Whew! Today is the first day of school for my boys. I won’t lie, Mitch and I have both been super excited about the first day of school (for different reasons). Last week the boys had an open house (for Mitch) and orientation (for Ryan). This was where they get to meet their teachers, and …
Just for Mom
There’s a lot of buzz now about the big tax free weekend starting Friday Aug 2 and running through Sunday Aug 5. All the stores in town want you know that, hey, it’s a big sale and you should really head out and get your school supplies. Or clothes. Or a computer. Personally, I can’t …
I wanted to write up a review on the “new” Frisco Train Store in Valley Park today. It’s so totally awesome and if your kids are into trains you HAVE to come see it. But then I was thinking…if you, kind reader, haven’t been to the old store, you won’t understand why I’m gushing with …
Normally I use this blog to share places to go and things to do with your kids. But right now I just want to share something really cute my six-year-old did for me. I’m gushing with ewwy-gooey love over this one. He made me a little pink book. The kid is always crafting something and …
We love to play with anything that glows in the dark, especially during summer nights when the kids can stay up late. Glow sticks, light up balloons, glow in the dark paint. Well, except for the glow in the dark paint, that didn’t really work. I’ll have to write a post on that later. When …
Where do you find the BEST LEGO toys around? The LEGO Store of course! I took the boys to our local store on open day years ago, and it’s still just as magical. 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, …
The Children’s Garden, inside the Missouri Botanical Garden, is an awesome play space for kids of any size. If you’re not familiar with the Children’s Garden, it’s a special kid section of the Botanical Garden with slides, a cave, tree houses, a riverboat, musical flowers (really!) and a splash pad in when the weather warms …
There’s been a lot of talk about Kraft putting artificial dyes Yellow #5 and Yellow #6 in their Kraft Mac and Cheese. A few bloggers started an online petition to get Kraft to remove the dye from its Mac and Cheese saying that it can cause cancer and make your kids hyper. As we noted …