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Many an ExtraordinaryMommy contributed to the St. Louis section! Thank you Mary, Elizabeth and Kerry!
Restaurants:
Fortels Pizza Den- A 'take you back to your childhood' pizza place. They have the red checked tablecloths you'll remember fondly, and they love kids! You order your pizza (or pasta, salad or sandwich) at the front counter and they bring it right out to you. There are 10 locations in the St. Louis area.
Fun and Recreation:
Playtime Party Center - 1225 Wentzville Parkway Wentzville, MO 63385 636-887-4244
Fun for the entire family. Playtime Party Center is family owned. They boast a large indoor playground, plenty of games, food and a hippo mascot (Henry) the kids just love. Psst...it is a secret, but they have coupons on their website!
Check out this 3-dimensional walled playing field. It is like nothing you have ever seen. Similar to many bounce facilities out there, but, this one caters not only to little kids, but to adults as well. They have a special area for toddlers and they host birthday parties, but Mommy and Daddy can get their 'jump on' too!
City Museum - 701 North 15th Street, St. Louis, MO 63103 (314) 231-city
Billed as a place 'where the imagination runs wild', the City Museum is a crazy mixture of fun. It houses exhibits for kids to play on, in and around and is constructed from actual pieces of city living. Within its walls, you will find old chimneys, salvaged bridges, construction cranes, miles of tile, and even two abandoned planes!
Grant's Farm - 10501 Gravois Road, St. Louis, MO 63123 (314)-843-1700
This St. Louis favorite has historical significance. The Farm's name comes from the 18th President of the United States: Ulysses S. Grant. Grant's ownership of the Farm began in the 1850's. It is now owned and preserved by the Busch Family. A train ride through the undeveloped section of the Farm allows you to see many animals in their natural habitat. Some, you'll see up close when you get off the train. You'll see deer, bison, antelope and zebras. And, don't forget the World Famous Budweiser Clydesdale Horses. Admission to the park is free, but parking is $10 for cars/SUVS.
Magic House - 516 South Kirkwood Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63122 (314) 822-8900
Extraordinary Museum Where You Can Actually Say "Please Touch and Run Around"
Lone Elk Park/World Bird Sanctuary - 125 Bald Eagle Ridge Road
Valley Park, MO 63088
(636) 861-3225
Extraordinary Little-Known FREE Wildlife Sanctuary
Piwacket Children's Theatre - 2810 Sutton Blvd., Maplewood, Missouri 63143 (314) 963-8800
Extraordinary Way to Cultivate an Appreciation of the Performing Arts. They put their own spin on traditional fairy tales, including inventive costumes, lots of dancing and songs you won't be able to get out of your head.
Laumeier Sculpture Park -
12580 Rott Road
St. Louis, MO 63127
314.821.1209
Extraordinary Larger-Than-Life Means of Introducing Sculpture as an Art Form
Horse Drawn Carriage Ride through Historic St. Charles
Extraordinary Way to Make Little Girls Feel Like Real Princesses. (And that is just the beginning!) Historic St. Charles dates back to the days of Lewis and Clark. There are dozens of shops, real brick streets, and regular children's events.
Embassy Suites St. Charles Convention Center - Two Convention Center Plaza, St. Charles, MO 63303 (636) 946-5544
Extraordinary Weekend Pseudo Adventure. It is a weekend get-away like no other. When the kids ask, "Are we almost there?" You can say, "Yes!" and mean it! You truly can choose any local hotel to try this out, but the Embassy Suites is a favorite because it is brand new and has a fabulous indoor pool, a separate suite for the kids to play in, and you will feel like you are home (without all the cooking and cleaning!)
Just for Moms:
EveryMomFit Bootcamp -
Richmond Heights (THE HEIGHTS)
8001 Dale Ave.
Richmond Heights,
#314-645-1475 &
Webster Groves -
33 E. Glendale, Webster Groves
#314-963-5600
This brand new Bootcamp is everything a mom needs to take control of her health, fitness and mom existance. This camp is run by Certified Trainer, Dave Reddy and co-developer of EveryBodyFit, Rebecca Boillat (Rebecca is also the owner of Saint Louis' premiere wedding design company, Saint Louis Wedding Design). They combine 60 minuted interval cardio and strength workouts with motivational online guidance (emails to keep you on track, food journals, grocery lists). In addition, after some of the workouts, a separate breakout session allows you to 'ask the trainer', discuss your short and long term goals, and in a few of the sessions, you will hear from ExtraordinaryMommy.com owner, Danielle Smith, about specific 'Mom Topics'. Classes are limited to 12 people. Learn more about Everybodyfit by clicking here.
Emerge Fitness Training St. Charles, MO 636-399-7039
Emerge provides a personalized fitness enviornment that allows you to work one-on-one with a certified trainer. That trainer will help you to establish fitness goals AND meet those goals in a reasonable timeframe. (Angie Nation-Pirtle gets the credit for getting Extraordinary Mommy to shed the extra baby pounds and get back in shape! And she is also a contributor to our site...providing healthy tips to help you 'learn' to feel at your fitness best.) Emerge also has a brand new facility just for specialized Bootcamps. These amazing Bootcamp programs focus on all areas of fitness: cardio, core training and strengh exercises. You work out in a small group setting (8 at most) and you get personalized attention. Call for more details!
Shopping:
Baby Moon Boutique -
1120 Wolfrum Suite 102
St. Charles, MO 63304
636-441-5551.
A beautiful shop for all things new and experienced Mommys need, as well as a "parent enrichment center" offering dozens of classes. You can take a class on breastfeeding, infant CPR, health and fitness and infant massage, among other topics. They are an amazing resource, perfect for networking and forming new friendships.
Kangaroo Kids - 10090 Manchester, St. Louis, 63122 (314) 835-9200
Children's resale and Maternity Support Center. It is their mission to help moms through pregnancy, breastfeeding and raising kids. They sell gently used kids clothes, books, toys, nursing supplies, strollers, etc.
Extras:
The Valley Bake Shop (Opening in July - Chesterfield, Next to the Wildhorse Grill) Owner - Melissa Golder 314-330-0960
I have to tell you ExtraordinaryMommy LOVES this idea! 'Kid-friendly' and 'Family Friendly' barely scratch the surface of this multi-purpose
bakery. The Valley Bake Shop is "bringing baking back!" It is not only a retail bake shop, but a place where kids can come for classes, camps, and birthday parties to learn (hands-on) the basics of baking. Kids can visit with their parents, choose a recipe, cook until their heart's content and leave the mess in the kitchen. Or, they can toddle on over to the "Moo Bar" to order milk any way they want it. (sprinkles, chocolate, you name it!) Adults can use the free wi-fi or challenge their kids to a game of checkers (just pull your favorite game off the shelf!)
Specializing in all things baked-from-scratch and peanut free - you can order cupcakes (check out the cupcake tree!), muffins, brownies, cookies, scones and so much more. You can also order gluten free or dairy free - just make sure to give Melissa a little notice! Until the shop opens in July, Melissa is happy to cater your specifc event. You can take $5 off any order just by telling her you heard about The Valley Bake Shop on ExtraordinayMommy.com
The Cakery in Dogtown:
1420 Tamm Avenue
Saint Louis MO,
63139 |
(314) 647-6000
This bakery is also peanut-free. It is great for Mommys who needs to get birthday cakes for kids with peanut allergies. And their cakes are delicious!!
Leftovers - 1759 Scherer Parkway St. Charles, MO 63303 (636) 946-9779
One Extraordinary Mommy calls Leftovers 'the greatest little secret'. Well, we're not keeping it to ourselves any longer! This is a great resource for anyone needing supplies for your kids' inner artist – and yours too! It's where teachers go to get egg cartons and Pringles cans for all of your child's projects, but you can go and get all kinds of items too: ribbon scraps, fabric scraps, carpet remnants, empty tins and butter tubs and yogurt cartons, paint and countertop samples, wallpaper sample books, magazines, and ceramic tiles. There is a Gift Shop section where you can buy items that are already pre-made, and also an Idea section where you can see ideas of things to make with the resources they sell there. The back section is where donated items are organized on shelves, and you can fill paper sacks with whatever you need. Most of these items are things that are “recycled” for craft use, instead of filling our landfills. So you're teaching your child to recycle and reuse, and helping them learn to use their creativity with everyday objects.
DogWisdom - based in the St. Charles area, but works all over St. Louis. Contact Shane at
314-494-9808
Raise your hand if you have a dog! Now, raise your hand if you wish you had more time to train your dog to behave like a perfect member of your family. One local ExtraordinaryMommy wanted to recommend DogWisdom for all things dog and puppy related. This company specializes in training, but can also set you up with an underground fence that will keep your pet safe and contained. Check out www.DogWisdom.com and tell them an ExtraordinaryMommy sent you.
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