Kansas City’s Family Fun Activities for June 6, 7, & 8

Lots of activities and events planned for this weekend in Kansas City!  Click on the links to find out all of the details!

June 5^th – June 8^th

Old Shawnee Days

 

June 6^th – June 8^th

Day out with Thomas

Greek Festival at St. Dionysios

“The Pirates of Penzance” at Theatre in the Park at Shawnee Mission Park

 

June 5^th:

June Bug Ball at Deanna Rose

All you can play day at Cool Crest

Family Fun Night at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm

 

June 6^th:

Jazzoo at the KC Zoo

Hyde Park Children’s Film Festival – Frozen will be playing!

Olathe Free Concert Series

Owls: Eyes of the Night at Ernie Miller Park Amphitheater

 

June 7^th:

Basehor Dairy Days

1st Saturdays at Shoal Creek

Children’s Day & National Trails Day

Paws In The Park At A Day In The Park – SM Park

A Day in the Park – SM Park/ Kill Creek Park

Free Fishing, Boating, & Archery Weekend at JCPRD

Vaile Strawberry Festival

World Ocean Day at the KC Zoo

Independence EcoFest

Family Hour in the African Galleries at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Insectophobia at Burr Oak Woods Nature Center

Overnight fishing at Heritage Park

2014 International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) Road Racing at Kansas Speedway

Let the Good Times Roll at Shawnee Town

GeoArboretum

National Trails Day with Leawood Parks & Rec

Bugs Extravaganza at Lakeside Nature Center

 

June 8^th:

Art of the Machine Car Series at City Market

Story Time for Preschoolers at the Nelson

Music in the Park – Blue Springs

Music in the Park – Overland Park

Strawberry Festival at Shawnee Mission Health Prairie Star

Fun in Kansas City this weekend ~ May 31st – June 1st!

Need something to do this weekend?  Here you go …

May 31st – June 1st

Prairie Village Art Fair

Head to Crown Center to check out the Super Kids Save the World exhibit.

Visit the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art for Art+Family=Fun.

 Enjoy Festa Italiana at Zona Rosa

Take a Day Out with Thomas!

May 31st

Visit the Farmer’s Market in your neighborhood!

Listen to Yakety Sax perform at the Merriam Marketplace (10am)!

Watch the movie E.T. at Briarcliff Village’s FREE Saturday Night Summer Movie!

Gardens Gone Wild: An Animal Art Adventure opens at Powell Gardens!

 June 1st

For all of the car enthusiasts, visit Art of the Machine Car Series at the City Market.

Take a little trip to Weston, MO and enjoy Weston Kid’s Day from 12p-3p.

Summer break begins!!!

Summer Break … Week 1

Go to the POOL!

Visit the Wednesday AM Downtown Overland Park Farmer’s Market.  Pick up lots of fresh fruits and veggies and honey sticks!!!  Get cinnamon rolls & peach tarts at the Clock Tower Bakery.

Have this summer’s inaugural fire pit lighting!  S’mores galore!

Build a fort and have movie night!

Visit the Gnome Home’s behind Deanna Rose!

 

What are your plans?

 

Water fun in Kansas City!

If it involves water, then it’s open!  Pools, water parks, swim beaches, etc … they are open and ready.  Now, I’m not saying the weather is exactly cooperating.  But in a day or 2, or a week or 2 – when you {or your kids} are ready to dive in, have at it!  Nothing screams summer more than “LET’S GO TO THE POOL!!!”

Schlitterbahn – Have you heard?  Schlitterbahn is home to the tallest water slide … in the WORLD!  I guess there are a few other slides to enjoy while you are there!   Schlitterbahn has a little for all ages!  Don’t forget to pack your picnic ~ Schlitterbahn allows you to bring food in with you!  {Added bonus!}

Oceans of Fun –  Oldie but goodie!  In case you are wondering – Oceans of Fun is 32 years old this year!  Definitely the most seasoned member of the KC Water Destinations ~ at least of the man-made kind!!!

The Bay ~ the newest member to the family located at the intersection of Longview Road and Blue Ridge Blvd in south Kansas City.

Enjoy the stay and swims!  Great water destinations located within great hotels!  Call it a Staycation!

CoCo Key

Great Wolf Lodge

Pools ~ city, neighborhood, community centers, exercise facilities.  There are way too many to list all of them here.  But here is what you do ~ check out the city where you live.  Chances are there will be a nice, little swimming pool right in your backyard!

Swim Beaches ~ parks, lakes

Shawnee Mission Park

Longview Lake

Kill Creek Park Beach

Smithville Lake

Hillsdale Lake

What is your top KC water destination?

Hello George!

Meet George at the Kansas City Zoo today, May 22, 2014!

{photo from KC Zoo}

May 22, 2014 at 9:30am ~ you can meet the newest member to the giraffe family, George!   George is the son of Mahali and Murphy and joins 2 other siblings!  At birth, George weighed in at 175 lbs and 6 feet tall!

See you soon George!

Celebrating Memorial Day in Kansas City!

Here you go … your Kansas City Memorial Day weekend planner!

Friday, May 23^th

11:00 AM  Schlitterbahn Waterpark Opens!

4:00 PM    Family Night At Little Monkey Bizness

6:00 PM    Aerial Night In For Kids at Learning2Fly, Aerial Fitness, Yoga, Circus Center

6:30 PM    Mr. Kneeel at Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch

7:30 PM  Sporting KC vs. Toronto FC @ Sporting Park

 Memorial Weekend Special At Cool Crest

Saturday, May 24th

The majority of pools and swim beaches open TODAY!!!

9:00 AM    Jiggle Jam Family Fest

10:00 AM  Vintage Vehicle Display at National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial

10:00 AM  Super Kids Save The World

10:30 AM  Oceans of Fun opens!

11:00 AM  Head out to the KC Zoo ~ lots of fun activities planned!  Norman Riley’s Steel Drums performs, recycle cycle for kids to play; stilt walkers,  juggler on a unicycle and a mime will all be there for your viewing entertainment!

11:00 AM  Eulenspiegel Circus at Puppetry Arts Institute (another show starts @ 2 PM)

1:00 PM    Art + Family = FUN @ Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

1:00 PM   Go to Johnson Farms in Belton and take a mini gardening class

Memorial Weekend Special At Cool Crest

Sunday, May 25^th

9:00 AM    Jiggle Jam Family Fest

10:00 AM  Vintage Vehicle Display at National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial

10:00 AM  Super Kids Save The World

11:00 AM  Head out to the KC Zoo ~ lots of fun activities planned!  Norman Riley’s Steel Drums performs, recycle cycle for kids to play; stilt walkers,  juggler on a unicycle and a mime will all be there for your viewing entertainment!

1:00 PM    Art + Family = FUN @ Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

8:00 PM    Celebration At The Station

Memorial Weekend Special At Cool Crest

Monday, May 26^th

8:00 AM    Memorial Day Ceremony at National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial

10:00 AM  Summer Living History at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm

10:00 AM  Super Kids Save The World

11:00 AM  Open Play at Emerald City

1:00 PM    Power Hour At Little Monkey Bizness

7:10 PM    Royals vs. Astros ~ Armed Forces Night ~ 1st 10,000 fans will get a Camouflage Jersey ~ Hy-vee Value Monday!

Memorial Weekend Special At Cool Crest

Kansas City Summer Fun, Take 1 ~ Fun in Nature!

We’ve been cooped up all winter long … and part of spring!  It’s time to get outside and enjoy the wonderful landscape of Kansas City!  Places to enjoy:

Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

Powell Gardens,

Kauffman Memorial Gardens

Loose Park

Firefly Forest

Meadowmere Park’s Brumble’s Forest

Lakeside Nature Center

Ernie Miller Nature Center

Prairie Oak Nature Center at Ironwood Park

 

Kansas City Bucket List for Saturday, May 17, 2014

Fun events for the whole family!

8:30 AM   Fishing Derby at the Rotary Park in Blue Springs  FREE!

9:00 AM   Johnson County K-State Research And Extension Master Gardener Public Garden Tour

9:00 AM   Lee’s Summit Big Truck & Equipment Show at Lee’s Summit City Hal   FREE!

9:30 AM   Kids Fishing Derby at Legacy Park Lake in Lee’s Summit

10:00 AM  Turkey Creek Festival Fun Kids Activities!  FREE!

10:00 AM  Scavenger Saturdays At The Kemper Museum of Art   FREE!

10:00 AM  Endangered Species Day at the Kansas City Zoo

10:00 AM  Confederate Spring Muster at Shoal Creek Living History Museum   FREE!

10:00 AM  Rendezvous At The Museum: Family Fun Day At National Frontier Trails Museum in Independence, MO  FREE!

1:00 PM    Art + Family = FUN at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

1:30 PM    R.E.A.D. To A Dog Program at the Olathe Public Library  FREE!

1:30 PM    Kids Team Up For Art at the Kansas City Public Library {North East Branch and the Southeast Branch}  FREE!

7:00 PM    Marillac Night With The T-Bones

11:00 PM  Overnight Fishing At Shawnee Mission Park

KC Northern Railroad

Thomas Hart Benton Display

FREE Craft Project At Lakeshore Learning ~ Catch of the Day! Kids get to make a great  fish craft they make & play with!

Winston Churchill: The Artist

Belton Train Rides

The Discovery Of King Tut

29th Annual Turkey Creek Festival ~ May 17th

7:00a – 11:00a  
Pancake Breakfast with Merriam Lions Club {head on over to Shelter #1 at Antioch Park}

8:00a
5K Run/Walk & Youth Sprint {Benefits the Merriam Parks, Recreation & Community Center Foundation Youth Scholarship Fund.}

10:00a – 4:00p
FREE KID ZONE at Antioch Park, 6501 Antioch Rd., Merriam, KS

• A-Z Exotic Pets Petting Zoo and Pony Rides
• Trackless Train Rides 
• Inflatable Games
• Wood Projects with Home Depot
• Lynn O’Brien Dance & Cheer Performers
• Clement McCrae Puppet Shows         10:15 am & 1:00 pm
• Kansas  Prairie Games
• Stroller Fit Demonstrations
• Johnson County Library Storytellers
• DJ the Balloon Man
• Pedal Boat Rides   ($5 per boat)    
• FREE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT
  11:00a   AnnaLee and The Lucky So and So’s          Main Stage
  12:30p  Janie Next Door                                         Fire Circle
  2:00p    Tracy Allison and The Drive                        Main Stage

Parking is limited.  Shuttle buses will be running from Lee Apparel parking lot  {9001 W. 67th Street} every 10 minutes!

This week at Science City at Union Station!