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StoneLion Puppets Presents: Blue Fish

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A smaller show for a smaller audience this table-top puppet show, Blue Fish, explores the underwater world of a little fish who is so blue because his “room” is so messy. How can he fix it? Will his friends help? Numbers, colors, personal space and safety combine to create a spashingly good time! Specially tailored for the preschool audience. Interactive, core-valued and entertaining for the smallest of our friends. Developed with a round table of ECE professionals.
Sat, Mar 14 2026
10:30am – 11:00am
– Registration required
– Ages 4 and up.

Cedar Cove: Public Tours

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Come meet our feline friends! Experience Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory with an experienced guide. See these epic animals and learn about their characteristics and behaviors!

Cedar Cove is a non-profit conservation and education center committed to the care and preservation of wildlife species and their habitats while educating the public on the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and the impending dangers of ecological collapse.

Entrance and exit will be outside our main building, but we have 2 restrooms in the building so you will be allowed in the building to use them but not allowed in the building otherwise.

Children 3 and under FREE and do not count towards group total!

Saturday:

 

    • Tours starting every half hour, beginning at 11:00. Groups will be limited to (20).

 

    • Gates Closed and Last Tour starts at 1:30pm

 

    • 12:30, 1:00 and 1:30 tours will watch 2:00 pm feeding.

 

 

Sunday:

 

    • Tours starting every half hour, beginning at 11:00. Groups will be limited to (20).

 

    • Gates Closed and Last Tour starts at 1:30pm

 

    • 12:30, 1:00 and 1:30 tours will watch 2:00 pm feeding.

 

 

Fall Public Hayride

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Enjoy the outdoors with a hayride through Oak Ridge Parklands at Shawnee Mission Park. Your hayride concludes with a warm campfire where marshmallows and apple cider await. Advance registration required. Children 2 and under are free.

Each Hayride is an hour followed by an hour at the campfire site.
1 – 2 hr. session – $13 / 14 nonresidents

Movie in the Pool + Kids Night Out

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Make a splash this winter at Movie in the Pool! Float, swim or lounge while watching Disney Pixar’s “Luca” on our giant indoor screen at the Lenexa Rec Center. It’s a unique way to enjoy movie night — poolside.

Want to plan a date night? Sign up your child (Kindergarten – Age 12) for Kids Night Out instead, which starts an hour earlier at 5:30 p.m. We’ll provide a pizza dinner and games and then take your child to Movie in the Pool.

Register in advance. Space limited. Fees apply. Visit Lenexa.com/PoolMovie to learn more and register.

Cookies with Santa

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During Cookies with Santa you and your group can enjoy cookies, cocoa, and of course a meeting with Santa himself!

Each group reserves a 10 minute spot for their meeting with the big guy, which means NO LINES!

Registration now open!

The cost is $25 per group. Every group will receive a 4 x 6 printed photograph. Additional prints may be purchased at the event.

The Nativity Puppets at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral

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One of Kansas City’s favorite holiday family traditions! Written and designed by Paul Mesner, the Nativity will return to Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral. This celebrated annual spectacle comes alive with larger than life, seven-foot puppets and live voices, singers, and musicians for this classic enactment.
Friday, Dec 5th at 7pm
Saturday, Dec 6th at 2pm & 5pm
Sunday, Dec 7th at 2pm

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