Our May Game Club had a variety of games new and old, as well as a game swap where our members traded games they had outgrown. Here are the new games that we played: Castle Panic – This is a…
May 2017 Game Club
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Pizzeria Locale
On May 16 and 17 we had two groups of students visit Pizzeria Locale at 95th and Quivira to learn all about how pizza dough is made, and to enjoy a pizza lunch courtesy of the restaurant. The demonstration started…
Grinter Place Tour
Last week we toured Grinter Place, a historical site in Kansas City, KS, to experience life in the 1850s at a ferry boat crossing. The Grinter family ran a ferry boat that carried travelers moving westward across the Kansas River.…
May 2017 Lego Club Creations
This month’s Lego Club focused on creating a fairy tale world. We also spent a little time on mini builds with May themes, such as flowers, bikes, turtles, Mother’s Day and space. Here are some of the things the kids…
Velveteen Rabbit at TYA
On April 26th we attended the live performance of “The Velveteen Rabbit” at Theatre for Young America in Union Station. This adaptation takes the beloved classic into the library for a feature on rabbits, and includes a magician who helps…
Teacher from the Black Lagoon at Folly Theater
On Monday we went to the Folly Theater for a showing of “Teacher from the Black Lagoon and Other Stories” performed by Theatreworks USA. This musical story time contained seven different books – “Teacher from the Black Lagoon” by Thaler;…
National Geographic Live – Beauty and the Bizarre
Last week we attended a lecture at Kauffman Center presented by National Geographic Live. The topic was “Beauty and the Bizarre” and it was all about the hidden, strange, but also beautiful parts of nature. The photographer, Anand Varma, showed…
April 2017 Lego Club Creations
Last week we had our April Lego Club meeting. We started with our mini builds based on April activities, then moved on to our challenge build – make a map using one of the oversized base plates, then build the…
March 2017 Game Club
Monday was our March 2017 Game Club meeting. As usual, we had a variety of games new and old for the kids to try. Here are the new games we played this week: Three Little Pigs – Help the three…
Spring Clean-up Day
Wednesday afternoon we had a spring clean-up of the streamway by 103rd and Metcalf. We had great weather, and were able to make some real progress in cleaning up the area. In the hour and a half that we worked,…