We had another fun Game Club meeting in December! As usual, we had a variety of games for the kids (and parents!) to enjoy, and had a fun afternoon together. Here are some of the games that we played: Dr.…
December 2017 Game Club
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December 2017 Lego Club Creations
We celebrated December with Legos! We started our meeting with mini builds focused on toys, games, favorite books and movies, and snow! After we settled in, we focused on creating a winter-themed village and free building time. Here are some…
December 2016 Lego Club Creations
On December 5 we celebrated a new month with Lego creations that reflected the holiday season and winter. For our mini build, the kids built their favorite part of December or what said winter to them. For most of them,…
Charlie Brown Christmas at the Coterie Theatre
On December 16 we attended a live performance of “Charlie Brown Christmas” at the Coterie Theatre. Not only was this a fun celebration of 50 years of this favorite program, it was a loving tribute to Vince Guaraldi’s wonderful music,…
Nutcracker 2015
image courtesy of the KC Ballet On December 11 we attended the updated performance of The Nutcracker performed by the Kansas City Ballet. The performance was certainly meant for children – it was a full and very busy stage full…
December Bowling
We had a great time bowling this afternoon at Park Lanes. This month we had some new bowlers, who had fun and did really well too! Congrats to everyone who bowled today, and thanks to all the families for a…
December 2015 Lego Club Creations
For this month’s meeting we built on winter themes. We gave the kids a “choose and create” challenge – they drew slips of paper out of a bucket and then built the winter item listed. When the kids finished their…
Best Christmas Pageant Ever!
On Wednesday we attended Theatre for Young America’s performance of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” based on the book by Barbara Robinson. This now classic holiday book tells the story of the disreputable and disheveled Herdman children and how they…
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…