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๐ŸŒŸWonderlights ๐—š ๐—œ ๐—ฉ ๐—˜ ๐—” ๐—ช ๐—” ๐—ฌ ๐ŸŒŸ โ € โœจWonderlights Christmas is back in the St. Louis area this year. This amazing attraction has over 1 million synchronized lights set to music. โ € โœจI have partnered with them to give TWO families a free admission pass! โ € โœจThe display is open nightly, rain or shine from 5-10 p.m. through January 1st, including holidays. The display is located on the World Wide Technology Raceway in Fairmont City, Illinois. โ € โœจTo enter โฌ‡๏ธ ๐ŸŽ„ 1. LIKE and SAVE this post ๐Ÿ’พ ๐ŸŽ„ 2. Follow @midwestnomadfamily and @christmasinstlouis ๐ŸŽ„ 3. Let me know your favorite Christmas cookie and tag a friend! Tag more friends in individual comments for extra entries! (One tag per comment) โ € GIVEAWAY closes Thursday, December 1st at 11:59 P.M. Central time. Must be 18 years or older to win. Giveaway not affiliated in any way with Instagram. โ € โš ๏ธ Beware of any fake or spam accounts. This is my only account and the winner will be messaged directly from me and announced in stories. No clicking links or downloads required to enter! โ € #enjoyillinois #stlouismom #stlmom #stlchristmas #riversandroutes #wonderlights #christmasinstlouis
โ˜€๏ธ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜. ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป โ˜€๏ธ โ € Looking for ways to keep warm and have fun indoors this winter? โ € โญ๐Ÿ’พ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜! โ € ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ (Kirkwood) & ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ (St. Louis) Two locations to learn & play @themagichouse ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ (St. Louis) Free admission with tons of exhibits @stlsciencecenter ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต (St. Louis) Free museum or pay to ride to the top @gatewayarchstl ๐—ฆ๐˜. ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† (St.Louis) Check out the family concerts @stlsymphony ๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ (O'Fallon, IL) Cute play area & classes @blossomplaycafe.llc ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ - (St. Louis) Free & fun conservation center ๐— ๐˜†๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ (Town & County) Fun west county kids museum @stlmyseum ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ (Fenton & Edwardsville) Kids of all abilities love this play gym @werockthespectrumkidsgym ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ (multi locations) Trampolines, ninja courses, & more @urbanairpark ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ Fun spot to learn & play @edwardsville_childrens_museum ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ (Alton) Free rivers Museum ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€ & ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ (Hartford) Learn about the voyage at this free site ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ (St. Louis) Indoor play area for littles @urbanfortplay ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ (St. Charles) Indoor village play area @playstreetmuseum ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ (Valley Park) Huge train tables for play & shopping @friscotrainandtoystore ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (Ballwin) The Creation Corner is perfect for play @museumoftransport ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ (St.Louis) The most unique indoor playground ever @citymuseum ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—น๐˜† ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ & ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น (Chesterfield) See butterflies in the dome & ride a carousel ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ (St. Louis) The free Kids Clubhouse area is fun @mohistorymuseum ๐—ฆ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† (Chesterfield) New indoor adventure park @slickcitystlouiswest ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜€ (Edwardsville) Indoor arcade, bowling, & more @edisonsentertainmentcomplex ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ (St. Peter's) Arcade, play area & more
โœจCheck out this must-see light display in St. Lo โœจCheck out this must-see light display in St. Louis! โ € โœจThe Missouri Botanical Garden is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Garden Glow. Nearly two million lights along a mile long path provide a dazzling display. โ € โœจ The display features old favorites like the projected animated show on the Tower Grove house, photos ops, and the lighted maze. While some exhibits like the kids area are not there this year, there are some new light displays to discover as well. ๐ŸŽ„ The historic Tower Grove House is open for self-guided tours and is free with Glow admission. I had never been inside and it was extra beautiful decorated for Christmas! โ € ๐Ÿด There are several cafes offering food and drinks indoors. There are also outdoor kiosks with more options including s'mores to roast on the fire pits. โ € ๐Ÿ•ฆ The display is open nightly 5-10 p.m. through December 10 then 4:30-10:30 p.m. December 11 - January 7. (Closed Christmas Eve and Day.) โ € ๐ŸŽซ Tickets are available online for purchase for a specific entry time in 15 minute slots. Normally there have been different lines outside for each entry time. However, this year when we entered it was just one big line (which moved quickly) and then multiple employees scanning tickets for entry once inside the new Visitor Center. โ € ๐ŸŽซ Tickets normally range from $8-$22. Family nights are on select Wednesdays when tickets for children ages 2-12 are only $3! โ € ๐ŸŽ„ I recommend booking a time slot early or late as it can become crowded during peak times and weekends. I miss the more limited COVID capacity as it was packed on Wednesday at 5:30! โ € ๐Ÿš— Parking is free and available in the main lot or in the overflow lots down the street. We had no problem finding a spot but the lots can fill up so allow extra parking time. โ € ๐ŸŒผ Have you been to Garden Glow? @mobotgarden @explorestlouis #stl #visitmo #thatsmymo #midwestliving #midwestmoment #stlmom #stlouismom #stlouis #mobotanicalgarden #gardenglow โ € โ € โ € โ €
Looking to shop local? ๐Ÿ›๏ธ It's small busines Looking to shop local? ๐Ÿ›๏ธ It's small business Saturday and there are so many fun shops around the St. Louis area with the cutest kids toys, clothes, and accessories. Here are a few great shops to check out: โ›บ @happycamperclothingco in St. Charles has adorable outdoor themed clothing for all ages plus toys, books, and more ๐Ÿช€@circleofknowledgetoys in Sunset Hills has more than 4,000 quality toys to choose from ๐Ÿš‚ @friscotrainandtoystore is the best place around for everything toy trains plus a huge selection of @melissaanddougtoys ๐Ÿงฑ @the_minifig_shop offers so many options of Legos both new and used plus minifigs. You can even buy Legos by the pound! @citysprouts in Ladue offers non-tradional and designer toys, clothes, and home decor for babies through age 12 ๐Ÿงธ@happyupinc has two locations in Clayton and in Edwardsville. Both offer a huge assortment of fun and unique toys, games, craft, and STEM activities. ๐Ÿงฎ@funkyplanettoys in downtown Alton has some of the coolest and most unique toys around. ๐Ÿช€ @imaginationtoysstl in Ladue offers toys that are both fun and educational ๐Ÿ‘š @grapevinekids in Alton offers boutique kids clothes and adorable toys ๐Ÿ @ihearthoneycomb in the Tower Grove area is a magical shop with unique gifts and sustainable toys โ“Do you have any other local kids shops to add to the list? #explorestlouis #stlmom #stlouismom #shoplocal #smallbusinesssaturday #stlouis_mom #stl
โ„๏ธ Looking for a unique winter adventure? โ € โ„๏ธ Looking for a unique winter adventure? โ € โ„๏ธIce Castles are back again this year at select U.S. Cities. This bucket list adventure involves visiting a hand crafted palace of ice complete with ice slides, caverns, arches, tunnels, and more! โ € โ„๏ธWe visited the @icecastles_ in early 2021 on my birthday and I'm already hinting to my husband about a return trip! โ € โ„๏ธThe Ice Castles can be found this year at: ๐ŸงŠ Lake Geneva, Wisconsin (Only 5 hours from St. Louis! ) ๐ŸงŠ Minnesota ๐ŸงŠ New Hampshire ๐ŸงŠ New York ๐ŸงŠ Utah โ € โ„๏ธThe Ice Castles are completely dependent on weather but typically open in early to mid-January through February or early March. โ € โ„๏ธ Tickets go on sale November 28th. I recommend buying them early that day as they sell out very fast for weekend dates. (Weekdays have more flexibility) โ € ๐Ÿ’ฒ Ticket cost varies by location and date but ranges from $15-$29. โ € You can learn more about our Ice Castles visit on the blog under "Travel By State" โžก๏ธ Wisconsin โ € Do you have any little Frozen fans who would love this epic adventure? #icecastles @visitlakegeneva @midwestlivingmag #lakegenevawisconsin @genevanationalresort #midwestblogger #midwestliving #midwestmoment #stlweekendtrips
๐ŸŽ„๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ is back! ๐ŸŽ„ โ € ๐ŸŽ„This is one of the area's largest drive-through displays with over 1 million lights synchronized to music. โ € โ„๏ธThe display has several tunnels, arches, sparkling trees, snowflakes, and more. It was our first time visiting this display and we loved it! โ € ๐ŸŽ„I have heard that the line can get busy closer to Christmas and on weekends. Try to go early or a weeknight if you can. We had no wait when we went on Sunday evening. โ € ๐Ÿ•œ The display is open nightly 5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m. at World Wide Technology Raceway at 1905 Collinsville Road. Fairmont City, IL. Follow the signs after exiting the highway. โ € ๐Ÿ’ฒ Admission is $30 per car, up to 7 passengers. Reservations are recommended and can be made online to enter anytime during a 2 hour time slot. โ € ๐Ÿช There are hot cocoa and cookies available for purchase when entering. โ € ๐Ÿšป Portable restrooms are located at several points along the entrance to the lights. โ € Have you been to the Wonderlights display?
๐ŸŽ„Christmas ๐—š ๐—œ ๐—ฉ ๐—˜ ๐—” ๐—ช ๐—” ๐—ฌ ๐ŸŽ„ Giveaway CLOSED ๐Ÿšซ โ € Lost Hill Lake Events Grove of Lights is back this year and I have partnered with them to give a family 4 tickets! โ € This outdoor event on 4 acres features: ๐ŸŽ„Walk-through light display ๐Ÿ“ท Photo ops ๐Ÿ”ฅ Cozy bonfires ๐Ÿฌ Kids craft and game area โ˜• Hot cocoa and s'mores ๐ŸดFood, beverage, and craft vendors ๐ŸŽ… Santa visits The display is open select dates through Christmas Day. โ € โœจTo enter โฌ‡๏ธ ๐ŸŽ„ 1. LIKE and SAVE this post ๐Ÿ’พ ๐ŸŽ„ 2. Follow @midwestnomadfamily and @losthilllakeevents ๐ŸŽ„ 3. Let me know your favorite holiday song and tag a friend. One tag per comment and each comment counts as an entry! โ € GIVEAWAY closes Wednesday, November 23rd at noon central time. Tickets consist of 2 adult and 2 child tickets, normally $15 for adults and $7 for kids 3 and up Giveaway not affiliated in any way with Instagram. โ € โš ๏ธ Beware of any fake or spam accounts. This is my only account and the winner will be messaged directly from me and announced in stories. No clicking links or downloads required to enter! #visitmo #stlouismom #stlmom #stlouis #thatsmymo #losthilllake #groveoflights #losthilllakeevents
๐ŸŽ„๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜. ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ โ € Looking for the best lights to walk through, drive through, or even view by train? ๐ŸŽ„ โ € โœจCheck out this list and ๐Ÿ’พ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜! โ € ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐ŸŽ„Garden glow @mobotgarden ๐Ÿฆ“ Wild Lights @stlzoo โ„๏ธ Winter wonderland at Tilles Park @stlcountyparks ๐Ÿด Holiday fun @grantsfarm ๐ŸŽ„@worldofillumination in Eureka โ„๏ธ Winter fest @gatewayarchpark ๐ŸŽ„Brewery Lights at Anheuser-Busch ๐ŸŽ… @wentzvillemo Holiday Night Lights ๐ŸŽ„ Celebration of Lights in O'Fallon, MO โ„๏ธ Grove of lights @losthilllakeevents โ € ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ-๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐ŸŽ„Rock Springs Park in Alton โ„๏ธ Winter Wonderland in Lebanon ๐ŸŽ„ Christmas in Carlyle โ„๏ธWay of Lights in Belleville ๐ŸŽ„ Bethalto Christmas Village โ„๏ธ Coulterville Holiday Lights ๐ŸŽ„American Farm & Heritage - Greenville โ„๏ธ Wonderlights @christmasinstlouis @wwtraceway in Fairmont City โ € ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™›๐™ช๐™ก๐™ก ๐™™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ž๐™ก๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ, ๐™˜๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ, ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ช๐™จ ๐™™๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™™๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™—๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™™๐™ฌ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ข๐™–๐™™๐™จ.๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข (โฌ†๏ธ๐™‡๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ค) @explorestlouis #downtownstl #visitmo #thatsmymo #stlchristmas #stlouis #midwestliving #stlblog #stlbogger #enjoyillinois #illinoisouth #riversandroutes #stlmom #stlouismom #midwestmoment
๐Ÿฅพ Happy National Take a Hike Day! ๐Ÿฅพ Novembe ๐Ÿฅพ Happy National Take a Hike Day! ๐Ÿฅพ November 17th was established as National Take a Hike Day to encourage people to get outside and explore a trail. Looking for ideas near you? Check out our blog or my story highlights for over 100 trail options for all ages. Are you planning a hike soon? #nationaltakeahikeday #taumsaukmountainstatepark #minasaukfalls #visitmo #thatsmymo #llbeankids #llbean #runwildmychild #hikeitbaby #hikemissouri #midwestmoment #kidstoparks #kidsoutdoors #getowlside
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๐ŸŒŸWonderlights ๐—š ๐—œ ๐—ฉ ๐—˜ ๐—” ๐—ช ๐—” ๐—ฌ ๐ŸŒŸ โ € โœจWonderlights Christmas is back in the St. Louis area this year. This amazing attraction has over 1 million synchronized lights set to music. โ € โœจI have partnered with them to give TWO families a free admission pass! โ € โœจThe display is open nightly, rain or shine from 5-10 p.m. through January 1st, including holidays. The display is located on the World Wide Technology Raceway in Fairmont City, Illinois. โ € โœจTo enter โฌ‡๏ธ ๐ŸŽ„ 1. LIKE and SAVE this post ๐Ÿ’พ ๐ŸŽ„ 2. Follow @midwestnomadfamily and @christmasinstlouis ๐ŸŽ„ 3. Let me know your favorite Christmas cookie and tag a friend! Tag more friends in individual comments for extra entries! (One tag per comment) โ € GIVEAWAY closes Thursday, December 1st at 11:59 P.M. Central time. Must be 18 years or older to win. Giveaway not affiliated in any way with Instagram. โ € โš ๏ธ Beware of any fake or spam accounts. This is my only account and the winner will be messaged directly from me and announced in stories. No clicking links or downloads required to enter! โ € #enjoyillinois #stlouismom #stlmom #stlchristmas #riversandroutes #wonderlights #christmasinstlouis
โ˜€๏ธ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜. ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป โ˜€๏ธ โ € Looking for ways to keep warm and have fun indoors this winter? โ € โญ๐Ÿ’พ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜! โ € ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ (Kirkwood) & ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ (St. Louis) Two locations to learn & play @themagichouse ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ (St. Louis) Free admission with tons of exhibits @stlsciencecenter ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต (St. Louis) Free museum or pay to ride to the top @gatewayarchstl ๐—ฆ๐˜. ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† (St.Louis) Check out the family concerts @stlsymphony ๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ (O'Fallon, IL) Cute play area & classes @blossomplaycafe.llc ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ - (St. Louis) Free & fun conservation center ๐— ๐˜†๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ (Town & County) Fun west county kids museum @stlmyseum ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ (Fenton & Edwardsville) Kids of all abilities love this play gym @werockthespectrumkidsgym ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ (multi locations) Trampolines, ninja courses, & more @urbanairpark ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ Fun spot to learn & play @edwardsville_childrens_museum ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ (Alton) Free rivers Museum ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€ & ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ (Hartford) Learn about the voyage at this free site ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ (St. Louis) Indoor play area for littles @urbanfortplay ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ (St. Charles) Indoor village play area @playstreetmuseum ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ (Valley Park) Huge train tables for play & shopping @friscotrainandtoystore ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (Ballwin) The Creation Corner is perfect for play @museumoftransport ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ (St.Louis) The most unique indoor playground ever @citymuseum ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—น๐˜† ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ & ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น (Chesterfield) See butterflies in the dome & ride a carousel ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ (St. Louis) The free Kids Clubhouse area is fun @mohistorymuseum ๐—ฆ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† (Chesterfield) New indoor adventure park @slickcitystlouiswest ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜€ (Edwardsville) Indoor arcade, bowling, & more @edisonsentertainmentcomplex ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ (St. Peter's) Arcade, play area & more
โœจCheck out this must-see light display in St. Lo โœจCheck out this must-see light display in St. Louis! โ € โœจThe Missouri Botanical Garden is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Garden Glow. Nearly two million lights along a mile long path provide a dazzling display. โ € โœจ The display features old favorites like the projected animated show on the Tower Grove house, photos ops, and the lighted maze. While some exhibits like the kids area are not there this year, there are some new light displays to discover as well. ๐ŸŽ„ The historic Tower Grove House is open for self-guided tours and is free with Glow admission. I had never been inside and it was extra beautiful decorated for Christmas! โ € ๐Ÿด There are several cafes offering food and drinks indoors. There are also outdoor kiosks with more options including s'mores to roast on the fire pits. โ € ๐Ÿ•ฆ The display is open nightly 5-10 p.m. through December 10 then 4:30-10:30 p.m. December 11 - January 7. (Closed Christmas Eve and Day.) โ € ๐ŸŽซ Tickets are available online for purchase for a specific entry time in 15 minute slots. Normally there have been different lines outside for each entry time. However, this year when we entered it was just one big line (which moved quickly) and then multiple employees scanning tickets for entry once inside the new Visitor Center. โ € ๐ŸŽซ Tickets normally range from $8-$22. Family nights are on select Wednesdays when tickets for children ages 2-12 are only $3! โ € ๐ŸŽ„ I recommend booking a time slot early or late as it can become crowded during peak times and weekends. I miss the more limited COVID capacity as it was packed on Wednesday at 5:30! โ € ๐Ÿš— Parking is free and available in the main lot or in the overflow lots down the street. We had no problem finding a spot but the lots can fill up so allow extra parking time. โ € ๐ŸŒผ Have you been to Garden Glow? @mobotgarden @explorestlouis #stl #visitmo #thatsmymo #midwestliving #midwestmoment #stlmom #stlouismom #stlouis #mobotanicalgarden #gardenglow โ € โ € โ € โ €
Looking to shop local? ๐Ÿ›๏ธ It's small busines Looking to shop local? ๐Ÿ›๏ธ It's small business Saturday and there are so many fun shops around the St. Louis area with the cutest kids toys, clothes, and accessories. Here are a few great shops to check out: โ›บ @happycamperclothingco in St. Charles has adorable outdoor themed clothing for all ages plus toys, books, and more ๐Ÿช€@circleofknowledgetoys in Sunset Hills has more than 4,000 quality toys to choose from ๐Ÿš‚ @friscotrainandtoystore is the best place around for everything toy trains plus a huge selection of @melissaanddougtoys ๐Ÿงฑ @the_minifig_shop offers so many options of Legos both new and used plus minifigs. You can even buy Legos by the pound! @citysprouts in Ladue offers non-tradional and designer toys, clothes, and home decor for babies through age 12 ๐Ÿงธ@happyupinc has two locations in Clayton and in Edwardsville. Both offer a huge assortment of fun and unique toys, games, craft, and STEM activities. ๐Ÿงฎ@funkyplanettoys in downtown Alton has some of the coolest and most unique toys around. ๐Ÿช€ @imaginationtoysstl in Ladue offers toys that are both fun and educational ๐Ÿ‘š @grapevinekids in Alton offers boutique kids clothes and adorable toys ๐Ÿ @ihearthoneycomb in the Tower Grove area is a magical shop with unique gifts and sustainable toys โ“Do you have any other local kids shops to add to the list? #explorestlouis #stlmom #stlouismom #shoplocal #smallbusinesssaturday #stlouis_mom #stl
โ„๏ธ Looking for a unique winter adventure? โ € โ„๏ธ Looking for a unique winter adventure? โ € โ„๏ธIce Castles are back again this year at select U.S. Cities. This bucket list adventure involves visiting a hand crafted palace of ice complete with ice slides, caverns, arches, tunnels, and more! โ € โ„๏ธWe visited the @icecastles_ in early 2021 on my birthday and I'm already hinting to my husband about a return trip! โ € โ„๏ธThe Ice Castles can be found this year at: ๐ŸงŠ Lake Geneva, Wisconsin (Only 5 hours from St. Louis! ) ๐ŸงŠ Minnesota ๐ŸงŠ New Hampshire ๐ŸงŠ New York ๐ŸงŠ Utah โ € โ„๏ธThe Ice Castles are completely dependent on weather but typically open in early to mid-January through February or early March. โ € โ„๏ธ Tickets go on sale November 28th. I recommend buying them early that day as they sell out very fast for weekend dates. (Weekdays have more flexibility) โ € ๐Ÿ’ฒ Ticket cost varies by location and date but ranges from $15-$29. โ € You can learn more about our Ice Castles visit on the blog under "Travel By State" โžก๏ธ Wisconsin โ € Do you have any little Frozen fans who would love this epic adventure? #icecastles @visitlakegeneva @midwestlivingmag #lakegenevawisconsin @genevanationalresort #midwestblogger #midwestliving #midwestmoment #stlweekendtrips
๐ŸŽ„๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ is back! ๐ŸŽ„ โ € ๐ŸŽ„This is one of the area's largest drive-through displays with over 1 million lights synchronized to music. โ € โ„๏ธThe display has several tunnels, arches, sparkling trees, snowflakes, and more. It was our first time visiting this display and we loved it! โ € ๐ŸŽ„I have heard that the line can get busy closer to Christmas and on weekends. Try to go early or a weeknight if you can. We had no wait when we went on Sunday evening. โ € ๐Ÿ•œ The display is open nightly 5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m. at World Wide Technology Raceway at 1905 Collinsville Road. Fairmont City, IL. Follow the signs after exiting the highway. โ € ๐Ÿ’ฒ Admission is $30 per car, up to 7 passengers. Reservations are recommended and can be made online to enter anytime during a 2 hour time slot. โ € ๐Ÿช There are hot cocoa and cookies available for purchase when entering. โ € ๐Ÿšป Portable restrooms are located at several points along the entrance to the lights. โ € Have you been to the Wonderlights display?
๐ŸŽ„Christmas ๐—š ๐—œ ๐—ฉ ๐—˜ ๐—” ๐—ช ๐—” ๐—ฌ ๐ŸŽ„ Giveaway CLOSED ๐Ÿšซ โ € Lost Hill Lake Events Grove of Lights is back this year and I have partnered with them to give a family 4 tickets! โ € This outdoor event on 4 acres features: ๐ŸŽ„Walk-through light display ๐Ÿ“ท Photo ops ๐Ÿ”ฅ Cozy bonfires ๐Ÿฌ Kids craft and game area โ˜• Hot cocoa and s'mores ๐ŸดFood, beverage, and craft vendors ๐ŸŽ… Santa visits The display is open select dates through Christmas Day. โ € โœจTo enter โฌ‡๏ธ ๐ŸŽ„ 1. LIKE and SAVE this post ๐Ÿ’พ ๐ŸŽ„ 2. Follow @midwestnomadfamily and @losthilllakeevents ๐ŸŽ„ 3. Let me know your favorite holiday song and tag a friend. One tag per comment and each comment counts as an entry! โ € GIVEAWAY closes Wednesday, November 23rd at noon central time. Tickets consist of 2 adult and 2 child tickets, normally $15 for adults and $7 for kids 3 and up Giveaway not affiliated in any way with Instagram. โ € โš ๏ธ Beware of any fake or spam accounts. This is my only account and the winner will be messaged directly from me and announced in stories. No clicking links or downloads required to enter! #visitmo #stlouismom #stlmom #stlouis #thatsmymo #losthilllake #groveoflights #losthilllakeevents
๐ŸŽ„๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜. ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ โ € Looking for the best lights to walk through, drive through, or even view by train? ๐ŸŽ„ โ € โœจCheck out this list and ๐Ÿ’พ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜! โ € ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐ŸŽ„Garden glow @mobotgarden ๐Ÿฆ“ Wild Lights @stlzoo โ„๏ธ Winter wonderland at Tilles Park @stlcountyparks ๐Ÿด Holiday fun @grantsfarm ๐ŸŽ„@worldofillumination in Eureka โ„๏ธ Winter fest @gatewayarchpark ๐ŸŽ„Brewery Lights at Anheuser-Busch ๐ŸŽ… @wentzvillemo Holiday Night Lights ๐ŸŽ„ Celebration of Lights in O'Fallon, MO โ„๏ธ Grove of lights @losthilllakeevents โ € ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ-๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐ŸŽ„Rock Springs Park in Alton โ„๏ธ Winter Wonderland in Lebanon ๐ŸŽ„ Christmas in Carlyle โ„๏ธWay of Lights in Belleville ๐ŸŽ„ Bethalto Christmas Village โ„๏ธ Coulterville Holiday Lights ๐ŸŽ„American Farm & Heritage - Greenville โ„๏ธ Wonderlights @christmasinstlouis @wwtraceway in Fairmont City โ € ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™›๐™ช๐™ก๐™ก ๐™™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ž๐™ก๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ, ๐™˜๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ, ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ช๐™จ ๐™™๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™™๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™—๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™™๐™ฌ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ข๐™–๐™™๐™จ.๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข (โฌ†๏ธ๐™‡๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ค) @explorestlouis #downtownstl #visitmo #thatsmymo #stlchristmas #stlouis #midwestliving #stlblog #stlbogger #enjoyillinois #illinoisouth #riversandroutes #stlmom #stlouismom #midwestmoment
๐Ÿฅพ Happy National Take a Hike Day! ๐Ÿฅพ Novembe ๐Ÿฅพ Happy National Take a Hike Day! ๐Ÿฅพ November 17th was established as National Take a Hike Day to encourage people to get outside and explore a trail. Looking for ideas near you? Check out our blog or my story highlights for over 100 trail options for all ages. Are you planning a hike soon? #nationaltakeahikeday #taumsaukmountainstatepark #minasaukfalls #visitmo #thatsmymo #llbeankids #llbean #runwildmychild #hikeitbaby #hikemissouri #midwestmoment #kidstoparks #kidsoutdoors #getowlside
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