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Watching birds is a great family activity that gives a lifetime of enjoyment. Discover great places for bird watching in Kansas City and ideas to create feeders for your feathered friends.
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Autumn and apples: the two go hand in hand! Kids love taking a trip to local orchards to pick their very own fruit and moms love the prices, which are significantly less expensive than the local grocery store offers. Each of the u-pick apple farms on our list is a locally owned family operation designed to provide the best in healthy produce and a great family outing. So grab the camera and the cooler and take the kids on a trip they won’t forget!
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Playing in the Pumpkin Patch By Tisha Foley Fall is here and the area is brimming with fun activities: festivals, pumpkin patches, craft fairs, haunted houses, hayrides, Halloween parties and more. For my family, weekends quickly fill up as we try to pack in as much fall fun as we can. Many times we must pick and choose, as activities are often scheduled for the same day. One thing we always agree on, though, is a trip to a pumpkin patch. Our kids absolutely love pumpkin patches. Visiting one is the highlight of our fall, and by August, our 5-year-old is asking, “Are the pumpkins ready yet?” Not that we go for the pumpkins alone. Sure, they’re fun to carve and decorate with, and the seeds are terrific when seasoned and baked. But it’s the extravaganza that goes along with picking pumpkins that our kids enjoy the most. We usually go on a Saturday, preferably one that has a slight chill in the air to make a more authentic experience. Obviously this doesn’t always work out--one year we got sunburned at the pumpkin patch. One year a biting wind and cold mist made the experience close to miserable. We eat a big breakfast at home, to tide us over so we can get by with just a snack or two at the patch. By mid-morning we’re on the road for the 30-minute drive to our favorite pumpkin patch. By the time we get there, the makeshift parking lot – actually a field – is filling up quickly and families are lined up at the entrance. Once inside, our 5-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son are raring to go. The playground entices them, and so do the train, fish pond and petting zoo. Over the next several hours we hit all these highlights and more. We smile as the chickens peck furiously at the grain we toss, laugh at the train conductor’s jokes and watch our kids pedal the tractor tricycles. We save the hayride to the pumpkin patch for the very end so we can carry our pumpkins straight to the car and head home. Who doesn’t love a hayride? A rumbling tractor and bumpy ride always make us smile. At the patch, we walk and walk until we find the “perfect” pumpkin we all agree on. Big and round and good for carving are our requirements. Often we get a couple of smaller ones too, for decorations around the house. I bring my camera, of course, and snap a lot of pictures over the course of the day. I always take a picture of the kids sitting in the patch, a sea of pumpkins in the background. I incorporate the fun scenes from the day into the yearly scrapbooks I make for the kids. The beautiful fall colors and our smiling, happy kids make these pages my favorites to create. If you haven’t been to a pumpkin patch, make time to visit one this season. You won’t regret it.
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It's Apple Picking time! Each of the u-pick Apple Farms on our list is a locally owned family operation designed to provide the best in healthy produce and a great family outing. So, grab the camera and the cooler and take the kids on a trip they won’t forget!
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From vibrant butterflies, to creepy crawly insects, to our favorite animated hive-keepers, and GIANT Bugs... Kansas City offers many great family outings for exploring and enjoying bugs & butterflies!
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Summer is coming to a close and school is starting. As you bid farewell to lazy days at the pool, relaxed bedtimes and freezers full of popsicles, revel in a few more of summer’s delights.
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Kansas City's Peaches are starting to ripen! Take the family to one of these great orchards for some peach picking and family time. Call Orchards ahead for Picking Reports.
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When families tighten their budgets, often one of the first things they forgo is the family vacation. Who can afford a lavish resort or a high-priced amusement park?
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Nothing says summer like a day at the fair! Make plans to attend one of these fun festivals with your family!
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Blueberry picking in Kansas City begins this week. For a city mom, the novelty of sharing this experience with children, without the responsibility of farming, is a true treat! In Kansas City, we enjoy many “U-Pick Farms” across the metro. This list will get you started!
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This summer, enjoy a Free Movie at one of several area locations, or enjoy in the nearly extinct novelty of the Drive-In Theater! We have your complete Guide to Summer Movies in Kansas City 2010!
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Kansas City is home to many wonderful spraygrounds! Spraygrounds are water playgrounds where children can run and play through sprinklers and sprays on a safe surface.
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KCParent.com is giving away a VIP Clifford Party, including a $100 Crown Center Gift Certificate and Prize Pack from Toy Time including a stuffed Clifford, Emily Elizabeth doll and 12 books! Enter our contest and learn about 10 more FREE Ideas for Summer Fun in Kansas City!
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A visit to the garden is not only fun, but educational as well. Last year, Powell Gardens introduced the Heartland Harvest Garden. Learn about all the great treasures awaiting your family at Powell Gardens!
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One of the best things about Kansas City is its wealth of wonderful parks and playgrounds for families! This is a list of just some of our favorite parks in Kansas City and why we love them!
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Kansas City is home to over thirty farmers’ markets. You can purchase fruits, vegetables, plants, herbs, homemade soaps, baked goods and even live animals. This is our guide to Farmers' Markets in the Kansas City area.
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Spring is Kite Flying season in Kansas City! Choose your favorite park with wide open spaces, watch for power lines, and go fly kites! This is your Kansas City Guide to Great Kite Flying Parks!
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There is truly a camp for every child, every interest and every budget. The American Camp Association® (ACA) recommends that parents ask the following questions to get a better feel for which camp experience best suits their child:
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The Ice at Park Place is the perfect spot to spend an afternoon, evening or even a day off from school. Located in the Park Place mixed-use center in Leawood, the venue offers not only ice skating but also dining, shopping, office space, parks and more. It’s located close to Town Center Plaza so come for skating and then head next door to see a movie.
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Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! Looking for the perfect sledding hills in Kansas City? KC Parent Readers share their favorite KC area sledding locations so you can create great family memories this winter!
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