We had our Halloween party on the 28th, and it was a wonderful time! The kids (and some parents!) came in costume, there were all kinds of delicious goodies to eat, and the kids had fun decorating goodie bags,…
Halloween Party 2015
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Missouri Town 1855
Recently we visited Missouri Town on a field trip. We were gathered together to watch a short introductory video of the site. It was such a well-done video! It moved quickly and with easy segues, and kept even our…
Louisburg Cider Mill
Image courtesy of Louisburg Cider Mill On Wednesday we traveled down to Louisburg to take a tour of the Louisburg Cider Mill. Our tour started with a hayride out to the pumpkin patch where kids and adults alike picked small…
2015 Symphony Young People’s Concert
Image credit – the Kansas City Symphony On Tuesday we attended a wonderful performance by the Kansas City Symphony, the Young People’s Concert. This yearly concert is an excellent introduction for students to the symphony and classical music, with a…
October 2015 Lego Club Creations
For October Lego Club, the kids explored ideas of pumpkins, popocorn, Halloween, National Taco Day, and Mad Hatter Day. Spinning off from “Alice in Wonderland”, the kids were asked to explore scale by building items both large and small, using…
Watkins Woolen Mill Field Trip
On September 30 we toured the Watkins Woolen Mill in Lawson, MO. This Missouri state park and historical site is the only 19th century woolen mill in North America with its original machinery. It is both a National Historic Landmark…
Legoland 2015!
On the 14th we had our yearly field trip to Legoland, and as before, we don’t have many pictures because we had so much fun all day! There were a few changes from last year – a table with small…
Ag Hall of Fame
On the 9th we traveled to the Ag Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs to learn about the history of farming, farm equipment and to explore turn of the last century farm life. A tour at Ag Hall of Fame…
September 2015 Lego Club Creations
Though it was the last day of August, we celebrated our September meeting with some fun building! Our mini build theme was All About Fall – leaves, apples, harvests and bonfires. After the mini build, the kids were challenged to…
August 2015 Lego Club Creations
Monday we jumped back in to Lego Club and all kinds of awesome creations! While on break, we added some new specialty pieces to the bins, and also bought some simple machines project kits. The kids really enjoyed exploring the…