StlMotherhood - Part 2

Gateway to Fun: How to Visit St. Louis Zoo for Free

Posted on May 2, 2013 by StlDenise | 6 Comments

The St. Louis Zoo in Forest Park is a great place to take the kids–not only is our zoo world class, it’s free. You heard that right. Free. Thanks to a little thing called the Metropolitan-Zoological Park and Museum District (whew!) St. Louis City and County property tax dollars go to support the St. Louis Zoo. The money also goes…

Park Review: Turtle Park

Posted on May 1, 2013 by StlDenise | 0 Comments

Tired of swings, slides and monkey bars? Take your kids to Turtle Park and watch them climb and crawl on Gamera-sized concrete turtles. The playground is located at the corner of Oakland and Tamm Ave, right across Hwy 40 (I-64 for you transplants) from the Zoo’s South parking lot. You can hike over to Forest Park and the Zoo via…

Moms Could Be the Reason Kids Are Bully Victims

Posted on April 30, 2013 by StlDenise | 0 Comments

Modern parents fight so hard to keep kids from being bullied, or being the bully. We try to teach better communication skills and we hover at the playground to intervene in childhood scuffles. But are we really the problem? Bullies are the staple of Hollywood movies and children’s book plots. It usually goes like this: Bully taunts weak child, weak…

Resale Therapy: To Savers or Not to Savers

Posted on April 29, 2013 by StlDenise | 3 Comments

Savers is one of the newer players in the thrift store market here in St. Louis. I recently visited a new Savers in Crestwood, located in a former Barnes and Noble, across Watson from the dearly departed Crestwood Mall. My first overall impression was: Nice! The store was clean, organized and didn’t have that funky used-clothing smell that you sometimes get at…

Pin It Monday Blog Hop

Posted on April 28, 2013 by StlDenise | 0 Comments

Here’s a fun blog hop for all you Pinterest types–a Pin It hop! This one is aimed at sharing pins for crafts, tips and advice. It’s run by “Pursuit of Functional Home.” She also runs a “Breaking the Rules” hop on Fridays where you can pin just about anything. Enjoy! If you want to keep track of all the free…

Resale Therapy: Purple Cow Has Designer Wear for Your Kids

Posted on April 26, 2013 by StlDenise | 3 Comments

So you want to save money on your kid’s clothes, but you don’t want to LOOK like you’re buying secondhand goods for your precious little angel. Enter the Purple Cow. The Purple Cow Kid’s Resale shop in Sappington (not far from Grant’s Farm) specializes in brand name gently used children’s clothes. They’ve been voted the Best Baby Boutique in St. Louis…

LEGO Shop Now Open in St. Louis West County Mall

Posted on April 23, 2013 by StlDenise | 7 Comments

The moment that little boys in St. Louis has been waiting for has come! St. Louis now has its very own LEGO store, in the Bird Mall. (That’s West County Center for all you youngin’s and transplants!) According to the St. Louis Business Journal, the store is 2,500-square-feet of LEGO goodness. There’s a “Living Room,” or interactive play area, as…

Why I’m Not Blogging Today

Posted on April 22, 2013 by StlDenise | 2 Comments

I seriously don’t have time to blog today. This week I vowed to put myself on a schedule, write a to do list everyday and get something done! You might have seen last Thursday’s post where I complained about being uninspired to write. Well, I’m doing something about all that. I think a large part of my problem is feeling…