The Chesterfield Valley Pumpkin Patch will not open in 2018. The short lived patch was squeezed into a scrap of undeveloped land next to the outlet mall. It was trying to fill a hole in our hearts left by the unfortunate closing of Rombach’s 100 year old family farm, just a few hundred feet down the …
Fall
Last fall my kid handed me a perfect fall leaf, all gorgeous gold and orange. Of course he wanted to save it, along with all the special rocks and wizard wand twigs he found, but I had to say no to the leave. It would just dry up and make a crumbly mess in some …
Summer’s flowers maybe faded memories, but fall is fantastic, too! And when it’s free…well, what could be better? Yes, this fall, from now until November 1st, admission to the Children’s Garden is totally free! The Children’s Garden is the city’s best playground, tucked inside the wonder that is Henry Shaw’s gift to St. Louis: the Missouri …
Celebrate fall colors with this super fun, fast and easy art project your kids can create–in just ONE THIRD OF THE TIME! This art project was inspired by a finger paint project I found on Crayola.com. But I hate finger paint! The mess! Yuck! Besides, my kid is older and we work with brushes. But …
About four years ago I visited Brookdale Farms with Mitch and his scout buddies. Then I wrote this review which wasn’t, er, terribly flattering. I’d like to update that review after a visit last weekend. Now, I could just delete this review and replace it, but that could lead to broken links (shudder) and no …