Last Thursday, we went to Ernie Miller for a class about the owls native to Kansas. The naturalists brought out four different kinds of native owls; a Barn Owl, a Screech Owl, a Barred Owl, and a Great Horned Owl.…
Owls at Ernie Miller
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Xtreme Bugs at Union Station
Last week we braved the bitter cold to visit Union Station and the current exhibit – Xtreme Bugs. These oversized animatronic bugs are interesting to see, and the exhibit had some nice hands on areas that the kids enjoyed –…
January 2015 Lego Club Creations
For our January 2015 meeting, we had a mini-build based on Lego’s birthday, a 50 brick challenge, and a theme of Castles and Creatures. As always, the kids ran with those ideas and made some great builds! Mini Builds A…
December 2014 Game Club
At our December Game Club we played some card and board games that most of the kids had not played before, a kids’ version of a traditional game, a twist on dominoes, plus a pocket game that is rapidly becoming…
The Nutcracker by the Kansas City Ballet
image credit – The Kansas City Ballet Today we attended the KC Ballet’s student performance of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” at the Kauffman Center. It was, as always, a wonderful performance that engaged and excited the kids. From the familiar music…
December 2014 Lego Club Creations
For this month’s meeting, we gave the kids the general theme of Winter and asked them to build things that were something fun to do outside, something interesting they would see, or anything else that said winter to them. They…
Best Pet of All at Paul Mesner Puppets
We attended another fun performance by Paul Mesner Puppets at the Glenwood Theatre on Friday. The hand puppets for the “Good Ole Blue” featurette were adorable, though it did have a bit sadder of an ending than the kids might…
Mythical Creatures at Prairie Fire Museum
If you have not had the chance to visit the visually stunning Prairie Fire Museum, the Discovery Room and the Mythical Creatures exhibition are a great reason to visit. The kids would have happily stayed in the Discovery Room for…
Plains Indians at Nelson-Atkins Museum
photo by Leslie R. Adams and courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum On Thursday the 6th we toured the Plains Indians exhibition at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. We saw some beautiful and amazingly detailed works created by Plains Indians artists – from…
November 2014 Lego Club Creations
We had a great November meeting with all kinds of detailed creations! We started with the mini build kits and made some November-themed creations – Thanksgiving food and turkeys, flags for Veterans’ Day, and a few story-worthy creations in honor…