Thursday, March 16, 2017

Bridgeton Indoor Pool, Bridgeton



Location:  4201 Fee Fee Road, Bridgeton, MO 63044

Phone: 314-739-5599

Amenities:
  • Play structure 
  • Lazy River
  • 2 story tube slide
Website: https://www.bridgetonmo.com/452/Indoor-Aquatic-Facility

The Bridgeton Rec Center has an indoor pool and offers open recreational swim times, and is open to residents and non-residents alike (additional charge for non-residents). The rec center opened in 2016 and it is a wonderful facility.  The daily rate for non-resident adults is $8 and for non-resident children is $7. You can also buy a value card and get 20 visits for $140 which saves you about $20.














Some photos courtesy of the Bridgeton website. They were better than mine!

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Bass Pro Santa's Wonderland, St. Charles



Location: 1365 S 5th St, St Charles, MO 63301

Website: http://m.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&appID=86915&cm_ven=redirect&cm_cat=mktg&cm_pla=bps&cm_ite=santa&cm_sp=SantaWlandNov2013_RD

Bass Pro Shops has been offering free Santa photos for years. They also have a bunch of activities for the kids.  We stopped by to see what it was all about and had a great time! Here's what they have:



Activity rug table with wooden cars


Laser gun arcade


 Archery arcade


 RC truck arena


 Ball pit with 2 excavators


 Lincoln log table


Craft tables (in the background)



Here's their schedule:



I think it's really neat that they offer all of this free stuff for the kids. Check them out if you're in the area!

Saturday, November 5, 2016

CiCi's Pizza, Rock Hill



Location: 9745 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63119

Website: http://www.cicis.com/locations/mo-saint-louis-9745-manchester-rd

This place has an all you can eat buffet for $5.95 a person for adults, and $3.29 for kids.  It includes several types of pizza, salad, sides, and desert. They had several types of pizza, some stuffed crust ones, some flatbread ones with spinach, and even mac n cheese pizza. The deserts were brownies, cinnamon roll bites, and s'mores. For sides they had garlic cheesy bread, wings, and pasta bowls.




In the back they have a small game room with arcade games, air hockey, claw games, pac man, and more.



They have a ton of seating 




I'll be honest, the food was just eh. But if are looking for a cheap easy lunch with little kids then this would be a good place to go. They have additional locations on South Lindbergh and in St. Charles.

Sunday, October 23, 2016

Castlewood State Park, Ballwin



Location: 1401 Kiefer Creek Road, Ballwin, MO 63021

Amenities: several picnic sites, two picnic shelters, playground, fishing, boating, trails, volleyball

Website: http://mostateparks.com/park/castlewood-state-park

Playground ground cover: wood chips

Castlewood park is a great place to hike and enjoy nature. The playground is situated between the 2 picnic shelters, and has tunnels, slides, steering wheels, a little rock wall, drums, and various bars and poles.

There is a creek that the road goes over, before you get to the playground. It is just a few inches in most parts and 12-18 inches in the deepest parts. It's very fun to play in on a hot day!


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The playground was replaced in 2016. It is located near the entrance of the park, next to restrooms and the creek. 






 A tire swing, 2 sling swings, an adaptive swing, and a baby swing. 



Turtle spinning seat









View from the road


Continue on in the park and you'll see these signs. This is where you can access the Meramec river.  Please don't swim in the Meramec River at Castlewood. There have been quite a few people who have drowned here in recent years. Because of this, I have not labeled this post as "swimming" in the search.  


Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Schaefer Park, St. Charles


Location: 1647 Wilshire Valley Blvd, St. Charles, MO 63303

Website: http://www.stcharlesparks.com/park/schaefer-park/

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber Mats


This playground is wonderful, but sunny.  There is no shade except under the pavilion so plan accordingly. The restrooms are new and clean.


There are 2 baby swings, 2 sling swings, and a special expression style swing for 2.


They have one large play structure, and a half circle climber. 


The play structure has a speaker system, 3 different slides, and lots of bars and poles.





"knockoff" expression style swing for 2





They also have paved trails that go through wildflower areas and are quite beautiful.