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.…
Owls at Ernie Miller
Xtreme Bugs at Union Station
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 –…
January 2015 Lego Club Creations
For our January 2015 meeting, we had a mini-build based on Lego’s birthday, a 50 brick challenge, and a theme of Castles and Creatures. As always, the kids ran with those ideas and made some great builds! Mini Builds A…
December 2014 Game Club
At our December Game Club we played some card and board games that most of the kids had not played before, a kids’ version of a traditional game, a twist on dominoes, plus a pocket game that is rapidly becoming…
The Nutcracker by the Kansas City Ballet
image credit – The Kansas City Ballet Today we attended the KC Ballet’s student performance of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” at the Kauffman Center. It was, as always, a wonderful performance that engaged and excited the kids. From the familiar music…
December 2014 Lego Club Creations
For this month’s meeting, we gave the kids the general theme of Winter and asked them to build things that were something fun to do outside, something interesting they would see, or anything else that said winter to them. They…