A
couple participation activities
This edition of Young Saint Louis.com includes activities
where you can participate on-line. One is our regular Mr.
Math Puzzler feature where you test your math ability in
a mail-in competition. The "extra" participation
activity this month is our MVC Ball Kids registration and
drawing. Always hands-on fun with YSL.com.
History Learn
about Black History at local libraries
Question: How do potato chips, peanuts and
cotton candy relate to Black History Month?
Answer: These foods were developed by black
Americans.
Music An
original Lewis and Clark opera for kids
A bunch of St. Louis-area kids get a unique
chance this month to celebrate the 200th anniversary
of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery.
They are in the cast of an original kids'
opera about the exploration.
Outdoors Kids
fish for trout in winter
Tyler Greer, Matt Breite and Andrew Shelton
last month braved cold weather to take advantage
of an unusual winter fishing season in St.
Louis. They all used different types of
bait to try to catch rainbow trout.
Books This
month's book reviews
In "The Summer of Riley" a boy tries
to save his dog from being put to death for
chasing horses. Will he succeed? Read about
this book and more, in this month's Young
Saint Louis.com book reviews.
Lifestyle St.
Michael's kids set up book club
Seventh-grader Emily Puetz likes to read.
She also likes to discuss with other kids
the books she reads. The solution: start an
after-school book club.
Food Ukrainian
kid gets holiday food surprise
Tanya Boksha is a Ukrainian foreign exchange
student staying with a St. Louis family this
year. Last month, Tanya's host family gave
her a holiday treat by cooking food dishes
from back-home recipes.
Sports Kids
vie for spots on basketball "feeder"
team
Fourteen-year-old Alex Whiteside is a newcomer
to the rich tradition of St. Charles West
High School basketball. And, he's hoping he's
on the right track to becoming a part of it.
Earth
Day You
can help with Forest Park project
Would you like to help recreate a native prairie/savanna
that looks like this area did before the settlers
came? Local kids and families can volunteer
to help during this year's Earth Day Weekend
in April.
To
be a 2004 MVC basketball ball kid, enter now
Learn
about Black History at local libraries
An
original Lewis and Clark opera for kids
Kids
fish for trout in winter
This
month's book reviews
St.
Michael's kids set up book club
Ukrainian
kid gets holiday food surprise
Kids
vie for spots on basketball "feeder"
team
You
can help with Forest Park project