Denise is a mom on a mission to share all the fun things you can do with kids in St. Louis...and beyond! 
Make a Harry Potter magical journal whether you’re excited about Halloween or just want to track some Fantastic Beasts you’ve found. You’ll love to craft these easy to craft Magic Spell Books with your young wizarding students! They’re book covers that you can place over a journal, a novel or any small book. (That square […]
Halloween
4 Movie Series to Thrill You all October, from Rom-Com to Horror to Kid Friendly
We totally want to see Clueless again Marcus Theatres is bringing back some awesome Retro Rom-Coms, starting with Clueless October 13-14. We, like, totally want to see you there! Oh and did we mention that tickets are only $5 per person and there will be 50% off bottles of wine?! Great for mom’s night out […]
Halloween Brush Bots: STEM it Up Like a Mad Scientist
Electric spiders! Flapping bats! Jittering ghosts! What happens when you mix Halloween spooks and a young mad scientist? Why, Monster Brush Bots, of course! Brush Bots are a super simple way to introduce kids to robotics. The hardest part is finding the tiny little motor to drive them, but I’ve got a few ideas to help you […]
Easy Minecraft Creeper Costume…that’s comfy to wear!
Mitch plays Minecraft. A lot. Let’s leave it at that. Naturally, when we were kicking around ideas for a Halloween costume, he wanted to be something Minecraft related. And scary. Like a Creeper. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go ask any kid. Minecraft Creeper Costumes are the BOMB When Mitch first wanted […]
Our Favorite St. Louis Pumpkin Patches
There’s been a bit of a shake up in the great Pumpkin Patch the last couple years. One of our favorite farms shut down, two popped up and fizzled and another has split in two. But never fear! There’s still some great places to go get a holiday gourd without resorting to the cardboard bin […]
Easy Minecraft Costumes that are Fun to Wear
We’ve been playing Minecraft for a while now, and every fall we have the same problem. Where are the Minecraft costumes?? I’ll admit, it’s gotten easier to find the parts now that Minecraft is so uber popular, but store bought costumes are never quite at good as homemade. Mitch has been a Creeper, a Enderman […]
Amazing: Brookdale Farm Corn Maze
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in October, with clear blue skies and some of that lingering St. Louis summer still in the air. A little hot for Autumn, but not so much to make a person complain. We could hear kids squealing in the bounce house not far away, but all we could see was […]
DIY: Minecraft Play Armor from Foam
Last week I showed you Mitch’s Minecraft “diamond” helmet, so here’s the chest plate to go with it! We got it finished just in time to wear to Grant’s Farm Halloween Nights this weekend and it was a great success. Plenty of kids skipped up to Mitch and said they loved his costume! The armor […]
