Denise is a mom on a mission to share all the fun things you can do with kids in St. Louis...and beyond! 
(updated for 2018) Get your twinkle on, it’s Christmas light time! Pour some hot cocoa in a travel mug, download your favorite holiday tunes and put your kids in the car–because I’ve got a list of St. Louis’ best Christmas light displays! Every year we celebrate the beginning of the holiday season with trip to a couple of these […]
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Anheuser-Busch Holiday Lights
Take your family to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery Lights display! (Yes, this is totally family friendly.) It has everything: holiday cheer, Clydesdales, s’mores, a Soup Bar, games for the kids, beer tasting for the grown ups and tons of fun. Believe it or not, it’s even better than last year! And did I mention it’s free? When Are […]
Saint Louis Zoo lights up for Christmas
Lights! Polar Bears! Snow! Ok, I could do without the snow…but it’s time to turn up the Christmas Magic and head over to the St. Louis Zoo for it’s annual holiday light show: Wild Lights! They’re stringing up a MILLION lights around the zoo, along with cute winter displays. Wild Lights will start up Nov. 23 […]
13 Reasons to Talk to your Kids
You would think that with American’s goldfish sized attention span, we would have forgotten about Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and the big stir that it caused among parents in April. But it’s ripple effect is still going strong. For those of you living under a rock, 13 Reasons Why is a Netflix show about a […]
12 + Awesome Indoor Places to Play in St. Louis
When its way to cold to play outside, where can you take the kids to play in St. Louis where it’s always warm and dry? Some place that doesn’t sell cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets? Here’s awesome 12 ideas! Please note that not all these places are open all the time, so check before you go. […]
12 Super Awesome, Super Fast Lunch Packing Tips to Make Your Morning Fly
I’ve been a champion of the packed school lunch ever since the day I was frightened by a fish stick in first grade. Seriously, it was gross. I don’t think anyone could get me to eat a fish stick until, oh…college? Back then, I loved bringing my lunch because it meant I got sweet tea and […]
13 Tips for Taking Kids to Busch Stadium for a Cardinal’s Game
St. Louis is a huge a baseball town and taking your kids to a Cardinal’s game is a veritable rite of childhood passage. Unfortunately, if you don’t plan ahead, a trip to the ballpark can also be expensive, hot and boring for little kids! We’ve been to quite a few games and watched the Cards play from seats […]
10 Messy Fun Ways to Play Outside
Summer fun and dirt really go hand in hand around here. And why not? Getting messy is SO. MUCH. FUN! Mitch recently made a boat for his Cub Pack raingutter regatta, and he really, really wanted to keep playing with it. I suggested he use it as a bath toy, but oh no, that wasn’t good […]
