St. Louis Family - Spring/Summer 2019

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SCHOOL’S OUT, FUN’S IN!

10 Ways to Keep Your Child Engaged and Learning

Has Driving Ceased to Be Cool?

A Pediatrician’s Sage Advice to Parents Play Street Museum to Open in St. Charles + Adorable Pet Photos

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PLAY 9 IMAGINATION STATION

A new play space in St. Charles

10 ANTHONY SLAUGHTER

Meet the KSDK meteorologist, traffic anchor, and father of two.

12 MUNY STARS

Our beloved outdoor theater is a launchpad for local talent.

14 YOUR HOME, AWAY

Five scenic outdoor spots provide the perfect counterpoint to the city.

SHOP 17 A RAD RETAILER

Honeycomb hits the sweet spot between retail and play space.

18 ONE FOR THE BOOKS

Storytime becomes theater.

20 SPRING PALETTE

Dreamy shades of pink, yellow, and green

53 THE GRACE EFFECT

One family’s mission to challenge kids to look beyond appearances

54 WHEN TO CALL A DOCTOR

Don’t miss the signs of a serious illness.

56 IT’S 6 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE

Alexandra Caspero on how healthy meals can be fast and delicious

PLAN 60 TOP 10 EVENTS

Must-hit spring and summer activities

62 DINING OUT

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Family-friendly eateries and more

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END OF THE ROAD Teenagers no longer need a set of wheels to feel free.

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EDITOR’S REFLECTIONS

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“It was a trip, not a vacation,” commented one

of my friends after a weeklong spring break with her family. She’s right, a trip correctly describes what her family did: They packed up their bags and went on a journey. Perhaps not a relaxing journey like “vacation” might imply, but a journey together nonetheless.

The journey, not the destination, is when all the good memories are made, right? By that I mean, the ones that are so bad, they’re good.

Growing up in a family of six, I went on vacations with plenty of those moments.

One of the more memorable “vacations” started off with my youngest brother causing the almost-immediate evacuation of a 14-story hotel in Florida. Yup, a “sweet and innocent” 4-year-old single-handedly emptied the entire hotel within 30 minutes of arriving.

Hundreds of people fled to the parking lot, many of whom were also on vacation with their families. I’m sure you can imagine the look on my parents’ faces when they had to call the front desk only moments after checking in to explain why the fire alarm was ringing throughout the hotel. And that yes, their child had accidentally hit it when my youngest siblings burst out of the elevator and raced down the long corridor to the very end—where the fire alarm hung squarely at the top of their arm’s reach. The perfect bull’s-eye.

Some people need a vacation after their vacation. Others—like my parents at check-in— might find they need a vacation before their vacation even starts. (For the record, my brother is still the fastest runner in the family.)

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If you’re crazy enough to embark on a journey with your family (and we hope you are!), check out our local spring break escapes (p. 14) and learn about five affordable and unique country escapes. No 14-story hotels included! It’s the perfect read to give you the “vacation” feels— even if you’re only on a trip.

Staying local this summer? Read our feature package (p. 23) to make the most of staying in the city. We vetted and tested a slew of new kidfriendly places, and we can tell you these are not to be missed. With the new Magic House @ MADE on Delmar and Ultimate Ninjas warrior courses in Chesterfield, it’s a great time to be a kid. As you make your spring and summer plans, check out our Top 10 things you must see (p. 60) this season, in a neat list you can check off month by month.

Turn to page 53 to learn about the one presentation that could change your middle schooler’s perspective on life. And if you need a perspective check, don’t miss Last Laugh, where you’ll find reader-submitted (and adorable) pet photos!

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YOUR FAMILY YOUR SPORT YOUR COURT Spend family time in style.

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IMAGINATION STATION A new type of educational children’s space is coming to St. Charles.

With two small children of her own, Nicole Simon is no stranger to the demands of keeping kids cre-

atively engaged. When her family lived in Dallas years ago, she often took her daughter to a children’s play space called Play Street Museum. “It was wonderful because she could play, and I didn’t have to chase her,” Simon says. After returning to St. Louis in 2016, the family missed the play space so much, Simon decided to open one near their Creve Coeur neighborhood. This spring, she and her partner are opening a Play Street Museum in St. Charles (1650 Beale). The small-scale children’s museum includes interactive games and toys, a painting and crafts station, and a dramatic play area with kid-size doctor offices, a grocery store, and more.

The space will include a rotating curriculum (“one month might be outer space”) and can serve as an event space. “The atmosphere is a calm environment because kids are pretending and imagining that they’re a doctor or grocery worker. They’re learning to play, but not running around,” Simon says. It’s a 2,400-square-foot family fun center where kids’ imaginations can run wild. —SAMANTHA STEVENSON

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ANTHONY SLAUGHTER A ray of sunshine to meet in person, this KSDK meteorologist and traffic anchor is also a single dad. BY PAM WILSON

BASIC STATS AGE: 34 PROFESSION:

KSDK meteorologist and traffic anchor FAMILY: twin boys, 6 years old LIFE MOT TO

“What I hope my kids say about me?

‘Our dad really loves us.’”

Lead with kindness.

LEAST FAVORITE CHORE

Dishes! Cleaning. There’s milk still sitting on my table right now.

MUSICAL MAN

I play the drums. I’m good, even though I haven’t had a single drum lesson. And I can sing. I sang in a church choir, on a praise team, and at school growing up. My favorite music groups are 311 and Sublime.

A POSITIVE OUTLOOK

Yes, I’m always this cheerful.

But I also get to do what I love and am trained to do each and every day.

I do get grumpy when my kids don’t listen!

BIGGEST PARENTING CHALLENGE

Sibling rivalry. I continue to try to teach them to be kind, not take things from one another, and to be patient with each other. They are such good kids!

HEY, DAD’S ON T V!

Every time they see me on TV when I’m home, they get really excited. They think it’s cool; so do their friends.

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A SUPPORT SYSTEM

Luckily I have a lot of support from my family. I chose to surround myself and the kids with them by living in St. Louis. I have my dad and stepmom [Slaughter’s mom died when he was 7], four brothers and a sister, lots of cousins, and 17 nieces and nephews. There’s always someone willing to step in and help. My family ties it all together for us.

GIVING BACK

I often speak at schools about weather as well as my life story. As an adoptive parent myself [Slaughter adopted his cousin’s identical twin boys when they were 14 months old], I’ve also gotten involved with Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition.

HAPPY CHAOS

As a single dad, I often feel outnumbered. My boys have very different personalities.

I try to stop and realize who they are during discussions and debates. It helps to just go with it. When I remember to chill, life is much happier.

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KENNEDY HOLMES St. Louis fell in love with this Muny Kid when, at age 13, she became a finalist on NBC’s singing competition show The Voice, finishing in fourth place. The Florissant native has a stack of Muny credits including roles in Hairspray (2015), Aida (2016), All Shook Up (2017), and Newsies (2017).

MUNY STARS Our beloved outdoor theater is a launchpad for local talent.

BY AMANDA WOYTUS

TAYLOR LOUDERMAN You might know Louderman as queen bee Regina George in Broadway’s Mean Girls, the role that earned her a Tony nomination. It’s possible the Bourbon, Missouri, native got her “mean girl” start playing one of the OGs, Amber Von Tussle, in a 2015 Muny production of Hairspray.

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ARIANE RINEHART

Before the Caseyville, Illinois, native became a co-producer on the Broadway hit The Prom, he performed as a Muny Kid and as a Muny Teen.

Fellow Muny Kid and Teen Drew Redington, a Kirkwood native, currently plays Kevin in The Prom on Broadway in New York City.

Originally from Ladue, Ciapciak is a writer for CBS’s Blue Bloods. Before that, he was in Muny productions as a kid and teen: Fiddler on the Roof (2003), Jesus Christ Superstar (2005), Peter Pan (2007), Les Misérables (2007), My One and Only (2008), and 42nd Street (2009).

Rinehart plays Lily on TV’s Chicago Fire; had a turn as Liesl von Trapp on NBC’s The Sound of Music Live!, as well as various TV series; and was featured in Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors” music video. Growing up in Webster Groves, she had credits in Beauty and the Beast (2005), Gypsy (2006), and, again, The Sound of Music (2005).

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Out April 17, the new movie Breakthrough tells the 2015 headline news story of John Smith, a 14-year-old St. Charles County boy who fell through the ice on Lake Sainte Louise and was pulled from the dangerous waters with no pulse—and survived. Chrissy Metz from This Is Us plays John’s mom Joyce, who prayed over her son after doctors worked on him for 45 minutes with no signs of life and reported that it prompted his heart to beat again. (You can also check out the book Joyce Smith wrote about the event, The Impossible.)

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Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella runs July 8–16 and Roald Dahl’s Matilda runs August 5–11 at The Muny.

Photography courtesy of Kennedy Holmes

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YOUR HOME, AWAY Five scenic outdoor spots provide the perfect counterpoint to the city. BY AMANDA E. DOYLE

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Pamper yourself in the outdoors at the new 64-unit campground just south of Branson.

Tent accommodations, or "Glamping Units," are upscale lakeside tents large enough to enclose a king canopy bed and a chandelier.

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This airy A-frame houses a mix of bedrooms inside an open loft space. A sand beach, paddle boats, kayaks, and a pontoon boat are located a short walk away. Kids will enjoy spending the afternoon playing with the toys and games on site.

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Home to Elephant Rocks State Park and Johnson’s Shut-Ins, Arcadia Valley is a scenic spot in which to escape the city. Rhesa and Evan Funk offer a small slice of paradise at Cabin on the Creek. The quaint cabin is just 300 square feet, with cozy bunk beds, giant windows, and a porch overlooking a burbling creek. airbnb.com

Dubbed the “Happy Camper,” this renovated RV guarantees a groovy ’70s-inspired glamping experience. Even campfire cooking is racheted up, with an outdoor kitchen lifted straight from a homestead dream. Enjoy coffee and flapjacks, read, play checkers, or daydream.

Then meander along a serene stretch of a nearby creek to commune with nature. airbnb.com

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A RAD RETAILER Honeycomb hits the sweet spot between children’s retail and play space.

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St. Louis natives and business partners Zoe Kaemmerer and Angela Giancola are the perfect mix of

knowledge, style, and friendship. Kaemmerer’s background in merchandise marketing and Giancola’s passion for children’s education, language, and art led to the creation of Honeycomb, a new “shop and play” children’s retailer in Botanical Heights. The two saw a need for a children’s store that also has a sense of community, where children feel welcome. “Kids get to play as parents get to shop,” says Giancola. The store sells children’s toys, gifts, art supplies, books, sustainably made unisex clothing, and the duo’s locally made Honeycomb label. And for parents, there are a few locally crafted skin care items, including a popular stress-relief oil. In the future, Giancola and Kaemmerer hope to offer classes and workshops. —ANNA BECK

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ONE FOR THE BOOKS Kids love it when story time is a little on the theatrical side.

BY MELISSA MEINZER

The St. Louis Public Library has tapped a segment of the population that

specializes in performance to add a little razzle-dazzle to reading aloud: drag queens. Drag Queen Storytime happens periodically at different branches, with local queens reading and enchanting.

Bill Stephens performs around town and at the library’s story time as his drag alter ego Celeste Covington. Last year, he presented at the Missouri Library Association conference, so his bookish bona fides are solid.

“I enjoy reading to kids as it both empowers me to help expand drag queen culture—a foundation of the LGBTQ rights movement—while also reclaiming my voice as a minority performer by making first introductions to my community,” Stephens says.

Here are three of his top recommendations for little readers.

THE BAD SEED

BY JORY JOHN, ILLUSTRATED

BY PETE OSWALD

BEAR’S SCARE

EXTRA YARN

BY JACOB GRANT

BY MAC BARNETT, ILLUSTRATED

BY JON KLASSEN

HarperCollins Publishers, Ages 4-8

Bloomsbury Children’s Books, Ages 3-6

This book follows a really bad seed and comically shows the effect his offenses—like bad manners and a bad temper—have on those around him. “It’s the story of a sunflower seed turned bad by a ballpark tragedy,” says Stephens. “This book is perfect for showing kids that even bad seeds can turn good.”

“A story of a perhaps too-clean bear who discovers a spiderweb,” Stephens says. “In haste to find the offending spider, he injures his favorite teddy bear, only for it to be mended by the very spider he's searching for. It shows us spiders aren’t always scary, and sometimes a little mess is perfectly all right.”

Balzer + Bray, Ages 4-8

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“Perhaps my personal favorite,” says Stephens, “This book begins with white snow and black soot from chimneys as its palette, but bursts with color as Annabelle discovers a box of neverending yarn and decides the world needs to be a cozier place.”

GREEN THUMB If you have a little gardener on your hands (or a budding anti-hunger activist), A Gift Garden is for you.

Arthur and Nancy Culbert of Central West End Farm wrote the book, published in last December, and it’s illustrated by N. Jane Quackenbush. The book’s 10-year-old protagonist, Bea, declares, “Every person has a right to food!” She and her friends decide to feed their hungry neighbors by planting a garden with help from a magical scarecrow. The Culberts themselves may not have an enchanted scarecrow, but their work in distributing 16,000 pounds of organic produce to local food pantries since 2011 surely served as inspiration for the book.

FYI

On April 27, St. Louis Public Library’s Carpenter branch will host crafts and a reading from the incomparable Maxi Glamour.

Photography by Kevin A. Roberts

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DRESS-UP

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SPRING PALETTE Dreamy shades of delicate pink, pale yellow, and minty green might be a blast from the past, but the look stays current with tailored shapes and updated patterns.

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ELECTRIC BLUE

A coral red short is a preppy alternative to khaki this season.

Keep the look classic and pair it with a can’t-go-wrong blue striped shirt and white sneakers.

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Flirty ruffles dress up a sporty look so kids can easily go from a birthday party to the playground. Comfy layers are perfect for cool spring days.

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3. TKO soft-grip jump rope, $9.99, stylist's own. 4. Twill treggings in mint green, $9.99, H&M, hm.com. 5. Converse Chuck Taylor All Star unisex sneakers in pink,

$35, JC Penney, jcpenney.com.

BOY: 1. Arizona boys’ long-sleeve button-front shirt in Blue Lightning, $35, JC Penney, jcpenney.com. 2. NERF Sports Dude Perfect Flying Disc, $7.99, Target, target .com. 3. Boys’ striped short-sleeve T-shirt in pink, $6, Target, target.com. 4. Cat & Jack Boys’ quick-dry chino shorts in coral, $14.99, Target, target.com. 5. Converse Chuck Taylor All Star boys’ high-top sneakers in Optical White, $40, Famous Footwear, famousfootwear.com.

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FAMILY SUNDAYS

ART + TOURS + FUN

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1–4 pm Free!

ENRICHMENT, ARTS & ATHLETIC CAMPS FOR GIRLS & BOYS GRADES 3 - 12 READ Camp, Organizational Boot Camp, Complete Musician Band Camp, Six Traits of Writing Camp, Tennis Camp, Basketball Camp, and so much more!

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Chaminade Summer Camps where learning and fun collide! slam.org/Families

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FREE PLAY

Come one, come all, to the magical playground known as Jake’s Field of Dreams! Housed in Wentzville’s Heartland Park, this inclusive, all-abilities playscape has a sports theme, and ample ramps, specialized seating, and wide spaces make it easy for kids with equipment and assistive devices to access all its features. This playground is dedicated to Jake Vollmer, who battled Duchenne muscular dystrophy and passed away at the age of 19. It is a nod to his passion for sports and has an obstacle course, a footballthemed 40-yard zipline gym, and a miniature baseball stadium outfitted with a ticket window and “slide into home” structure.

100 William Dierberg, Wentzville, jakesfieldofdreams.com.

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BARx CrossFit Kids lets children in kindergarten through 12th grade find fun in fitness, with climbing, tumbling, and gymnastics for younger kids, building up to safe handling of barbells and other weighted workouts for teens.

Burpee challenge, anyone? 12309 Old Big Bend, barxcrossfit.com.

WARRIOR STYLE

Stop by Ultimate Ninjas St. Louis, which opened in Chesterfield last November and brings the reality-TV astonishment to life on courses designed to replicate the American Ninja Warrior set (and led by show competitor Kirsti Pratt). Camps and open play let your kid’s inner spider monkey go at it on balance beams, ring swings, and warped walls until the skills are honed.

140 Long, Suite 130, ultimate ninjas.com.

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It’s not just board books and movies anymore. Across the area’s library systems, patrons can check out telescopes, cake pans in a variety of shapes/characters, fishing poles and tackle, tablets with preloaded apps and games, WiFi hotspots, American Girl dolls, musical instruments, board games, and fitness gear. Check your local public library for details.

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Don’t let the pigeon run the exhibit! Too late for that, but it’s going to delight the small set when the Magic House welcomes a summer-long Mo Willems exhibit. Kids can hop on the Pigeon Express, have a conversation in the voice of Gerald or Piggie at a double-sided phone booth, find Knuffle Bunny at the Laundromat, and more.

Expect plenty of madcap fun (and art!) with Piggie, Elephant, Knuffle Bunny, and the whole gang. “The Pigeon Comes to St. Louis: A Mo Willems Exhibit” opens May 25. 516 S. Kirkwood, magichouse.org.

LIBRARY EXPANSION

Three new or reimagined St. Louis County Library branches will be rolled out by summer’s end; the Thornhill, Mid-County, and Meramec Valley facilities welcome major investment in the children’s areas. Hands-on play stations, interactive light tables and gear walls, touchscreen literacy games, cozy reading nooks, and outdoor areas for messy play and gardening are popular draws across the region and have made libraries the playdate of choice for many families. Kids can get their own library card when accompanied by a caregiver. slcl.org.

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The city has been abuzz since the announcement that Magic House @ MADE would be the first permanent satellite location of the museum, located on Delmar. Opening later this summer, the space includes a makers’ workshop, artists’ studio, entrepreneurs’ marketplace, and designers’ lab, aimed at elementary and middle school students.

While young adults ages 14-18 can still participate in MADE’s youth-centered workshops and camps, the second story will be dedicated to families. 5127 Delmar, madestl.com.

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Park your ride at the Missouri History Museum (and check out the “Flores Mexicanas: A Lindbergh Love Story” exhibit, opening June 1), and hop the westbound car to The Loop.

Download the app for paperless (and instant) ticketing.

Once onboard, it’s all gleaming wood seats and brass fittings, an actual trolley bell, and fun times.

Recommended stops include The Pageant, which deposits you just across Delmar from The Baked Bear, a new shop where you can order customized ice cream sandwiches. Loop Trolley, $2 for two hours or $5 per day. Kids ages 5-12 receive discounted fare. looptrolley.com.

Gather your wizards, witches, and wands and head out for an interactive scavenger hunt like no other: STL Fantasy Maps uses a popular book (currently Harry Potter) as a launchpad for a cipher/clue/mapped-filled romp through the city in search of lost goblin treasure. Choose your hunt (in versions from a $49 budget-friendly packet of clues for DIY placement to a $209 deluxe, decorated steamer trunk packed with clues, a wand, and a handmade instruction scroll). Wands up! stlfantasymaps.com.

Been downtown lately? With the Gateway Arch renovations finally complete, it’s the perfect time to reacquaint yourself with the area east of Tucker Boulevard.

Check out the award-winning new museum at the Arch, and frolic in the fountains and playground at Kiener Plaza. Pass on our civic culinary traditions with t-ravs, St. Louis–style pizza, Red Hot Riplets, and gooey butter cake at The Lou Eats & Drinks, or take in the nostalgia at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Stop by the playground at Kiener Plaza Park and splash pad on the way to Laclede's landing from the Arch. lacledeslanding.com.

Photography by Gateway Arch Park Foundation

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OF THE ROAD Teenagers no longer need a set of wheels to feel free.

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the thrill of climbing into a car by yourself and taking off—even if it was just to run an errand for your mom. The rush, when you curved your fingers around that blazing hot or freezing cold metal steering wheel. Road trips sailing down a highway at incomprehensible speeds, your friend’s feet stuck out the window, stereo blaring. That grown-up thrill, the first time you pulled into a gas station and said, “Fill ’er up.” That was 20th-century America.

Driving was a rite of passage that took kids from innocent, rule-bound naivete straight into the adult world. It made making out possible. It made freedom possible.

Today, the roads are crowded and terrifying. Freedom comes on screens, not wheels.

And driving’s lost a lot of its appeal. According to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, at last count, only 24 percent of teens were licensed at age 16. That’s quite a drop from the previous generation, when 46 percent were licensed.

I ask a young colleague for her take. “I was traumatized by drunk-driving videos,” she says, “all those people screaming and bleeding.

I didn’t drive till I was 20. I still hate to drive.”

There’s a money issue, too, she adds: “Some of these kids are already the kids of millennials, so they’re dealing with a huge wealth gap. And where are they gonna go? Malls are dead, and there’s nothing to do for free…”

Logan Coleman, a sophomore at Lafayette High School, shrugs off his delay in getting a license: “I didn’t feel an intense need to do it.

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My friend group, we’re really tight-knit, so if I ever need a ride, they’ll just offer it. Also, I had this whole spiel when I was younger about the health of the Earth. It’s not the sole reason, but cars are kind of damaging to the environment, and if I can go somewhere by walking or biking, I’m doing my little bit.”

He’s not alone: According to the 2015 National Community and Transportation Survey, more 18- to 34-year-olds prefer walking over driving. An Urban Land Institute study showed millennials using public transit four times as often as Gen Xers. Teens have Uber accounts, ride bikes, rent e-scooters.

“Also, to be honest, it’s really scary to me,” Coleman continues. “First off, not getting in a crash, because oh my God, you are going 60 miles an hour on a highway.” Second, “You always hear, ‘This dude was driving and he was drunk and…’” Several of his friends who did get their license right away were actually pressured into it by their parents: “Back then, maybe having a license was seen as cool.

That’s not really the case anymore.” Plus, he adds, “Kids like to text, which is illegal while you’re driving.”

Also, the new procedural rules for licenses require more effort. “This isn’t a brag or anything,” says Coleman, “but my friends and I are in harder classes, and we have these difficult tests that line up right next to each other. Going out and learning how to drive, doing the permit test, all that jazz—it seems kind of

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daunting, because there’s so much else going on right now.”

Emma Roberts, a senior at Kirkwood High School, agrees. “I wasn’t in a race to get my permit or my license,” she says. “I didn’t have a car lined up, and my mom said, ‘If you get a ticket, you’re paying for it,’ so I couldn’t afford to be a stupid teenager!” She applied for her license when she inherited an older relative’s car and got a part-time job. But even that’s less common now: Many of her friends are too busy playing sports, taking honors classes, and racking up extracurriculars for their college résumés to bother working.

Russ Shilt, now 24, says he “was always kind of apprehensive about driving. I’d seen so many accidents on the highway… I waited till the end of high school [Lutheran High School in St. Charles], and even then I was a little iffy on it; I didn’t drive by myself for probably another year and a half. There’s just so much going on nowadays, and there are so many ways to be distracted.”

A lot of those distractions are on screens— which also replace the need to drive. “Having a pocket computer is limiting any desire or need to actually get out, when you can just send a text or FaceTime,” Shilt remarks. (You can also download music or a movie with one click from your bedroom.) Here’s the metaphor one 13-year-old used, quoted in The Journal of Public Policy and Marketing: “My computer is a freeway... Just like when you are in the car, going 50 miles per hour, and you’re on the freeway, there are no red lights stopping you, and you feel like you can just about go anywhere...

There are no limits to what I can do.”

So is the right to drive no longer a rite of passage? “It’s definitely watered down,” says Shilt. “It’s more of a necessity than a desire nowadays. There are still people who are eager to drive, but it’s more of a mundane thing. It’s lost a lot of its power.”

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Let your voice be heard!

Every year, St. Louis Magazine reveals the A-List, our tribute to the top of the town. You weighed in by nominating your favorites.

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This summer, Summer At SLU welcomes more than 15 new programs, including Telling Stories using Data: Data Science through Python, Little Scholars: Design the Runway, Mad Science: Red Hot Robots and Introduction to Coding & Information Technology, just to name a few.

Summer At SLU, Saint Louis University’s summertime community outreach initiative, packs the summer months with more than 70 camps and academies for pre-K through high school-aged students.

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From fine arts to soccer, medicine to engineering, Summer At SLU has what you’re looking for in K-12 summer programming. Explore the field of aviation in Aviation Summer Academy, as certified flight instructors guide participants through hands-on activities in flight science, or explore your creative side in Grand Theater Camp as Metro Theater Company invites campers to experience Broadway as an actor, playwright, and professional theater artist.

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Chesterfield Montessori School Summer Program 14000 L ADUE ROAD, CHESTERFIEL D, MO 63017 3 14 -4 69-7150 | CHESTERFIEL DMO NTESSO RI.O RG /P RO G RAMS/ SUMM E R-AT-C M S

Chesterfield Montessori School offers a quality, fun-filled summer program for children ages 2 ½–12. A perfect complement to the school’s academic year, the summer program offers a continuation of your child’s Montessori experience with a twist.

Your children will have the opportunity to take advantage of exploring CMS’s beautiful five-acre campus through fun and engaging hands-on activities, both indoors and outdoors.

Each classroom environment is filled with an array of developmentally appropriate, stimulating lessons given by nurturing and highly trained teaching staff. In addition, children love to spend time on the playground, tend the garden, get creative with arts and crafts, and splash around in the pool with Red Cross–certified swim instructors. Elementary students will explore the art of mathematics; write, produce, and act in their own play; and explore the underwater world of marine biology. All of this makes for one unforgettable summer experience that your children will not want to miss.

Half- or full-day options are available, including extended care. Students can either bring lunch from home or register for the Local Chef STL catered lunch program, which provides healthy and delicious meals for the children each day. As a bonus, all CMS families are invited to attend Family Swim Nights each Friday of the summer.

Chesterfield Montessori School’s summer program is available only to children enrolled at CMS for the upcoming academic year.

To learn more about the admissions process and to download an application, visit chesterfieldmontessori.org/admissions/admissions-process.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis Summer Camps

Community School Camps

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Community School offers camps for 3-year-olds to eighth graders, including arts, academics, and just plain summer fun on the school’s beautiful 18-acre campus. Expanded mini camps include more than 80 offerings, with special sessions from COCA, Bricks4Kidz, Little Medical School, and more, including partnering with STAGES again for three musical theater camps. Plus, there’s Play Camp for the youngest campers and FUNdamentals to fight the summer slump.

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Explore, play, discover, learn, and laugh with The College School this summer. Campers enjoy discovering through playful themed learning experiences including coding, astronomy, dance, cooking, and more. Recreational swims and field trips are included with each twoweek Adventure Day Camp session. Before and after camp care available.

SAMPLE EARLY C HILDHOOD SESSION : UN DERWATER EXPLORE RS

Campers will dive deep as they learn about various forms of aquatic life found in oceans, lakes, creeks, and streams. In addition to learning the differences between fresh and saltwater habitats, campers will engage in a macroinvertebrate study at The College School's very own Jan Phillips Learning Center at LaBarque Creek.

SAMPLES JUN IOR SESSION : TASTE OF MISSOURI

Campers will dig in the dirt and dig in at the lunch table as they explore the relationships between farms, gardens, and kitchens. They will gain experience in our campus garden and an operational farm to see how crops are grown and harvested. Using the school’s kitchen, campers will prepare a fresh and healthy meal, utilizing ingredients from our school garden and other local sources.

SAMPLE SEN IOR SESSION : ADVEN TURES IN C ODING

Robots, art, puzzles, games and Makey-Makey inventions will be featured in our adventures for this session. Campers will create algorithms, try their hand at different types of computer coding, and learn how to apply their coding skills. Along the way, they will sharpen their problem-solving and communication abilities.

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Resident Camp

Immanuel Lutheran School’s Summer Adventure Camp

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Girl Scout Camp is an experience where every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ can be adventurous, silly, and confident all at the same time. Whether your girl is a first-time camper or an outdoor enthusiast, she will find her perfect program. Resident Camps are overnight experiences ranging from a few days to a few weeks that offer girls traditional, equestrian and specialty options like Camp STEM Voyager. Not a Girl Scout? Not a problem! All girls are welcome at the summer camp programs.

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Spartan Summer at De Smet Jesuit offers exciting and challenging athletic and academic camps for middle school boys on its campus in Creve Coeur. Choose from 12 athletic options, appropriate for both beginners and more advanced players, led by De Smet Jesuit varsity coaches. Ten academic camp offerings include everything from chess to coding to robotics to woodworking. There’s something for everyone at De Smet Jesuit this summer.

Last year’s popular Little Shooters Basketball Camp for boys entering grades 1–3 also returns to Spartan Summer for the week of July 15–18. Boys entering grades 7–9 may register for Hockey Prospect Camp, which takes place at the Creve Coeur Ice Arena.

Camps are offered in one-week sessions. For maximum flexibility, campers can mix and match morning and afternoon offerings. Lunch is included for campers who register for full-day sessions and will be available for purchase for those participating in half-day sessions.

Sessions begin June 3 and run through July 18, with no camps in session the week of July 1.

Wilson Summer Camps

Countryside Montessori School

4 0 0 D E M UN AV E N UE, CLAY TON, MO 6 3 105

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12226 L ADUE ROAD, CREVE CO EUR, MO 6 3 14 1 314 -4 34 -2821 | MO NTESSO RI4 CHIL DREN.COM

Enjoy nine weeks of summer fun at Wilson Think Camp (grade 2–6) and Wilson Day Camp (age 3–grade 6) beginning June 3. Get your child’s gears going at Think Camp as they create, build, problem-solve, and partake in STEM challenges. Unwind at day camp with theme-based learning and play with puzzles, games, crafts, sports, mind-bending challenges, and regular trips to Shaw Park pool.

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Countryside is dedicated to the education of the whole child.

Children enjoy a variety of activities during a fun-filled day at Countryside, including pony rides (ages 2–5), swimming instruction/free swim (ages 3–5), water play (ages 1–5), theme-based activities, art, outdoor play, and gardening. Countryside offers two-week summer camp sessions from June 3 to August 9.

Choose from half-, full- and extended-day options: 8:15 a.m.–12 p.m., 8:15 a.m.–3:15 p.m. or 7 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Give your child a summer to remember!

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Sporting St. Louis Soccer Camps 12525 SP O RTP O RT ROAD, MARY L AND HEIGHTS, MO 6304 3 3 14 -514 -74 17 | SP O RTINGSTL .CO M/ CAMP S

Sporting St. Louis invites boys and girls of all skill levels between the ages of 9 and 18, to participate in the Sporting St. Louis summer camps. The All Skills Camp will focus on teaching children a wide variety of skills that they will need to improve and succeed in the game of soccer. The Strikers and Goalkeepers Camp will focus on teaching a child what they need to do to score a goal or stop one, depending on their position.

Both summer camps will aim to create an elite atmosphere by sharpening children's innate soccer skills and teaching them some new skills along the way. Sporting St. Louis is a youth academy affiliate of Sporting KC. Sporting St. Louis’ approach to the game is “nothing bad can happen when you possess the ball.” This approach will be reinforced throughout both Sporting St. Louis summer camps.

Both camps will be held on state-of-the-art turf fields at Sportport International, located in Maryland Heights, just minutes from Highway 364 and 1-70.

Full-day and half-day camps will be offered for both camps. The All Skills Camp will be held July 15–19, and the Strikers and Goalkeepers Camp will be held July 29–August 1. For more details and to register online, visit sportingstl.com/camps.

MMA Confidence, Leadership, and Academic Camps

Lou Fusz Athletic (LFA) LO U FUSZ SO CCER CO MP L EX: 2155 CREVE CO EUR MIL L ROAD, ST. LO U I S, M O 6 3 14 6

M I SSO U R I MILITARY ACADEMY 2 0 4 N. G R AN D S T R E E T, MEXICO, MO 6 526 5 573-581-1776 | MISSOURIMILITARYACADEMY.ORG/SUMMER

Build confidence, learn to lead, and have fun! Boys and young men find challenge, motivation, and structure to unlock their full potential. Choose Confidence or Leadership Camp for experiences such as paint ball and rappelling to build teamwork and leadership skills. MMA Summer Academy focuses on academic support and gives opportunities to gain high school credit. Residential camps on MMA’s scenic campus are available for ages 8–17.

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The Lou Fusz Athletic soccer club provides a fun, competitive environment for young athletes of all skill levels, ages 5–14. The focus of LFA is the development of well-rounded soccer players.

Full-day, half-day, and mini-camps are offered, with players separated by age and gender. Mini-camps are hosted at 10 locations throughout the metro area. Players will learn from an experienced coaching staff while having fun and developing their passing, dribbling, and foot skills, with a coach-to-player ratio of 1:10.

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Passport to Summer at Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School 801 S. SP O EDE ROAD, ST. LO UIS, MO 63131 3 14 -810-34 54 | VDO H.O RG/PASSP O RTO SUMMER

Passport to Summer welcomes campers age 3 through grade 6 from all schools to experience athletics, academics, and adventure at Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School. Activities take place on the award-winning, 60-acre wooded campus with weekly field trips to area attractions. Campers are grouped by age and ability with staff selected to meet each group’s needs.

Day camps include themed programs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with before and after care included, beginning at 7:15 a.m. and ending at 6 p.m. A hot breakfast is served daily, followed by lunch and snacks. Red Cross-certified lifeguards oversee daily indoor swim lessons/free swim with staff trained in CPR and first aid, and a registered nurse on campus during all programming.

Camp Holidaze runs June 3–7 and June 10–14; Camp Einstein runs June 17–21 and June 24–28; Lights! Camera! Action! runs July 8–12 and July 15–19; and Aquapalooza runs July 22–26 and July 29–August 2. Each week of camp is unique with campers interested in a particular theme invited to attend the first session, second session, or both.

The all-inclusive cost is $295 per week with a discounted rate of $2,250 if a camper attends all eight weeks.

STAGES Performing Arts Academy Summer Camps 1023 CHESTERFIEL D P KW Y EAST, CHESTERFIEL D, MO 63017 636-4 4 9-5775 | STAG ESSTLO UIS.O RG

STAGES Performing Arts Academy offers an exciting variety of musical theatre camps, workshops, and productions for students of all abilities, ages 3 to 18. Act, dance, and sing all summer long. Learn skills and techniques that will serve your student for years to come.

Move, sing, and play from shows like The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Moana, Finding Nemo, Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, Waitress, and School of Rock, just to name a few.

Go on acting adventures, be a Broadway star, or rock the musical—it's all at STAGES Performing Arts Academy this summer! Register today at stagesstlouis.org, or call 636-449-5775.

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Cor Jesu Academy Enrichment & Sports Camps 10230 G RAVO IS ROAD, ST. LO UIS, MO 63123 3 14 -84 2-154 6 | CO RJESU.O RG/CAMP S

Summer fun is just around the corner at Cor Jesu Academy! Girls in grades 5–8 will get a taste of life at Cor Jesu—a Catholic, all-girls, college-preparatory school—by attending a variety of summer enrichment and sports camps. Cor Jesu’s enrichment camps, such as cooking, digital media, drama, science, photography, writing, and more, will give grade school girls the opportunity to learn new skills, discover hidden talents, and build confidence. Students interested in improving their performance in sports will learn from high school coaches and current players at Cor Jesu’s many sports camps. By spending a summer with Cor Jesu, campers will be immersed in the contagious spirit of the school, make new friends, and have lots of fun along the way.

DATES & REG ISTRATION

All enrichment camps take place either the week of June 3–7 or June 10–14. Sports camps are offered during a variety of weeks in June and July. Camp fees will increase on May 15, so be sure to sign up today to receive the discount. Visit the website for more details and online registration.

Summer@SLUH ST. LO UIS UNIVERSIT Y HIG H SCHO O L 4 970 OAKL AND AVENUE, ST. LO UIS, MO 63110 314 -531-0331 | SLUH.O RG/SUMMER UPWARD B OUN D AC ADEMY

In its 52nd year at SLUH, Upward Bound accepts seventh- and eighth-grade boys who will benefit from a fun, engaging, and interactive full-day, four-week summer program. It focuses on cultivating executive functioning, mindset, and metacognitive skills necessary for success in a college prep, high school curriculum.

ROB OTIC S C AMP

SLUH offers Intro to EV3 and Robotics II (Intro to Robot C). Students in grades 5–8 may participate. Robotics is a fun way to introduce kids to problem-solving and technology. Discover STEM under the award-winning leadership of SLUH’s Robotics team. In addition to the robotics courses listed, courses are also available in programmable electronics, game programing, and computer math.

ATHLETIC C AMPS

SLUH’s variety of athletic camps gives kids from kindergarten to age 14 a chance to sharpen their skills on the field. Choose from baseball, football, lacrosse, soccer, wrestling, and more.

DATES & REG ISTRATION

All programs take place from June to August; dates and fees vary. Visit the website for more details and online registration.

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Autism Summer Camps at Great Circle G REAT CIRCL E: 330 N. G O RE AVENUE, W EBSTER G ROVES, MO 63119 MERAMEC ADVENTURE L EARNING RANCH: 1203 MERAMEC W IL DERNESS ROAD, STEELVIL L E, MO 65565 1-84 4 -4 24 -3577 (G CHEL P S) | GREATCIRCL E.O RG DAY C AMP & OVERN IG HT OPTION S

Children on the autism spectrum or with a social communication disorder can enjoy two incredible Great Circle summer camps to build skills, grow emotionally and socially, and challenge themselves to achieve their fullest potential.

“KEEPING IT C OOL” SKILL-B UILDING C AMP | JULY 8–12

This day camp at Great Circle’s Webster Groves campus is for co-ed youth, grades 3–12. The focus is on brain and body through expressive arts, mindfulness and recreational activities, and small group fun. Activities help address behavioral and emotional challenges that may be affecting a successful home, school, or social life. Campers must be able to function successfully within a 5:1 ratio, verbally communicate their needs, and be independent on all daily living skills. Limit 10 campers.

OVERN IG HT ADVEN TURE C AMP | JULY 29–AUG UST 2

Explore the outdoors in an exciting, supportive, and safe environment at Great Circle’s 1,200-acre Meramec Adventure Learning Ranch, in Steelville, Missouri. For ages 7–18, this overnight co-ed camp helps build awareness, self-efficacy, outdoor knowledge, and social skills. Activities include aquatics, boating, courses, horses, games, and bonfires; that are tailored for each camper’s functional level. Fully equipped lodge for dining, sleeping and indoor recreation. Limit 36 campers.

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Call toll-free 1-844-424-3577 (GCHELPS) for more information about camp activities, fees, and the registration process.

Chesterfield Day School Summer Camp 1 1 0 0 W H I T E R OAD, CHES T E R FIE LD, MO 6 3 017 3 14 - 4 6 9 - 6 6 2 2 | C H E S T E R F I E L D D AY S C H O O L .O R G / LI F E-AT-C DS /S UMME R-PR OGR AMS

Keep your child’s love of learning strong all summer long!

Chesterfield Day School camps are developed and taught by experienced educators with hands-on themes focused on STEM and arts-based learning. Themed preschool camps include art, water play, outdoor adventures, and exploring and collecting objects from nature on the school’s 9-acre, residential campus. Grade school courses include cinematography, drone flight school, design and architecture, and music workshops.

Camps are coed, with options for preschool through grade 6.

Laumeier Sculpture Park Summer Art Camps 12580 ROT T ROAD, ST. LO UIS, MO 63127 314 -615-5278 | L AUMEIER.O RG

Laumeier Sculpture Park offers one-week Summer Art Camps, in half-day morning sessions for ages 4–6 and full-day sessions for ages 6–15, beginning Monday, June 11. Campers learn about art, artists, and art history; explore the Park grounds and woodland trails; and find inspiration in the artworks for drawing, painting, sculpting, and more! All materials are provided, and each camper receives an exclusive Art Camp T-shirt. Extended day is available for full-day sessions only; additional fees apply.

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BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ST. LOUIS SUMMER CAMPS 314-335-8000 | BGCSTL.ORG

Your child can make lifelong friends, visit some of St. Louis' best attractions, enjoy sporting and cultural activities, take field trips, and learn to swim at one of the area's most affordable summer programs.

Weekdays June 10–August 2 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

CHAMINADE SUMMER CAMPS 314-993-4400 X1169 | CHAMINADE-STL.ORG/SUMMER-CAMPS

Chaminade Summer Camp offerings have been developed to give campers a chance to sample all that the school has to offer—academically, athletically, and artistically. Campers will challenge themselves, create, laugh, and enjoy.

Varies

Coed

Pre-K–Grade 6

Coed

Early bird discount ends May 1

Varies

CHESTERFIELD DAY SCHOOL CAMPS 314-469-6622 CHESTERFIELDDAYSCHOOL.ORG/LIFE-AT-CDS/SUMMER-PROGRAMS

Keep your child’s love of learning strong all summer long! Chesterfield Day School camps are developed and taught by experienced educators, with hands-on themes focused on art, sports, and STEM-based learning. One-week sessions feature two content areas per day. All camps are coed, with options for campers age 3 through sixth grade.

CHESTERFIELD MONTESSORI SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAM

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N/A

Weekdays 8 a.m.–3 p.m.

314-469-7150 CHESTERFIELDMONTESSORI.ORG/PROGRAMS/SUMMER-AT-CMS

Chesterfield Montessori School offers a Montessori summer program for children ages 16 months to 12 years, providing a good balance of indoor and outdoor activities, swimming lessons, sports activities, and creative arts.

June 10–July 26

16 months–12 years

Coed

Session 1: June 3–June 28 Session 2: July 3–July 26* Session 3: July 29–August 16 * Closed July 4

$990–$1,865 Extended Care: $255–$340

May 1

Half- and full-day sessions Before and after care available

COCA SUMMER ARTS CAMPS

Weekdays May 28–August 16

314-561-4898 | COCASTL.ORG

COCA prides itself on offering some of the most creative camps around, providing campers with the opportunity to experience new things, build their skills, and have tons of fun. Kids and teens will learn to express themselves through poetry, dance, drama, sculpture, songwriting, videography, and much more.

Ages 3–18

Coed

Full day: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Half day: 9 a.m.–11:45 a.m.; 12:15 p.m.–3 p.m.

June–August

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Before and after care available

THE COLLEGE SCHOOL ADVENTURE DAY CAMPS AND EXPEDITIONS

Every summer, The College School offers a variety of camps for children. Experience some wonderful adventures, and find out for yourself why The College School camps are so popular!

$124 per week

Ages 4–15

Coed

9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Before and after care available

Two-week themed adventure day camp: $475

When full

Overnight Expeditions: $500

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Age 3–Grade 8

Coed

June 3–August 9

Varies

May 15

Enrichment camps: 8–10 a.m.; 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Session 1: June 3–7 Session 2: June 10–14

Early registration: $100

COMMUNITY SCHOOL CAMPS 314-991-0005 | COMMUNITYSCHOOL.COM/CAMP

Community School offers camps for 3-year-olds to eighth graders, including arts, academics, and just plain summer fun on the school’s beautiful 18-acre campus. There are more than 70 offerings, with special sessions from STAGES, Bricks 4 Kidz, HiNRG, and more!

Plus, there’s Play Camp for the youngest campers and FUNdamentals to fight the summer slump.

COR JESU SUMMER CAMPS 314-842-1546 | CORJESU.ORG

Girls will get a taste of what life is like at Cor Jesu while enjoying a variety of enrichment camps including science, robotics, cooking, music, knitting, and more.

Plus, they can hone their sports skills by learning from high school players and coaches at the sports camps.

Grades 5–8

Girls

Sports Camps: June and July See the website for specific dates/times for each camp.

COUNTRYSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Weekdays June 3–August 9

314-434-2821 | MONTESSORI4CHILDREN.COM

Join Countyside Montessori School for daily activities including pony rides (ages 2–5), swimming/water play, fun classroom and science activities, art, gardening, and outdoor play in Countryside's new trike area.

After May 15: $125

Early bird registration ends May 15

Two 10-week sessions Ages 1–5

Coed

Age 3–Grade 6

Coed

Half day: 8:15 a.m.–12 p.m.

Full day: 8:15 a.m.–3:15 p.m.

Extended day: 7 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Varies

N/A

$275 per week

N/A

Varies by camp

Two weeks before camp start date

TBD

When full

FORSYTH SUMMER DISCOVERY 314-726-4542 | FORSYTHONLINE.COM

Forsyth Summer Discovery provides kids with an ageappropriate mix of structure, freedom, and challenge.

Different weekly themes allow kids to become artists, engineers, climbers, designers, cyclists, explorers, and more on Forsyth School’s one-of-a-kind campus.

June 10–August 9 One-week sessions

GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI RESIDENT CAMP 314-400-4600 | GIRLSCOUTSEM.ORG/CAMP

Girl Scout Resident Camps are overnight experiences ranging from a few days to a few weeks that offer girls traditional and specialty options.

GREAT CIRCLE SUMMER CAMPS FOR YOUTH ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM 844-424-3577 | GREATCIRCLE.ORG

Two Great Circle options: "Keeping it Cool" week-long day camp in Webster Groves, or overnight camp at its Meramec Adventure Learning Ranch in Steelville.

Full details on website.

Grades 1–11

Girls

Day camp: Grades 3–12

June 2–August 2

Day camp: July 8–12 Coed

Overnight camp: Ages 6–18

Overnight camp: July 29–August 2

iD TECH 888-709-8324 | IDTECH.COM

iD Tech is the world leader in STEM education, with 400,000 alumni since 1999. Summer programs for ages 7–19 are held at 150 prestigious campuses including Stanford, NYU, HKU, and Imperial College London. Students build in-demand skills for futures in coding, game development, robotics, and design.

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Day and overnight programs Ages 7–19

Coed

Varies by location and course

June–August (hours vary)

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IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL'S SUMMER ADVENTURE CAMP 636-946-0051 | IMMANUELSTCHARLES.ORG

Immanuel offers summer programs that provide an environment that recognizes and celebrates God's gift of life in each child. Weekly themes give opportunities with learning centers, STEM adventures, art activities, and games.

Ages 3–5

Coed

May 28–July 26

Half day: $25

Half day: 8:15–11:15 a.m.

School day: 8:15 a.m.–3:15 p.m.

Full day: 8:15 a.m.–6 p.m.

School day: $40

When full

Full day: $45

J DAY CAMPS 314-442-3432 | JCCSTL.COM/DAYCAMPS

Spend a fantastic summer making new friends! The J offers 11 action-packed weeks of camp featuring sports, arts, traditional, nature, STEM, gymnastics, field trips, and more! Lunch option and daily swimming, too. Inquire about counselor training, inclusion services, and scholarship availability.

May 28–August 9 Ages 3–14

Coed

Varies

Before and after care available

LAUMEIER SCULPTURE PARK SUMMER ART CAMPS

Weekdays June 10–August 2

314-615-5278 | LAUMEIER.ORG

Campers (divided into groups by age) explore different art media and styles, disover new friends and ideas, and create awesome works of art!

Half- and full-day sessions

Ages 4–15

Coed

Half day: $120/week

Ages 4–6: 9 a.m.–12 p.m Ages 6–15: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Full day: $210/week

Early bird discount ends March 7

One day before the start of the weekly session

LOU FUSZ ATHLETIC (LFA) SOCCER CLUB LOUFUSZSOCCER.COM/CAMPS

The Lou Fusz Athletic soccer club provides a fun, competitive environment for young athletes of all skill levels. The focus of LFA is the development of well-rounded soccer players. Players will learn from an experienced coaching staff, while having fun and developing their passing, dribbling, and foot skills, with a coach-to-player ratio of 1:10.

June–August Half day: $125 Ages 5–14

Coed

MJ Performing Arts Academy offers various weekly day camps in dance, acro, and aerial. Evening classes are available, too.

N/A Full day: $250

See website for more details.

MJ PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY SUMMER CAMPS AND CLASSES 314-968-3903 | MJPERFORMINGARTSACADEMY.COM

Half- and full-day sessions

Offering various weekly camps from June 17–August 2 Ages 3–18

Coed

Monday–Thursday

$125

2 p.m. the Friday prior to camp

10 a.m.–12 p.m.

MMA CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP CAMPS 573-581-1776 X429 MISSOURIMILITARYACADEMY.ORG/SUMMERCAMPS

Each summer, MMA welcomes young people from across the country and around the world to train, compete, and learn in its military and recreational facilities. In addition, MMA Summer Academy is a rewarding opportunity for young people to simultaneously learn leadership skills and improve their academics and study skills.

Confidence & Leadership Camps: Ages 8–17

Confidence & Leadership Camps: July 7–20 Boys Summer Academy: June 23–July 19

Summer Academy: Grades 7–12

Confidence & Leadership Camps: $1,100–$2,190

N/A

Summer Academy: $3,850

PASSPORT TO SUMMER AT VILLA DUCHESNE AND OAK HILL SCHOOL 314-432-2021 | VDOH.ORG

Passport to Summer welcomes students from all schools to experience athletics, academics, and adventure at Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School.

Campers are placed in groups by age and ability with staff handpicked to meet each group's needs.

All programs take place on campus with day camps including a weekly field trip to a St. Louis attraction.

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Entering JK3–Grade 6

June 3–August 2 Coed

$295 per week

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Grades 1–8

Boys

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$75–$220

N/A

Half day: $125 Full day: $230

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SPARTAN SUMMER AT DE SMET JESUIT ATHLETIC CAMPS: 314-567-3500 X1309 ACADEMIC CAMPS: 314-567-3500 X1274 DESMET.ORG/SPARTANSUMMER

Join the teachers and coaches of De Smet Jesuit High School for an exciting summer of academic and athletic camps. Mix and match morning and afternoon activities to make this your most fun and productive summer yet. Watch for updates online at desmet.org/spartansummer. Registration opens Saturday, January 26.

June 3–July 19 (hours vary)

SPORTING ST. LOUIS SOCCER CAMPS

All Skills: July 15–19

314-514-7417 X104 | SPORTINGSTL.COM/CAMPS

Soccer players can learn a wide variety of skills, regardless of their position in Sporting Skills Camp, or learn skills related to taking or stopping shots in Sporting Strikers & Goalkeepers Camp.

Ages 9–18

Coed

Strikers & Goalkeepers Camp: July 29–August 1 Half- and full-day sessions

STAGES PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY 636-449-5775 | STAGESSTLOUIS.ORG

STAGES Performing Arts Academy offers an exciting variety of musical theatre camps, workshops, and productions for students of all ages and abilities all summer long. These dynamic, inventive programs are designed for preschoolers to teens. To register, call 636-449-5775 or visit stagesstlouis.org.

Ages 3–18

Coed

June 3–August 2

$155–$450

N/A

Grades 2–8

Coed

June 11–July 27

Varies

May 31 (online registration)

Pre-K–Grade 12

Coed

Grades 9–10

Coed

SUMMER @ SLUH 314-531-0330 | SLUH.ORG/SUMMER

Students in grades 2–8 can sharpen their skills in the classroom and on the field through a variety of academic and athletic-oriented offerings.

SUMMER AT SLU 314-977-3534 | SUMMER.SLU.EDU

Saint Louis University offers more than 60 camps and academies for pre-K through high school students, from perfecting their jump shot in basketball camp to hands-on experience in SLU’s medical academies.

Varies by program

UMSL BRIDGE PROGRAM SUMMER ACADEMY 314-516-5196 UMSL.EDU/PRECOLLEGIATE

The Summer Academy offers academic enrichment in the core areas of mathematics, science, written and oral communication, career research and identification, personal and professional development, college planning, and ACT preparation.

Weekdays June 17–July 12 Free

May 11

$275–$650 per week

N/A

7:45 a.m.–12 p.m.

WILSON SCHOOL SUMMER CAMPS 314-725-4999 | WILSONSCHOOL.COM

The Wilson School’s Think Camp features two weeks of fun and creative problem-solving activities. Wilson Day Camp runs for eight weeks and features themed activities in addition to trips to Shaw Park.

Think Camp: Grades 2–6 Coed Day Camp: Age 3–Grade 6

Week-long sessions throughout June and July

Visit STLMAG.COM for additional information about local summer programs.

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THE GRACE EFFECT One family’s mission to challenge kids to look beyond appearances

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Strobel delivers this line to a crowd of over 200 middle schoolers. It gets a laugh; it’s hard to imagine anyone being scared of this 22-year-old with the bright smile.

“My mom always tells me that sometimes people are afraid of what they don’t understand,” explains Strobel, who was born with Down syndrome.

This lack of understanding previously made Strobel a target of taunts and mocking. So she, along with mom Linda, created #TheGraceEffect, a presentation with a mission to educate and spread awareness of disabilities. They put in two months of research and hundreds of hours of practice, says Linda. “Grace is incredibly hard-working and driven.” #TheGraceEffect teaches the struggles of Down syndrome through fun demonstrations. Kids wear thick gloves to mimic reduced fine motor skills and then try to button shirts, or stand on special mats to experience feeling off-balance. “I love joking around with the students and seeing them understand what I might be going through on a daily basis,” says Strobel.

After her speech, she receives high-fives and hugs from students. She believes she makes an impact because, as she says, “It’s coming from my heart, and not a teacher or parent.”

Now, a year after she began, Strobel's career is taking off. She’s started modeling in print and on runways and hopes to expand #TheGraceEffect’s reach.

Off-stage, Strobel is like any young woman. She loves swimming with her friends in the summer, watching movies, and listening to music. “I like to show that people with disabilities have gifts, talents, capabilities, hopes, and dreams like anyone else,” says Strobel.

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WHEN TO CALL A DOCTOR Don’t miss the signs of a serious illness.

BY CJ LOTZ

“To become a parent is to fall into love and into fear in ways you never

What about when your child is running a fever? It’s a pretty dra-

thought possible,” says Dr. Kenneth Haller, a SLUCare pediatrician at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. “You will love your child for every moment of your life and be afraid for their safety at every moment of your life.” Haller understands the struggles parents go through; he’s known for his bedside manner and communication, and he teaches a course for first-year medical students that employs acting techniques to teach empathy and mindfulness in patient interaction.

matic and scary symptom, but in and of itself, it’s not a problem. Fever tells us that something is going on, but it doesn’t tell us what. So if your child has a fever, check to see what else may be going on. Do they have a sore throat? Does it hurt when they pee? Does their ear hurt? A lot of viruses and bacteria don’t survive well at temperatures higher than normal body temperature, so often a fever is our body’s way of turning up the thermostat to try to kill them. As a parent, your job is to look at your child to see what else might be going on to cause that fever.

Kids seem to get sick pretty often. How does a parent know when to let it ride and when to call a doctor?

What should you do when your child expresses pain?

Breathing, hydration, and activity are things to focus on when Often, your child’s pain complaint is straightforward: “My you’re concerned that your child may be sick. Kids in the first ear hurts.” “It hurts when I swallow.” Sometimes, though, two years of life get an average of about 12 upper respirapain complaints can be vague. In that case, try to figure out tory viral infections per year. This means that if your child when your child is having pain and what makes it better.

ABOUT THE DOCTOR seems to get a cold about once a month, or if it seems like Keeping a diary of that pain over time—when it happens, Dr. Kenneth Haller, they always have a cold, they are pretty normal. If you make where it happens, what brings it on, what makes it better— a SLUCare pediatrician sure they are drinking plenty of fluids and you allow them can be helpful if you decide to see the doctor. at SSM Health Cardinal to sleep as much as they want, they will likely get over it on Glennon Children’s Hospital their own. On the other hand, if your child is pulling at the What’s the most important thing for parents to reribs to breathe so much and for so long that it seems they are spending member? How do you feel about what’s happening? As a pediatrician, all their energy and they can’t drink because of how hard it is to breathe, I may be the expert on children, but you are the expert on your child. As then their breathing, hydration, and activity are being compromised, such, your intuition that something is just not right with your child is and you should consider taking them to see the doctor or to the ER. really important for both you and your child’s doctor to take seriously.

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As a certified dietitian, yoga instructor, cook-

book author, and vegetarian food blogger, Alexandra Caspero’s world revolves around promoting a healthy lifestyle—and she practices what she preaches. Actually, she doesn’t preach at all—she knows dietitians can “get bad raps”— so she strives for practical, time-saving meals that just happen to be delicious.

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Since Caspero cooks for a living, testing recipes for clients and her blog, Delish Knowledge, she’s conscious of incorporating the leftovers into her family meals to avoid food waste. A proponent of “bowl eating,” she makes large batches of grains and roasted vegetaTHE COOK bles on Sundays for dividing Alexandra Caspero, 33 up into bowls throughout the FAMILY week. Different proteins, like Husband, Bryan Lenz, 35, tofu and beans, and sauces and son, Vander, 18 months help add variety as does NEIGHBORHOOD alternating grains (quinoa, University City farro, buckwheat, brown WEBSITE rice, millet). delishknowledge.com

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Often with her son, Vander, on her hip, Caspero composes the bowls or big salads, aiming for a 5:30 p.m. dinnertime to make sure the family has an hour together before the toddler’s bedtime. Thanks to careful prepping, she usually only spends around 10–15 minutes cooking, leaving more time for Vander and husband Bryan.

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Caspero jokes that she fits the dietitian stereotype when admitting that she always has a big bowl of sliced fruit available in the fridge. Vander loves berries, broccoli, pasta, anything with curry powder/curry sauce, and white beans with pesto. She also makes energy balls filled with nuts, seeds, nut butters, and cocoa powder to have on hand for snacking.

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A follower of “baby-led weaning” and cocreator of an online community for “plantbased juniors,” Caspero notes that Vander is a great eater whose favorite dish is Indian curry.

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POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION Take your family on an adventure through the ages to ancient Pompeii. See how Romans lived, loved, worked, and played before that fateful day in 79 A.D. when a volcano buried—and preserved— the entire city under 15 feet of ash.

The exhibit allows visitors to relive the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the later rediscovery of Pompeii by archeologists. There are nearly 200 authentic artifacts on loan from Naples National Archaeological Museum and engaging interactives to see, including wall-size frescoes, marble and bronze sculptures, gladiator armor, jewelry, ancient Roman coins, and fullbody casts of the volcano’s victims. Parental guidance is suggested, and the younger set may want to skip the realistic 4-D eruption simulator.

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All proceeds help the Humane Society raise money for pets in need.

May 18, Forest Park, Cricket Field. Tickets start at $25 for early registration; free admission for kids under 12. 314-647-8800. member.hsmo.org.

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Grab your sneakers for a family-friendly 5K run for everyone ages 8 and up or a short Children’s Fun Run for kids ages 2-10 during the Go! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend.

Runners receive a T-shirt, medal, and plenty of fun after the race. April 5–7, Forest Park. 314-727-0800. gostlouis.org.

Celebrate sci-fi and comic book culture with a few thousand fellow STL geeks at the Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con.

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Come in your best cosplay costume (enter the costume contest Saturday night!), meet celebrities, join in informational sessions, and browse the merch. April 5–7, America’s Center, 701 Convention Plaza.

Tickets start at $49 (kids ages 10 and under get in free with a paid adult admission). 888-5127469. wizardworld.com.

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Bark in the Park is fun for the whole family— including Fido, who gets his own bib this year in the 5K walk/ run. The all-day event includes kid activities,

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Children and the special women in their lives (mom, grandmother, aunt, caregiver) are invited to attend a fancy tea party at the Butterfly House in advance of Mother’s Day. Fancy Tea with Mommy & Me includes a presentation on butterflies, a selection of tasty treats and beverages, and a take-home favor. May 4–5, Butterfly House. $15 members, $20 general public. Free admission for babies under 12 months. 15193 Olive. 314-577-0888. missouribotanical garden.org.

Calling all Siwanatorz! Tie on your biggest sparkly hair bow and get ready to sing and dance with ultrapositive Nickelodeon superstar JoJo Siwa when she brings her JoJo Siwa DREAM Tour to St. Louis. June 4, Stifel Theatre. Tickets start at $36.50. 1400 Market.

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Ready for some freerange, homegrown antics under the Big Top in Grand Center?

This year marks Circus Flora’s 33rd year in production, and the one-ring circus is performing The Caper in Aisle 6, set in an imaginary supermarket.

June 6–30, Circus Flora Big Top. Tickets start at $12. 3401 Washington. 314-8273830. circusflora.org.

JULY

Celebrate America’s birthday at Fair Saint Louis, the best threeday party in downtown St. Louis. Enjoy concerts, a family festival zone, and fireworks on the waterfront. July 4–6, Gateway Arch.

Free. 314-434-3434. fairsaintlouis.org.

Revisit classic Grimms’ fairy tales, performed by talented young actors from COCA, in the dark musical comedy Into the Woods.

July 26–27. Edison Theatre. Tickets start at $14. Ages 5 and up.

6465 Forsyth. 314-5614877. cocastl.org.

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The Fête des Petites Côtes, also known as Festival of the Little Hills, is not only the biggest craft fair in the Midwest but also a celebration of St. Charles’ history.

Come for the food and entertainment, but stay for the Kids Corner. August 16–18.

Frontier Park and Main Street. Free. 636-9400095. festivalofthe littlehills.com.

Teach your kids about the essence of America at the area’s largest multicultural celebration, The Festival of Nations.

See wonderful dancers, hear music, learn a new sports game, and taste great food from around the globe.

August 24–25. Tower Grove Park. Free. festivalofnations.org.

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DINING OUT Navigating the region’s most family-friendly restaurants

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Restaurants in these listings are chosen by the editorial staff on the basis of family-friendliness. Please note: With few exceptions, we’ve tried to include mainly locally owned restaurants. The magazine accepts no advertising or other consideration in exchange for listings.

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BAILEYS’ RANGE There’s no way to get bored at Baileys’. You can watch the burgers get made and the ketchup, pickles, and burger buns put in place. Add to that 22 flavors of ice cream and sorbet, and it’s the best-tasting show in town. 20 Olive, 314-241-8121, baileysrange.com.

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BLUEBERRY HILL There’s plenty to keep kids busy at this St. Louis landmark.

They can play one of many games (including those embedded

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in the tabletops), or maybe they’d rather just gawk at the décor. 6504 Delmar, 314-727-4444, blueberryhill.com.

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THE BOATHOUSE– FOREST PARK This iconic gathering place for lunch, dinner, and brunch overlooks Forest Park’s Post-Dispatch Lake. Kids can feed the fish and ducks, and the sprawling patio is pet-friendly.

The new menu, debuting in April, features favorites from Cyrano’s,

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Hi-Pointe Drive-In, and Sugarfire Smoke House. Paddleboats are available for rent, weather permitting.

6101 Government, 314-367-2224, boathousestl.com.

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CAFÉ MANHATTAN Kids of all ages will love the ’50s diner memorabilia. If it’s classic you want, order a burger with fries and a milkshake.

Or go St. Louis classic with a thin-crust pizza and toasted ravs. There’s penny candy, too. 505 S. Hanley, 314-8635695. 5 $–$$ CARL’S DRIVE IN Nothing screams hamburger stand louder than Carl’s, and no kid can refuse a flat-grilled cheeseburger and a homemade root beer in a frozen mug.

Finish with a Ronnie’s Rocky Mountain, an XL version of the Drumstick. 9033 Manchester, 314-961-9652. $ COLLEEN’S Kids of all ages will love the plethora of creative cookies and sweets—and now savory tarts, scones, and soups—in the “spot under the dot.”

7337 Forsyth,

314-727-8427, colleenscookies.com.

$ CROWN CANDY KITCHEN A corner shop to take you back to the good old days, Crown Candy is a St. Louis treasure, known for its chocolate candy, classic sandwiches, and serves-two milkshakes and malts.

Don’t leave without buying some molasses puffs or heavenly hash. 1401 St. Louis, 314-621-9650, crowncandykitchen $–$$ .net.

CRUSHED RED URBAN BAKE & CHOP SHOP Perhaps the notion of a fresh-chopped salad isn’t your child’s idea of nirvana, but the $5 cheese pizza will be.

The kids will also cheer ordering at the counter and having the pizza served within minutes.

Five area locations; crushed-red.com.

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EL BURRO LOCO The colorful décor and mind-blowing array of Mexican pop icons alone are worth the trip. The namesake mural on one wall will be the, um, butt of many jokes. 313 N. Euclid, 314-224-5371. 5

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314-726-9555; 5244 S. Lindbergh, 314-6261777; fitzsrootbeer.com.

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FIVE STAR BURGERS Five Star Burgers lays claim to many local firsts: custom-blended beef, a “flat-grill then flame-grill” cooking technique, and a soda fountain that features Maine Root sodas, all made the old-fashioned way.

8125 Maryland, 314720-4350; 11621 Olive, 314-942-6450; 5starburgersstl.com.

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CYRANO’S CAFE If it’s a great-tasting dessert you want, look no further than Cyrano’s. It’s famous for fun desserts, like the legendary, bet-you-can’t-finishit Cleopatra. 603 E. Lockwood, 314-9633232, cyranos.com.

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DEWEY’S PIZZA Kids order their pizza and then watch it being tossed, topped, and baked while the adults look on from a distance, sipping on a pint. Multiple locations; deweyspizza $ .com.

FITZ’S Parents and grandparents can wax nostalgic about root beer floats and burgers topped with Kitchen Sauce.

Kids can counter with modern classics like The Dreamboat (a float made with Fitz’s orange soda), as well as watch sodas being bottled. 6605 Delmar,

THE FOUNTAIN ON LOCUST The Fountain is a little one’s dream restaurant, with an old-fashioned soda fountain, booths, and a menu that includes such treats as PB-and-banana sandwiches and the world’s smallest hot fudge sundae. 3037 Locust, 314-5357800, fountain onlocust.com.

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GUS’S WORLD FAMOUS FRIED CHICKEN Adults prefer the signature spicy chicken, whereas kids gravitate toward the less spicy chicken fingers. Either way, there’s a reason the place is nearly always packed.

7434 Manchester, 314-899-9899, gusfriedchicken.com.

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are invariably hip— and family-friendly.

The kid’s menu includes 7-inch pizzas and generous portions of pasta. And to keep tykes entertained, Katie’s offers balls of dough. Two locations; katies pizzaandpasta.com. 5

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MILQUE TOAST BAR Breads, stews, topped toasts, and open-face sandwiches pair nicely with several local dairy and flavored grain milks. MTB is teeny-tiny, but there’s a charming patio in the back. 2212 S. Jefferson, 314-833-0085, milque $ toastbar.org.

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HODAK’S RESTAURANT This chicken lover’s paradise provides a kid-friendly dining atmosphere and expands kids’ horizons beyond whatever part of the chicken a “nugget” might be.

Hot dogs, burgers, and grilled cheese can also be found on the kids’ menu. 2100 Gravois, 314-776-7292, hodaks .com. 5

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Plus, the café offers an excellent selection of sandwiches and salads. Then, for dessert, take 20 steps to 608 N. McKnight to go from cup to cone at Jilly’s Ice Cream Bar. There are 20 flavors, plus cones made from cupcake batter, and gluten-free ice cream is available. Two area locations; jillys cupcakebar.com.

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PI PIZZERIA Who knew math could be so delicious? Pi’s thick cornmeal crust has won over many a convert, but the thin crust is great, too. And don’t forget that the Kirkwood location has a milkshake bar. Multiple locations, 314-3674300, pi-pizza.com.

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KINGSIDE DINER From the owners of Herbie’s, this chess-themed diner is several steps above other local diners. The second-floor terrace is the preferred perch for enjoying blue-plate specials, breakfast, or a double griddle burger with cheese fries. 4651 Maryland, 314-4543957; 8025 Maryland, 314-230-9020; kingside diner.com. 5

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has an informal “town hall” feel. It doesn’t take reservations. 7734 Forsyth, 314-8626603, pastariastl.com.

OLIVE & OAK Make this their first nice restaurant experience. The kid’s menu is a clever, color-on, $8 prix fixe with lots of choices. 102 W. Lockwood, 314-7361370, oliveandoak.com.

$ THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE The OPH might have the best pancakes in town, which is the only reason needed to take your kids there. 8817 Ladue, 314-932-1340; 17000 Chesterfield Airport, 636-536-4044; ophmo.com. 5

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P’SGHETTI’S PASTA AND SANDWICHES If nothing else, the kids will get the pronunciation right.

Sure to satisfy any appetite, the family special will load you up with enough mostaccioli for a week. The restaurant’s signature bread is good enough to fight over. Join the Kids’ Birthday eClub for special deals.

Three metro area locations; psghettis .com. 5 $

ROCK & BREWS The rock ‘n’ roll– themed restaurant serves scratch-made American fare. The dog-friendly 120-seat conservatory includes a play area for kids.

17258 Chesterfield Airport, 636-536-2739, rockandbrews.com.5

$$ THE SHACK Breakfast is served all day at this informal hot spot. The “skillet” dishes are delicious, and the popular gluten-free menu is a selling point. Five metro area locations, eatatshack.com. 5 $–$$ WOOFIE’S If you want to enjoy an old favorite, go for a regular hot dog or customize your own at Woofie’s. Attention, adults: A Chicago-style dog (or several) is mandatory. 1919 Woodson, 314-426-6291. $ YA YA’S EURO BISTRO This upscale restaurant treats children to a Euro-inspired touch of class. Stop by the toy box at the hostess stand before the kids dig into their complimentary desserts. Expectant mothers get reserved parking. 15601 Olive, 636-537-9991, yayas stl.com. 5

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There are some great ice cream options in St. Louis (Ted Drewes, Clementine’s, Jeni’s), but a popular made-toorder style is gaining momentum.

Thai-style ice cream rolled into town a few years ago (at Snow Factory in the Loop), and in February, a franchise operation—Freezing Moo—opened in Chesterfield Commons. A liquid ice cream base is first poured onto a cold plate, then scraped into rolls, placed vertically in cups, and topped with myriad goodies.

And you thought watching the process at Ices Plain & Fancy was fun!

42 THF, 636-5369880, freezing moo.com.

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