Summer Camps Give Kids Change to Remain Active

St. Peters Rec-Plex summer camps aim to keep youngsters entertained.

The St. Peters Summer Activity Camps at the St. Peters Rec-Plex exposes local youth to fun and fitness in a variety of settings.              “The purpose is to keep the kids busy and active every day,” Assistant Camp Director Marc Daigle said. “We try to do this mainly outside. It’s easier for kids to stay in motion and remain active outside.” The camps run five days a week —Monday through Friday—and last from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Camps are divided into an activities and sports sections—the activities section is for six to 12-year-olds and the sports section in for seven to 12-year-olds. Activities camps expose campers to a variety of games and fitness while sports camps concentrate on a particular sport. Both sections last one week and …

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May Children's Programs at SCCC Libraries Offer Stories, Crafts and Fun

You can meet the famous "Froggy" at many area libraries this month!

National Children's Book Week is May 2 - May 8. The St. Charles City-Country Library District suggests that you celebrate it by reading books as a family. Check out the wide variety of children's programming available at the St. Charles City-County Library District's branch libraries in May. Keep in mind that many of these programs have limits on the numbers of participants. Register early! Check with the individual libraries for more information. NORTH COUNTY BRANCH, PORTAGE DES SIOUX KATHRYN LINNEMANN BRANCH,  ST. CHARLES KISKER ROAD BRANCH, ST. CHARLES MCCLAY BRANCH, ST. CHARLES SPENCER ROAD BRANCH, ST. PETERS MIDDENDORF-KREDELL BRANCH, O'FALLON DEER RUN BRANCH, O'FALLON LIBRARY EXPRESS AT WINGHAVEN, O'FALLON CORPORATE PARKWAY BRANCH, …

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Get Out

Get Out: Egg Hunts, Tree Hunts, and Tote Bags

Still don't have plans for this weekend? Let us help you.

Still don’t know what to do this weekend? Let St. Peters Patch help you out! The following list provides some of the best activities and events going on in your own backyard! Check out this week’s picks for a fun-filled weekend! 6th Annual YAP Easter Egg Hunt Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt for Adults THE GREAT ST. LOUIS TREE HUNT OF 2011 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Earth Day Make-It-Take-It Event Let St. Peter’s Patch know what you did this weekend!

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Grab & Go Kids Planner

Cheerleading, Tea Parties and More Fun Things to Do With Kids This Weekend

Events and activities include free and budget-friendly options.

Looking for something fun and different to do with the kids / family this week in and around St. Peters? Look no further! We’ve got some ideas right here!

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St. Peters Summer Camps Registration Begins March 12

St. Peters Summer Camps will take place at the new Cultural Arts Center in City Hall.

This summer St. Peters kids can excersie the mind and body all at one camp. St. Peters Summer Art Camps have moved to the new St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre in the west wing of City Hall. Art Campers can exercise the imagination by creating art, and—new this year—they can spend part of the time getting some exercise at the Rec-Plex next door or in the surrounding City Centre Park. Swimming, ice skating, playtime in the park and more activities will be mixed in with Art Camp. The St. Peters Rec-Plex, meanwhile, gives you the option of Activities Camps or Sports Camps—all Rec-Plex campers have swimming, ice skating, playing in the gym and park, going on field trips and other activities. The difference is that Sports Campers also train on …

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Grab & Go Kids Planner

Got Fun? St. Peters Families Can Enjoy Indoor and Outdoor Activities This Weekend

Events and activities include free and budget-friendly options.

TIKES AND TRIKES ROADWAY LITTLE GUPPY TRIVIA NIGHT KIDS EAT FREE FRIDAYS MEET POPULAR CHILDREN'S AUTHOR LAURA NUMEROFF GO FOR A SWIM Want more weekend options? Look for the St. Peters Patch "Get Out" planner on Thursday.

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Moms Talk

Moms Talk: Should I Make My Kids Be Active?

Our Moms council tackles the issue active kids.

Each week in Moms Talk, our council of smart parents take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Meet the council of moms here. Our question this week comes from Holly Hunt: "I'm currently looking at some sort of activity for E. and C. to do. Neither of them really wants to do anything I suggest. I'm thinking of signing them up for something anyway—it will be good for them. But should I make them do something if they really would rather stay inside, watch TV and play video games?" Moms council member Patti Baratta weighs in with her thoughts: "Over the years I have signed my kids up for a variety of activities—soccer, basketball, softball, baseball, piano, guitar, flute, ice skating, art camp, academic camp (they are teens and …

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Let Them Play

Picking an age to start kids in sports can be tricky.

In the midst of very erratic work week thanks to the consistent pummeling of snow and ice upon the metro area, I had a conversation with a co-worker. Like myself, he has small children and the topic we tossed around was sports and activities that our respective children have played or seem eager to try out. It was simple, various chatter thrown around while silently wondering if the whole city was going to be shut down for a few days due to the speculation that potentially a few feet of snow may cover the ground. Since that mid-week discussion, the question of when to start kids in sports and activities has sat in my head. Not a bad idea for an article, I've been thinking. My oldest daughter is turning 4 next week, and she is quite an …

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Raising Cain: Thoughts on Motherhood

Snow Days Provide Chance to Spend More Time with Kids

Ideas for entertaining the kids when winter weather keeps them home from school.

When I was a girl, nothing made me happier than to wake up to several inches of snow on the ground. My brother and I would eat our breakfast with one eye on the television waiting for the news to include our county in the school closings. Once the magic words appeared, we abandoned our oatmeal and had our snow boots on faster than the weatherman could say, "snow day." In a world before helicopter parenting, we would dash outdoors with only a neighborhood full of children accompanying us.  No one missed their children unless they didn't turn up for a meal. We played in the snow all day and arrived home late in the evening with red cheeks and dripping noses. We would peel off layers of wet clothes and snow crusted gloves and get mugs of Mom'…

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Holly Hunt

2:52 pm on Monday, January 24, 2011

A friend in Kansas City,KS had a great idea for those snow days when it's too cold to play outside- bring the snow indoors! She places a tarp under her daughter's plastic pool in their walk-out basement. She fills it with snow and let's her son and daughter play until it melts. She can then just pour the melted snow back outside.   more ›