The 2011 St. Louis Kids Magazine Cover Kids Contest is
now open! Does your child have what it takes to be our next Cover Kid?
We're looking for kids of all ages, sizes, abilities and backgrounds for this year's Cover Kid Contest, and there are lots of prizes and fun in store for those who participate. The winner will be featured on the cover of our Fall issue!
The winner and four finalists, one in each age category (see categories below) will win a one-year professional modeling contract with Menagerie Models of St. Louis, a professional portfolio photo shoot, a professional photo shoot from Pixie Posie Photography, a $100 gift certificate to the Saint Louis Galleria and other prizes. PLUS, all finalists will participate in our 2011 Back-to-School Fashion Show on July 30 at the Saint Louis Galleria with special host Virginia Kerr of KMOV-TV's Great Day St. Louis!
Age Categories:
Babies (6 to 23 months by June 1, 2011)
Toddlers (24 months to 4 years by June 1, 2011)
Kids (5 years to 12 years by June 1)
Teens (13 to 18 years by June 1)
Click here for more details and to enter your child to be our 2011 Cover Kid!
Join in on First Art, a free art program for toddlers where the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Dress to get messy!
Explore the Saint Louis Zoo in the evenings at the Chinese lantern festival Animals Aglow! Animals Aglow returns to illuminate the Saint Louis Zoo for the second year with dozens of new, towering lanterns and light displays.
Visit The Magic House for Toddler Time, a special early-morning program for toddlers. Children age 1-4 can take part in exhibits and exclusive interactive activities designed just for little ones. There are new themes every week!
Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym is an opportunity for any child to have supervised free play in the gym. They can work on existing skills, try something new, or simply play around. It is completely up to them! Open Gym is open to both members and non-members ages 12 and under.
See the Zoo's California sea lions perform acrobatic and athletic feats, including Olympic-style dives on a high-diving platform, flipper walks, frisbee tosses and plenty of surprises. While on stage with the sea lions, the Zoo's trainers explain sea lion behavior and positive-reinforcement training, in addition to the need for conserving the sea lion's ocean habitat.