Free & Inexpensive Things for Kids to Try in Springfield, Missouri
Events
The Springfield-Greene County libraries host a summer reading program every year, and since my girls love to read and be read to, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to let them be rewarded for their time spent with their books. In 2018 (maybe every year?) the program was called Libraries Rock! Each year I’m sure the dates change a little, but …
Places to Explore
Ever since Christmas, when our family first moved to Springfield and took a drive through the Rutledge-Wilson Farm Community Park’s light display, I’ve been intrigued and have wanted to come back in the warmer weather and explore. I finally packed up the girls, a picnic lunch and a camera, and we made our way to the farm. The first thing …
Events, Seasonal
I took the girls to see the hour-long production of Oh My Gosh Josh and, oh my gosh, it was so fun! We saw him perform at the library, but he had several other performance locations throughout the Springfield area this summer. Apparently, he’s nationally recognized and does shows all over the country for all kinds of audiences. As his …
Events, Seasonal
A perfect mash-up of a library Racing to Read Storytime and an outdoor activity to get your kids moving, Storywalk at the Springfield Botanical Gardens was such a cute idea and very well implemented. One of the best library story-tellers was there, and she engaged the kids in cute songs and books about birds. Another girl, a college-aged bird lover, …
Events
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …