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Putting the "Family" in Family Films

Dear Big-Time Hollywood Producers,

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but thank you. Thank you for understanding that parents must sit through children’s movies. Thank you for realizing that although they may walk into walls and eat Play-Doh once in awhile, our kids are pretty smart and can laugh at things besides bodily functions. Thank you for creating films we can enjoy together as a family and don’t make me want to beat myself silly with the remote control.

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Catch the Action of Live Soccer with the St. Louis Athletica


Are your kids crazy about soccer? Keep them inspired at a women’s professional soccer game with the St. Louis Athletica. The season kicks off April 11 with a game against the FC Gold Pride at the St. Louis Soccer Park in Fenton.

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Siteman Cancer Center's Mammography Van to Visit Metro Area YMCAs

The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine and the YMCA of Greater St. Louis have announced a partnership to offer health screenings, education and cancer prevention information across the region. As part of this effort, the Siteman Cancer Center's mammography van will regularly visit YMCAs across the region from now through August.

The Siteman Cancer Center Mammography Van will be at the following YMCA locations to screen women for breast cancer:

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Dreaming of Dry Nights

A couple of months ago I celebrated that my days of surfing the Web for “potty training” expertise were over. And yet there I was yesterday, back online, googling “bed wetting” info. My 3-year-old can go quite some time without incident, and then boom! We have a night like Thursday, when I’m changing the bedding twice in one night for no apparent reason.

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Catch a Wave at the Science Center’s Omnimax Theater

Chances are you won’t see too many people surfing on the Mighty Mississippi, but you can still experience what it’s like to ride the waves at the Saint Louis Science Center’s Omnimax theater presentation of The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D featuring nine-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater.

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Enjoy a Musical Merry-Go-Round Dance Party with Ralph’s World

Ralph Covert, the indie rocker, songwriter, playwright and children’s book author behind the insanely popular Ralph’s World shows and albums, will make a special, intimate St. Louis appearance at Off Broadway Nightclub on Sunday, April 11, as part of 88.1 KDHX’s Musical Merry-Go-Round concert series.

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Pick Up Some Groceries & Support Children’s Theater

Since 1973, St. Louis-based Metro Theater Company has helped foster an early appreciation for the arts in children through its educational theater productions performed  in schools and community centers throughout the city and state. To help continue this tradition, on Thursday, April 1, area Whole Foods Markets will sponsor a Community Support Day to benefit the theater company.

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Getting Through The Kids' Shows

Like any mom, I’ve joined my children on the floor to catch up on their favorite kids’ shows.

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A Missouri Adventure: Children’s Garden Reopens at Botanical Garden April 1


A Missouri Adventure: The Doris L. Schnuck Children’s Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden kicks off its fifth season with a number of opening-week festivities April 1 through 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The spring festivities, presented by Macy’s, include live music, storytelling, face painting, crafts and educational activities in the Nature Explore Classroom. Kids will have the opportunity to learn about plants we eat and the power of pollination, and they can make a seed packet to take home.

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Fabulous in Five

When reality star Kendra Wilkinson showed off her newborn son in magazines last December, I thought, cute baby, but OMG, check out her nails! They were perfectly manicured! And dark! I can’t remember the last time I wore dark red polish.

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Get Back to Nature at Powder Valley

Now that warmer temperatures have arrived, it’s a great time to get the family outside and break the cabin fever that’s been lingering all winter. What better way to get “back to nature” than a hike in the woods.

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New Children's Hospital iPhone App Is Reassuring

It's pretty much common sense that if your kid gets a sliver, you take it out. But what if it's a really big, really deep one that you can't remove?  In her foot, so it hurts when she walks? And it's 5 p.m. so you'd have to go to the emergency room for medical care? The new St. Louis Children's Hospital iPhone app, called Kid Care, can help.

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Get Cookin’: Schnucks Hosts Special Cooking Class for Kids


Want to start your kids learning the basics of cooking or inspire budding chefs? The Schnucks Cooks Cooking School, located on the mezzanine level of the flagship Des Peres store, is presenting a special cooking class this Saturday from for kids ages 5-8 called “The Rookie Chef: Kids in the Kitchen.”

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The Surprise Inside

When we were younger, my brother and I would battle over the surprise in the cereal box. If it took an eye gouge to win the temporary tattoo out of the corn flakes, so be it. This wasn’t breakfast. This was Fight Club.

Thanks to Cheerios®, kids won’t have to fight over the surprise in each box. In fact, they can share it – and learn from it.

Beginning in late March, specially marked boxes of Cheerios will feature a free book, “1 Zany Zoo,” written by Lori Degman, a special education teacher from Vernon Hills, Ill., and winner of Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories® New Author Contest. The book will be packaged in 2.2 million Cheerios boxes before its Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers hardback launch this summer.

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Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Friday, November 22, 2024
Saturday, November 23, 2024

More than a million lights will illuminate some of the Missouri Botanical Garden's most iconic locations, walkways will be transformed into sensory light tunnels providing an explosion of visual magic, and traditional candlelight village displays, festive drinks, s'mores and great photo opportunities will delight crowds of all ages.

 

 

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Brewery Lights at Anheuser-Busch Brewery
Friday, November 22, 2024
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Sunday, November 24, 2024

Enjoy the iconic lights that adorn the Anheuser-Busch Brewery close up during walking tours. Brewery Lights features more than one million twinkling lights and lots of family friendly activities. New this year is an enhanced parade with Clydesdales and street performers, giant branded nutcrackers and interactive stage performances.

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Wee Weekend at the Saint Louis Art Museum
Friday, November 22, 2024
Saturday, November 23, 2024

Preschoolers can learn, play, explore and grow at the Saint Louis Art Museum's Wee Weekend program for its youngest visitors. Join in on the adventure as your little one discovers new ways of interacting with art and each other. 

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Music & Movement

Explore songs, finger plays, music and more during this Music & Movement class for ages 0-6. Some sessions are held in person at various branches of the St. Louis County Library. Some sessions are virtual. 

 

 

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