–12
• A Luau Hawaiian Style

  Sat, Aug 1 · 4:00 PM · Mary Williams-Neal Community Center

  • $
• Young the Giant – Victory Garden Tour with Cold War Kids

  Sun, Aug 2 · 6:30 PM · Starlight Theatre

• Lenexa City Center Family Storytime

  Mon, Aug 3 · 10:00 AM · Johnson County Library - Lenexa City Center

  • Free
  • Ages 0–6
• Daily Helzberg Penguin Feeding

  Mon, Aug 3 · 10:30 AM · Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

  • $
• Sensory-Friendly Early Admission at Deanna Rose Farmstead

  Tue, Aug 4 · 9:00 AM · Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead

  • $
  • Ages 0–12
• Baby Storytime at Central Resource Library

  Tue, Aug 4 · 10:00 AM · Johnson County Library - Central Resource Library

  • Free
  • Ages 0–1
• Sea Lion Splash Interactive Presentation

  Tue, Aug 4 · 11:30 AM · Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

  • $