We had a fun time at Thursday’s performance of “Little Red Riding Hood” by Paul Mesner Puppets at the Glenwood Theatre. They started the show with a cute featurette about a very determined cat that both involved the audience with…
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…
The beautiful weather we were lucky to have last week held for our tour on Friday of the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center and the sculpture garden at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. We started our tour at the Discovery Center. The…
Friday’s performance of “Cinderella” by Theatre for Young America was full of laughs! Though the actress playing Cinderella was a lovely performer, it was the stepsisters played by Mike Ott and Eric Johansen who stole the show! From the costumes…
On Friday, May 9th, we attended a wonderful art workshop on “Mythical Creatures” at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. The kids observed dragons in both medieval European culture and Chinese culture, as well as Hindu gods to get an idea of the…
We had a great time at the May 7th performance of “The Dinosaur Show” by Paul Mesner Puppets! From the tongue-in-cheek jokes to the puppetry pratfalls, the show was a hit with kids and adults alike. The insects learning…
The performance of School House Rock Live! was great! From the beginning, the performance was fun and engaging. Even children who were not familiar with the songs enjoyed the singing and dancing. All the old favorites were included – Verb,…
Story telling is an important part of Black History Month, and some of the funniest stories surround Anansi the Spider. Paul Mesner Puppets has turned four Anansi stories into a rollicking play fun for the whole family. The play weaves…
