Last Thursday, we went to Ernie Miller for the Inspector Insector class. Naturalist Molly came into the room dressed as a detective, and immediately grabbed the kids attention. She introduced the kids to their “case” and gave us a list of…
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.…
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 –…
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…
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…
Friday morning we attended a performance of “Nate the Great” by Theatre for Young America at Union Station. The TYA actors did a wonderful job of bringing Marjorie Sharmat’s books to life on stage. If you have not read the…
We braved the damp and the cool fall weather for a fun hayride and marshmallow roast at Shawnee Mission Park on Friday evening. We were able to see the beautiful hills, the marvelous fall colors on the trees, and a…
We had a great tour of the Shatto Dairy on Tuesday. The kids were able to learn all about the milking process – they saw how the cows are milked, tried milking a cow by hand, met some of the…
We don’t have a lot of pictures because we were busy having so much fun! Legoland has so much to do for all ages! The little ones enjoyed activities like building with Duplos and playing in the soft climbing and…
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…
