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There are SO MANY things going on in our huge city and it's hard to keep up with all of them.
Sometimes my head spins when I think of all the things that are happening ON THE SAME DAY.
And then, depending on the ages of your kids and how long you've lived here, you get to wait until your homeschooling pals or the pals of your kids decide what THEY are going to do. ('cuz, ya know, kids like to hang out with their friends whenever possible at different places, events, gatherings, etc.)
To make the most informed decisions for your family about what adventures you'd like to go on and experience each month, I'd suggest the following:
FIRST: Print some calendars
Print the monthly event calendar at both JoCo Homeschool Get Together (Kansas) and A Homeschool Adventure (Missouri). I love that they take the time to create these calendars so you can make plans in advance, and it's easy to print out and stick on a bulletin board or tape to the wall, or slide into your homeschool planner.
I have a kid who loves to ice skate, so I also print the Independence Community Ice in Independence, MO public skate calendar. I also print the KC Ice Center in Shawnee, KS calendar. They have a homeschool skate the first and third Friday of the monthly normally, and it's only $5, skates are included, and parents skate free! They also have public skate times.
Whatever your kids are interested in, find a calendar and print it! Or write dates on your own calendar. Or input things into your Google or other online/mobile calendar.
SECOND: Can't go wrong with KC Parent Magazine
Head to Kansas City Parent Magazine's event calendar on their website, which shows events by day (also pick up a copy of the magazine if you happen to pass by one). They have so many great things to share, and they also include some adult-type events, which is nice for date night and moms night out ideas.
THIRD: Check out my ideas list
Check out some of the things below that my family has done or has on our bucket list.
If you'd like to see a place you love added to this post, please email me at HomeschoolingInKansasCity@gmail.com!
OCTOBER
October 4-5, 2024 — KC Oktoberfest
Monday, October 14, 2024 — Kansas City Zoo Homeschool Day
The Haunt at Worlds of Fun
GloWild at the Kansas City Zoo
The Great Pumpkin Fest at Worlds of Fun
Weston Applefest
Silver Dollar City's Harvest Festival
Crown Center KC Oktoberfest
Lenexa Chili Challenge
Ironwoods Park Into the Night Fall Festival
Shawnee Indian Mission Fall Festival
Miami County Fall Farm Tour
Holiday Treasures Craft Festival at the Shawnee Civic Centre
NOVEMBER
November 1 — Crown Center Ice Terrace Opening Day
November 29-December 23, 2024 — Hallmark Christmas Experience
DECEMBER
JANUARY
New Year's Day movie marathon
Plaza Lights because it's not busy anymore, hit up Shake Shack for some food or just a shake and then go walking around on a mild winter evening
Basketball
Ice skating
The Nelson is indoors, so you get out of the bitter winter cold, but if it's a mild day, you can also wander the ground
IKEA is indoors, so it's perfect for killing some time and grabbing a meal and a treat
FEBRUARY
Ash Wednesday Mass and ashes
Valentine's Day
Mouse races fundraiser at Our Lady of Lourdes in Harrisonville
KU Engineering Expo
Basketball
College Basketball Experience
MARCH
St. Patrick's Day parade in Brookside
Other parades
Homeschool basketball nationals in Springfield, MO
Spring Break things
APRIL
Easter
Color eggs
Fishing
Marble hunt
Deanne Rose opens
Powell Gardens
MAY
Mother's Day
Pools open
Belton Fishing Derby
Gardening
American Royal Rodeo
Harry's Hay Days Grandview
8 — Harry S. Truman Holiday in Missouri (everything is closed)
Brookside Art Annual
Worlds of Fun Opens
Volker Park First Sundays Free Concerts
Celebration at the Station
JUNE
Miniature golf
Harrisonville/Cass County Fishing Derby
Pitching for Priests
Camps begin (link)
Drive-in movies
Picking fruit (link to its own post)
Lakeside Speedway
Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun
Father's Day
Summer reading programs (link)
Shakespeare in the Park
Catching fireflies
Swimming pools, waterparks, splashpads
JULY
4th — Independence Day/Fourth of July
Steubenville Catholic Youth Conference in Springfield, MO
Canoeing
11 — 7-11 Free Slurpee Day
Hot Dog Day
Cow Appreciation Day
AUGUST
- Powell Gardens Festival of Butterflies
- Crown Center movies outside on the lawn near the Ice Terrace with music and food trucks
- Movie on the Water at KC Watersports ($20 parking pass + $10 each ticket + $10 tube rental)
- Heart of America Hot Dog Festival
- Missouri State Fair
- Mini Mud Run at Hawk Ridge Park in Raymore, MO
- Kansas City Taco Festival (all my dreams have come true!)
- Ethnic Enrichment Festival
- Kansas City Irish Fest
- Lenexa Spinach Festival
- Shave ice
- Ice cream tour
- Grinter Farms sunflowers in Lawrence, KS and then we make it a day by also going to the KU Natural History Museum
- Canoe trip with friends and family
SEPTEMBER
- Go to a Kansas City Royals baseball game
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