Silly Jilly makes a haunted house and a ghost. Photo by Charles Williams/P-D

Where can you get a Pokemon with a slice of pepperoni or a Squidward with a slice of sausage? Try Racanelli’s in Webster Groves.

Every Tuesday from 6 to 8…

A young rider enjoys a roll in the bottom of a wagon. Photo by Charles Williams/P-D

Put a little yee-haw in your weekend plans with a hayride through Forest Park.

The Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry is offering hayrides on Friday and…

“The Backyardigans Live! Tale of the Mighty Knights” will play five shows on Oct. 11-12 at the Fox Theatre.

Show times are 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. and 5 p.m on Sunday.

Tickets are $15-$43…

Maybe people don’t want to be surrounded by scalawags and wenches. Or maybe people aren’t aware that the Skull-and-Crossbones flag flies only a short distance from St. Louis.

For whatever reason, the relatively new St. Louis Pirate Festival doesn’t get the…

Hot weather and hot air can only lead to two things: Ice cream and Silly Jilly.

Balloon artist Silly Jilly will appear tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at Serendipity in Webster Groves. She can create more than 200 balloon characters, including Pokemon…

Kids love to run into snakes while hiking in the woods. But why leave such a fun encounter to chance?

I recently discovered Lizard King Arts in Lake Tahoe. They make handmade hiking staffs in the shape of slithering snakes. Choose from…

First, I apologize to anyone who was at the 2:25 p.m. showing of ‘Kung Fu Panda‘ at Crestwood Mall yesterday. Those kids who kept yelling ‘awesome’ during the fight scenes were part of my group.

It’s hard to blame them. The…

This weekend would be a good time to take a break from remodeling the bathroom and bond with your little contractor-to-be. After all, one day he or she will grow up and be expected to tackle that honey-do list of…

If you’re like me, you’re sick of being told that parents should monitor what their kids watch on TV, what music they listen to or what video games they play. In the digital age, it’s a futile effort because they…

Alvin, Simon and Theodore stopped at the St. Louis Galleria on Sunday and got down with “Funkytown” and other nutty hits.

If you missed it, check out my video above and you’ll quickly get the idea.

Of course,…