One afternoon last fall my 16-year-old sister, Veronica, stomped into the kitchen of our St. Louis childhood home. Visibly exhausted, she complained about her sleepless night and her fussy newborn.

Easter is coming, and for many families, that means a weekend full of egg-coloring projects, egg hunts, candies and little treats. What many families overlook is that it’s also an opportunity to ...

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Just like the story of Easter, something bad can often end up being good. It rained the day of my second-grade Easter egg hunt, so our room mothers hid all the eggs inside the classroom. This was back ...

Pre-K students at Mabel Brasher Elementary practiced counting while celebrating Easter at school Wednesday. Patti Meche's class turned paper plates into bunny hats with ears with some creative ...

First-grader Anwen Swan goes to school with iguanas, a tortoise, leopard geckos, hissing cockroaches and a palm dove, so it was no surprise to her when baby chickens were added to the mix. What was ...

This spring, my son was given the popular “egg drop” science assignment. Several weeks before it was due, he discussed elaborate ideas and hoped that his egg would remain intact for extra credit. Yet, ...

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