Nine-year-old Brooke from Kirkwood was selected as our 2010 Cover Kid at this afternoon's Cover Kids Back-to-School Fashion Show! Brooke was the finalist in the kids (ages 5-12) category as well. Other finalists were Andrew, 2, in the toddler category, Marisa, 14, in the teen category, and Mirabel, 43, in the adult category.
Grand prize winner Brooke will be featured on the cover of our Fall issue, on newsstands in mid-August. Thanks to everyone who came to Saint Louis Galleria to see the fashion show and watch Brooke be crowned the winner! Photos will follow soon.
It all started in April when we announced our contest for Cover Kids 2010. After narrowing the field first to 20 semi-finalists in each category and then to four finalists in each category (thanks to more than 46,000 votes by you, our readers!), we're about to choose our Cover Kid for 2010! To see photos of our finalists, go here
All finalists have won a modeling contract with Menagerie Models! One finalist in each category will also win a professional photography shoot by St. Louis children's photographer Jennifer Mannion of Pixie Posie, along with a $100 gift certificate to the Saint Louis Galleria, and will appear in the Fall issue of St. Louis Kids Mag
azine. The grand prize winner selected from the Toddler, Kids and Teen categories will appear on the cover of our Fall issue!
These winners walked the runway at the Fashion Show with very special host Virginia Kerr of KMOV! To see a preview of the show, check out this segment on Great Day St. Louis
Our Back-to-School Fashion Show and Cover Kids Contest benefited the Children's Home Society of Missouri. Find out more about the Children's Home Society and the great work they do at www.chsmo.org.
Thank you to all the kids and parents who entered the contest, to our host Virginai Kerr of KMOV-TV, Saint Louis Galleria, Menagerie Models, Pixie Posie Photography and all who came to the show!
Enjoy a magical, snowy world with Elsa from Frozen! There will be themed crafts, open play, magical photos and a princess sing-along on this day of frosty fun.
The Saint Louis Science Center has expanded its Preschool Science Series to include new offerings for different age groups of young scientists. Storybook STEM is for ages 3 to 5.
Little Red Hen Play Dates are a wonderful way for children ages 0-6 and their caregivers to experience the magic of Waldorf Early Childhood Education. You and your child will bake bread — a weekly occurrence in the Waldorf School's Early Childhood Program — listen to stories; join in a circle time filled with songs, rhymes, and movement; and explore the outdoors in the mini meadow.
Bring your babies and toddlers to this free story time at the Missouri History Museum.
Storytelling in the Museum is an in-person storytelling event happening at 10:30 a.m. at the Missouri History Museum. This event, perfect for the preschool set, features engaging stories with themes like Juneteenth, Sweet Treats, Summer and more. Storytelling in the Museum is free.