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Find Waldo!
“Where’s Waldo?” is happening again this July in Webster Groves! We’ve hidden Waldo at The Novel Neighbor and other participating locations (see passport for stores/locations to visit). Get yourself a passport now, and you and your family can visit these locations and try to find Waldo. Throughout the month of July, there will be prizes awarded to players, and at the end the month, there’ll be a big Waldo shindig at the Novel Neighbor! Download Passport
Kids in Action: A Social Justice Camp (Week 1)
During our camp, we will pot our our plants while learning about climate justice, make sandwiches for homeless people in St. Louis and talk about how to be active in your community. We will also learn about gender and racial equality through fun activities. The goal of the camp is to be intersectional, educational, and interactive. Here’s the daily schedule: Monday: Environmental Justice Tuesday: Racial Equality Wednesday: Gender Equality Thursday: Community Activism Kids in Action Camp is designed for children…
Kids in Action: A Social Justice Camp (Week 2)
During our camp, we will pot our our plants while learning about climate justice, make sandwiches for homeless people in St. Louis and talk about how to be active in your community. We will also learn about gender and racial equality through fun activities. The goal of the camp is to be intersectional, educational, and interactive. Here’s the daily schedule: Monday: Environmental Justice Tuesday: Racial Equality Wednesday: Gender Equality Thursday: Community Activism Kids in Action Camp is designed for children…
Find WALDO – Grand Celebration & Prize Drawing
This year’s Find WALDO program has been an awesome way for members of the community to visit local businesses! We will be celebrating the end of the program and WALDO’s 30th Anniversary with an in-store celebration and prize drawing! See you there!
Daryl Gregory – “Spoonbenders”
Master storyteller Daryl Gregory delivers a stunning, laugh-out-loud novel about a family of gifted dreamers. The Telemachus family is known for performing inexplicable feats on late-night television. Teddy, a master conman, heads up a clan who possess psychic gifts he only fakes. But when, one night, the magic fails and tragedy strikes, the family withdraws to Chicago where they live in shame for years. Until the CIA, the mafia, and an unrelenting skeptic all start digging up old secrets. Now,…
Beginner Kids Comic Workshop
3 PM – 4 PM each Sunday from August 6th to September 10th AGES: 8-11 – Six Week Class, One Hour Each Week $60 Per Child – all materials included Attention, children of earth! Your mission is to help mankind by drawing comics! Yes, society needs you! Do you have what it takes? Do you like to draw? Do your parents need a break every week? If so, then this workshop is for you! This SIX WEEK course will teach…
Superheroes Mini-Camp
Calling all pint-sized superheroes! You’re invited to join us from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 7-8, 2017, for super fun science and art activities to test your powers and perfect your costume. Try your hand at fearsome feats of strength and a stupendous obstacle course. Lots of hands-on activities as well as story time both days. Superheroes mini-camp is for children ages 5-7. Campers are asked to bring a lunch. We will walk to Lockwood Park for outdoor adventures…
Harry Potter Mini-Camp
Welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! First Years, this way! This camp, help from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Aug. 9-11, 2017, is perfect for our youngest Harry Potter fans. As first year students, all young wizards will gather supplies in Diagon Alley, try on the Sorting Hat to find their houses, participate in classes to earn points for their teams, and play our own bookstore version of Quidditch. Harry Potter mini-camp is for children ages 6-9. Campers are…
Hammered Grammar – Class 1: Commonly Confused Words
Hammered Grammar – It’s a pedagogical party, and you’re invited! Do you feel a bit rusty in terms of your grammar skills? Are you looking to improve your writing for professional and/or personal gain? As a student, did you ever think, “Gee, school would be a lot more fun if I could drink during class”? Then Hammered Grammar is the class for you! Bring a beverage, some snacks, and a desire to strengthen your writing chops. The class will led by…
HOW TO DRAW TEEN TITANS with Mr. Todd
ONE HOUR CLASS AGES: 7-11 – $10 PER CHILD ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED Attention, children of earth! Your mission is to help mankind by drawing comics! Yes, society needs you! Do you have what it takes? Do you like to draw? Do your parents need a break every week? If so, then this workshop is for you! This SIX WEEK course will teach the basics of cartooning and comic strips to 8-11 year olds, including things like character design, speech bubbles,…