Looking for a fun Springfield event that not only captures your kids’ attention, but educates them as well? Here’s one for you to try: Little Acorns at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center. My girls loved attending Little Acorns! This particular one was titled “It’s Time to Wake Up” and taught all about spring: animals coming out of hibernation, plants beginning …

Today we braved our first Preschool Open Gym at Ozark Mountain Gymnastics. I say “braved” because, honestly, I was a little nervous to try it since I had no idea what to expect. I didn’t know how to dress my kids (or myself, for that matter), where to enter the building, how to pay, whether or not we took off …

Recently, we discovered the Racing to Read Story time at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library, and we plan to attend as much as possible! It has quickly become our favorite. It easily caters to babies – kindergarten, and keeps the kids’ attention for the entire time. Stories, songs, crafts, activities…. it has it all. Plus, the children’s section at the …

In downtown Springfield, Missouri, there’s a cute little place called the Moxie Cinema that, according to the website, screens “first run independent and foreign films that would otherwise never come to town.” But one big reason that you want to know this information is because on certain Saturdays (click here for a schedule: http://www.moxiecinema.com/films/moxie-mornings/) the theater hosts Moxie Mornings, which …

My dad is the handyman of handymen. He can fix absolutely anything with whatever he has in the toolbox or garage. My sister inherited some of his talent. Unfortunately, I did not. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t introduce my kids to the world of building and tools and the gigantic aisles of home improvement stores – thanks to …

I recently took my four-year-old daughter to a Michael’s Kids Club event in Springfield. I didn’t really know what to expect, and she was pretty surprised to learn that we weren’t going to do any walking-down-every-aisle-in-search-of-that-one-thing shopping. Now I know that there is a little room in the very back of the store, next to the frames, where fun kid magic …

I grew up reading Aesop’s Fables (if you didn’t grow up reading them, they are a collection of silly animal stories that end with a moral). So, when I heard that I could be part of an Aeop’s Fables family event– for FREE – I was pretty excited! This weekend (Sunday, January 28), the Library Center is hosting a really …

Our Tuesday mornings have recently been set aside for Kids Connection at Chick-fil-A (Glenstone location). For those of you with households like mine, where everyone is up before the sun (or after you drop the older kids off at school and need to get some energy out of the littlest ones), come join us from 8:30 – 10:00 am! Kids …

Did you know that the Springfield Barnes and Noble has story times? It makes sense, given that they are a pretty popular bookstore, but I had no idea that I could bring my kids to hear new books read by someone other than me! The children’s area is super cute, with a beautiful Hundred Acre Woods theme, and the kids sit …