The weather was perfect for the 1860s-style county fair at Mahaffie! The kids enjoyed voting for their favorite farm animal (including some very happy pigs and friendly horses), riding the stagecoach, exploring the new barn, learning how to scrub laundry…
The beautiful weather we were lucky to have last week held for our tour on Friday of the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center and the sculpture garden at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. We started our tour at the Discovery Center. The…
Our July meeting was a celebration of summer and we enjoyed lots of free building time. July has all kinds of fun holidays – 4th of July, Circus Celebration Day for P. T. Barnum’s birthday, International Joke Day, Moon Day,…
This month JoCo Homeschool Lego Club celebrated one year of building fun. Thanks to all who have attended meetings and shared their creations with us! June is Outdoors Month, and contains Father’s Day, Flag Day, Juggling Day, the first day…
To start off Lego Club this month, the kids showed off their own creations they brought from home. There were some awesome creations! After that, the kids grabbed their mini-build kits and started in on their May themed builds. Besides…
April is Spring, and since it is National Garden Month, National Kite Month, and includes Arbor Day and Earth Day, this month’s mini kit creations were about nature and the outdoors. The kids built some incredible mini build creations! April…
March is an exciting month, with St. Patrick’s Day, World Book Day, Art & Craft Month, Dr. Seuss Birthday, Pi Day, and of course the start of Spring. So, for their mini-kit builds, the kids were asked to build based…
Where in the metro can you go on a horse-drawn hayride, taste fresh maple syrup, work with a real blacksmith, and play some pioneer games? On homeschool day at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm. For those who don’t know about…
After exploring engineering and inventions last month, February’s Lego Club was dedicated to exploring Legos as an art medium. For our mini builds, we had a February theme, including Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, Chinese New Year, Groundhog Day, and Black…
Inventing and Engineering was the theme of our January 2014 Lego Club, and the kids showed their skills in their creations. For our mini builds, we celebrated both Lego’s birthday and National Candy Month. Kids were encouraged to build something…
