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…
May 2015 Lego Club Creations
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake at Theatre for Young America
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…
Cat in the Hat at Coterie Theatre
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…
April 2015 Game Club
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…
Three Bears at Paul Mesner Puppets
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.…
Exchange City and EarthWorks Homeschool Day
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…