KCKidsFun

Are you as tired as I am of arguing with the kids over the television, computer and video games? “No more screen time!” My kids are sick of hearing it and I’m sure sick of saying it. I have found that my first grader and kindergartener are thrilled to death, though, if I arrange for them to see a play or some stage performance.

They are enthralled by the “event” – tickets, a venue other than our basement, finding our seats and the dimming of the lights. And often it also means a trip to downtown Kansas City (or at least to midtown) – a big treat for my suburban critters.

There are some fantastic, family-friendly theatrical offerings in Kansas City over the next few months. I’m really excited for some of these! I highly recommend picking at least one and introducing your kids to the excitement of a live stage performance. Who knows? Maybe they’ll get bitten by the acting bug themselves?!

• Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, Theatre for Young America, Union Station – March 3 thru April 17

• Roald Dahl’s The Witches – Coterie Theatre, Kansas City, MO (Crown Center) – April 14 thru May 17

• Miller Marley Youth Ballet presents Alice in Wonderland, Olathe East High School – April 18 and 19

• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – Theatre for Young America at Union Station – April 21 thru May 16

• How the Gimquat Found Her Song, Kansas City Symphony Family Series, Yardley Hall, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS – April 26

• Christian Youth Theater performs Robin Hood at YouthFront Auditorium, 47th & Rainbow, Kansas City, KS – April 30 thru May 2

• Christian Youth Theater performs Willy Wonka, Jr. at The Bell Center at MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, KS – May 7 thru 10

• Christian Youth Theater performs HONK!, Jr. at The Rose Theater at Rockhurst High School, south Kansas City, MO – May 7 thru 10