Woodlands Sports Park, St. Peters

Location: 1 Woodlands Parkway, St. Peters, MO 63376

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

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber


This playground was recently renovated and it's so much better than it was!

Before

Now they have 2 adaptive swings, 4 sling swings, and a modified expression swing

The playstructure is huge with maze boards, steering wheels, slides, webbed climbers, and tons of bars and poles. 

Thanks Erin for the photos!

Dardenne Park, St. Peters

Location: 175 Dew Ct, St. Peters, MO 63376

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

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

From the website: "Tucked away in a sheltered wooded corner next to Dardenne Creek, Dardenne Park provides visitors with an expansive new playground, a paved pedestrian trail, and quick access to an 18-hole municipal golf course." 

When you arrive you park and then walk down a secluded path. There is a creek here that is small and easy to get to if your kids want to play in it. 

 It's a nice peaceful walk to the playground

We really enjoyed this playground because it has some neat features that you don't see very often. The hippo was a big hit!

 There are 2 baby swings and 2 sling swings. 

 The baby area has a small structure with just a slide and some bars, but it also has a pirate ship!

 The big play structure has several slides, a bridge, a pretend storefront, a musical board, stepping stones, a bubble window, steering wheel, abacus board, and lots of bars and poles.

 You don't see an abacus board very often

 There is one picnic table and several benches scattered around

It's a shame there aren't any restrooms here because this playground is really charming and fun.

The James S. McDonnell Prologue Room at Boeing, Berkeley

Location: 100 Airport Rd, St. Louis, MO 63135

Website: http://www.boeing.com/company/tours/prologue-room.page#/plan-visit

This exhibit is completely free and open to anyone Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the summer months of June, July and August. The exhibit is not open on weekends. Parking is free and it's easy to find the building. I just plugged 100 Airport Rd into my GPS and it took me straight there. It's in Building 100 of Boeing's campus at the intersection of James S. McDonnell Blvd. and Airport Rd. You need to get through security to get to the rest of the campus but not this building.

From their website, "Portraying a century of milestones, the Prologue Room showcases the courageous pioneers of aviation and the achievements of thousands who turned dreams into reality."

Simply put, this room is an air and space history exhibit. My kids enjoyed it but wished there was more to do. I would say this is definitely more appropriate for school aged kids and not toddlers. 

You can sit and watch a little movie as you enter. It explains the basic principles of space flight.

My son loves the Blue Angels! 

I remember flying on Eastern in the 70's and it looked just like this!

From the website: "Visitors can view large-scale models of the F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet and AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, and an operational unmanned ScanEagle.

Wind-tunnel-size models include Boeing’s newest 787 Dreamliner, C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft, the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angel, and Air Force One.

Displays of rockets and missiles include full-scale models of a Harpoon radar-guided missile, a JDAM smart weapon, and a Small Diameter Bomb.

At the exhibit’s center are full-size engineering mockups of the Mercury and Gemini spacecraft that carried America's first astronauts into space. Also on display are models of the Space Shuttle, Sky Lab, and the International Space Station.

Touch-screen kiosks throughout the museum help visitors to learn more about the products of Boeing through dozens of videos describing the development of the venerable airplanes and spacecraft that lead the way in the advancement of technology, change the way we travel, defend our freedoms, and discover new frontiers.

Guests may view a rare collection of fine art, including one of the largest collections of paintings by famed aviation artist R.G. Smith. His bold and dramatic work captures significant achievements in flight, space travel and world history."

This would be a great field trip for a homeschool group! They have programs in place for middle school students to explore science and technology. Call them for more information.