Things everyone should know about St. Louis

New to St. Louis? Here’s some useful information!

Shopping Name Location(s) Notes

Shop N Save All over St. Louis Their weekly circular often includes at coupon for $10 off your purchase of $50. Good on Thursdays.

Schnucks All over St. Louis Slightly pricier than Shop N Save

Dierbergs All over St. Louis Upscale Grocery. Very nice staff.

Sappington Farmer’s Market Near the intersection of Watson and Laclede Station Spend $50 get $10 off every Thursday. Coupon is available in store. Milk purchases do not count toward the $50.

Aldi All over St. Louis Great discount grocery store. Cheap and good for stocking up on the basics. They only accept cash or an atm debit card. You’ll need a quarter to put in the grocery cart. When you return the cart, you get your quarter back.

Costco At Highway 55 and Lindbergh Good for buying diapers, wipes, formula and more. Membership required.

Sam’s Club Highway 44 and Big Bend in Crestwood.
Manchester and Hanley in Maplewood. Similar to Costco.

Soulard Farmer’s Market At Highway 55 and 7th Street Outdoor market with fruit, vegetables, flowers, dairy and meat. Has a bakery and spice shop indoors. Open Wednesday through Saturday mornings year round. Better selection during the summer months and on Friday and Saturday. Coupons available online at soulardmarket.com

Diaper Coupons Look at www.afullcup.com and www.babycheapskate.com for coupons and rebates.

Formula Checks If you are looking for a place to swap formula checks, please contact Lucinda Usher at idmogirl@charter.net .

The Purple Cow
Once Upon A Child
Value Village Various Locations Second hand stores for children. Great bargains.

Fun Things to Do in St. Louis

4th of July Celebration at the Arch The Arch Pat and George Fuhriman attend every year and love it when they can get together a big group to join them!

Tower Grove Park Near Highway 44 and Kingshighway Free wading pool for kids open Memorial Day until the end of August. Pool closed on Mondays.

St. Louis Botanical Gardens By Tower Grove Park Free entrance Wednesday and Saturday mornings for St.Louis City and County residents.

Butterfly House Near Highway 40 and Olive Blvd. Free First Tuesday morning of every month with ID and show Missouri residency with a bill.

The Magic House At Highway 44 and Big Bend. Fantastic Children’s Museum. The 3rd Friday of every month is free after 5:30 p.m.

Forest Park Hampton Ave and Highway 40 Walking Trails, Museums, Ice Skating, Boat House, Paddleboats and Restaurant

The St. Louis Art Museum At Forest Park Free

The St. Louis Science Center Between Hampton and Kingshighway on Highway 40. Free

The Muny At Forest Park Outdoor Musical Theater. Professional quality. Free seats at the back of the theater nightly.

The St. Louis Zoo In Forest Park near Hampton Ave and Highway 40. General Admission is free. The children’s zoo and the carousel are free the first hour that the zoo is open.

Ted Drew’s Chippewa and Jamieson Great Custard. St. Louis Tradition.

Wehrenberg Theaters All over St. Louis Show free family movies on Wednesday and Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. and noon. During the summer. Check with Wehrenberg for listings.

The Incredible Pizza Place Lindbergh ave in Crestwood Pizza Buffet

Grant’s Farm Gravois and Laclede Station Trails, bikes, rollerblading and walking. The Farm is free but there is a $9 per car parking fee. Go in groups!

Watson Trails Park Crestwood Free Movie night

Laumier Sculpture Park Highway 44 and Lindbergh Free Sculpture Park

Water Tower Grand and Highway 44 Open to the public on the 1st Saturday of the month. $5 per adult, 198 stairs to the top, not for the faint at heart!

City Museum Downtown A bit costly, but tons of fun for the kids and the adults.

Six Flags Amusement Park Highway 44 in Eureka Everybody knows Six Flags!

Eckert’s Farm Various locations in Missouri Pick apples, pumpkins, etc.

The Oakland House Pictures with Santa, play, cookies with Mrs. Claus and the Easter Bunny, play and Easter Basket. Cost $3

Suson’s Park Petting Farm Animals

The Mills Outlet Mall Highway 270 and Highway 70 Outlet mall with lots of stores

YMCA Various Locations in St. Louis Family Gym, scholarship programs available.

*This is by no means an all-inclusive list. Please look at individual websites for the most updated and accurate information.