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Science and Sculpture Tour 2015

Today we attended the Science and Sculpture Tour, a cooperative tour hosted by the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center and the Nelson-Atkins Museum. The tour is led by teen guides, and provides opportunities for the kids to connect art and…

KinderKonzert by the KC Symphony

This morning we attended the Symphony’s KinderKonzert performance, “Cloudy with a Chance of Music,” at Kauffman Center. It was a wonderful performance! The songs selected were an exciting and emotive introduction to classical music, so the kids were engaged throughout…

Inspector Insector at Ernie Miller

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…

Owls at Ernie Miller

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.…

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…

Legoland!

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…

Exploring Deaf Culture

The Deaf Cultural Center in Olathe is a hidden gem of a museum. Deaf culture is a vibrant, interesting and diverse culture, and the DCC showcases it wonderfully. We enjoyed the art workshop, the engaging storyteller and had a great…