Spencer Creek Park, St. Peters

Location: 200 Sutters Mill Rd, St. Peters MO 63376

Website: http://www.stpetersmo.net/st-peters-parks.aspx#spencercreek

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber and wood chips

There is a play structure for big kids and one for the littles. The smaller one has a double slide, a mini climber, steering wheels, and some bars and poles. The larger structure has a rock wall, 3 large slides, a bridge, poles, and bars.

There are 2 baby swings and 2 sling swings.

 Very nice large creek to play in!

 Walking over the bridge from the parking lot to the playground. 

 It's a little walk from the parking lot

  Creek again

Nice restrooms and pavilion area near the parking lot

Shady Springs Park, St. Peters

Location: 3888 Shady Springs Ln, St. Peters, MO 63376

Website: http://www.stpetersmo.net/st-peters-parks.aspx#shadysprings

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber Mats

This playground is completely enclosed which is great! It has one adaptive swing, 1 baby swing, and 6 sling swings. There is a covered picnic table in the center of the playground. There is one huge play structure with a couple of two-story slides and a small structure for kids under 5. The small structure has a metal slide, ramps, tic tac toe boards, and pretend areas.  The large structure has a rock wall, a bridge, 2 tube slides, pretend areas, and lots of bars and poles.

Shady Springs also offers visitors a half-mile fitness trail that winds through a scenic wooded area on the north side of the park.

 Large pavilion and restrooms at the end of the parking lot

 Nature trail

 Modified Merry-Go-Round

Aerial View

Nob Hill, St. Peters

Location: 500 Sutters Mill Rd, St. Peters, MO 63376

Website: http://www.stpetersmo.net/article/3723/Nob-Hill-Park-Officially-Opens-to-the-Public.aspx

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber Mats

Nob Hill is one of the newest (2015) and most unique parks in St. Peters. It's unique because it has outdoor fitness equipment. It's an outdoor gym!

Adult Fitness Area:
4-Person Lower Body Combo
2-Person Cross Country Ski
2-Person Back & Arms Combo
2-Person Wheelchair Accessible Vertical Press
2-Person Wheelchair Accessible Lat Pull Down
2-Person Wheelchair Accessible Chest Press
3-Person Static Combo (Sit-up, Pull-up, Dip Station)
2-Person Leg Press

Youth Fitness Area:
Tightrope Feature
2- Horizontal Ladder Climbing Features
Chinning Bar
Climbing Wall
Stationary Cycler
"Lolliladder" Climbing Feature
"Air Dancer" Trolley Glide Feature

The entire thing is fenced in and there are nice new bathrooms at the end. There's also a covered picnic table and drinking fountains in the center. Very Nice!

Family Sundays at the Art Museum, St. Louis City

Location: 1 Fine Arts Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110

Website: http://www.slam.org/education/families.php

The Art Museum has had these Family Sundays for a while and we finally got to go check it out. They are trying to encourage more families to come visit. I have never taken my kids there because there's absolutely nothing for them to do. They can't touch anything and I think running through there screaming is probably frowned upon! But now that they are older they love crafting so we went to make some crafts.

It's easy to find, it's in the Griggs Gallery which is right off the main hall. They will direct you and you will see this sign.

Everything is free and is open from 1-4 p.m. This time they were making little canvas bags.

Stop here to find out what the activity is and get your supplies. Then find a seat and get busy!

My kids loved the animal stencils and made a picture on each side of the bag. He chose a turtle and a dragonfly, she chose a butterfly and drew pictures of herself on the back LOL. The bag is sturdy and the perfect size for them to carry their little treasures around. They loved coloring on it and making it their own!

They also offer free guided tours at 2:30 but we had to be somewhere so maybe we'll check that out next time.

Rabbit Run Park, St. Peters

Location: 10 Mayfield Rd, St. Peters, MO 63376

Website: http://www.stpetersmo.net/st-peters-parks.aspx#rabbitrun

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

There are 2 sling swings, and 2 baby swings. There are 3 different slides, bridges, stepping stones, bouncing thing, maze boards, and lots of poles are bars. This playground is in full sun but the covered pavilion is close.

Small worn path down to the smaller part of the creek next to the playground.

Nice newer restrooms and large pavilion next to the playground

On this map the playground is circled in red. You can see Dardenne creek goes all around the park and it's very large in spots. I didn't go looking to see how easy it is to get into but just wanted to post in case anyone wanted to see the layout of the creek.