This Monday was our June Lego Club meeting, as well as Lego Club’s 2nd birthday. Not only did we build on the birthday theme, but we celebrated with some yummy treats, including some with a Lego theme. Whether the kids…
On Wednesday we went to Powell Gardens for their Toadily Tadpoles nature class, followed by a self-guided tour of the gardens. The class began in the education center, where our nature guide, Stephanie, introduced the kids to various types of…
Today was our last Game Club meeting until fall. Though we took a bag of games, the older kids spent most of their time building and fine-tuning a Marble Run kit. The younger kids had fun working with Play Doh…
We started off May with a great Lego Club meeting! Some of the themes for May – Flower Month, Bike Month, Astronomy Week and Space Day, Mother’s Day, Turtle Day, Memorial Day and Boating Week. We challenged the kids to…
On Thursday we attended a performance of “If You Give a Cat a Cupcake” at Theatre for Young America in Union Station. This is the second stage adaptation at TYA of the popular Laura Numeroff book series, and was so…
Today we attended a performance of “The Cat in the Hat” at Coterie Theatre. This adaptation was fun to watch and true to the spirit of the book. The kids especially enjoyed all the audience involvement, from a discussion of…
This Monday was Game Club, and we played a variety of board and card games, as well as dominoes and Jenga. Here is the list of the new games we brought: Zeus on the Loose – A mixture of math…
Last Thursday we attended a performance of “The Three Bears” by Paul Mesner Puppets. This updated version of the story mixed puppetry with hilarious video, a dash of history, a few lessons on bears and a whole lot of jokes.…
On Tuesday we went to the Homeschool Day at Exchange City and EarthWorks. Exchange City is a miniature city complete with 14 shops/businesses that the kids run on their own – city government, public works, the bank, a cafe, a…
Last Monday was our monthly Lego Club meeting. We explored April ideas – gardens, kites, zoos and aquariums, Easter, Passover, Arbor Day, Earth Day, Math Month, Map Day, and Home School Day. We then challenged the kids to create some…
