RE: KS GTG (and MO?)

mechanicsgirl · January 2011

Should we set something up? I think KC is pretty well in the middle if we include MO as well. Should we do it there? What would we do?

Jocelyn0415 · January 2011

I think KC is pretty centrally located and there's a lot of stuff to do.

I went to a Nestie GTG at Monkey Business in Shawnee. That was fun, but for the babies under 2, there's only a few things for them to do.

Union Station is always fun.

Anyone else got any ideas?

mechanicsgirl · January 2011

Jocelyn0415:
I think KC is pretty centrally located and there's a lot of stuff to do.
I went to a Nestie GTG at Monkey Business in Shawnee. That was fun, but for the babies under 2, there's only a few things for them to do.
Union Station is always fun.
Anyone else got any ideas?

I've only been to KC a few times with DD. There's the Zoo, but it's way too cold for that any time soon.....yeah. I got nothin.

Jocelyn0415 · January 2011

There's a place called Wonderscope that I've heard is really fun. I also found coupons on www.visitkc.com.

That website also has a list of all the stuff to do in KC.

mechanicsgirl · January 2011

Just googling:

There's the Wonderscope Children's Museum in Shawnee.

The Union Station website. I've never been, but heard a lot of good things about it.

mechanicsgirl · January 2011

Jocelyn0415:
There's a place called Wonderscope that I've heard is really fun. I also found coupons on www.visitkc.com.
That website also has a list of all the stuff to do in KC.

I was just looking at this

Jocelyn0415 · January 2011

I think Wonderscope or Union Station would be good. I've been to Union Station a few times and it's really fun! I've never been to Wonderscope though.

mechanicsgirl · January 2011

Jocelyn0415:
I think Wonderscope or Union Station would be good. I've been to Union Station a few times and it's really fun! I've never been to Wonderscope though.

I've never been to either, so I'll defer to other peoples' preferences. Both sound fun to me. When should we look at doing it?

Jocelyn0415 · January 2011

I don't have anything planned for awhile, so whatever works for everyone else would be fine for me.

The last GTG I did was on a Friday evening. It was nice because we got the kids nice and tired right before bed lol. I know that some people will be driving a little farther than me though, so maybe a Saturday afternoon would work best?

mechanicsgirl · January 2011

Jocelyn0415:
I don't have anything planned for awhile, so whatever works for everyone else would be fine for me.
The last GTG I did was on a Friday evening. It was nice because we got the kids nice and tired right before bed lol. I know that some people will be driving a little farther than me though, so maybe a Saturday afternoon would work best?

Ditto this. I'm a SAHM. My only request is that we could finish by 7 ish so I could get home by bedtime. I'd probably only bring DD.

ETA: I posted over on SK for any KS/MO moms that jumped ship here and aren't lurking.

haleyw458 · January 2011

I would love to come! I went to Union Station a few years ago and had a lot of fun, but I'm sure they don't have the same stuff there now.

I work Friday nights but a Saturday or Sunday would be fine for me!

cerad5 · January 2011

There's a place in Lee's Summit called Paradise Park, they have an educational side with pretend play and cooking, face painting, water play etc.

kiwi443 · January 2011

I thought maybe KS stood for Kissy Snotters.

Darn.

PrincessFiona9 · January 2011

I might be interested in going if it wasn't a weekend that I had to work. I can't next weekend as I'll be recovering from oral surgery. Maybe we could plan something fun once tax returns are in? I'm broke till then! LOL

flutenewt · January 2011

Lurker here. I wish we were still in the KC area -- I'd love to come but we just moved away last month. FWIW I totally recommend Union Station/Science City. DH and I took DS a couple months ago when he was maybe 14-15 months old and he absolutely loved it. Honestly I thought he'd be too young for most of the stuff but there were enough things there to keep him entertained for hours. The music/rythm thingy at the entrance was a big hit, as were the water table, sewer tunnels, physics room (lots of balls), mini-golf, and animals. There's also a great toddler/preschool room with a giant chalk board, puppet theatre, costumes, blocks, play tables, etc.

Hope you all have a great time!

mechanicsgirl · January 2011

flutenewt:
Lurker here. I wish we were still in the KC area -- I'd love to come but we just moved away last month. FWIW I totally recommend Union Station/Science City. DH and I took DS a couple months ago when he was maybe 14-15 months old and he absolutely loved it. Honestly I thought he'd be too young for most of the stuff but there were enough things there to keep him entertained for hours. The music/rythm thingy at the entrance was a big hit, as were the water table, sewer tunnels, physics room (lots of balls), mini-golf, and animals. There's also a great toddler/preschool room with a giant chalk board, puppet theatre, costumes, blocks, play tables, etc.
Hope you all have a great time!

I recognize you! I wish I had known you lived in Lawrence when you did...we would have had a play date or something

I would just have to plan a weekend in advance (or bring both kids) because DH works weekends. But as long as I have advance notice we should be ok.

Jocelyn0415 · January 2011

I know we're supposed to get another 3-6 inches of snow on Sunday, so I'd say we should wait at least a couple weeks so the snow can melt.

tabi_ja · January 2011

Oooh, can I join you all?

Union Station would be fun. Science City is intended for much older kids, but I think the little ones would have fun, too. I've taken Miles to Monkey Business a couple of times, and he really loves it, actually.

Jocelyn0415 · January 2011

tabi_ja:
Oooh, can I join you all?
Union Station would be fun. Science City is intended for much older kids, but I think the little ones would have fun, too. I've taken Miles to Monkey Business a couple of times, and he really loves it, actually.

Yeah, Evie really enjoyed Monkey Bizness and she slept GREAT that night lol! I think the adults and kids would both have fun at Union Station though.

tabi_ja · January 2011

Jocelyn0415:
tabi_ja:
Oooh, can I join you all?
Union Station would be fun. Science City is intended for much older kids, but I think the little ones would have fun, too. I've taken Miles to Monkey Business a couple of times, and he really loves it, actually.
Yeah, Evie really enjoyed Monkey Bizness and she slept GREAT that night lol! I think the adults and kids would both have fun at Union Station though.

Fair enough. I wasn't trying to change the plans, just offering a different perspective than the one I'd already seen.

Jocelyn0415 · January 2011

tabi_ja:
Jocelyn0415:
tabi_ja:
Oooh, can I join you all?
Union Station would be fun. Science City is intended for much older kids, but I think the little ones would have fun, too. I've taken Miles to Monkey Business a couple of times, and he really loves it, actually.
Yeah, Evie really enjoyed Monkey Bizness and she slept GREAT that night lol! I think the adults and kids would both have fun at Union Station though.
Fair enough. I wasn't trying to change the plans, just offering a different perspective than the one I'd already seen.

Oh, I know! Monkey Bizness was really fun. If everyone wants to go there I'm totally cool with that.

mechanicsgirl · January 2011

This should be so much fun! I agree about the snow, but who knows if we'll get more, kwim?

Jocelyn0415 · January 2011

mechanicsgirl:
This should be so much fun! I agree about the snow, but who knows if we'll get more, kwim?

Ugh, I know. I'm ready for spring lol!

mechanicsgirl · January 2011

Jocelyn0415:
mechanicsgirl:
This should be so much fun! I agree about the snow, but who knows if we'll get more, kwim?
Ugh, I know. I'm ready for spring lol!

Me too. All the bright colored girls clothes are out in stores. I cant wait for DD to be able to wear them!

cerad5 · January 2011

I am up for anything, I agree on waiting for the snow to be gone. Hopefully we will get a little break!

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