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 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 –…
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…
Where in the metro can you go on a horse-drawn hayride, taste fresh maple syrup, work with a real blacksmith, and play some pioneer games? On homeschool day at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm. For those who don’t know about…
