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Not Just For Kids! features news, fun activities and places to visit in the Metro St. Louis area for the entire family.    |
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), August 20, 2003 - St. Louis Public Schools will host its third annual Back to School Family Festival on Saturday, August 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Vashon High School, 3035 Cass Avenue. This event serves as a "one-stop shop" opportunity for families throughout the school district to register students, get children immunized, and obtain information about bus transportation and after-school care. This year's festival will feature refreshments, entertainment, door prizes, vouchers for school supplies, and activities for children. Various community agencies that provide services for children will also have representatives and information at the festival. The district will have translators available to help families that speak Arabic, Bosnian, Farsi, Kurdish, Spanish, Somali and Vietnamese. "The Back to School Family Festival offers a fun and convenient way for families in the district to enroll their children and pick up information and get questions answered to prepare for the start of school," said Everette Carter, the event organizer and project director for the school district's Safe Schools/Healthy Students program. To register a child who has never attended a St. Louis Public School, the parent or guardian needs to bring the following: proof of St. Louis City address, up-to-date immunization records for each child, and a birth certificate for each child. If the student has a new address within the city, proof of the new St. Louis City address is needed. The first day of school for St. Louis Public Schools is Sept. 8, 2003. For more information about the Vashon event, call Carter at (314) 345-4465. For general information about registering a child to attend school or other questions, please call St. Louis Public Schools' parent hotline at (314) 367-1368. Family Fun in O'Fallon O'FALLON, MO, (SLFP.com), August 17, 2003 - This Labor Day weekend, experience the fun of camping close to home! Join us in Civic Park for the Second Annual Family Camping Night. The overnight event adventure begin at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 30, ending at to 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 31. Family Camping Night offers a great chance for beginners to meet other families and learn camping basics, such as making a fire and pitching a tent. Enjoy games, storytelling, singing, tie-dieing and a cook-out with hotdogs and s'mores. Finally, wake up to breakfast on Sunday morning. The cost is $25 per family for up to five people. Each additional person costs $5. Reel in a winner at the Second Annual Kids Fishing Derby at Lake Whetsel in Fort Zumwalt Park. Great prizes are awarded to all children who participate. Plus, enter contests for casting, biggest fish and most unusual catch. Bring your own fishing equipment. Parents and grandparents, don't forget your cameras! Although the event is free, ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Registration is NOT available the day of the event, so register early. Children must be at least 4 years old to enter. Participants over the age of 16 must present a fishing license. The Kids' Fishing Derby is co-sponsored by the City of O'Fallon Parks and Recreation Department and Wal-Mart, Inc. For more information about these events or to register, call (636) 379-5575. Urban Hayrides Bring The Country To Forest Park ST. LOUIS, MO, (SLFP.com), August 17, 2003 - The City of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry will offer hayrides in Forest Park on Friday and Saturday nights on fall weekends starting Friday, Oct. 3 and ending Saturday, Dec. 13. The wagons, which are pulled by tractors, leave from Wells Drive (west of the Zoo parking lot)and take a 45-minute ride. They return to the picnic grounds where a bonfire is waiting. Groups can bring hot dogs and marshmallows to roast. The bonfire has a one-hour time limit. "City residents can enjoy all the fun of a hayride without going miles from home. Forest Park is a beautiful setting for a ride on a crisp fall evening and then groups can enjoy the fun of sitting around a bonfire," said Dan Skillman, Parks Commissioner. Riders can choose from the following dates: Oct. 3 and 4; Oct. 10 and 11; Oct. 7 and 18; Oct.24 and 25; Oct. 31 and Nov.1; Nov. 7 and 8, Nov. 14 and 15, Nov. 21 and 22; Dec. 5 and 6; and Dec. 12 and 13. They will not operate during Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 28 and 29. Wagons leave each evening at 7, 7:05, 7:10, 7:15, 7:20, 8, 8:05, 8:10; 8:15 and 8:20 p.m. Groups of all ages are welcome. The cost is $80 a wagon with a maximum of 20 people per wagon. The Parks Department will accept only a cashier's check or money order to reserve a wagon. Hayrides go on rain or shine. Call the Permit Section of the Parks Dept. at 289-5330 to book a hayride. 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