Winter Solstice Torchlit Hike at George Owens Nature Park

More free things to do with kids in Independence

• Lakeside Nature Center: free wildlife center and trails in Swope ParkBuilding Tue–Sun 9am–4pm (closed Mon); gardens and trails daily dawn to dusk · Lakeside Nature Center · Free (worth about $10)
• Borrow a free Wonderscope Children's Museum pass from Mid-Continent Public LibraryMuseum Tue–Fri 9am–4:30pm, Sat 9am–5pm, Sun noon–5pm; closed Mon · Wonderscope Children's Museum (pass from any MCPL branch) · Free (worth about $60)
• Hello/Hola bilingual storytime at Johnson County Central LibraryFridays 9:30–10am and 10:30–11am: Oct 30, Nov 6, Nov 20, Dec 4, Dec 11, Dec 18, 2026 (not Nov 13 or 27) · Central Resource Library (Storytime Room) · Free (worth about $8)
• Skins and Skulls: free wildlife program at Raytown libraryTue, Nov 10, 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM · Mid-Continent Public Library, Raytown branch (Community Room) · Free (worth about $8)
• Totally Tots: free toddler art and story time at Kemper MuseumFri, Nov 20, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Free (worth about $10)
• Santa's Village after the Independence Square lightingFri, Nov 20, 6:30 PM · Independence Uptown Market · Free (worth about $15)

All free things to do with kids in Independence