Kids

Kids:   Activities for Kids |  Activities for Teens |  Babies |  Classes |  Concerts |  Day Care |  Festivals and Fairs |  Games |  Holidays |  Lakes |  Lessons |  Movies |  Museums |  Organizations |  Parks & Playgrounds |  Pools |  Restaurants |  Schools / Tutors |  Shopping |  Shows |  Sports Games |  Toys |  TV |  Vacations |  Main Menu
Kids Calendar of Events www.kckidsfun.com/ events-calendar kckidsdirectory.com /events.php www.kcparent.com choose "Search our Calendar". www.GoCityKids.com Libraries Check out books and movies (DVD's) from your local library. Nearby Libraries. Most open 7 days a week. Johnson County Library www.jocolibrary.org, Book Sales, www.jocolibrary.org/friends Olathe Library www.olathelibrary.org Day Care Nearby Day Care Hourly, drop-in, licensed childcare!, http://www.kidspark.com, 913-390-1411, 15296 W. 119th Street, Behind Borders, Olathe, KS 66062, OlatheKS@kidspark.com Toy Stores See Shopping (category "Toys") Kids Organizations Boy Scouts of America www.scouting.org. Cub scouts, grades 1-5. Boy Scouts ages 11-18. Girl Scouts of USA www.girlscouts.org. Daisy, grades K-1. Brownie, grades 2-3. Girl Scouts ages 9-16. Campfire USA www.campfire.org 4H www.4-h.org YMCA Youth Sports (basketball, cheerleading, flag football, soccer) and Swimming Lessons www.KansasCityYMCA.org 3&2 baseball www.3and2baseball.com Girls on the Run www.GirlsOnTheRun.com Lessons for Kids Search for local Lessons in Art, Ballet, Cello, Dance, Gymnastics, Karate, Math, Piano, Reading, Singing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Swimming, Tennis, Violin Search for local Lessons in Hobby List1 and Hobby List2 See also Tutors. Kids Clubs, Leagues, and Youth Sports Search for Youth Sports (Baseball, Bowling, Chess, Golf, Gymnastics, Horseriding, Soccer, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling, ...) in your city. Clubs for Hobby List1 and Hobby List2 Search for local Clubs. Kids Youth Symphony Orchestra Search for Youth Symphony in your city. For example: www.youthsymphonykc.org and www.heartlandmusicacademy.com. Kids Youth Art Classes Search for Youth Art in your city. For example: KC Art Institute.	Places to take your Kids See also Theme Parks. Apr 1-Oct 31, Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead, 7 days a week, 9am-5pm, 13800 Switzer Road, Overland Park, KS 66221, Mon.-Thurs. Free, Fri-Sun $2/person, Great place for kids!, 913-897-2360, www.opkansas.org (farmstead) Kids will love the rock mining, goat bottle feeding, fishing, and duck feeding.  Pictures May 12-Sep 30, Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun (now 1 park!), Includes Camp Snoopy! 4545 Worlds of Fun Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64161, 816-454-4545, www.worldsoffun.com. Discount tickets available at Price Chopper. Combo tickets that include Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun are available.  WOF Pictures, WOF Videos, OOF Pictures. Kansas City Zoo, www.kansascityzoo.org, 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, MO 64132, 816-513-5700, Pictures Learning to Dance For Adults and 16+ www.superdancing.com For kids LeighsSchoolofDance.com, 913-764-4146, 13490 S. Arapaho Drive, Olathe, KS Sea Life Kansas City Aquarium, www.visitsealife.com/kansas-city/, 2450 Grand Ave, Kansas City, MO 64108, 816-471-4386, Sun-Thu 10am–8pm, Fri-Sat 10am–9pm,   Allow 1 hour.  Cheaper to purchase tickets online.  A combo ticket with Legoland may be best option.  Pictures Legoland Kansas City, www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com, 2475 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64108, 816-471-4386, Sun-Thu 10am–8pm, Fri-Sat 10am–9pm.  Allow 2 1/2 hours.  Cheaper to purchase tickets online.  A combo ticket with Sea Life Aquarium may be best option.  Pictures Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park www.theatreinthepark.org, arrive at 7:45pm, starts at 8:30pm, Renner Road and Mable Fitch Memorial Drive, shawnee, KS, 66217, $6, 913-826-3012 Cool Tours of Local Businesses!  Click here for Tours of the Boulevard Brewery, Roasterie Coffee Plant, Shatto Milk Company, Harley-Davidson Factory, Flying Monkey Brewery, or Join the Kansas City Gangster Tour. Tour Moon Marble!  Click www.moonmarble.com for tours to see how marbles are made, 600 East Front Street, Bonner Springs, KS 66012, 913-441-1432. Kaleidoscope, Art Studio, www.hallmarkkaleidoscope.com, 816-274-8301, 816-274-8300, 2500 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108. Tickets are available for FREE on a first come basis until any session becomes full.  Pictures PowerPlay, www.powerplaykc.com, 913-268-7200, Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm, Fri 11am-midnight, Sat 10am-midnight, Sun 10am-10pm, 13110 West 62nd Terr, Shawnee, KS 66216	Places to take your Kids (cont.) Frozen Yogurt and Ice Cream www.OrangeLeafYogurt.com www.PeachWaveYogurt.com www.DairyQueen.com Sheridans Frozen Custard www.BaskinRobbins.com ChuckyCheese's, www.chuckycheese.com 913-390-0815, 15225 W. 134th Street, Olathe, KS 66062 913-648-4920, 10510 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66202 Pump It Up, www.pumpitupparty.com, Public Tues & Friday morning only, 913-764-7529, 1485 South Mahaffie Circle, Olathe, KS 66062, 913-236-7867, 7230 West Frontage Road, Shawnee Mission, KS 66203 Beech Bums Island, www.beachbumsisland.com, 913-685-2525, 11440 West 135th Street, Overland Park, KS 66221 Paradise Park www.paradise-park.com, 816-246-5224, 1021 NE Colbern Road, Lee's Summit, MO 64086 Clay pottery painting at: All Fired Up, 913-385-5456, 7915 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, KS 66204 Ceramic Cafe, 913-383-0222, 9425 Mission Road, Leawood, KS 66206 Paint Glaze & Fire, 913-661-2529, 12683 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66213, www.paintglazeandfire.com The Kiln, 816-746-4222, 6421 N. Cosby Ave. Science City and Union Station, www.sciencecity.com, www.unionstation.org, 816-460-2020, 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO. 64108 KC Segway Tours, www.kansascitysegwaytours.com, 4245 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO 64111 Emerald "Bump" City, www.emeraldcitygym.com, Kids gymnastics and open play, 913-438-4444, 9063 Bond Street, Overland Park, MO. 66214.  Call for open play times.  Birthday party packages available. Monkey Bizness, www.monkeybizness.com, 913-780-2500, Great Mall of the Great Plains 20800 W. 151st St. Olathe, KS 66061 Zonkers, www.zonkers.com, 913-393-3535, Great Mall of the Great Plains 20070 W. 151st St. Olathe, KS 66061 Tunnel Voyage, www.tunnelvoyage.com, 816-524-2002, 3751 NE Ralph Powell Road, Lee's Summit, MO 64064 Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 913-685-3604, 8909 West 179th Street, Bucyrus, KS 66013, 8am-7:30 p.m., www.overlandparkarboretum.org Powell Gardens, www.powellgardens.org, 816-697-2600, 1609 NW US HWY 50, Kingsville, MO 64061

Activites for Small Kids

Activites for Small Kids:   Activities for Teens |  Babies |  Classes |  Day Care |  Festivals and Fairs |  Games |  Holidays |  Lakes |  Lessons |  Movies |  Museums |  Organizations |  Parks & Playgrounds |  Pools |  Restaurants |  Schools / Tutors |  Shopping |  Shows |  Sports Games |  Toys |  TV |  Vacations |  Main Menu
Play date with a neighborhood or school friend Story telling paint and draw together Playdoh and modeling clay (recommended: Rainbow Modeling Clay) Bandaloom www.Bandaloom.com fingerpainting puzzles tinker toys legos lincoln logs ReaderRabbit computer software www.reader-rabbit.com blow bubbles Americal girl, www.americangirl.com www.papertoys.com Paper airplanes Catch fireflies paint rocks ride tricycles backyard camping sidewalk chalk and hopscotch Bathing suits and sprinklers and plastic pool Water balloons Water guns Home movie night with popcorn Lemonade stand Swingset time Treasure hunt Skeeball video games nearby Miniature Golf nearby Ice Skating nearby Roller Skating Jumping rope going to a circus gold panning rock collecting picnicking pin the tail on the donkey Playground, slides, swings, monkey bars www.kinderinfo.com www.gymboreeclasses.com www.kaboose.com	Write stories together Play soccer Create a fort in your living room out of blankets or cardboard boxes Go on a hike Have a sunset picnic at a park or beach bake cookies playdoh and cookie cutters Play board games Play kickball Get up early pack breakfast and have a sunrise breakfast Play hide-and-seek Make necklaces from beads Soap bubbles Have a pillow fight Ride bikes Build sandcastles Rent a dvd and make popcorn Tell stories Have a scavenger hunt Make mazes or puzzles for each other to solve Play card games Garden together Bake cookies (let the kids help) Shop at a thrift shop Create a blog together Create a scrapbook Make a movie using a camcorder and computer Learn to play music Make play dough from scratch Make homemade mini pizzas Buy popsicles Make hand-painted T-shirts Set up a hammock Make lemonade Visit family Write letters to family Paint or decorate the kids' room Make milkshakes Play freeze tag Create a treasure hunt for them (leaving clues around the house or yard)	Decorate a pair of jeans Do a science experiment Play games online Teach them to play chess Learn magic tricks Create a family book with information and pictures about each family member Fly kites Go snorkeling Barbecue Volunteer Donate stuff to charity Compete in a three-legged or other race Create an obstacle course Pitch a tent and sleep outside with marshmallows Roast marshmallows Play loud music and dance crazy Write and produce a play (to perform before other family members) Face painting Water balloon fight Have a gun-fight with those foam dart guns Explore your yard and look for insects Go for a walk and explore the neighborhood Go jogging Take pictures of nature Play a trivia game Make up trivia questions about each other Make hot cocoa Play house Decorate the house with decorations you make Make popsicles Play school Shadow puppets Make a comic book Play in the rain Make mud pies Take turns saying tongue twisters Sing songs Tell ghost stories in the dark with a flashlight	Bubble bath Squirt guns Play video games together Play wiffleball Play nerf football Build a rocket from a kit Bake a cake and decorate it Play dress-up Thumb-wrestle Play mercy Tickle fight Make a gingerbread house Decorate gingerbread men Learn and tell each other jokes Play basketball Learn to juggle Walk barefoot in the grass Pick flowers build paper airplanes and have a flying contest Slumber parties Sleep overs Build a sand castle Model rockets www.estesrockets.com Cooking/Baking Rock/coin/stamp/bug collecting Mobile making Rock Tumbling/Grinding/Polishing Oregami Feeding the birds/ducks I Spy crystal Growing Writing stories Making masks/puppets Collecting wildflowers/insects Nail/hair Salon www.sugarspicekids.com Story writing www.storybird.com Soap box derby www.KCSBD.com Shrinky Dinks www.shrinkydinks.com (craft stores have free form draw-your-own shrinky dink paper or pre-printed designed for kids) Anime TV www.animesub.tv Anime www.animefav.net Design your own T-Shirt online www.uberprints.com

Activites for Teens

Activites for Teens:   Activities for Small Kids |  Classes |  Concerts |  Day Care |  Festivals and Fairs |  Games |  Holidays |  Lakes |  Lessons |  Movies |  Museums |  Organizations |  Parks & Playgrounds |  Pools |  Restaurants |  Schools / Tutors |  Shopping |  Shows |  Sports Games |  Toys |  TV |  Vacations |  Main Menu
Inline-skating Snowboarding Skateboarding Karate Soccer Parasailing Scuba diving Kayaking Skiing Explorer post Rafting Beach trips Campouts Mountain biking Bowling Martial Arts Gymnastics Horseback riding Billiards Jet skiing	Golf Foosball Air hockey Ping pong Canoeing Tennis Paddle-Boating Horse riding Croquet Sailing Hunting by permit Bowling Basketball Darts Bike trails Picnicking Archery Pole vaulting Air hockey Volleyball	Jogging Water Skiing Windsurfing Kite Surfing Cycling Mountain biking Rock climbing Mountain hiking Trampolines Horseshoes Wrestling Football Sledding Snorkeling Music listening Backpacking Photography Knitting Golf Miniature golf Exercise	Model Cars Model Planes Model Ships scouting Lifeguard training Reading Ice Skating Fossil Collecting Painting Musical instruments Astronomy Poetry Candlemaking Walking Singing Gardening www.youthsymphonykc.org Swim team, www.kcblazers.com Robotics club, www.usfirst.org

read to your child. engage in art with your child listen or play music with them enjoy nature with your child. cooking and board games