Go Make Things

One of the most unique DIY opportunities in Kansas City is offered at Local Pig, where you can sign up for culinary classes to learn a variety of skills, including the fine art of butchering. For a more traditional cooking class, the Culinary Center of Kansas City offers more than 450 contemporary classes and demonstrations in the culinary arts for all ages, interests and skill levels. learn ethnic cooking, baking, basic kitchen skills, gourmet recipes and culinary classics. A Thyme for Everything is a quaint shop in lee’s summit’s historic downtown shopping district and offers cooking classes for children and adults.

BYOB paint-your-own-canvas shops are very popular across the city, each offering diverse calendars with a variety of masterpieces you can create by following simple step-by-step instructions. one of our favorites, Thirsty Palette in Leawood, offers adult and kid projects. customers sign up for a class, bring their own beverage and spend an evening creating a personal work of art to take home and display. Create family keepsakes at Paint, Glaze & Fire or Ceramic Cafe and more paint-your-own pottery shops across Kansas City.

Back in 1932, Hazelle Hedges Rollins opened a kansas city-based puppet company. The company no longer exists, but her collection inspired and started the collection for the Puppetry Arts Institute, where visitors learn about puppets from around the world. The museum shows monthly puppet performances. after shows, kids may sign up to paint and assemble their very own hand puppet. The museum is located in independence’s historic Englewood, where you can enjoy art walks and local shops and galleries. nearby, head to the Independence Square for lunch or a visit to one of the area’s historic sites.