Hey — this is important! If you’re coming to the Balloon Race (or Friday’s Glow) leave your drone at home! Bring a camera, a tripod, an iPhone, and for sure, bring the kids & your dog…but there are only three licensed drone pilots, and you’re not one of them. The 30 acre Central Fields is …
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Our favorite St. Louis farm is ready for visitors!! This year they’re offering a special “sneak peek” of the Clydesdale Stables during spring break. Last year the staff put the FARM back in Grant’s Farm, with more cows, more chickens, more turtles…wait, are turtles even farm animals?? They added a special barn for the parakeets, …
Jingle bells ringing, jolly elves singing, hot hot hot chocolate…all while magically touring the Polar Express! What a way to celebrate the holidays! Elves will dance, hot cocoa & cookies will be served and your kids will get to relive the storybook tale of kid who rode a train all the way to the North …
The St. Louis region has so much fun stuff to do, a full list is almost impossible to pull together. This list focuses on places with real entertainment or educational value for families with kids, from preschoolers to teens. I’m not including ordinary parks, playgrounds and swimming pools…every municipality has one of those…and trying to …
Ice skating in Forest Park is a holiday tradition a lot of people look forward too every year, but recently a whole bunch of new options popped up! Several of our favorite holiday venues have added PORTABLE ice rinks to their list of activities! What does that mean? You don’t need a lake or pond …
Or how to pig out on ice cream while hiking 2.8 billion scale miles… The Delmar Loop in University City (just north of Forest Park) is a crazy cool neighborhood with lots of great places for families to explore. There’s tons of great restaurants, interesting shops, the infamous Loop Trolley…and the Planet Walk! Psst: as …
This summer my boys volunteered to find the best ice cream in St. Louis! It’s a tough job and much ice cream was devoured. We decided to keep our competition to LOCAL ice cream shops–no chains. So what did we find out? St. Louis has some AWESOME ice cream…and you should really try it for …
The kid is standing in mud up to his ankles and all excited about a frog we found. Me? I’m trying to think how I’m going to get those shoes clean again. Ug. Next time, we’re going to Powder Valley. If you want to take the kids for a nature hike, but don’t want to deal …