We enjoyed a second week of hands on history with our class today on the Santa Fe Trail. Like last week, this class was based on a trunk from the Kansas State Historical Society, and was filled with items that…
History Trunks – Santa Fe Trail
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History Trunks – Farm Family
Today we learned about Kansas farming and homesteading in the late 1800s and early 1900s in our class on Farm Family life. This class is based on a trunk from the Kansas State Historical Society. The Farm Family trunk was…
January Bowling
January bowling was lots of fun. The kids had a great time practicing technique and enjoying time with friends. This month we added a lane for parents to bowl too; congrats to S. for her high score! Looking forward to…
Prairie Traveler at Ernie Miller
Ms. Molly playing the role of “Mattie Johnson” On January 13 we visited the Ernie Miller Nature Center in Olathe for the “Prairie Traveler” program. The program was presented by one of the wonderful historical interpreters at the nature center,…
January 2016 Lego Club Creations
We started the new year off with a free-building mini build time, then had the kids work on a theme build for the entire group! Our theme was a Lego city filled with different types of buildings. The kids were…
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…