Great Escape: Expand Your Social Network

If you know the theme song from Dora the Explorer by heart and find yourself humming it even during time without your kids, it may be time to get out of the house a little bit more.

The MOMS Club of Kirkwood is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping mothers achieve that very goal. Every month they have a Moms Night Out, plus other opportunities to meet new folks. Join in on helping with a charitable service project related to children or attend one of the seasonal parties, held a few times a year, that include crafts, games, activities and treats. 

Bring the kids to participate in the MOMS Club children activities that help them learn various new skills, including socialization.

A stone's throw away, the  offers what it calls Magic Lunches. Each month, a group of participants travel to a different restaurant to taste the location's offerings and to enjoy the company of new people. 

In March the destination of choice was John D. McGurk's and on April 1 they headed to Mango. Coming up there is a trip planned to Bowling Green, MO to visit Bankhead Chocolate...a candy factory! Who ever said adults can't take fun field trips?

On April 8, join like-minded grown-ups for an Adult Easter Egg Hunt in Memorial Park. Search for "special" eggs filled with adult prizes with flashlights, as it is a night hunt. Register with the . Prices are $10 for residents, $15 for non-residents.